AUDIO: Jazzcore Friction – “With Each Tick”

Jazzcore Friction tackle global warming on a new single.
Read moreJazzcore Friction tackle global warming on a new single.
Read moreBeloved indie pop duo REYNA bring the Christmas spirit with their latest single. It’s a sweetly stripped-down tune about yearning for that special someone’s company during the holidays. They already told what Santa what they want this year – it’s you! Get out of the freezing cold and warm up with REYNA’s “Home Alone.”
Read moreContemporary classical-improvisation project Darkpebble-Bluewave has a new album of compositions out. It’s six pieces that encompass experiments of stretched melody, using a two-stringed bowed instrument called the mosesa. A patient listen, “Leaving Together, Leaving Apart” is an exhibition of careful movements that speak to the listener with unpredictability and intention. If you’re looking for something assertively avant-garde, check this one
Read moreCheck out new music from Rated-R Playboy, BoodahDARR, Avenues and more in this week’s selections.
Read moreAn eclectic night of local music hit X-Ray Arcade Sunday night; pop sensation 9 A.M., indie folk rockers Bug Moment, and experimental-noise rockers Spoy all took the stage. Spoy consists of vocalist/guitarist Jack Lange, bassist/vocalist Harry Willow, guitarist Keegan Phillips, and drummer Graham Collings. We talked to Lange after the show, first asking him how the band came to be.
Read morePop sensation 9 A.M. is out with the video for “BAYFACISDEAD” from their album “A Sensation You Thought Would Stick” of earlier this year. Shot by Samer Ghani, 9 A.M. is onstage at Cactus Club, dances around their room, and takes things up to a rooftop parking lot as they sing about how much they’ve wanted this girl to be
Read moreLong-running emo rockers and staples of Milwaukee’s early 2000’s scene Camden are out with their first record in 21 years. Consisting of new material the guys wrote together during quarantine, this record harkens to second-wave emo with the band retaining its sound, but lyrically focusing on modern worries such as troubled isolation and consciousness of life’s fragility. Camden grip ahold
Read moreAcclaimed hip hop artist and poet R.A.P. Ferreira dropped a new tape this past week. Cerebral, intentional, and capricious are all terms to describe Ferreira’s latest collection of bardic introspections. He ruminates on unstoppable creative forces that occur to him naturally, with such ideas presented like authoritative principles from God. He borrows samples of various instances of others explaining that
Read moreAs the legendary Bob Dylan once did, Vincent Poag, a singer-songwriter from New York City, has been reshaping the tradition of folk songs into his new album, Masquerade. Listing twelve wonderful songs, this LP is yet another magnificent album by the singer-songwriter. Reminiscent of the giants of the genre, Vincent Poag reveals his bigger than life humanity and sharp vision
Read moreWhat can be more thrilling and at the same time heartbreaking that a love short-lived? “Good Thing” by Dylan Joseph explores the joys and pains of knowing a romance will not last. The charming guitar and distinctly country beats enriched with smooth synth pads make for a captivating song that sinks into the heart of the listener. “Good Thing” has
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