Music

July 29, 2024

What makes a low-rent horror movie from the past a good low-rent horror movie from the past? The kills, of course! Creative kills, gory kills, or kills where Jason just stuffs someone into a sleeping bag and sl...

Forgiveness bleeds in Maximiano’s “You Have A Heart In Me”

July 29, 2024

Ever since the early-2023 dissolution of their previous band, Crawlspace, singer-songwriter Maximiano Janairo (or simply Maximiano) has become a staple of the live Milwaukee music scene. Hell, there have been t...

Mol Sullivan stands still in Milwaukee-made “Cautiously” video

July 26, 2024

Milwaukee music fans may not be familiar with Mol Sullivan because, well, she's not from Milwaukee. Sullivan is a Cincinnati singer-songwriter whose catalog stretches back to the early 2010s. It was only in ear...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Demix

July 24, 2024

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, July 23, 2024: The D...

A day-by-day Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music

July 22, 2024

From August 1-4, a total of 20 Milwaukee 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 the Mile Of Music festival in downtown Applet...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 22-28, 2024

July 22, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

Get ready with Danny Arcane’s new video, “Following”

July 19, 2024

Promoting yourself on social media can be fun and all (and awful and all), but there's something so...exhausting about it, isn't there? The endless grind, the endless trend-chasing, the endless endlessness...it...

Talent buyer JJ Kaiser talks booking start, memorable shows, what’s to come

July 17, 2024

If you've seen any live music in the area that's remotely in the vicinity of the punk, hardcore, ska, or indie rock genres in recent years, there's a decent chance JJ Kaiser had something to do with booking and...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Guerrilla Ghost

July 17, 2024

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, July 16, 2024: Guerr...

Next Paperback Hero gets back on (four) track with homespun album, ‘Waves’

July 16, 2024

Writer's block has a way of sneaking up on you. Ironically, expectation—whether it's from external sources awaiting the next morsel of new output or the self-manufactured fear of falling behind—can oftentimes b...

Here’s the full A La Carte At The Zoo entertainment lineup

July 16, 2024

While July is already half over, there’s still a ton of amazing events on the horizon both in and around Milwaukee. Among the biggest, most unique, and most popular festivals that have yet to occur is A La Cart...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 15-21, 2024

July 15, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

Nuisance’s unconventional creation continues on cross-continental ‘Squash Blossom Necklace’

July 15, 2024

You can always count on the guys in Nuisance to keep things interesting. The duo that's composed of William Seidel and Ryan Weber—who were past collaborators in noted Milwaukee outfits like Decibully, Camden, T...

Summerfest 2024 attendance was 555,925; down from 624,407 in 2023

July 12, 2024

The Summerfest 2024 attendance numbers are in—and they're a little soggy.According to a press release from Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., a total of 555,925 fans attended this year's Big Gig. That's 68,482...

Ellie Jackson says goodnight to “China Lights”

July 12, 2024

The last time we checked in with Milwaukee singer/songwriter/cafe co-owner Ellie Jackson, she had just released the one-two punch of "Dinner With A Friend" and "Dream Girl." The singles were poppy and dreamy, r...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2024 (so far)

July 10, 2024

broadstreet.zone(159870); Believe it or not, 2024 is more than halfway over. Weird! What's not weird: the fantastic Milwaukee music scene! Here are just a few of our favorite 2024 Milwaukee releases—records, s...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Hot Science

July 10, 2024

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, July 9, 2024: Hot Sc...

Hot Science’s ‘Shaman’ EP is just what the doctor ordered

July 9, 2024

When we last checked in with Hot Science—the musical moniker of electronic artist Sam Sumner—in late 2020, the project was gearing up to put out Summoner, its third release in roughly a year's time. In the near...

Here’s the lineup for the 2024 Waukesha Rotary BluesFest