Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2021
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.)
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Mr. Piragua and Island Ice serve shaved ice treats with Caribbean history
The old "piragüero" (shaved ice vendor) pushes his cart down a busy promenade in old San Juan, Puerto Rico. He wears a straw hat, a billowy linen shirt, and sandals. There is a certain level of pageantry involv...
Blue Ox Music Festival brings world-class bluegrass and Americana music to Eau Claire
Milwaukee might be known as the "City Of Festivals" and the home of the "World's Largest Music Festival," but there's a wealth of other music fests happening in Wisconsin that help make the state a special plac...
Here are the lineups for Lake Park’s “Musical Mondays” and “Wonderful Wednesdays” concerts
Looking for a lovely time in Milwaukee's lovely Lake Park? Looking to enjoy some lovely live music in Milwaukee's lovely Lake Park? If so, you're in luck, because Lake Park's free "Musical Mondays" and "Wonderf...
The truth is out there (maybe) in Xposed 4Heads’ “Kink In The System”
Death. Taxes. The government secretly controlling your every thought and emotion and covering up the truth behind UFOs/UAP. These are life's certainties, and Milwaukee's Xposed 4Heads are here to investigate th...
MCTS buses will return to full capacity beginning July 1 (masks still required, though)
Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) buses will return to full passenger capacity beginning Thursday, July 1. Per federal regulations, both passengers and drivers must continue wearing masks while on board, e...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (June 20-26)
Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a “renaissance” or a “reinvention.” Or maybe it’s a “reboot” or a “reimagining,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...
Get your game on (and see C+C Music Factory) at this weekend’s Game Nights
If you've been missing the Midwest Gaming Classic and can't wait for its glorious return November 5-7 at the Wisconsin Center, have we got an event for you.Yes, from the creators of MGC comes Game Nights, a...
Tom Wanderer goes solo in druggy ‘Private Revolution’
It's hard to pick a favorite show on the mighty WMSE 91.7, but The Tom Wanderer Radio Experience (Thursdays, 3-6 p.m.) would certainly make our top five. Hosted by the titular Tom Wanderer, the show covers a lo...
Twenty One Pilots added to already super stacked Summerfest lineup
Twenty One Pilots will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater Saturday, September 4, during Summerfest. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, July 1, at 10 a.m. at Summerfest.com and Ticketmaster.com.
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Terrible Ron Johnson hosting terrible vaccine press conference today in not-terrible Milwaukee
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, who is terrible, is hosting a terrible press conference on Monday with six people who say they've experienced adverse reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine. The event is scheduled to take pla...
My First Band: Ray Carlisle (Teenage Bottlerocket)
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As the singer, guitarist, and founding member of Teenage Bottlerocket, Ray Carlisle has performed all over the world, shared the stage with some of punk's most legendary acts, and has ...
Matt & Kristin Talk About MKE & WI Stuff #6: ESPN, Milwaukee inferiority, Club Water Street
If you don’t follow (the newly revamped) As Goes Wisconsin on your favorite social media platforms, go ahead and change that now. The brainchild of Wisconsin-born writer/comedian Kristin Brey, As Goes Wisconsin...
Let’s all chip in and buy Falcon Bowl for $249,000 and not turn it into something awful
Hey! Milwaukee! Let's all chip in, raise about $249,000, buy the iconic Riverwest bar/hall/bowling alley Falcon Bowl, 801 E. Clarke St., and not turn it into something awful like luxury apartments or the city's...
6 pitchers who threw a no-hitter after leaving the Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are dealing with a no-hitter curse. Since Juan Nieves tossed the franchise's first and only no-no on Tax Day way back in 1987, there have been 94 more no-hitters thrown by Major League pit...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Pryor Avenue Iron Well has hydrated Bay View since 1882
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Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...
Brett Newski’s ‘It’s Hard To Be A Person’ makes being a person a little easier
The most surprising thing about Brett Newski writing a book is that he hasn't written one already. Or two. Or three. Here's a Milwaukee musician who has, over the past 10 years, toured the world (he spent rough...
Please enjoy this new bobblehead of a fierce Giannis and a fierce deer
Got Bucks Lust? We love our Milwaukee Bucks! Yes, the Bucks take on the Atlanta Hawks tonight in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and we couldn't be more excited. We're so excited, in fact, that we're c...
Enderis Park Neighborhood will offer “Traveling Band” shows in place of Concerts On The Green series
Now that summer is officially upon us, the status of most Milwaukee summer festivals, block parties, concert series, and other entertainment undertakings is starting to become more clear.Some festivals made...
Chill On The Hill is coming back in 2021
For 15 consecutive years, Bay View Neighborhood Association’s Chill On The Hill brought music to Humboldt Park’s band chalet every Tuesday between the beginning of June and the end of August. After initially po...