Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2020
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 ...
Just LPs and ME: I booked an appointment to browse Acme Records alone (and you can too!)
As everyone knows, the COVID-19 pandemic—and, more specifically, America's astonishingly abysmal handling of it—has severely impacted businesses all over the country. While we wait for the return to so-called "...
Abby Jeanne pays tribute to The Shag by covering “Stop And Listen”
In addition to recording and releasing her own music at an impressive rate, the incomparable Abby Jeanne occasionally reaches back to treat listeners to well-crafted covers of other artists. After putting out h...
Bublr Bikes to host virtual festival and design contest
While there won't be any in-person block parties or festivals happening in Milwaukee this year, the folks at Bublr Bikes have put together one heck of a virtual event. On Saturday, August 22, the Milwaukee bike...
Cactus Club tries to adapt, evolve in order to survive
It's been said over and over again, but it's worth repeating: music venues were the first businesses to close when the COVID-19 crisis hit America, and they'll be among the last to reopen. Among venues in and a...
The best Milwaukee albums of 2020 (so far)
Believe it or not, 2020 is more than halfway over. Thank god. With that in mind, we thought it was a perfect time to round up the best Milwaukee albums of 2020 (so far). For our non-ranked mid-year list (which ...
Are you cool enough for The Beat Index’s “Record Collection”?
Records! Vinyl! Who doesn't love records and vinyl! No one we want to know! Of course, there are folks who love records and vinyl a little too much. You know the type: endlessly droning on about audio quality, ...
Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford will stream, run a charity 10K on July 19
When we last checked in with Officer Bradford of Masked Intruder, the fake punk rock police officer was removing his uniform (and almost everything else) to strike some poses for a charity calendar he was selli...
Paper Holland stays active in isolation with its “Back To The Sea” music video
If you didn't see Milwaukee Record's Virtual Summer Festival last month, you missed a ton of great previously recorded performances and homemade music videos from close to 40 Milwaukee bands, rappers, and solo ...
WAMI announces Wall Of Honor, names first recipients
When we last checked in with WAMI, the organization behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 40th annual awards ceremony (originally set to take place at Turner Hall on Ap...
Sweets turn sour in Fuzzysurf’s stop animation “She Was Crying Sugar” music video
We’ve said it again and again and again (and again), but it’s worth repeating: on top of being a great band, Fuzzysurf also puts out some ambitious and all-around awesome music videos. Just when you thought the...
Indonesian Junk gets sketchy in new video for “City Lights”
It's been nearly a year since Milwaukee's long-running, long-swaggering glam-punk outfit Indonesian Junk released its latest album, Spiderbites. "Produced, engineered, and mixed by Shane Hochstetler at Howl Str...
We’ve canceled our “Milwaukee Day Make Up” show
Back on March 11 (which seems like a lifetime ago, doesn't it?!), we announced our plans to celebrate Milwaukee Day with an April 14 show at Company Brewing. The holiday event was going to feature performances ...
Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2020
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 ...
Relive the music and mayhem of Milwaukee Record’s Virtual Summer Festival
At some point during yesterday's eight-hour Milwaukee Record Virtual Summer Festival, someone (we think it was Lauryl Sulfate) said the whole thing was like MTV—when MTV was new and scrappy and weird. We can't ...
Here’s the (rough) schedule for tomorrow’s Milwaukee Record Virtual Summer Festival
Hey! On Thursday, June 25, we'll be livestreaming our inaugural (and hopefully final) Milwaukee Record Virtual Summer Festival! Tune in to our Facebook page from noon until 8 p.m. for a day's worth of music, sp...
You can take a Wisconsin Death Trip to see Static-X, other nu-metal bands at “Herd Immunity Fest” in Ringle next month
As the world continues to grapple with the deadly (and still very much ongoing) COVID-19 crisis, literally every large-scale festival in the world has been postponed indefinitely, pushed to next year, or outrig...
Chill On The Hill’s 2020 season has been canceled
For the last 15 years, Bay View Neighborhood Association’s Chill On The Hill has brought music to Humboldt Park’s amphitheater every Tuesday between the beginning of June and the end of August. Much like every ...
Listen to The Old Northwest’s new EP, ‘Lowland Hymns’
It wasn't supposed to be this way. The Old Northwest's three-song EP, Lowland Hymns, was originally intended to see the light of day during a Sugar Maple release show (which was to feature support from Hello De...
No Seatbelts debut “The One” music video, issue statement about “black joy”
Since first hitting the scene in 2017, No Seatbelts—a project with direct ties to artists like Two Tones, ¡palabra!, and B~Free, among others—quickly developed a reputation for can't-miss live shows, unconventi...