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Exclusive: Stream Pay The Devil’s debut, Wrong Side Of The River

April 2, 2015

Wrong Side Of The River, the debut album by self-dubbed "shantygrass outfit" Pay The Devil, was three years in the making. Fortunately, the band's union of Appalachian folk, outlaw country, bluegrass and roots ...

Nathan Timmel turns loneliness into literature

Tyler Maas

April 2, 2015

Back in December, we introduced you to Johnny Beehner, a Milwaukee based stand-up comedian who makes a living in comedy clubs throughout the U.S. and Canada. Like Beehner, Iowa City-based career comic Nathan Ti...

Maria Bamford takes Turner Hall on a weird, wonderful ride

Tyler Maas

April 2, 2015

Over the course of her quarter-century comedy career, Maria Bamford has earned her reputation as one of stand-up's most erratic, dynamic, and altogether strange talents. Known for her cavalcade of cooky charact...

Welcome to April: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2015

Though we won't discount the possibility of experiencing one last volley of snowfall this month, April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season begins, the first full month of spring is upon us, and ra...

Chill out to the cold synth sounds of LUXVID

Matt Wild

April 1, 2015

For the past few years, the enigmatic Stacian—a.k.a. Dania Luck—has been a reliable presence in the city’s blipping, booping electronic scene. Influenced by retro krautrock masters like Kraftwerk, Luck embraces...

Hey! Our one-year anniversary show is April 24 at Linneman’s and it’s going to be great

Matt Wild

March 31, 2015

Greetings, beloved Milwaukee Record readers. Matt Wild here. It seems like only 365-ish days ago that the website currently searing itself into your eyeballs, Clockwork Orange-style, was born. Yes, on April 7, ...

Yep, The Rolling Stones will play the Marcus Amphitheater June 23

Matt Wild

March 31, 2015

First, let’s get all the “Wow, The Rolling Stones are really old!” jokes out of the way. Second, let’s get all the “Wow, The Rolling Stones are really, really old!” jokes out of the way. Okay? Good.So, afte...

Could Gen Con come back to Milwaukee?

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 30, 2015

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

The Sleepwalkers rise and shine with new EP

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2015

After making a continually good impression on audiences in Green Bay, Oshkosh, and everywhere in between, The Sleepwalkers left the Fox Cities and made the move to Milwaukee in the summer of 2013. Once they arr...

Pixies will play The Rave June 12

Matt Wild

March 30, 2015

Is it possible to get excited about a Pixies show in 2015? Maybe. On one hand, the endlessly influential alt band has been reformed and touring behind the same handful of classic albums longer than it was toget...

First Impression: Strada Pizza

Tyler Maas

March 27, 2015

For whatever reason, the piece of property at the bustling corner of Lincoln and Howell Avenues has been known to attract a particular type of business: Mexican restaurants. After serving as Taqueria Azteca's b...

The Goodnight Milwaukee Show revamps, returns

Tyler Maas

March 27, 2015

As we're learning with the ongoing hunt for Jon Stewart's eventual Daily Show successor, witnessing James Corden enter his first week in a late night job once held by Craig Ferguson, and seeing David Letterman ...

WAMI introduces “Global Honorary” Hall of Fame award, will give it to…Judas Priest?

Matt Wild

March 26, 2015

Say what you will about the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (or WAMI, if you’re nasty), but give credit where credit is due. The past few years have seen an uptick in the number of great local artists being nomin...

adoptahighway exorcises demons with A Fault

Tyler Maas

March 26, 2015

When last we spoke of adoptahighway, the experimental electronic project of classically trained musician Barry Paul Clark was announcing the release date and debuting the first single for A Fault, his first alb...

Now there’s a petition to book Paris Hilton at Summerfest every year until the end of time

Matt Wild

March 26, 2015

By now you’ve probably read about the outraged EDM fans who created a Change.org petition to have DJ Paris Hilton—a.k.a. Paris Hilton—removed from the 2015 Summerfest lineup. As originally reported by Evan Rytl...

Tracklist: 9 ways the 1990s are still alive in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 25, 2015

These days, ’90s nostalgia is all the rage. It makes sense, really: In this fast-paced, invasive world utterly devoid of mystery, who can blame folks for seeking some small refuge in an era when the Internet wa...

Rush-Mor Records’ Dan DuChaine and Bill Rouleau talk Record Store Day in Episode 12 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 25, 2015

Dan DuChaine and Bill Rouleau of legendary Bay View record store Rush-Mor Records join Tyler and Matt this week for some spirited conversation over dinner at Café India. The group covers a whole host of things ...

TV On The Radio dials up powerhouse performance at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

March 25, 2015

Spring in Milwaukee is looking like OG Pitchfork heaven, as the hippest acts from the turn of the millennium are due to parade through the Pabst Theater collective. Heading off The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens,...

First Impression: Xankia

Todd Lazarski

March 25, 2015

One of the boons to living anywhere long enough is getting to know the hidden gems. Settle for a decade in even a mediocre food ’burg and you should be able to impress dates and out-of-towners with ethnic pearl...

Here are the top 10 most wonderful/ridiculous Summerfest 2015 headliners

Matt Wild

March 24, 2015

Do you like summer? Do you like music? Do you like bands that are both wonderful and ridiculous? Good, because then you’ll be over the moon with the just-announced list of grounds stage headliners for Summerfes...