Experimental artist Sam Mullooly released a new 21-minute composition. Built around electronic psych-pop production, this piece is warm, optimistic and inviting. Mullooly sings of destiny and being set free from pain, with backing vocals from Michelle Astorsdotter. The whole thing is a great odyssey about seeking truth and liberating oneself through a conquest of self-actualization. Also, there’s a really awesome
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Indie pop act Pescatarian At Best are out with their first music video, which accompanies debut single “Hey Winner.” The band is found performing the song in a backyard as well as onstage. Whimsical visual effects are peppered in, prominently featuring three things – blooming flowers, TV static, and some really cool animations of a person shedding skin into a
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Americana singer-songwriter Mike Mangione has a new single and video out. He’s found in various settings – sandy fields, in the middle of the road, and in the backyard of a picturesque countryside house. The song touches on the concept of home, and how who and what you feel at home with shapes you as a person no matter where
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Electronic pop stars GGOOLLDD keep their streak going with another single. This one’s animated and electrifying with a driving synth line that is totally irresistible; by the time the song’s halfway over, you’ll be jumping around the room. As the title suggests, the song is about dancing the night away with someone who time flies by with. With their single
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Kenosha rockers Stone Theory are out with their debut single today. Here, the band bridges their appreciation for classic 70s style with a modern touch; as the title suggests, it’s a solid tune to drive around having the windows down and enjoying the September air. With soaring guitar solos and rumbling riffs, Stone Theory give themselves plenty of room to
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Singer-songwriter Liam Kyle Cahill released a new album in the peak of summer. Five years in the making, this record captures the bittersweetness of traveling the long road seeking love, doing so with a warm folk rock flavor. Cahill is from Reno, Nevada but there’s some Milwaukee ties here; Andrew David Weber plays many instruments on this record plus Michael
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Improv jazz trio KASE have returned with a new album. There’s eight pieces here, all compiled from the band’s live performances; each setting, moment, and wavelength uniquely shapes the synergistic soundscapes that KASE conjure. The bass resonates, the trumpet ripples, and the electronic rhythms hold it down. They’re a group with everlasting compatibility, where spontaneity is imperative for their formulaic
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Bass producer Crysus dropped a new single this week. Sampling popular YouTuber Supa Hot Fire, this tune is some meticulously mechanical dubstep. Burning with metallic blips and cybernetic pulses, “Pyromancer” feels like the boss fight against an infernal demon. Crysus always brings creatively complex bass, and we hope he’s got more in the chamber to come soon.
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Experimental electronic wizards Rum Revere and Bobby Tylenol teamed up once again for an album of cuts created from samples of performance art/comedy duo The Kipper Kids. There’s ten tracks here that sound collage vocal noises – especially raspberries – against shuffling hip hop production. It’s whimsical and humorous yet exceptionally crafty. Rum Revere and Bobby Tylenol get a free
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Fresh off the release of his EP “On Fiya”, Micah Emrich’s got a new video out directed by NORF. Emrich and DuWayne appear on the tennis court and then are found out and about after dark dropping bars about staying in the present and having their eyes on the prize, not stopping the hustle until they succeed while staying wary
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Indie pop-rockers Fuzzysurf have another single out this week. The band continues their venture into power pop-friendly alternative rock with “Shoulder to Cry On,” channeling the implications of being a dude taught to hide emotions rather than show them. Despite getting hurt and dealing with misfortunes, you keep telling yourself you don’t need help and just want to be alone.
