Midcoast Collective hosted their 18th edition this past Thursday at Cactus Club with an eclectic bill featuring 5PM to Nowhere, Izzy Veta, Shadi and Jon Henry. This month they supported Students for Democratic Society, an organization striving for progressive change on college campuses. Izzy Veta is a singer-songwriter and member of Midcoast. Her set Thursday consisted of four original songs
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T!ny dropped another single along with their first music video this past week. Favoring a trap beat and atmospheric vocals, they’re throwing fake love to the side and ready to get spooky with someone who clearly fancies them. T!ny’s cat makes some cameos here while the background features anime clips and spacey screen savers. T!ny has been having a blast
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Indie pop act Pescatarian At Best dropped a new single this weekend. Funk meets post-punk here, exploding into a powerful guitar-driven jam with playful, idiosyncratic lyrics and an irresistibly shoutable chorus. Stay posted for more to come from Pescatarian At Best in the coming months!
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Indie rockers Fellow Kinsman released a new album this week. It’s eight tracks that bridge the realms of psychedelia and surf with catchy hooks and relatable subject matter. These songs incorporate themes of comparing yourself to others, late night anxieties, losing your sense of self, and being stuck with shitty conditions. There’s even a punkish moment with the penultimate track
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Alternative pop band Scam Likely dropped their sophomore single today. “Watch Your Step” packs a punch with a driving bass riff, a howling guitar solo, shoutable hooks and provocative lyrics that undoubtedly will stir the pot. The song is playful but also takes shit from no one. Stay tuned for more to come from Scam Likely soon! Also go buy
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At long last, Long Mama are out with their debut LP today. It’s ten songs that find singer-songwriter Kat Wodtke pouring her heart out to sweet melodies of Americana-tinged rock, country and folk. Incorporating themes of love, heartbreak, tough skin and running off to find yourself again, Long Mama detail the poignant affairs of companionship in life with “Poor Pretender.”
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Dinner Set Gang are out with their debut LP today. The surreal, colorful psych pop that Josh Evert and Derek De Vinney have conjured with this project over the last two years is fully realized through a multilayered doomscape of existential dread, seeking pleasure in the little things, being a cog in the machine, loneliness, and dancing through the despair.
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Singer-songwriter Stephanie Joanna’s debut album “While We Circled the Sun” came with a music video for the sixth track “Little Bird.” Directed by Diego Molina, the scene finds Joanna singing under a big sky thinking about all the places she could land. She yearns for a sign to tell her that it’s time to stay or go, ready to use
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Dream pop artist Seanie dropped their debut EP this week. These six songs touch on the recalibration on relationships and navigating uneasy social paradigms over the last few years. Incorporating elements of shoegaze and electronica, the hazy atmospheres and textures reflect such erratic states of existence. Seanie lets themself be vulnerable with “I’m A Musician! I Make Music!! :)”.
