Milwaukee’s own Ladybird brought a fresh wave of country-rock to the Miller Lite Oasis Stage at Summerfest yesterday, July 5th. Despite being first-timers at the “Big Gig,” the band displayed a level of confidence and stage presence that belied their rookie status. From the opening notes, Ladybird’s energy was infectious. Lead singer Pete McDermott captivated the crowd with his smooth
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The eight tracks of his December 6th album follow a loose narrative of emotion, pain, and the never-ending thought process of should’ve/could’ve/would’ve’s within a tiring relationship.
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For Field Report’s last show of the year, they decided to bring it back to their home city of Milwaukee for an inclusive holiday show with friends.
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The synth pop duo thrilled in their second sold out show of the weekend on Sunday night.
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My dad used to tell me “back in his day” (the ’80s) at concerts and weddings him and his friends would mosh to songs like the Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun.” I always could picture this, but last night the image of this came to life at Turner Hall. Twin Peaks, hailing from Chicago (the drummer wore the Cubs shirt
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Now that the 11 days of craziness and madness of Summerfest is over, I’ve had time to reflect on what I just experienced these past two weeks. As a music lover, this festival is super important for me. It allows me to see bands I know and love, but also discover new ones . It is an exciting time of
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It’s the time of year where everybody gets all sentimental about the past twelve months, and I figured I would throw in my two cents, as well. And I’ll say something that’s going to seem bold to some and will cause others to groan, but it’s truly how I feel about the Milwaukee music scene right now… Something is really
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Another post with Comet Tales, Samer Ghani gives details on the beginning and progression of solo project. Me: What is Comet Tales about? Samer: Comet Tales is really a rebirth of myself, as a musician, but more importantly as a person. The years 18-21, have seriously been the worst fucking years of my life. Broken down and left behind by
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Are 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! Well, according the Mayans, today is the end of the world. Hope you all had fun. They’re probably wrong, though, so that’s good. If for some reason they aren’t wrong,
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Are 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! Since we started posting our Milwaukee Artist of the Week, Ahab’s Ghost has come onto our radar. They arrived with their 9 track album, “After the Fall“, that reminds us
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Are 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! It was brought to our attention that we really haven’t showcased a lot of local metal in our Milwaukee Artist of the Week. With that said, we sought out some
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Are 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 Artist of the Week selection is Ujuzi Fresh. This R&B/Rap duo consists of Tray and Sawyer, two very young artists with a very polished sound. At only 17
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Are 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! So… I missed last week’s artist of the week… my bad. Let’s just move on. This week’s artist is no stranger to followers of the Milwaukee hip hop scene. Pizzle
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Here goes a rant. Enjoy: I’ve already briefly mentioned this before, but my friend Steve and I, AKA Breaking And Entering, are trying to make a television series about Milwaukee’s emerging music scene. We want to feature a lot of the people that get write-ups here on AllenHalas.com, as well as some who don’t, and some people that we haven’t
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Photo credit: George Taylor, via MilwaukeeRockPosters.com Wow. It feels weird to write this, mainly because I never knew Richard personally. But I feel like I just have to say something about him. Before I continue on, let me give everyone a brief backstory of how I learned who Richard LaValliere was: If you know some of Milwaukee’s music history, chances
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After much anticipation, Mad Static has released his first project in two years. “Let The Church Say… Amen!” has a very diverse sound to it. At times, it reminds me of A Tribe Called Quest and Raekwon, and at times it reminds me of a Kanye West album. Either way, I’m totally okay with listening to either. Oh yeah, and
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This is a pretty awesome compilation featuring a lot of local talent, some of which I had not heard before. I’m downloading this at the moment, and I think you should, too. Or, consequently, you could just keep coming back to this page and streaming the compilation here. Your call.
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