2M Marketing Launches 2017 MKE Music Contest
2M Marketing wants to give one local artist a free music video. Here’s how to submit your music.
Read moreMonthly Archives: May 2017
AUDIO: Sharrod Sloans – “May Flowers, Pt. 2”
The second half of “May Flowers” comes with 11 more street-ready tracks.
Read moreAUDIO: Evryone Featuring Mike Regal and AR Wesley – “Dirty Lemonade”
Summertime, meet banger song. Banger, meet summertime.
Read moreVIDEO: DJ Bizzon’s Red Bull 3Style Submission
Bizzon goes off in his five minute submission video.
Read moreMilwaukee Music Company aims to pair local artists with national acts
“We promote music because we feel it’s essential to the human experience.” Extension Cord is a new music promotion and marketing company based in Milwaukee. The company offers a variety of services to local artists, including management, advertising and design. In addition to band promotion, Extension Cord also books shows in Milwaukee that pairs national acts with local artists. The
Read moreVIDEO: C$ Featuring Breezy – “Glory”
The pair of Chicago emcees cash in with their new video.
Read moreAUDIO: Clear Pioneer – “Tacoma” (Premiere)
The Milwaukee band premieres a new single ahead of their upcoming EP release.
Read moreAUDIO: Von Alexander – “Motions”
Von flexes all over DMND production on his new drop.
Read moreAUDIO: Prophet – “Mrs. Officer”
The Don Life collective are ready to make some noise in Milwaukee, and the latest offering from Prophet showcases a little bit of their smoother side. Loosely based around a line from Lil Wayne, “Mrs. Officer” features some laid back production, and Prophet styles over the track on his verses. This sounds perfect for a late night drive, provided that
Read moreAUDIO: Mitch Pe$os – “Late Night Sessions”
Mitch Pe$os is definitely one of the more underrated names in Milwaukee hip hop currently. His latest EP, “Late Night Sessions”, is full of smooth beats, and stylish flow. At only 22, Mitch has a lot of potential to make his name known in the city, and this project should do hopefully do that for him. “Late Night Sessions” follows
Read moreAUDIO: Lake Jons – “Even If”
Finnish band Lake Jons originated in a garage outside of Helsinki, but have a sound full of worldwide appeal on their new single, “Even If”. The track is a crunchy, stylish indie jam that could find its way into radio rotation seamlessly. The band has developed a buzz in their home country, and are gearing up to play a hometown
Read moreAUDIO: Kozie – “Life’s A Bitch”
When it comes don’t to it, you can’t hate on the brutal truth. Los Angeles by-way-of New Jersey artist Kozie takes that approach on his new single, “Life’s A Bitch”, and it works for him completely. The single comes from Kozie’s upcoming album, and the track has an almost-anthemic quality to it. In addition to the single and the album,
Read more2017 Brady Street Festival Lineup Announced
One of the staples of Milwaukee’s ever-increasing street festival calendar is Brady Street Festival, which this year will be taking place on July 29th. This year’s festival features a host of local names, from a variety of genres, alternating performance spots with other attractions (did someone say cheese curd eating contest?!). Check out the full lineup below: East: Great Lakes
Read moreVIDEO: Rusty Pelicans Featuring Bushman – “Mo’ Fiya”
One of Milwaukee’s premier hip hop groups, the Rusty Pelicans, are back with new Cody LaPlant-directed visuals for “Mo’ Fiya”. The track, produced by Mammyth, is off of the P’s “Apartment 7” EP, which dropped last fall. In the video, the group brings exactly what the title calls for, more fire, overlooking a cold night in downtown Milwaukee. The track
Read moreVIDEO: Husky – “Splinters In The Fire”
Australian indie rockers Husky released a live video for their latest single, “Splinters In The Fire” yesterday, and it’s the kind of relaxed, mid-tempo indie that you could listen to in just about any situation. The video and single comes from their upcoming album, “Punchbuzz”, which is out on June 2nd via Embassy of Music. The video, taken from a
Read moreAUDIO: Pope La Flare – “Pimp My Ride”
Milwaukee artist Pope La Flare is ready to make a name for himself within Milwaukee’s hip hop scene, and his smooth new single has the potential to do just that. “Pimp My Ride” features some chilled out production, and a melodic flow from Young Pope. Lyrically, La Flare has all of the swagger of a West Coast Customs upgrade, and
Read moreAUDIO: Jay Matthes – “Bees And Chickens”
Jay Matthes is gearing up for the release of his new album, “Dancing After Dark”, which comes out this Friday. In addition to an album release show on Thursday at Club Garibaldi, he also released the first single from the album yesterday, entitled “Bees and Chickens”. The song is full of down-home country twang, and could easily cut it’s way
Read moreVIDEO: IshDARR – “Dumb Playing”
We’ve all thought about it, but few actually get to do it; filming a music video on the BMO Harris Bradley Center court. IshDARR, however, took his game to the Bucks logo in the new video for “Dumb Playing”, which premiered via Rap Nation. Ish thanked his fans for topping the one million Spotify stream mark today, as well as
Read moreAUDIO: Ace Parker – “Exhibit A”
Ace Parker has a fairly consistent stream of singles dropping as of late, and yesterday, he added to that, with “Exhibit A”. The midtempo track is a head nodder, and the Milwaukee artist appears more determined than ever to make an impact off of his track with the flow. The single comes from Ace’s new EP, “Thirteen Balloons”, which is
Read moreAUDIO: AWillThaGreat – “Sideways”
Milwaukee native AWillThaGreat is back with his second single following up his “Do It Yourself” EP. On Saturday, he dropped “Sideways”, a new track produced by Dylan Graham. The track has plenty of bounce to it, and the autotuned hook only adds to the larger-than-life sound of the song. AWillThaGreat has already put out one project this year, and his
Read moreAUDIO: Wave Chapelle – “Night Shift”
Wave Chapelle is back, with his first solo single in three months on the Maajei Vu produced “Night Shift”. The record is a teaser of what’s to come, as Wave is currently finishing up his “One Day It’ll All Make Sense II” project. The Milwaukee native takes the high energy production and turns it all the way up, doing a
Read moreINTERVIEW: Folk Family Revival & Watching For Foxes
Today we have not one, but two interviews for you, from a pair of bands playing Fire on Water this Wednesday night; Folk Family Revival and Watching For Foxes. The bands are currently in the midst of their “Pines and Pavement” tour until the end of the month, swinging through a total of 19 cities in 22 nights. We talked
Read moreAUDIO: Wavves – “You’re Welcome”
With a flurry of distorted drums and buzzing guitars, Wavves is back with their new album, “You’re Welcome”. The follow up to 2015’s “V” is every bit as catchy as the album that preceded it, blending pop melodies over punk rock energy and aggression. The format isn’t anything new, in fact, it’s reminiscent of how The Ramones won fans over
Read moreAUDIO: Donte Tidmore – “Stranger”
Donte Tidmore has put out a string of singles since his debut project, “Intro”, dropped last year. His latest contribution to that set of singles is “Stranger”, a track with an extra laid back feel to it. Lyrically, though, the song shows a bit of vulnerability for Donte, as he talks about those who choose to cut themselves off from
Read moreAUDIO: Misterwives – “Connect The Dots”
It’s been over two years since the Misterwives’ debut full-length, “Our Own House”, and in that time, the band has grown significantly. Today the group returns with their sophomore effort, “Connect The Dots”, and while the band shows that they’ve slightly matured in their sound, they still have the same hunger to become a breakout act that they showed on
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