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Locust Street Festival 2015: A minute-by-minute recap

June 15, 2015

If the 39th installment of the Locust Street Festival of Music & Art & Sigmund Snopek proved anything—beyond the fact that even dogs are wearing MilwaukeeHome shirts these days—it was that bad weather i...

Olivia Chaney captivates at inaugural Back Room show at Colectivo Coffee

Phillip Martinez

June 15, 2015

Sunday night, prior to singing her beautifully crafted interpretation of a 13th century French poem, English folk-artist Olivia Chaney discussed the idea of harboring nostalgia for something you’ve never had or...

Exclusive: Listen to the Dashcam remix of Klassik’s “STAGESlayer”

Matt Wild

June 12, 2015

Klassik has always been a man ahead of the curve. Since bursting on the scene with 2012’s In The Making and 2013’s YRP (Young Rising Phenoms), the rapper/singer/musician/producer has continually raised the bar ...

The Violet Hours’ “Beeze” music video masters public domain

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2015

Less than a month ago, The Violet Hour put its sophomore album, Fragments, out into the world. The 10-song follow-up to 2013 debut, Not Haunted, sees Karen Muehlbauer's formidable pipes coalescing with a wall o...

Here’s the Bandsketball 2015 bracket

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2015

Last year's inaugural Bandsketball tournament was nothing short of a rousing success. Musicians hailing from all corners of Milwaukee and a number of different genres came together in Riverwest on the courts at...

Kyle Dunnigan somewhat entertains a patchwork Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2015

Kyle Dunnigan is a tough sell at the ballroom level. Though the comic's work is certainly recognizable, the fact that the best known components of his comic catalog come in the form of a little-known character ...

I finally saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live cast at the Oriental Theater

Matt Wild

June 11, 2015

Prior to last month, I had seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show only once, when I was 15. My friends and I were gathered in the wood-paneled basement of the only girl who would give us the time of day, watching m...

Bad Comedy Theatre squeezes laughs from lemons

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2015

Not unlike having sex or driving, performing stand-up comedy is something that's the most exciting for the person doing it when they're new to it. Unfortunately, for those in the bed, in the passenger's seat or...

Exclusive: Stream the single off the LMNtlyst and Rusty P’s collaborative album, LMNoP’s

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2015

Last August, Rusty P's released their seventh studio album, Pull The Trigger, which the veteran Milwaukee hip-hop outfit wrote and recorded as a two-piece. By November, Count Classic and Phantom Channel had ann...

Postmodern Jukebox brings YouTube razzmatazz to Turner Hall

Rob Wieland

June 11, 2015

Novelty acts have it rough. Not only must they catch a popular song before it hits saturation, they have to come up with a clever riff on it, record it, and get it out to the public just long enough to have it ...

On The Record Episode 22: Milwaukee record labels

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 10, 2015

Besides a few exceptions, the days of a band or rapper being “discovered” and inked to a record deal on a major label are long gone. Lately, musicians and other music aficionados are taking a much more active r...

A-side/B-side: Why is it okay for Wisconsin to like the Chicago Blackhawks?

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 10, 2015

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.Tyler Maas: ...

Get some cheap thrills from The Hullmen’s new record, Expensive Taste

Matt Wild

June 9, 2015

Down-and-dirty rock and roll served with a side of gutter-punk edge isn’t very fashionable these days, what with all the kids and their electro-pop EDM projects or whatever. Still, that very lack of hipness giv...

First Impression: Agave Southwest Bar & Grill

Kristina Byas

June 9, 2015

When it was rumored back in January that Espana Tapas House would be replaced by a Southwestern-themed restaurant, many were interested to see just what cuisine the new establishment planned to bring to Milwauk...

So much drama in the P-B-R: Snoop Dogg is suing Pabst Brewing Co.

Matt Wild

June 8, 2015

File this one under “G’s up, breaches of contract down”: The Associated Press is reporting that legendary rapper Snoop Dogg is suing legendary beer manufacturer Pabst Brewing Co. In a lawsuit filed Monday in Lo...

I went to the motherfucking Bead & Button Show

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2015

What the fuck did you do last weekend?Milwaukee’s nightlife was vibrant as hell by the time June’s first Friday rolled around. Close to 50 bars, restaurants, cafes, and retail shops in one neighborhood tran...

Tracklist: 12 unexpected places to get drunk in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 8, 2015

For better or worse, it’s possible to stand virtually anywhere in the city of Milwaukee, close your eyes, walk 20 paces, and find a place to get a drink. If you can’t find a nearby bar or tavern in Milwaukee, n...

Space Cake, attic squatting, and unhappy endings: Brett Newski’s European tour diary

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2015

You will not find a more worldly Milwaukee musician than Brett Newski. The well-traveled folk rocker (and former Vietnam resident) hits the road so often and ventures to such distant destinations that he makes ...

Bucks arena deal, by the numbers

Matt Wild

June 5, 2015

Yesterday, Gov. Scott Walker formally announced a public financing plan for a new downtown Milwaukee Bucks arena, which, not unlike a forced ultrasound, sounds pretty cool. As expected, the plan calls for taxpa...

Rollout mobilizes Bay View Gallery Night

Tyler Maas

June 5, 2015

During tonight's Bay View Gallery Night festivities, hundreds of Milwaukee area artists and musicians will showcase their work at 47 bars, restaurants, cafes, parks, and retail shops spread throughout the event...