Category Archives: Milwaukee

AUDIO: Less Common – “Mental Health”

Indie pop band Less Common is about feeling saved by someone else. This person is there for you on your good days and bad days; you couldn’t imagine what you’d do without them. Favoring a trap beat coupled with emotionally potent guitars for the production, Less Common bring an undeniably powerful love cut that continues pushing the envelope for what

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AUDIO: Lucky Bone – “Waiting-Room (Phaseloops) – This World is Mean and Evil / Music for Moving Body (Composition for Going Somewhere, or Somewhere Else)”

Noise artist Lucky Bone recently put out a lot of work on Bandcamp; this week we’d like to share the first two (of four) releases. The first is “Waiting-Room”, a 26-minute composition of 8-track tape loops. The second is “Music for Moving Body”, which is like a collage conceptualized as background noise for while you’re driving, representing the motion and

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VIDEO: Zach Pietrini – “Seventeen”

Singer-songwriter Zach Pietrini’s got a new single and video out. “Seventeen” is directed by Brian Klewin and shot by TradeMark Media. The song is about finding the nuances between the good and the bad of memories, breaking from the binary of one or the other. Pietrini is found biking around his hometown with friends and driving around as he sings.

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AUDIO: Jacob Slade – “Let You Know / Lost Among the Trees”

Singer-songwriter Jacob Slade welcomes us into fall with two new songs today. Cool, classy and caring are three words to describe Slade’s demeanor here, gently yearning for the companionship of another. He brings his signature dreamy crooning to melodies with subtle rhythmic embellishments, gradually painting vivid pictures. Jacob Slade tackles being lost and then found with “Let You Know” and

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AUDIO: West Nile Crows – “Clear Mind”

Indie rockers West Nile Crows released a new single today. It’s a song about finding peace and letting your brain cool down; we’re all just trying to figure this whole life thing out and should give ourselves a break! The song soars with shoegaze-adjacent riffage and a powerfully uplifting melody that you can’t help but crack a smile to. Stay

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VIDEO: Trapper Schoepp – “I Am a Rider”

Rocker and singer-songwriter Trapper Schoepp’s latest video accompanies the song “I Am a Rider” from his 2021 album “May Day.” Shot by Samer Ghani, the scene finds Schoepp riding his bike in various East Side Milwaukee locations with Leroy the Boston Terrier sitting up front. The Urban Ecology Center, the Art Museum, Lake Park and the Domes are just a

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AUDIO: Mason Mattner – “No More / Uppercuts and Superfudge”

Mason Mattner of garage rock band Retoro released his debut solo work, a two-piece. “No More” finds Mattner ranting about everything we get caught up in from the media – wars, movie stars, busy highways, Americans, and hate among other things – and it’s all just too much. With “Uppercuts and Superfudge”, Mattner channels angst about getting older and having

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AUDIO: Docx – “Everyday is Yours”

Producer Docx has kept it moving with new music this week, dropping a two-piece. “Today is Mine” is a bright, shining track that brings waves on waves of colorful electronica. “Everyday is Yours” kicks things off with some subtle rhythm before building into a similarly uplifting tune and getting a groove going. Docx has demonstrated that their production can take

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AUDIO: Sam Mullooly – “Luhu vs. the Geckos”

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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