VIDEO: Mr. Nice Guy with Allison Emm of Wisconsin Music Ventures
Ben Slowey talks to the head of the membership-based music program.
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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Chris Haise Band
Americana rockers Chris Haise Band had their “Future, Future, Who Am I?” album release party alongside Tae & the Neighborly at Anodyne on Friday night. Chris Haise Band consists of the titular singer-songwriter on vocals, guitar and keyboard, Mark Harrig on guitar and vocals, Tony Sturino on cello and vocals, Chris Dickerson on bass, and Chad Burgess on drums. “Mark
Read moreAUDIO: Adorner – “Adorner”
Psych-pop rockers Adorner are out with their debut EP. These five songs are fearless, honest, and courageous as they take rock in an atmospherically lush direction, guided by vocalist-keyboardist Madeline Stadel’s radiant and graceful vocals. With a keen sense of empowerment, there’s meditative moments as there are fiery ones. Adorner are a gifted new band to watch in Milwaukee, blending
Read moreAUDIO: Chris Haise Band – “Future, Future, Who Am I?”
Americana rockers Chris Haise Band are out with a new record today. These seven tracks follow a central theme of asking yourself who you really are by the time so much has already passed. As such, Haise touches on burying your true self, playing the victim, getting overworked, self-sabotage, and being an outcast. Things end on an optimistic note, however,
Read moreMidnight Hound is on the Trail
By Bryon Cherry Milwaukee’s Midnight Hound (formerly known as Axehandle Hound) is the city’s premier purveyors of freedom rock. What is freedom rock you may ask? “It’s just a vibe. Come find out,” founding member Dan Kimpel says. If that statement sounds mildly menacing and recklessly fun then you are catching onto the flow of their brand of freedom rock.
Read moreBig Beat MKE 2022 Night Two Recap
A night full of unexpected events made for a crazy Thursday in the Third Ward.
Read moreAUDIO: Dead Ba$$ – “The Dead Tape”
The producer takes you to a dark, hazy place on a new tape.
Read moreAUDIO: Alex Takton – “Don’t Get Too Close to Me”
Alex Takton is aggressive (and high) on a new project.
Read moreVIDEO: Kid Vibe & Jake OHM – “Nightfvll”
Hip hop artist Kid Vibe and producer Jake OHM’s latest single now has a video. Shot by CameraMan T, the scene finds Vibe rapping under a dark red glow, capturing the sketchiness of being out and about at night. As fire blazes across screen, Vibe wields a blade, embodying exactly the kind of guy that’ll come after you. Kid Vibe’s
Read moreVIDEO: Ryan Necci and the Buffalo Gospel – “Lend Me Your Heart”
Country-Americana band Ryan Necci and the Buffalo Gospel released the video accompanying their most recent single “Lend Me Your Heart.” Shot by Schuyler Howie, it finds Necci laying in the grass with the fragment of a mirror by his side. As he sings, he gets up and walks into the wilderness, where he finds more and more pieces of the
Read moreAUDIO: Rum Revere – “Simpatico Indeedy”
Experimental electronic artist Rum Revere released a new record this week. Themed around game show dating submissions, this album has fun with big ol’ dinosaur brains, a journey through paradise, and a custom sweatshirt designer among other silly things. Brock Gourlie has always been one to emphasize entertainment as much as meticulousness, turning fragmented humor into ambitious hip hop beat
Read moreBreaking And Entering Radio: 5/5/22
Dababy punched someone again, and we’re talking to Nolan of Run Along Forever.
Read moreAUDIO: Cloudchord Featuring Ian Ewing – “Step By Step”
Cloudchord and Ian Ewing jam into chilled out lo-fi bliss on two tracks.
Read moreAUDIO: Strehlow – “Vacation Days”
Strehlow aptly titles a song that feels like a two-minute vacation.
Read moreAUDIO: Tae the Don FT. Tiffany Evans – “Complicated Love”
R&B artist and producer Tae the Don dropped a new single featuring vocalist Tiffany Evans. Don sings about being sick of chasing after someone who doesn’t want love and it makes him want to give up at times, begging to know why things can’t just be simple. Evans enters and sings as someone ready to placate his fears, going all
Read moreAUDIO: Deadly Friend – “Bloody Ropes”
Garage punks Deadly Friend have a two-piece out – their first original music release. With distorted riffage and animated vocal delivery, both songs howl with sweating ferocity. The band’s sound is live-ready and eager to crash right into their headbanging crowd. An accompanying music video for “Bloody Ropes” is attached as well. We hope it’s the sign of something bigger
Read moreLocal Cords Episode 49: Mark’s Solo Romp – Live from Las Vegas!
It’s a shorter podcast today because Mark was in Vegas for five days!
Read moreAUDIO: Brit Nicole – “Nocturnal Butterfly”
Poet and spoken word artist Brit Nicole recently released her debut album. It’s thirteen pieces accompanied by neo-soul and R&B instrumentation performed by the likes of B~Free, Quinten Farr, Genesis Renji and Haze. Nicole’s lyrical ruminations encompass such topics as celebration of Blackness, healing after leaving a toxic partner, love to life rather than death, intimate encounters, body positivity, and
Read moreVIDEO: Social Cig – “Yellow Weekends”
Sunnier days are ahead for Parker Schultz.
Read moreAUDIO: Brett Newski – “Nevermind, Not Nirvana”
Brett Newski realizes a relationship isn’t working on his new single.
Read moreAUDIO: Lex Delaní – “Back In Love”
Lex Delani stands out while singing about an ex on a recent single.
Read moreAUDIO: Negative/Positive – “I Will Spend My Entire Life Savings On One Cool Hat”
Garage pop band Negative/Positive released a new EP. The young band has always been vivacious in their angsty, scrappy brand of pop rock, but these three songs find them continuing to mature and push the envelope of their songwriting. These songs confront scenarios such as having trouble reading someone’s mind, not being satisfied while also feeling the pressure, and shining
Read moreB&E Weekly Jams Presented by Bublr Bikes: 5/3 – 5/9/22
Check out new music from Convert, Jillian’s Revenge, Valerie Lighthart and many more.
Read moreVIDEO: Run Along Forever, Bisca Rae & Genesis Renji – “Happy Days”
Audiovisual duo Run Along Forever joined forces with Bisca Rae and Genesis Renji for a new single and video. Rae and Renji hang out along the Milwaukee River at sunset as well as out in the city at night. The song is about relationships that don’t work out – whether it’s because you’re in different places in life or have
Read moreAUDIO: Breonte – “This Phase Won’t Pass”
Hip hop artist Breonte’s got a new EP out. It’s four tracks that each have uniquely experimental production flavors. “$tudy” takes a jazzy direction and finds Breonte rapping about focus and comfort, “We Got a Problem?” enlists fellow artist Surf for a feature and gets confrontational about others’ beef, “Postal 2020” is about coming from rough social beginnings but glowing
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