Wednesday afternoon brought the Vans Warped Tour to Milwaukee, as part of their 20th run since Kevin Lyman created the tour in 1995. For me, the Warped Tour is part of my adolescence that is hard to let go. Going into the show on Wednesday morning, I thought that it might just be my last time walking in to the
Read moreKaren O, arguably the driving force of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s signature sound, is going solo on her new single, “Rapt”. The video was released yesterday, directed by her husband Barnaby Clay (who also shot the band’s “Zero” video), and features an underwater Karen O staring at you, and not much else. The song is also very minimal, which seems
Read moreFreeway and The Jacka are finally finished with their collaborative album, “Highway Robbery”, due out this September. In the meantime, they’ve dropped the first video from the project, “Cherry Pie”. Freeway has been busy, recently finishing an album with Girl Talk, and now has moved his attention back to this project. If the video is any indicator, we’ll be getting
Read moreDiplo is never one to really sit on new music. He benefits from platforms like SoundCloud, where he can drop single tracks at a time to keep his name up, and with the upcoming compilation “Random White Dude Be Everywhere” coming out soon, what better time than to drop a remix of mega star Lorde’s “Tennis Court”. Also, a very
Read moreDOOM & Bishop Nehru are about to drop their collaboration album, NehruvianDOOM in September. However, we have the benefit of checking out a couple of songs in advance of the release date. The first track, containing Bishop Nehru only, is the video for “Darkness”, the first official single from the duo. The second track, however, features both DOOM & Nehru,
Read moreAre you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the week is GGOOLLDD, and indie pop outfit with a brand new EP, released yesterday. Their newest release, “$TANDARD$”, is dance-ready pop at it’s core,
Read moreSir Michael Rocks, AKA Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids, just released this video in anticipation of his “Banco” LP, set to drop next week. With some help from Casey Veggies and IAMSU!, “Bussin” has that same smooth feel of a Cool Kids track, with just enough of a unique twist to make it Sir Mikey’s own. While I’m still
Read moreKing Fantastic pulls no punches on their latest song, another teaser to a new project. Killa Reese One flexes all over this track, getting a lot off of his chest in the process. Never one to bite his tongue, Reese keeps it as real as it gets, talking about the lifestyle that a lot of rappers try to portray. While
Read moreAre you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is Heavy Hand, a trio with an infectious, upbeat sound. Their latest album “Northwoods Knives” recently came out, and it’s essentially a party
Read moreChicago’s Royale is back, with some brand new music that is as catchy as ever. “Inland Sea” starts off softer, but builds up to a bang. This is a band that knows how to bring you into a song. While it feels like they’re just jamming their way through this one, it’s all one big build up. This is all
Read moreHigher Education Records emcee Sean Smart is gearing up for the release of his “Stupid/Smart” mixtape in the near future, and just dropped this track in advance. With some incredible production and scratches thanks to DJ Pain 1, Sean gets a great setup for this track. Both he and Duke Daeo give the beat the type of old school flow
Read moreIt seems like Snoop Dogg’s Snoop Lion era is at least on pause, as he returns with the new, DJ Drama hosted mixtape, “That’s My Work 4”. The latest installment in the series from Snoop and the Eastsidaz, we get a showcase of the group as a whole this time around. Nevertheless, it’s the same smooth sound that we’ve come
Read moreNYC’s MC Elijah Black is becoming an established member of the music scene there, both as a solo artist and as part of Sibling. Recently, the group performed at Afropunk’s Battle of the Bands, where Black showcased himself as the main emcee. This time around, though, he’s taking things solo for the summer, with “GhettoBirds”, a track that isn’t your
Read moreLook, when you’re Action Bronson, you can pretty much get away with anything. We’ve already seen him fight off security in Portland, leg sweep a fan on stage, and now… why not… he’s rapping his way into the port-a-potty. At the Ottawa Blues Fest, Bronsolino spotted a port-a-potty on stage, and casually made his way over to it, without missing
Read moreChakkra Tara is close to the release of his next project, “Dahlia”, but in the meantime, has dropped several tracks leading up to the release date. The latest of these tracks is “Heartbeat”, a short trip back to classic hip hop sound. Produced by UK producer Nu. vintage, this track is just pure flow from Chakkra, and we can expect
Read moreMilwaukee’s Dee Phr3sh! is changing the way that he releases his music, and he might have stumbled on the right way to get the most out of music in the process. Dee released the first part of his “Northern Lights” collection of tracks, with more on the way in the near future. Essentially, it’s like releasing a series of EPs
Read moreAre you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is K.C. Jone$, an underrated emcee with a lot to say. We first got word of K.C. through our #MKEMusicMondays on Twitter, where
Read moreChicago native Sulaiman just randomly dropped a compilation of unheard music from 2012-2013, and had it been released around that time, it would’ve only added to the emergence of the Chicago hip hop scene. However, Sulaiman held up on the tape, which features (amongst others) Chicago standouts Chance The Rapper, GLC, Vic Spencer, and Naledge. With some quality production from
Read moreChicago duo Super Fresh Bros. are becoming known for their lyrics, and they’re never shy to demonstrate their skills. Recently, both C Money and Nate The Great dropped solo tracks, proving that they can hold their own individually on a beat. All of this is in anticipation of their “Bonus Stage” project, tentatively set to drop in August. Stream both
Read moreSomehow, some way, I’ve managed to make it through all 11 nights of the world’s largest music festival for the first time in my life. Now, granted, I usually go multiple nights every year, but this was my first full pull for Summerfest. After taking a day off to rest, and also fully process everything that I’ve seen in the
Read moreThe Marcus Amphitheater has seen it’s share of mega tours in the past, but on Saturday night, Fall Out Boy and Paramore, along with openers New Politics looked to deliver the biggest of all mega tour spectacles with the Monumentour, bringing gigantic stage shows and big power pop punk along with them. The night did have the feel of big
Read morePhoto courtesy of Summerfest Going into Summerfest, one of the most talked about ground stage shows was Brand New’s appearance at the Harley Davidson Roadhouse on the 4th of July. The crowd was buzzing on the bleachers, and shortly after 10 PM, they were welcomed by… 80s dance music. A bit of a curveball from Brand New, but definitely an
Read moreRise Against are no strangers to the Summerfest stage, and they once again proved that on Thursday night at the Harley Davidson Roadhouse. With a packed crowd waiting, watching the night’s fireworks display, the band hit the stage and quickly jumped into “Ready to Fall”, the first in a slew of hits that they would play. When they followed it
Read moreAs Nas pointed out on stage at the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse Tuesday night, “Not a lot of people get to see their stuff live for 20 years like this”. In this case, he was talking in particular about 1994’s “Illmatic”, regarded by many as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time, if not the single greatest. Coming off
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