Singer-songwriter Maximiano’s latest single paints a grand picture of seasons and nature. With a bold and luxuriant folk sound that features violin (Rae Friedman), flute (Ellie Jackson), saxophone (Sam Broadnax) and percussion (AJ Peal), Maximiano brings vivid personification and metaphors to describe the cold, warmth, fading and rebirth. There’s hopefulness, bittersweetness and a sense of renewal all at once here.
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Prolific and productive experimental/noise act Death Tape Super Bass released a new album on the 1st of the month. These live-recorded tracks contain elements of industrial techno and harsh noise created using synths, samplers and drum machines. Mordant textures and palpitating electronic rhythms are combined to send us on a grinding, whirring voyage. Death Tape Super Bass delivers yet another
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Ambient-electronic artist Brandon Buhr’s latest composition paints a placid, undisturbed picture of air and sea. Spanning 25 minutes long, these droning, hypnotic soundscapes patiently weave in and out like gently rippling waves that vary ever so slightly throughout the piece. Creating a perfect sonic accompaniment for meditation or taking a midafternoon nap, Brandon Buhr delivers an ocean of serenity with
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Electronic project LBN667 has a new release out on Sickle Moon Recordings – the project’s first new music since 2018. Comprising two tracks, this EP has a muted, tranquil quality to it that sends your mind floating gently into skies of stars and dreamy, meditative bliss. With elements of ambient house and post-dubstep, LBN667 delivers a pair of radiantly halcyon
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Indie folk act Wildered released their debut album this past Friday. Opening with lush ambient soundscapes that sound exactly like the cover art would suggest, this record’s 13 tracks traverse exquisite scenery and natural beauty by means of clarity’s conquest. Incorporating unique instrumental synergy with banjo, synth and acoustic guitar, songwriter Nate Bjorge showcases vocal versatility capable of being bold
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Hip hop artist PeezSW is back with his first single and video ahead of forthcoming album “About Damn Time 2.” Directed by himself and Gonzales Visuals, the scene finds the Camp Shuttlesworth rapper out in the streets and riding around with his crew between clips of him performing at various venues. PeezSW knows what’s his for the taking with bars
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Phasing are a new act to know! Describing themselves as “VHS Core”, the band recently released their debut single. The energetic emo rock tune paints a vivid picture of being stuck in your room heartbroken and depressed. With just their very first song Phasing have proven that they are more than capable of generating earworms that are potently emotional as
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Singer-songwriter Julien Kozak’s latest single is about a long-distance relationship. With affection in his voice and a starry-eyed acoustic melody, Kozak sings of being head-over-heels in love with someone despite how far apart they are, yet he assures them that their bond is strong enough to stand the test of time. Likening romance to being a ship out at sea,
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Combustor is a new group containing members of bands such as The Haskels, Dominoes, The Ones and Clancy Carroll Band. Their debut album is out now and it incorporates an eclectic blend of power pop, funk and punk rock styles over 14 tracks. Rocking out about living life rebelliously, being on the run, spiraling out of control and coming across
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Americana-folk rockers HOSTS released their fourth album on Friday complete with a release show at Linneman’s Riverwest Inn that evening. With seven songs, this record heavily draws upon themes of self-exploration and seeking clarity. Frontman Miles Patzer is a heartfelt and earnest songwriter, giving his words plenty of space to breathe in country-tinged atmospheres that accompany topics of meaning, purpose
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Desert-surf rockers Wolves With Virginia have their official debut single and video out. Directed by Joe Ludwig, the visual finds the boys happily meeting up with each other after a hard day’s work, but then a woman walks by. They each start pursuing her and trying to win her attention before it leads to them fighting over her. While all
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Shle Berry leans into sultry R&B for her latest single. With hazy bounce and fluttering keys, Berry is feeling the romantic tension with someone here, likening the increasingly apparent connection between them to sips of the titular ruby cocktail. She’s seeking someone to hold her down in spite of the mistakes she’s made in the past, and what she’s got
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Pop rockers Tigera dropped a new single at the end of May. This tune broods with profound anticipation before erupting into an emotive breakup song that ruminates on the pain and shame of inevitable confrontation. Tigera demonstrate a keen ability to take a universally difficult situation and make a shoutable hook out of it, which is certainly the tried-and-true formula
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With a packed room of friends, family and community, it was an unforgettable evening of warmth and celebration.
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Death Cab For Cutie stopped in Milwaukee as part of their “Asphalt Meadows” tour on Tuesday evening, playing for an immense crowd at the Riverside Theater.
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Hip hop artist MYB Rome dropped a new single recently that finds him optimistic for the future. With ethereal autotuned vocals over dreamy production, Rome croons about keeping his head above water and things in motion as he chases after money, happiness and success. He’s not interested in fake love or people with the wrong priorities; Rome has kept it
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Peppers and Pineapples get meta with their latest single. It’s about the pressure and overthinking that goes into writing a good tune, which can all make you feel stuck as an artist. The surf-infused pop punk tune channels the anxiety and frustration around creative self-esteem and confidence with racing riffage, pulsating rhythm and spirited solos. In the end, those who
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Singer-songwriter Jesus Villa’s latest single is a loving affirmation for LGBTQ+ youth everywhere. This uplifting acoustic ballad assures kids that it’s okay to be themselves and that better days are ahead for them, despite how unaccepting and ignorant the world can be. Dark days may linger but the sun is around the corner with “This Cruel Cruel World”, a sentimental
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Lounge-grunge project Pay Dirt released a new single. Drawing on themes of liberation and freedom, Gnat Bowden sings with a commanding presence, telling someone to shed their skin and show their true form. They beg this person to know how many acres of themself they are willing to give, accompanied by resonant saxophone passages and a haunting gothic atmosphere. Bowden
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Power pop rockers Man Random’s latest single tackles executive dysfunction. We’ve all been there being stuck completing tasks that we have no desire to do, and this song revolves around procrastination and distraction instead of being productive. With an angsty hook laden with group vocals and a driving riff, Man Random rage about meeting deadlines, filling out paperwork and making
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Singer-songwriter Venturer has kept us ensnared by lovably vivid tales of fantasy and magic the last few months. His latest single continues that saga, and it’s about not being alone spiritually even when you are alone physically. It can be a scary realization at first, but once you accept this presence, these specters become guidance and blessings. Driven by a
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The Milwaukee music scene was recently hit with the tragic news that beloved musician, artist and teacher Cecilio Negron, Jr had passed away. Several of those close to him came together to create a piece of music dedicated to his memory. The KASE trio collaborated with Anthony Deutch on a free jazz composition just over eight minutes long, recorded live
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Hardcore punks World I Hate have unleashed their highly anticipated debut full-length album into the world. With eleven blazing tracks, the record brutally confronts the callous neoliberal machine that enables evil and violence to pervade in our world. The band is sick of nonstop, performative bullshit, seeking to eviscerate such injustice with the infernal, crushing onslaught of dystopian powerviolence. With
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Noise act Lucky Bone released a new album this past week. Recorded after viewing the 1988 Dutch film “The Vanishing”, the album was created using locked grooves cut and pasted onto a groove-less, blank record. Opening with warped samples of ekphrastic film analysis, the album then continues into a bright, psychedelia-tinged soundscape of repetitious clangor and crackling texture; things conclude
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Okay Omen are out with the video accompanying the lead single from their debut album “So It Goes…” released in February. Samer Ghani shot the visual this past winter, finding the band performing the song in an upper-floor space which gets projected onto the side of various buildings (including the Giannis mural!). Folks come gather and watch the projections –
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