Music

June 8, 2022

You wanted the return of Milwaukee summer festivals? You got the return of Milwaukee summer festivals. Yes, Brady Street Festival is coming back! Following two pandemic-prompted summers off in 2020 and 2021, th...

Yep, there are even MORE Locust Street Festival alternatives happening Sunday, June 12

June 7, 2022

Were you disappointed when this year's Locust Street Festival of Music & Arts—set for Sunday, June 12—was abruptly canceled? Were you cheered up when we told you that Black Husky Brewing would be hosting it...

PUP tears up Turner Hall in long-awaited Milwaukee return

June 7, 2022

A lot can change in five years. During the half-decade span since PUP made its Milwaukee debut at a half-full Turner Hall in the summer of 2017, the Canadian pop-punk quartet that fashioned a small-but-impassio...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: June 6-12, 2022

June 6, 2022

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...

Not one, but TWO alternate Locust Street Festivals are set for Sunday, June 12

June 6, 2022

Were you disappointed when this year's Locust Street Festival of Music & Arts was abruptly canceled? You're not alone. Thankfully, not one, but two Locust Street businesses have taken it upon themselves to ...

Here’s the 2022 South Shore Farmers Market entertainment lineup

June 6, 2022

Between the pristine lake-adjacent setting, the wide selection of local goods, and its proximity to a beer garden, the South Shore Farmers Market is one of the best parts of summer in Milwaukee. Adding to the a...

Stream GGOOLLDD’s shimmering new single, “Superstar”

June 3, 2022

Things have been uncharacteristically quiet over at the GGOOLLDD camp lately. Of course, a live music-shuttering global pandemic isn't exactly a recipe for productivity. But just because we haven't heard from t...

New book, ‘The Milwaukeean,’ tells tragedy-and-triumph tale of Milwaukee music original Klassik

Cal Roach

June 2, 2022

By now, any fan of Milwaukee music has heard of Klassik, and any fan of Klassik knows a bit about his life story. Kellen Abston is an artist who makes no attempt to hide his past or his opinions, and the journe...

Summerfest will offer 5 continuously running bus shuttles for 2022 Big Gig

June 2, 2022

In case you missed it, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is, um, going through some stuff. Because of that stuff, it will likely not offer direct Freeway Flyer buses to Summerfest this year—similar to last...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2022

May 31, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 30 – June 5, 2022

May 30, 2022

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of “Record Recommended” (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...

Collections Of Colonies Of Bees get back to nature in flowery “Harms” video

May 26, 2022

It's been four years since ever-evolving Milwaukee post-rock project Collections Of Colonies Of Bees released its latest album, HAWAII. In that time...well, some stuff has happened. So if you're looking for a r...

Here’s the 2022 Bay View Jazz Fest lineup

May 26, 2022

Entering its seventh year (and its first iteration since 2019), the folks at Milwaukee Jazz Vision, in association with Bay View Gallery Night, are hosting another edition of Bay View Jazz Fest. On Friday, June...

Frank Turner to play solo acoustic outing at X-Ray Arcade on July 10

May 25, 2022

Frank Turner has done it all. The English punk singer-songwriter has played thousands of shows over the course of his nearly 30-year musical career. During that over-quarter-century span, he’s released nine exc...

Summerfest’s “smallest stage” will feature acoustic performances from Boyz II Men, local acts, more

May 25, 2022

There are approximately 8,000 stages on the Summerfest grounds, but only one of them can claim to be the festival's "smallest." And no, we're not talking about the JoJo's Martini Bar stage, which needs to be so...

Weird Al fortunately returns to Milwaukee with “Unfortunate Return” of non-parody tour

Cal Roach

May 25, 2022

broadstreet.zone(72091); Welcome to Milwaukee Record’s Weird Al Week, sponsored by Lakefront Brewery! Want daily Al-related articles culminating in a recap of Al’s May 24 show at the Marcus Performing Arts Cen...

Here’s the 2022 Mayfair Collection Music Spotlight lineup

May 25, 2022

If there's such a thing as too much free outdoor live music happening in and around Milwaukee, we haven't seen it yet. Today, Wisconsin Music Ventures announced an eclectic crop of area musicians taking part in...

What I’m hoping to hear at tonight’s “ridiculously self-indulgent, ill-advised” Weird Al show

May 24, 2022

broadstreet.zone(72091); Welcome to Milwaukee Record's Weird Al Week, sponsored by Lakefront Brewery! Want daily Al-related articles culminating in a recap of Al's May 24 show at the Marcus Performing Arts Cen...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 23-29, 2022