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Americana rockers Long Mama are out with their second single off upcoming album “Poor Pretender.” With backing vocals from Eva Nimmer, Kat Wodtke tenderly sings the somber story of someone walking out on you without making a scene about it. The song takes thing downtempo, establishing a melancholy feel that reflects the stinging pain of abandonment. Stay tuned for Long
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Fresh off their album “It” which dropped nearly a month ago, experimental producer Docx has kept it moving with a new single. This one starts with scattered metallic sounds before various obfuscated voices begin firing out against flashing waves of synthesizers and 808 drops. Clocking in at just over a minute and half, “Aywa” is a trippy cut that reinforces
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Country singer-songwriter Alyssia Dominguez dropped a new single and video this past week. This song is all about being with your lover in paradise, and the video finds Dominguez against an adorable backdrop complete with a pool, dancing cactus floaties, bubbles and sunshine – oh, and don’t forget the beach ball! The romantic euphoria here definitely makes you want to
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Soulful psych rockers Colorblind Chameleon have returned with a new single. This tune’s got it all going on – a stylish bass line, towering guitar solos, jangling rhythm and some pretty sweet harmonies. It’s a love song and packs plenty of passionate synergy in five minutes. We hope Colorblind Chameleon keep cranking the tunes out; they’re got a unique psych-soul
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Punk rockers Bathhouse Kill Squad are out with their debut album. It’s nine tracks that throw punches at the bullshit by incorporating horror themes and humorous metaphors into lyrics that alternate between getting screamed and spoken. The first half of the record comes firing out the gate with blistering speed but the tempo slows down a bit in the second
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Retro-futurist music project The Beat Index released album number two this week. Inspired by answering machines and perpetually getting placed on hold, the music here reflects the smooth sounds of the 70’s with elements of funk, disco, soft rock and early electronica. Fittingly with the concept, Harrison Colby’s lyrics revolve around yearning, waiting and having all the time in the
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MKE Music Night XXXII occurred at Linneman’s in Riverwest on Saturday night featuring performances from Tlalok, Cream City Players, Strup & Friends, and Old Prospectors. Tlalok is a singer-songwriter known for his eclectic stylistic fusion and fun stage antics as well as being the longtime host of MKE Music Night. He sings in both English and Spanish. He’s got an
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Mid Coast hosted their seventeenth edition at The Cooperage on Thursday and featured artists Jorge Vallentine, Hanna Simone, and EVOL EVERYBODY along with DJ Biigiron. They supported Milwaukee Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression (MAARPR), an organization that works with families of victims of police crimes to put an end to police misconduct, prison profiteering, political racism and economic injustice
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Garage-punk rockers Diet Lite have the video out for “Glammin the Hill” from their recent EP “Jon Told Bob Told Rob.” Shot by Whatisavisual, the scene finds the distinguished lads seated at a table eating spaghetti on the sidewalk. That’s it. That’s the video. Masterpiece cinema. Note the shocking moment where Kelso loses his fork and starts eating using his
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Doom pop duo Dinner Set Gang have released their debut EP. Beginning with a most ethereal introduction, the EP moves into warm psychedelia that beckons us for a surreal beach journey. “La Fata Turchina” translates to “The Blue Fairy” (from Pinocchio) which feels appropriate for the whimsical lyrics and vivid imagery touching on craving connection, searching for answers, and breaking
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Electro-punk band Lavish Waste are out with their debut record. With a danceable retro-future feel while making use of the vocoder, these six tracks bring vibrant melodies of electronic and guitar-laden varieties; they’ll most certainly get your foot tapping and body bouncing. Lavish Waste get the room shuffling with “Juice Demon”; they’re having a record release show this Saturday at
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It was a stacked night of punk at Bremen Cafe Wednesday night, featuring Holy Shit!, Curbsitter, Primrose and San Diego’s Human Issue. Primrose are a noise punk duo consisting of drummer-vocalist Sam S and guitarist-vocalist Bruno Vitols. Wednesday was only their second show although they’ve been working with bands such as Curbsitter, Ballstomper and Mind Harvester to break into the
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Chillwave producer Strehlow teamed up with artists WYATT and Foster Pace for a new single. This one’s got a groovy guitar melody surrounded by a mellow atmosphere, perfect for a crisp fall morning walk. It’s a tasteful cut from Strehlow, WYATT and Foster Pace that has us ready for a September breeze.
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Harrison Colby’s retro-futurist music project The Beat Index has a video out ahead of new album “Volume Two: Thank You For Your Patience.” Directed by Grant Olans (with nature shots by Joji Otani-Hansen), it’s shot on 16mm film and opens with colorful old-school title graphics. Two lovers (Taylor Kowalski and Jessica Belkin) are found trying to call each other on
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