Category Archives: Milwaukee

AUDIO: Yo Shorti FT. Dae Flywalker – “Flyer Than I Ever Been”

Hip hop artist Yo Shorti dropped her first new single in four years, enlisting Dae Flywalker for a feature. Shorti’s not playing around here; she’s getting straight to business and out to get that money. After struggling with writer’s block for some time, she raps about the sauce she’s got now, and that’s where Flywalker jumps in – he’s been

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AUDIO: Emissary – “Convocation Day”

Stoner-prog rockers Emissary have out yet another single. This one’s a pounding exercise that blazes a trail into bloodthirsty guitar solos and mercilessly growled vocals, feeling like one’s judgment day. Emissary are likely working on something bigger with this being their third new track since last summer’s album “Cerulean,” so be on the look out for more heaviness from them

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AUDIO: Pasta Sauce – “Dearly Departing”

Emo-indie duo Pasta Sauce are out with a new EP, inspired by the duo’s first move from a college neighborhood to the suburbs. They interpret the concept of transition in various ways, whether it be through heartbreak or loss or feeling in limbo. There’s profound fortitude and fierce conviction that evidently went into this work, with melancholy yet polished melodies

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Static Palms, Shadows Taller Than Souls

Milwaukee bands Static Palms and Shadows Taller Than Souls played Kochanski’s alongside Chicago grunge punks Cuddle Riot on Saturday night. Static Palms consist of vocalist/guitarist Shane Langenfeld, guitarist Joe Sleeman, bassist Kyle Prefontaine, and drummer Chris Bodjanac. They are an alternative rock band with pop punk sensibilities, dividing their time between Milwaukee and Chicago (Prefontaine lives in Chicago). They formed

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Mid Coast Vol. 13; ARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Feel, Isreal Perez

Mid Coast hosted their 13th edition on Friday night at The Cooperage featuring artists Feel and Isreal Perez as well as bands Conundrum and The Unitaskers. They raised donations for the Butterfly Collective, an organization who uplift and financially support Black and Brown trans and non-binary folks in Milwaukee. Feel is the stage name of Philip Lewis Jr. His music

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AUDIO: Bryan Cherry – “Trainwreck”

Funk-soul rocker Bryan Cherry’s got a new EP out. It’s three songs of love’s trial and error, punctuated by Cherry’s passionate delivery. “No Good Kind of Lover” is about being toxic in a long-term relationship, the title track details being down in the dumps, and “You and Only You” finds Cherry eager to make things work. There’s a country flare

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AUDIO: Ben Mulwana FT. Rebecca Rivera – “Home”

Singer-songwriter Ben Mulwana dropped his first single in nearly three years, teaming up with vocalist Rebecca Rivera. It’s a soulful rock tune about feeling right where you’re supposed to be, no matter how far you might be from where you’re from. Mulwana recently told us in an interview that he wrote the song with his mother in mind, reflecting on

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AUDIO: Illicit Eagle – “Illegible Eagle”

Experimental sound artist Illicit Eagle is out with his sophomore album. It’s 21 tracks of all kinds of samples and sequences, akin to the soundtrack of a wonky, cartoonish dream. Anton Sieger creates collages of bird sounds, old movie dialogue, scattered instruments, and fragmented electronica. It’s a mercurial yet jovial experiment from Illicit Eagle.

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VIDEO: GP El Magico FT. Shawn Guala – “Plug”

Hip hop artist GP El Magico enlisted Shawn Guala for a new single and video. Shot by Sergio Soprano, the scenario finds the two artists cooking up in the kitchen, eventually delivered money by an inconspicuous woman. These guys drop bars about knowing the right people and having the right connections, assuring that they’re the right ones to fuck with.

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AUDIO: Cozy Danger – “Fuck Yeah Get It Girl”

Indie-garage rockers Cozy Danger’s latest single is dedicated to powerful women. With a funky melody and zapping synths, the band aren’t afraid to get stylish and provocative here. They’re cheering a woman on whether she’s all about business, drinking martinis, leaving men wishing, or wearing something new. It’s a tribute to female badassery from Cozy Danger.

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AUDIO: Lost Tribes of the Moon – “Chapter II: Tales of Strife, Destiny, and Despair”

Occult metal band Lost Tribes of the Moon are out with their long-awaited sophomore album. Brace yourself for a dense odyssey of moons, monsters, Hell, and deceit. It’s like a chapter book of dark, epic fantasy that implements instruments such as vibraphone, theremin, synthesizer, several types of guitar, and gongs to make the storytelling as vivid as possible. Lost Tribes

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