AUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Spacerimbaphone!”
Mike Neumeyer plays with the negative space in his newest composition.
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AUDIO: Past Is Prologue Featuring Nicole Villanueva – “Greengander”
The latest from the band is madness personified.
Read moreAUDIO: Jazzcore Friction – “With Each Tick”
Jazzcore Friction tackle global warming on a new single.
Read moreAUDIO: REYNA – “Home Alone”
Beloved indie pop duo REYNA bring the Christmas spirit with their latest single. It’s a sweetly stripped-down tune about yearning for that special someone’s company during the holidays. They already told what Santa what they want this year – it’s you! Get out of the freezing cold and warm up with REYNA’s “Home Alone.”
Read moreAUDIO: Darkpebble-Bluewave – “Leaving Together, Leaving Apart”
Contemporary classical-improvisation project Darkpebble-Bluewave has a new album of compositions out. It’s six pieces that encompass experiments of stretched melody, using a two-stringed bowed instrument called the mosesa. A patient listen, “Leaving Together, Leaving Apart” is an exhibition of careful movements that speak to the listener with unpredictability and intention. If you’re looking for something assertively avant-garde, check this one
Read moreB&E Weekly Jams Presented by Bublr Bikes: 11/30 – 12/6/21
Check out new music from Rated-R Playboy, BoodahDARR, Avenues and more in this week’s selections.
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Spoy
An eclectic night of local music hit X-Ray Arcade Sunday night; pop sensation 9 A.M., indie folk rockers Bug Moment, and experimental-noise rockers Spoy all took the stage. Spoy consists of vocalist/guitarist Jack Lange, bassist/vocalist Harry Willow, guitarist Keegan Phillips, and drummer Graham Collings. We talked to Lange after the show, first asking him how the band came to be.
Read moreVIDEO: 9 A.M. – “BAYFACISDEAD”
Pop sensation 9 A.M. is out with the video for “BAYFACISDEAD” from their album “A Sensation You Thought Would Stick” of earlier this year. Shot by Samer Ghani, 9 A.M. is onstage at Cactus Club, dances around their room, and takes things up to a rooftop parking lot as they sing about how much they’ve wanted this girl to be
Read moreAUDIO: Camden – “Skeleton Wedding, Wedding Music”
Long-running emo rockers and staples of Milwaukee’s early 2000’s scene Camden are out with their first record in 21 years. Consisting of new material the guys wrote together during quarantine, this record harkens to second-wave emo with the band retaining its sound, but lyrically focusing on modern worries such as troubled isolation and consciousness of life’s fragility. Camden grip ahold
Read moreAUDIO: R.A.P. Ferreira – “The Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures”
Acclaimed hip hop artist and poet R.A.P. Ferreira dropped a new tape this past week. Cerebral, intentional, and capricious are all terms to describe Ferreira’s latest collection of bardic introspections. He ruminates on unstoppable creative forces that occur to him naturally, with such ideas presented like authoritative principles from God. He borrows samples of various instances of others explaining that
Read moreAUDIO: Young Tune & Manny Baby – “Birds Of A Feather”
Young Tune & Manny Baby’s sounds are tailor made for one another, rattling your trunk in the process.
Read moreAUDIO: Wave Chapelle – “Big Steps”
Wave Chapelle continues to elevate as he closes out the White Pack.
Read moreAUDIO: Chan – “King Kong”
Chan’s recent single is a full-on party.
Read moreVIDEO: CYJ – “Bo Jackson”
Hip hop artist CYJ has a visual out for his song “Bo Jackson” from last year’s “CYJ From the Bay” tape. Shot by Adobe Bryant, it’s a black-and-white scene of CYJ out in a baseball field while it’s snowing. He’s in the dugout, hitting a pop fly, and playing catch just like the All-star player. The song itself has CYJ
Read moreAUDIO: Deerskin – “Jester Jiggle”
World bass producer Deerskin’s latest single is indeed jiggly. With a swirling beat that sweeps you off the floor, this jam will have you cleaning your house with some rhythm. There’s some laughter samples from the jester himself sprinkled in as well. It’s another crafty cut from the ever-unique bass artist Deerskin.
Read moreAUDIO: Dave Schoepke – “Drowning in Snow”
Experimental percussionist Dave Schoepke has a new EP out this week. These four pieces feature the drums embellishing the narrative, with some electronic effects added by Marco Sebastian Christ on the third and fourth tracks. A recurrent theme here is that technical progress is not the only way forward; he embraces a near-postmodern mindset of a new approach being capable
Read moreAUDIO: Gego y Nony – “Donde Estan”
Gego Y Nony block out the hate during a breakout year.
Read moreAUDIO: Rated-R Playboy – “Hypnosis + Gutterboys II”
Rated-R Playboy has raps to go around with this two-pack.
Read moreAUDIO: Micah Emrich – “Basement”
Micah Emrich blends genres with ease, entering a separate realm of music on this project.
Read moreAUDIO: Alyssia Dominguez – “Better Me”
Country singer-songwriter Alyssia Dominguez’s latest single is about living into the best version of yourself. She’s sick of beating herself up over past mistakes and is determined to build more bridges than she’s burned. It’s an uplifting anthem about running for the light at the end of the tunnel. We look forward to hearing more from Alyssia Dominguez in 2021.
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Layer by Layer”
Experimental percussionist Mike Neumeyer dropped a new EP. It’s four tracks that each add a new layer to Neumeyer’s process as he plays; the first track is just marimba, the second adds vibraphone, the third adds chimes, and finally in the fourth he sings. It may be a gentle listen but there’s profound intention and patience behind each artistic decision.
Read moreAUDIO: Gorilla Knifefight – “Certified High Speed”
Hardcore punk solo project Gorilla Knifefight has an album out on Loopy Scoop Tapes – his second of the year. It’s an ass-kicker with plenty of feedback and fierce riffage where each cut comes at you like a fiery blast. Matt Glassel sings about rock n’ roll being alive and well, sweating profusely, looking for an off switch on his
Read moreAUDIO: B.J. Fisher – “Wise People”
Singer-songwriter B.J. Fisher’s new single is about growth and change as you experience new things. What a concept! Everyone’s made mistakes in the past; we’re all healing and trying to keep up with the rest of the world. Don’t ever feel like you’re too old to be wrong. We hope it’s the sign of something bigger in the works from
Read moreVIDEO: Graysea – “Balloons”
Graysea is a new metalcore band on our radar, and they recently dropped their first single and video. The visuals are shot by Heartfelt Media and Las Possum Productions in the bands’ friends’ garage; they play in a sea of balloons (obviously) while covered in fake blood and as a clown terrorizes them. It’s a brutal first ripper from Graysea
Read moreVIDEO: De La Luz – “Chained”
A new duo talk about addiction on their debut single.
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