A show took place at Club Timbuktu in Riverwest Saturday night featuring slowcore rockers Haunter, noise pop band Brief Candles, and experimental rockers Gauss. An excited crowd of music lovers came out to support, and fun was had. Gauss consists of vocalist/guitarist Eddie Chapman, bassist John Larkin, drummer Andy Grygiel, keyboardist Brandon Miller, French horn player Elise McArdle, and violinist
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We catch up with the R&B songstress to discuss her set at the Miller Lite Oasis.
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Indie folk artist Next Paperback Hero has a new record out today. It’s nine tracks; the cover art is a shot of Lake Michigan from our good friend Samer Ghani. Fittingly, this album serves as somewhat of a “lake” of singer-songwriter Nathan Honore’s poignant feelings about starting fresh and finding meaning in every pocket of his life. He has immense
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Country-folk group Ryan Necci and the Buffalo Gospel’s new record dropped this past month. It’s a collection of songs from Necci’s past, present, and future and they all touch on loss. Whether Necci is mourning a failed relationship with “Here Lies Our Lovin’” or lamenting the lonesome blue-collar life in “Mule” or living your numbered days in “Waiting for the
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We talk to the pair of DJs about their headlining set at Summerfest 2021.
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We talk to the dark indie pop duo at Summerfest 2021.
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Peez gives you a life update in the form of a new track.
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Cntrlla reworks a movie-themed jam into a headbanger.
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The trio team up for a trap posse cut.
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Xposed 4Heads celebrate women in a new video from their upcoming record.
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Allen Halas & Patrick Carroll break down this year’s festival.
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Linneman’s Riverwest Inn have their open mic every Wednesday, and this week their featured artist was singer-songwriter Kyle Kenowski, who has been playing there for a number of years now. Known for his whimsical artistry, Kenowski’s eccentric musical style contains elements of psychedelia, classical, folk, and pop. He released the album “Need Disease” last November, which was accompanied by an
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Electronic duo Mood Migration have a new video for their song “Nightside” out, which features contributions from fellow artist Seanie. Shot by Jon Banach, the scene finds the duo walking out at night under the street lights enjoying the summer air, with the atmospheric production accompanying their journey. It gives off the idea of living in the present moment, admiring
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Electronic producer Travvy Trav teamed up with vocalist Nico Duschatzky for a reggaeton track. Featuring Spanish lyrics, the song has rather minimalist production, with an airy guitar melody over light shuffling rhythm. It’s definitely still a party track though, with plenty of sunny sensibility and exciting energy. Travvy Trav has never been one to put himself in a box, and
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Hip hop artist and collab king Taiyamo Denku teamed up with Detroit’s Marv Won and the late Pumpkinhead for a new joint. Over Bofaat’s tense, adrenaline-fueled production the three rappers bring lethal bars that come at you like gunshots in an action movie. No hooks are needed here – it’s a cypher based track that showcases metaphoric wisdom in a
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Dystopian electronic project Detraction has a new album out. This one fascinatingly introduces pop sensibilities through trip hop beats that weave in and out of the experimental, dense soundscapes. As a concept the whole thing feels like one is retrieving fond moments out of distorted dreams. The final track drones on as if the dreams are becoming more vivid until
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Shifter is a new metalcore duo consisting of Armon Hassan and Nik Voyn, who play in metalcore band After Hour Animals together. Their debut single has a brutal bite and confronts when you fall into one bad habit after another, making you feel hopelessly suffocated. Armon’s shrieks rattle the soul as the fate of those trapped in vicious cycles spills
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Indie folk project Dead, Dead Swans have a new single out. Recorded in a bedroom with just one microphone, it’s a song that touches on someone appearing different than you once remembered them. Fittingly, it’s got a gentle acoustic melody that accommodates Swan’s gruff and honest vocals. It certainly makes you want to call up an old friend.
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Tone Da Man is about his hustle on a new EP.
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Ska punks Something to Do’s latest video accompanies “Am I Still Coming Over?” from last year’s album “Give Me Attention.” The scene finds the great-smelling band playing in a Riverwest backyard while we observe a couple walking their dog down the street, amid some tensions. Next thing you know, the dog eats up the pizza they ordered, and the tensions
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MT Twins made it out of the streets in their new video.
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Soul-R&B singer-songwriter B~Free has a new single and video out. Shot by Jovan Landry, the scene features Free with her friends in the locker room gassing each other up, while other shots feature her busting moves with choreographed dancers. The song itself touches on lack of consistency and commitment from someone; they’re clearing interested in you but just aren’t following
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The trio of Yogie B, Keez, and Shle Berry address people who disappear when life gets sour on a new track.
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Harsh noise project Restraint Malfunction released an album this past week. Consisting of five pieces all made in the last month, it’s described by Michael Jurek as a cathartic effort freeing himself of obstacles he’s faced mentally as of late. The results encompass erratic static blasts that scatter across the open space, reflecting the irregularities of one’s demons choosing to
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Mula Mar gets his flexes in on a short video.
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