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Veteran hip hop artist and producer Mike Regal released a new album this week. We last heard from him this summer when he dropped the exciting banger “W O R K” yet here he is with a batch of fourteen fresh tracks. There’s a reason why Regal is as revered in Milwaukee music as he is; he’s both personable and
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Alternative rockers Doubter dropped their video for “Coulda Woulda” from their recent eponymous debut EP. Featuring cans of Modelo and multicolored glows, the visual finds the band rocking out and hanging out with friends. The song is about trying to make a relationship work but never quite getting to where it needs to be, channeling all the pent-up frustration that
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Alternative artist and producer ThatGuyEli dropped a new single this week. He combines a driving guitar riff with stomping trap production and dreamy vocals as he ruminates on a relationship gone sour. Love’s gotten in the way of life and ThatGuyEli is weighing what’s holding him back versus what’s meant to be. It’s an introspective moment from ThatGuyEli that continues
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Electronic producer Ronco dropped a new two-piece this week. The first track (title track) enlists fellow producer Thomas Xavier to get the juices flowing with some deep-breath liquid house, then the second track “Twerk it Out” kicks things into high gear with pop rapper Dres dictating the energy over a lively shuffling beat. The first tune warms us up super
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Hip hop artists Faded Francis, Keenan Hennessy and Ice ATM recently teamed up for collaborative album “Main St”; now they’ve got a video out for the song “No Hook.” Shot by C-Biscut Films, the visual finds the trio having fun in the woods, around the house and out in the streets. Whether they’re getting into fights, eyeing girls or drinking
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Hip hop artist Illie dropped another video recently. Shot by EsGee Films and produced by ZoRo, the visual finds Illie in a phone booth pouring his heart out about friends becoming enemies and only trusting himself at the end of the day. But hey, it’s not all bad – Illie is shown ordering food from a taco truck, reflecting that
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Hip hop artist Puerto Wiccan dropped her long-awaited debut album today. She brings eleven tracks of fast-paced ready-to-battle flexes, clever wordplay and fierce demeanor that takes shit from no one and is prepared to point out the fallacies. Incorporating wicked imagery into the album, Wiccan self-embodies a demonic spawn ready to brew a storm. Puerto Wiccan’s established herself with a
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Indie rockers Sleepy Gaucho have a new single and video out this week. Shot by Tommy Moore and Erika Elz, the scene finds Andy Goitia hanging out around an indoor pool as well as on a pontoon boat in the Milwaukee River. The song is about being under the influence of the single most powerful drug known to man –
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The always-delightful electropop act The LOL are back with a new single this week. It’s a song holding a grudge about someone who’s saying one thing but does another, and Lauryl Sulfate is here ready to taunt the bullshit. Tinged with electroclash while carrying Sulfate’s signature no-nonsense demeanor, “Running” continues The LOL’s shift into darker synth melodies. Stay tuned for
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Noise pop band Brief Candles have returned with a new record this past week. It’s six tracks of the textural, shoegazed-tinged indie rock you know and love from the longtime band; listening through it feels like you’re floating underneath a cloudy autumn sky with peeks of sun fighting to pierce the haze. As Jen and Kevin trade off vocals, the
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High Dive hosted a packed house as Summer Birth and Large Print played killer sets alongside Minneapolis art rockers Products. Summer Birth consists of vocalist Zachary Ochoa, guitarist Ryan Mueller, bassist Mark Buescher and drummer Cary Elger. Their eclectic rock style is fresh and vivacious, taking influence from bands such as Big Thief and Parquet Courts. Formed during quarantine, the
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Today’s the day – Skymall and Cyrus Chrome dropped their collaborative EP. We first heard from them with “Ripples” a few months back and today we get the full picture; the artists bring a pop opus that incorporates elements of hip hop, pop punk and electronica. There’s a friendly and affable chemistry that’s palpable between the two as they bring
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Singer-songwriter Stephanie Joanna released her debut album last month. This album was written as Joanna reflected on the highs and lows of her 20’s, spending four years living in the same apartment battling the bane that is stagnancy. These songs marry sweet pop melodies – both acoustic and electronic – with themes of love, confronting fears, and leaving your comfort
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Kenosha powerviolence act Livid released a new album today. Ten blistering tracks of grinding riffs, shouted growls and crashing rhythm breathe total inferno. If you’re looking to headbang and blow off steam, look no further – the final track “Beaten Dog” even features a Gran Torino quote. Livid bring the beatdowns with “Compiled Hatred.”
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MFML is the experimental electronic project of Robot Witch frontman Matthew Lubus. His latest video enlists fellow electronic acts Dashcam and The Quilz for collaboration on a surreal pop odyssey. Trippy lights and funky visual effects blanket a dance floor full of people as Becky Heck sings the reverberating hook. It’s an infectious moment from a few of Milwaukee’s most
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Singer-songwriter Matthew Davies is gearing up to release a new album at the end of the month – before that though, he’s got a new single and video out that didn’t make it on the album. “Cinder Block” is about finding joy in the little things while the world feels like it’s falling apart, and Davies does so by goofing
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