The world of melodic heavy rock transcends continents, and Japanese band Crystal Lake prove that with their new video for “Black And Blue” from their upcoming album, “True North”. The clip for the song, directed by Kei Ikeda, was shot in both New York and Tokyo, featuring rooftops in both cities. Judging by their sound, Crystal Lake could make a name
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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. Every month, we keep getting blown away by the amount of talented artists that submit music to us. It’s never an easy decision, but we’ve selected five
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AJ Terell is one of the freshest faces in Milwaukee hip hop, but as his latest release, “Band$” shows, he’s much more than a rookie emcee. With a trap beat from producer Erik Giovani worthy of several flame emojis when discussing it, “Band$” gives Terell a chance to show that he can flow with the best of them, handling his
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Milwaukee’s own Dubb is back with a new EP, with his latest release, “Isolation”. The release is a lot to unpack, with twelve tracks (which might be more fitting to describe as an album rather than an EP, but I digress). The release is almost all Dubb proving he can hold his own, with only a feature from Jay Yung
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Tye Motive$ has been steadily releasing quality music, and his most recent drop, “Say Less” is more of the same. The track, produced by Maajei Vu, is a laid-back banger, keeping things extra soulful. At only 18 years old, Tye has already impressed, and we can only expect to see improvement on his releases in the coming years. He continues
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Ako may be one of the newest names on the Milwaukee music scene, but the band recently put out their debut album, “And You”, and they’re ready to make some noise around the city. With a mix of jangly, bright pop-rock, and some funkier elements spliced in, “And You” sounds far beyond a debut project. Frontwoman Gabby Powell can hold
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Brooklyn artist Lily Virginia recently fell onto our radar earlier this year, with a few impressive singles from her then soon-to-be released project. The wait is over, however, as Lily recently released her new album, “Play Me Twice”. As to be expected, the project is nine tracks of sophisticated indie pop, punctuated by Lily’s stellar vocal ability. From front to
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After a prelude to new music, Rob Hicks is back with the first complete track from his upcoming project, “Perception”. The track is already piling up plays, and deservingly so, as Hicks unleashes on every verse this time around. Produced by Seym, the beat goes hard, and the verses match that energy completely. It feels as though Rob Hicks is
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With a immense mix of genres, Milwaukee’s Will It Burn is an anomaly of sorts. The combination of hip hop samples and twangy guitar from Eightzero, combined with vocalist EmAliyah, creates something completely unique. That uniqueness is fully on display with the group’s most recent release, “Alcoholic Swear Monster”. From the opening of “Yes” forward, you discover that while there
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With a big, expansive sound that hits you like a whirlwind, Brooklyn’s Spirit Animal are making a name for themselves nationally. Their sophomore release, “World War IV” is turning heads with it’s genre blending style. The band hits Cactus Club on December 9th with Nico Yaryan as well as Bo Triplex and his Beautiful Band. Before that, we caught up
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We thought it was going to be a relatively low-key Monday for local music, but then Strehlow and Chris Siegel’s remix of Ian Ewing’s “This Is How” featuring Klassik dropped, and frankly, we’re not worthy. The track is a spacy, midtempo banger (if that’s a thing), complete with elements of electro, house, and hip hop all in one. With a
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It’s a big week for GGOOLLDD, to say the least. The band will be headlining a show with Har Mar Superstar at Turner Hall Ballroom this Friday night, and in advance of that, today they’ve released an epic eight minute video for their latest single, “Undercovers”. The Savannah Ziemann-directed video shows the band’s RV breaking down, and trouble ensues from
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The name VadaWave may not be on your radar just yet, but it definitely should be in the near future. The band is made up of husband and wife duo Quinn Allman (formerly of The Used) and solo artist Megan Joy. With the band’s debut EP, “Out Of Body”, set to release on December 9th, we caught up with Allman
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Wooooo, this list was not easy to make. Muse are one of the greatest bands alive right now and will go down in history as such. After weeks of going through their incredible discography I’ve managed to come up with ten that stand out the most. Let’s do this. 10. Dead Star During their angsty days, Muse did not hold
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Long before this website was a thing, and long before many of the hip hop related-things were things in Milwaukee, the Rusty Pelicans were here making hip hop music. 20 years later, the group’s new EP, “Apartment 7” is available. Featuring the singles “We Like”, as well as “One Moment”, for which the visuals were also released today, “Apartment 7”
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DJ Shawna first came onto our radar a few months ago, when she was named as the official DJ for Marquette Women’s Basketball. However, we really got to know her when she filled in last minute at our most recent “An Evening With” show at The Tonic Tavern. Not only does she throw down on the 1’s and 2’s with
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While everyone seems to be trying to make bigger and bigger hype tracks, Lex Allen takes things down a notch, with a beautiful tribute to his late mother. “Mama’s Boy” is the purest track you’ll hear from Lex, largely comprised of just a piano and raw talent. Lex isn’t ever afraid to put his personality on display; in fact he may
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If you’re a fan of brooding, dark, blues-inspired indie, we might have just found the video that you’ll be playing on repeat for quite some time. UK artist Stealth’s “Blame” combines the raw emotion of a souring relationship with a gripping, exciting instrumental bed. The vulnerability in Stealth’s voice not only draws you in, but it keeps you gripped for
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For many years, Lah-Kid has been a major player in the Milwaukee hip hop scene. Hailing from the North side, he proudly represents where he comes from on his new project “A North$ide Paradi$e”. We caught up with him to get a little bit of insight into the project, as well as to see what else he’s been up to:
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If there was ever an anthem for 5:01 on a weekday, Har Mar Superstar have created it with their latest single, “How Did I Get Through The Day?”. The track, which features a somewhat retro flair to it’s style is the perfect update on the blues that gives the song a contemporary boost. The video features Sean Tillman floating through
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After a 10 year break in between releases, Guttermouth returned this past July with their “Got It Made” EP. To continue this resurgence, the band also has an album coming out this Friday, entitled “New Car Smell”, and we have the first single in advance of the record’s release. “The Human Mulligan” is every bit as fast and aggressive as
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What’s in a name, anyway? James Wallace, aka The Naked Light, has unveiled a new persona, as Skyway Man. To go with that, he also announced that his first album with the new name will be “Seen Comin’ From a Mighty Eye”, due out February 10th. The first single, “Terre, 9999” is classic Americana with a modern take and an indie
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Creatively, LeanBeatz is having a major year. Already having notched production credits on several local hip hop records, as well as putting out a project or two himself, he’s back with a new loose track, “For The Night”. According to Lean, the track is new, and may or may not be included on his next project. From the sheer volume
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It’s one thing to watch someone perform, but it’s another experience altogether to be immersed in the middle of the action. Lewis Watson and his band look to replicate the latter in their new 360 video for “Little Light”. The single is the first release from Watson’s new album, “Midnight”, which is due out March 3rd on Cooking Vinyl. In
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As the third installment of her #PhlowFridays series, Nigerian emcee Phlowetry unleashes her latest new track, “A Different Broth”. Guided by production from Teck-Zilla, Phlow delivers an unbelievably smooth pair of verses, reminiscent of some of the female emcees that helped contribute to the golden era of hip hop. Phlow is on another level, and while many people might sleep
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