Music

March 9, 2020

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...

8 questions (and answers) for last night’s They Might Be Giants show at Pabst Theater

March 6, 2020

Thursday night, They Might Be Giants played a sold-out show at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater. It was a lot of fun! Here are eight questions (and answers) for said show:Q: This was a 30th anniversary show for 19...

Join us for Tuesday Tunes at Crafty Cow

March 5, 2020

Last year, Milwaukee Record debuted Tuesday Tunes. The weekly music series brought a wide variety of singer-songwriters to Kindred On KK for free concerts every Tuesday night between mid-February and early Apri...

16 Milwaukee videos that feature either puppets or Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets”

March 3, 2020

Remember when Milwaukeeans got their weather from a puppet? (That would be Albert the Alley Cat, who worked with Ward Allen on TV6 throughout the 1960s and '70s.) Remember when Milwaukee enjoyed Metallica playi...

Robert Plant and his new band, Saving Grace, will play Turner Hall Ballroom May 13

March 3, 2020

If our memories are correct, the last time Robert Plant graced Milwaukee with his legendary presence was in 2016, as a late addition to Emmylou Harris' "Lampedusa: Concert for Refugees" at Pabst Theater. Before...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 2-8

March 2, 2020

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...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: February 2020

February 29, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE American Bandit / Garden Home - The Valentine's SplitThe Valentin...

Here’s the lineup for Burnhearts and Solemn Oath’s Folk House Kegger

February 27, 2020

UPDATE (3/13/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, Burnhearts and Solemn Oath have decided to postpone Folk House Kegger until further notice. ••• Earlier this m...

And the 2020 WAMI nominees are…

February 27, 2020

Who's got WAMI fever? Thursday morning, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 40th annual shindig, set for Sunday, April 19 at Turner Hall Ballroom. Covering ...

Girls Rock Milwaukee announces 2020 camp dates

February 27, 2020

Since launching in 2013, Girls Rock Milwaukee—and, later, its affiliated Ladies Rock Milwaukee organization—has worked hard "to empower girls, women, and transgender and gender non-conforming individuals of any...

Public Domain: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades perform “Old Man, Can Your Dog Catch A Rabbit”

February 26, 2020

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The music video series features musicians adapting some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been heard before. Watch the entire series here....

Reigning Sound returns to Milwaukee with original lineup, fond memories

Andy Turner

February 25, 2020

Just 21 years old and a little overwhelmed, Jordan Davis found himself on stage as a member of the Mystery Girls at the Cactus Club, opening for Reigning Sound. It was Sept. 12, 2003, and Reigning Sound was Dav...

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will return to Miller High Life Theatre September 18

February 25, 2020

Yep: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will return to the Miller High Life Theatre on Friday, September 18. The group last played the venue (then known as the Milwaukee Theatre) in 2014—their first headlining Milwauk...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: February 24-March 1

February 24, 2020

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...

Ed O’Brien (guitarist for very popular and influential band) will play Turner Hall May 29

February 24, 2020

It's something we can all relate to: You're a member of a wildly successful and influential alternative rock band and you want to record and tour behind a solo album. Your name may not be as well known as the n...

Off The Beaten Path’s new South Milwaukee store is now open

February 19, 2020

Following more than six years on Farwell Avenue on Milwaukee's East Side and just shy of three years on Howell Avenue in Bay View, Off The Beaten Path is on the move again. The independent record store now has ...

Get ready for The Unitaskers’ EP with “New Moon In Pisces”

February 18, 2020

When we last caught up with The Unitaskers, the indie rock outfit was offering listeners a recorded introduction to its incomparable sound with a song about Tide Pods, which—quite fittingly—was called "Tide Pod...

Ozzy Osbourne cancels 2020 tour, including Summerfest show (again)

February 17, 2020

Bad news, Ozzy Osbourne fans. Again. For the second year in a row, the legendary Prince of Darkness has canceled a North American tour, this time due to "various health issues he has faced over the past year." ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: February 17-23