Music

February 12, 2020

Aymen Saleh is an unlikely ambassador for Milwaukee. The Canterbury, England native—who performs under the name Holy Pinto—first fell in love with the city when he played in Milwaukee a few years ago. Taken by ...

Here’s the lineup for Milwaukee Psych Fest VIII, coming to The Cooperage May 7-9

February 12, 2020

Every spring since 2012, Milwaukee musician Andrew Shelp has given the city a loud, fuzzed-out, and reverb-drenched gift: Milwaukee Psych Fest. Returning for its eighth (!) year May 7-9 at The Cooperage, the ps...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: February 10-16

February 10, 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...

MKE Music Rewind: 5 O’Clock Charlie, ‘Not Enough Time’

Caleb Westphal

February 6, 2020

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.The third wave of ska crested in the mid-'90s, when bands like The M...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: February 3-9

February 3, 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...

Ned Flanders metal band Okilly Dokilly will return to Cudahy’s X-Ray Arcade May 2

February 3, 2020

Last spring, Okilly Dokilly, "the world’s only Nedal band"—a.k.a. a Ned Flanders-themed metal band—helped unofficially christen Cudahy’s newly-opened X-Ray Arcade when they headlined an unforgettable show at th...

Possession and puppetry take center stage in Fuzzysurf’s campy “Killing Time” video

January 31, 2020

It's still January, but it's quite possible that Fuzzysurf has already released the best Milwaukee music video of 2020. The indie-leaning surf rock band is coming off a big year that found the quartet earning l...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: January 2020

January 31, 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 of this month’s releases on WUWM's Lake Effect? Click HERE. ...

Get ready for GGOOLLDD’s new album, Turner Hall release show with “Money”

January 30, 2020

Between frequently writing new material, constantly touring, occasionally appearing on festival lineups, and having some members who are currently living in Louisiana, GGOOLLDD isn't able to play in Milwaukee a...

Mandolin Orange pay a lovely first visit to Pabst Theater

Josh Hoppert

January 30, 2020

Mandolin Orange first hopped onto our radar at Eau Claire’s Blue Ox Music Festival in 2018. The Chapel Hill, North Carolina-based duo of Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz played sweet-but-transfixing American root...

Cactus Club becomes first Milwaukee venue to apply for new all-ages license

January 28, 2020

Bay View's venerable Cactus Club will be the first Milwaukee venue to take advantage of a new (or updated, rather) license that makes it easier to host all-ages shows. Tuesday morning at a Licenses Committee he...

Technology meets humanity in Working Dust Collector’s “Legs That Were Given” video

January 28, 2020

When we last checked in with Kent Watson in 2016, the longtime Atlatl singer was releasing new music as one half of POEK (an acronym for "Property Of Eric and Kent"). Since the cross-country duo's ambitious hom...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: January 27 – February 2

January 27, 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...

Bundle up for the inaugural VinterSköl Musik Fest, coming to the Brewery District February 15

January 22, 2020

Do you like music festivals? Do you like winter music festivals? Do you like new winter music festivals? Then you'll love the inaugural VinterSköl Musik Fest, a "Nordic-inspired winter celebration" coming to Mi...

Reins Daily weathers the storm in “The Rest Of My Life” music video

January 22, 2020

Last March, Twin Brother officially came to an end. The conclusion of the Milwaukee project—that managed five releases between its 2013 formation and 2019—was announced by singer, songwriter, and founding membe...

Hall + Oates = American Family Insurance Amphitheater July 26

January 21, 2020

Daryl Hall and John Oates—OF HALL & OATES FAME—will play Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater Sunday, July 26. Squeeze and KT Tunstall will play in support. Pre-sale for the show begins today,...

Hip-Hop Week MKE will return August 17-22, 2020

January 21, 2020

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution Tuesday morning that recognizes August 17-22, 2020 as Hip-Hop Week MKE. This will be Hip-Hop Week MKE's third year of bringing a ton of hip-hop-focused concert...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: January 20-26

January 20, 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...

Fear, Jon Bon Jovi, and the worst Q&A ever