As a Milwaukee-based music website, it is our obligation to not only bring Milwaukee to the world, but bring the world to Milwaukee, as well. Five To Watch submissions are handled exclusively through ReverbNation. Click here to submit music to be one of next month’s Five To Watch The submissions keep rolling in to us, and it’s amazing to see the
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On Saturday Night, four venues across Center Street in Riverwest will be taken over for Company Brewing’s second annual Nightmare on Center Street. In advance of the festival, a mini-mixtape was put together featuring the performers that will headline High Dive, The Jazz Gallery, Club Timbuktu, and of course, Company Brewing. Some of the standout tracks on this mix are
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Nothing, including a recent move to Atlanta, is stopping Uni-Fi Records’ SPEAK Easy from dropping new heat for Milwaukee and beyond. Today Speak drops a loosie with “They Sayin”. Using The Game’s “92 Bars” instrumental as his canvas, he unloads a slew of clever bars and intricate wordplay as he always does. There’s something about the combination of monster production
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Milwaukee’s TableForFour are back with their third single release, “Be There”, which premiered yesterday via HipHopDX. The track is a shift in sound from the witch house group, backed by production from members Plaga and B.U.. An assist on the hook comes from vocalist Jayne Joyce, and other vocalist Yasuke, as well as B.U. share verses on this track. There’s
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Fresh off the release of “Broken Hearts and Bankrolls”, IshDARR has a new video out for the single “Locals”. Shot by prominent Milwaukee music video director Damien Blue, the video features Ish and fellow locals enacting the song’s hook, literally, as they turn up in the corner store. Also like the video, the world seems to revolve around Ish with
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With a mix of the best of punk rock energy and prog rock style, Milwaukee’s Gauss is a breath of fresh air. The band has put out a release annually for the last four years, but for many, “Thalweg”, which was released earlier this month, will serve as a fitting introduction to their eclectic blend of indie. “Thalweg” is a
Read moreIn a year that has so far spiraled out of control, or at least felt like it, at least we’ve had some quality hip hop to listen to. It feels a little early to recap the year, but if you look at the upcoming schedule of releases, there are only a few real major players yet to release an album
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The talent pool that makes up Milwaukee’s SAFS Crew has been responsible for some of the city’s most memorable hip hop over the past several years. Yesterday, Young Daa, one of the group’s quieter members musically, released a new freestyle that shows off the natural ability that each SAFS emcee possesses. In a minute and a half of a freestyle
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Today we’re premiering a new track from Milwaukee emcee Zach Williams, who decided to drop a new single on his birthday. “Enemies” is our first glimpse at what Williams has been putting together over the past several months, and is also part of his upcoming album, “Chaos Theory”. The track features Jay Maurice, who switches up the style with some
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If you don’t know the name Melissa Czarnik, you haven’t paid enough attention to Milwaukee hip hop. The soulful emcee has spent time crafting her upcoming album, “Pass The Cranberries!”, which is due for a 2017 release. In the meantime, we get our first new sounds Melissa in some time, and this may be some of her best work so
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If anyone tells you that Milwaukee’s music scene is not eclectic, they’re either lying, or they haven’t looked hard enough. This is where groups like Will It Burn fit in; self-described as a trip-hop duo, the group is set to release their sophomore album, “Alcoholic Swear Monster”, on November 22nd. “Mercy” is the album’s lead single, and it serves as
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After more than a year without a single, Milwaukee’s WebsterX is back with new music, returning with the new drop “Blue Streak”, produced by an intentionally mysterious producer (or production group) named Four Giants. In the time between releases, however, Web has been anything but silent, keeping his buzz up while touring, and through appearances with New Age Narcissism. The
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Milwaukee duo Reyna released a brand new single today, with the deep new track, “Kill Me”. With some introspective lyrics, the song manages to blend moody indie with the synth pop that Reyna is developing into their post-Vic and Gab era sound. The Banuelos sisters manage to put together a song with about a souring relationship and still make it
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Milwaukee’s The Wherewithal recently put out their debut EP, “Or Lack Thereof”, and it’s pure pop punk, or at least the softer side of it. Acoustic pop punk emphasizes the songwriting aspect of what is generally a catchy genre, and this is very well written, to say the least. The layering of background vocals and echos are subtle details that
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Get ready to be transported into indie pop bliss. With polished instrumentation and a healthy dose of angst, the newest single from LA’s Arms Akimbo, “Miscommunication” is a jam, plain and simple. Adequately describing the frustrations of miscommunications in relationships, the band exclaims “I don’t give a fuck if you don’t love me anymore” with the passion of a jilted
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Welp, this is the song that will be stuck in your head today. Brooklyn indie rockers Mainland have an earworm on their hands with their latest single, “Permission Slip”, which was released last week. With a bright guitar line, tight percussion, and echoing background vocals, this is basically the epitome of indie, and it’s all done incredibly well. Basically, every
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Okay, we’ll say it; Scandinavian artist Felin is probably cooler than we’ll ever be. Comprised of Swedish artist Elin Blom and director Fredrik Etoall, the duo has a crunchy pop sound, as you’ll hear on the single. The visuals for the track include Elin venturing around Japan, complete with lots of gritty black and white footage that matches the tone
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In advance of their upcoming album, “Marathon”, AUTOMatic recently put out their third advance single, “You Don’t Love Me”. A departure from most local hip hop, this single switches up the style completely, with an introspective break-up track. While there is a switch in tempo, there’s no drop off from A.P.R.I.M.E. and Trellmatic. The production has a very late 80’s
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Last Friday, Milwaukee’s Wave Chapelle dropped a brand new track, produced by frequent collaborator Maajei Vu. In three days, “Henny Cardi” has amassed over 28,000 SoundCloud plays, and is undeniably a weekend party anthem. This is a pure club record, and I’m sure you’ll hear it from your favorite local DJs that stay in the loop next time that you’re
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Earlier this year, we became smitten with singer/songwriter Penny Bridges’ music, thanks to a pair of singles she released over the summer. Bridges’ latest, “Blue”, is live, and it’s hauntingly beautiful, as well. Largely reliant on Penny and her guitar, the track builds up momentum in the choruses, with a buzzing bass, and percussion that accentuates her voice. The production
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The roster of Milwaukee talent keeps expanding, and we can add trap artist Hood Payasso to that list. With a brash, intimidating single in “Fuck Ya Life (NoLivesMatter), Payasso makes his presence known very quickly. However, the best part of the track is the double-time flow over the trap production, which was done by Payasso as well. With a rapid
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Your week is about to be off to an incredible start, provided that you press play on the latest EP from Milwaukee’s Bloodshot Pyramid. “HVY” is the group’s second project, released on local label Trauma House, and the follow up to 2012’s “Every Level Larger”. “HVY” is four tracks of dark, heavy (hence the name) electronic music, combining elements of
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17 year old Milwaukee emcee Hailey Simone recently landed on our radar for the first time with her single, “Vertigo”, and now we have an EP to go along with that release. Simone has been hard at work in the studio, and that is apparent from her debut EP, which serves a bigger purpose as not only her introduction to
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Sometimes, some extra cool, out of left field hip hop lands in your inbox, which is exactly what happened in the case of Pet;Wolf. “Dance With The Devil” is the only track listed on his SoundCloud, and the low, bass-heavy single is basically the only information that we have publicly available in the artist. The element of mystery is intriguing,
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Canadian indie-pop duo and identical twins Tegan and Sara made their long-awaited return to Milwaukee last night and the Pabst Theater. The sisters are touring in support of their eighth studio album Love you to Death. The crowd at this show was one of the most impressive I have ever seen at a concert. This was clear before the show
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