Tagged Show Review

Jack Antonoff leads Bleachers’ gigantic dance party

July 2, 2017

Listening to FM radio is the ultimate old-fashioned way to find a new favorite band. It of course has its share of drawbacks, like super annoying ads and not being able to pick what song is next in the queue. R...

I saw Corey Feldman play the show of his life, knock his tooth out, and then look for his tooth

Matt Wild

June 29, 2017

A few weeks ago someone asked me if I would have seen Corey Feldman & The Angels in Green Bay back in March (because that was a thing I did) had I known they would play in my hometown of Milwaukee a few mon...

Summer Soulstice 2017, a minute-by-minute recap

Matt Wild

June 26, 2017

For nearly two decades, the East Side's annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival has marked the arrival of summer with music, food, drinks, and that one guy who always shows up carrying a giant lizard. On Saturda...

Third annual Eaux Claires festival weathers rain and growing pains, emerges triumphant

Cal Roach

June 19, 2017

When you throw a party as successful as the inaugural Eaux Claires festival, you risk setting unreasonable expectations for your next attempt. There's pressure from all sides to replicate that success, to make ...

Locust Street Festival 2017, a minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 12, 2017

For the past four decades, the annual Locust Street Festival of Music and Art has been one of the city's best street fests, celebrating all that is good, right, and drum circle-y in Riverwest. This year's insta...

Father of Church of Scientology leader spoke at Greenfield Library Monday night

Dan Agacki

June 8, 2017

As a parent, one can only hope that their children will follow their lessons and find a path to success. But as most parents will find, there comes a time when you must release the child to make their own way. ...

Perfume Genius intoxicates and discombobulates at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

May 24, 2017

Too Bright proved to be a significant breakthrough for Perfume Genius (a.k.a. Mike Hadreas). The Seattle singer-songwriter's 2014 album featured what is still his trademark number, "Queen," an unforgettable sta...

Justin Townes Earle brings happy cynicism, profanity to Turner Hall

Tommy Ciaccio

May 23, 2017

Based on his album titles alone (Midnight At The Movies, Harlem River Blues, Single Mothers, Absent Fathers, to name a few), it's easy to assume that the invocation of emotion for a Justin Townes Earle show wou...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Arte Para Todos 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 2, 2017

In its first two years, Arte Para Todos raised approximately $40,000 for Milwaukee public school art programs through the selfless efforts of musicians and visual artists bringing their talents to dozens of loc...

Cactus Club hosted an all-ages show and nothing terrible happened

Lauren Keene

April 24, 2017

Last weekend, Direct Hit! formally released its Fat Wreck Chords reissue of the 2011 album Domesplitter with a hometown show at Cactus Club. In addition to the release show circumstance (and the fact that it wa...

Umphrey’s McGee ease into latest three-night stand at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

March 31, 2017

Flashback to summer 2004: Phish breaks up "for good." The jam-band world wonders: Who will take up the mantle? Amongst a handful of second-tier contenders in the glowsticks-and-hula-hoop sweepstakes, Chicago-ba...

I saw Corey Feldman & The Angels in Green Bay and, well, I don’t know. I just don’t know

Matt Wild

March 24, 2017

I'm perfectly happy to admit that I grew up idolizing Corey Feldman. Along with Michael J. Fox, Corey Feldman represented something of an ideal '80s kid to me: cool and cocky—with a full head of hair and a shit...

“This is our idea of a fucking weapon!” Patti Smith’s unforgettable return to Milwaukee

Lauren Keene

March 10, 2017

Patti Smith made her long-awaited return to Milwaukee Thursday night, taking the stage of a Milwaukee venue (the Milwaukee Theatre) for the first time in 38 years. She treated fans to her iconic album Horses in...

PHOX says goodbye (for now) at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

February 2, 2017

Farewell tours must be the worst. Imagine being onstage, "celebrating" this thing that has made you who you are, knowing the whole time that it's about to end. Especially when you're an iconic frontwoman gett...

Mayhem conjures up evil nostalgia at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

January 25, 2017

Believe it or not, Milwaukee was once a haven for metal. There was a time—let's call it "The '90s"—when cult European bands that American metalheads never dreamed they'd get to see in person would make a spec...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 23, 2017

Following five nights, more than 70 performances, and a bunch of new elements added to the mix, another Riverwest FemFest is officially in the books. The third annual benefit just so happened to overlap with a ...

“Tribe UNCOVERED” redefines A Tribe Called Quest, showcases an eclectic Milwaukee music scene

Cal Roach

January 21, 2017

There are good reasons you don't hear a lot of rappers covering other rappers. Much of hip-hop's success lies in the idiosyncrasies of its MCs; individuality is job one, and the self-referential bent of rap ly...

Ben Gibbard goes solo, reaches for great heights at Pabst Theater

Sahan Jayasuriya

January 19, 2017

Breaking away from a band and performing solo is always a risk. If executed poorly, it can expose a songwriter's weaknesses and highlight the necessity of their bandmates. If executed successfully, it serves ...

Inaugural “MilMag Live!” discussion tackles two topics, highlights two Milwaukees

Matt Wild

January 11, 2017

Back in 2012, the Pabst Theater Group and Historic Milwaukee joined forces for a series of panel discussions featuring notable Milwaukeeans—developers, artists, someone from NEWaukee—holding forth on notable ...

Snoop Dogg and company bring good vibes, plenty of smoke to Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

December 23, 2016

Snoop Dogg's original Puff Puff Pass Tour rolled out in 2001. Its sequel, which sold out the Riverside Theater on Thursday night, featured only Kurupt and Warren G from the first iteration. Fans of '90s G-fun...