Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2019
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LIFES put a personal spin on pummeling hardcore
For the entirety of their adult lives, Dave Rudnik and Zak Holochwost have been dedicated to hardcore. Even as they’ve immersed themselves in family life and their respective places within the scene have evolve...
Buy This Book: ‘Milwaukee Jazz,’ by Joey Grihalva
"I could only find so many photographs, talk to so many people, and include so much information. And so, I would like to acknowledge every soul that has ever been a part of the Milwaukee jazz scene but is not i...
What we’re likely gonna hear at tonight’s Weird Al “Strings Attached” show
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Let’s listen to some really rare Weird Al rarities
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Watch Violent Femmes go back to their Oriental Theatre roots in “I’m Nothing” video
Everyone knows the story of how Milwaukee's most famous folk/punk/weirdo export Violent Femmes were "discovered" playing outside the Oriental Theatre by members of The Pretenders in 1981. So what would happen i...
Hear King Eye & The Squirts’ blunt and boisterous new single, “Change Of Address”
When we caught up with King Eye & The Squirts in late 2017, the Milwaukee garage rock outfit was preparing to release its self-titled debut LP. Meanwhile, singer-guitarist Steven Look was just getting back ...
Sit down, shut up, and watch some clips from Al TV
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Just eat it: Exploring the far reaches of the Weird Al culinary universe
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Who’s fat? 8 more Weird Al songs that probably shouldn’t be played today
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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood with Ravi/Lola’s “Winter In Winter”
Let's just get this out of the way: Milwaukee psychedelic band Ravi/Lola has a new album coming out on August 9 called Neighborhood Daydream. The album contains a song about Milwaukee historian John Gurda. We'v...
Old Earth goes to the chapel in the “I Saw The Light And I Liked It” video
Over the course of Old Earth's decade-long run, Todd Umhoefer's personal project has managed to create some gorgeous and moving recordings in some rather unconventional locations. His 2012 effort, A Low Place A...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: July 22-28
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...
Weird Al Week begins (again) with everything we’ve ever written about Weird Al
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Nu metal lives on at X-Ray Arcade’s Freak On A Leash Friday
In the late '90s and early aughts, mainstream music was all the rage with a new form of heavy metal that—quite fittingly—was called "nu metal." Bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Crazy Town, and Linkin Par...
Let L’Resorts send your ears on an island getaway with “Separate Oceans”
Back in February, we formally introduced you to L'Resorts, the new "tropical-pop" project spearheaded by Lady Cannon namesake Martha Cannon and Jaill founding member Vincent Kircher. In the months since announc...
Listen to the new Arctic Sleep album, ‘Kindred Spirits,’ and watch the creation of its cover art
Arctic Sleep doesn't make albums—it makes experiences. Take Kindred Spirits, the seventh full-length record from the local atmospheric metal outfit. It's the followup to 2014's Passage Of Gaia, and another spra...
Members of Iron Pizza, Canopies, and Appleseeds resurface in Tell Me
Last December, Iron Pizza called it quits after more than five years as a band. The synth-rock band with a proclivity for partying was a supremely fun and well-liked fixture at Riverwest and Bay View bar shows....
Here’s the Denim Park Summer ’19 Concert Series lineup
Though Milwaukee seems to have every weekend covered in terms of entertainment, it's always refreshing to see bands perform in the city's collection of weeknight concerts. Events like Chill On The Hill, Jazz In...
A Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music
From August 1-4, a total of 10 Milwaukee (or Milwaukee-adjacent) bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake in the fifth annual M...