Category Archives: Milwaukee

VIDEO: Weird Storm – “Days of Graves”

Math-tinged indie rockers Weird Storm have a hilarious new video out, accompanying “Days of Graves” from their EP “Alone on Meat Beach.” The scene finds guitarist-vocalist Charlie Hoehnen digging himself a grave and entering it, falling into a bottomless pit as his bandmates mourn him hysterically. He fights off a demonic skeleton with a shovel, and then pops back up

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AUDIO: Reality TV – “Day 100”

Hip hop-producer duo Reality TV’s second single makes us feel like we’re floating in space with style. Slang Troubadour raps about drifting off into another dimension as he’s high from creative joy, all while over Moses’ infectious production. It’s a banger about the risks you take to get to higher levels. Reality TV have been bringing the flames with just

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AUDIO: Colorblind Chameleon – “Colorblind Chameleon (Live in Minneapolis)”

Psychedelic rockers Colorblind Chameleon’s first-ever release on streaming platforms is a live album from a show they did in the Twin Cities. The result is a wicked party record that fuses prog, jazz, and classic rock into a good time to spill beer to. The banter is friendly and only here to have fun as well. It’s easy to tell

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AUDIO: Telethon – “Swim Out Past the Breakers”

Power pop/pop punk band Telethon finally have their new record out today; it’s their first record made entirely at their own Stillwave Studios. The band succeeds in making you want to jump around while also laughing your ass off. With clever yet eccentric lyrics themed around getting stuck in one pickle after another, Telethon remind us in a playful-yet-punchy way

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AUDIO: Sam McCullough – “All My Demons Are Friends”

Alternative rocker Sam McCullough has his long-awaited album out today. It’s a record of eight songs, chock-full of anguish and wistful expression. Whether it’s screaming to be heard in “The Winner Takes All” or feeling chewed up and spit out in “Best Friend” or personal issues holding back a successful relationship in “This Is Something You’ve Been Dreaming Of,” McCullough

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AUDIO: With – “Wonder”

With is the new pop duo of Anthony Deutsch (Father Sky) and Zaya Leavitt. They’re out with their debut single, and it’s about stepping out of your comfort zone with fearless integrity. Deutsch’s grand, prosperous vocals accompany various tempo switches that all shine with optimism and enthusiasm. It’s groovy yet keeps one foot in front of the other the whole

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AUDIO: Cloak – “Spiderweb”

Dreamcore artist Cloak’s latest single is about being closely linked to someone because you’re tired of yourself. The young songwriter uses a spider’s web as a metaphor for being wrapped tightly in a bond with another, with helpless croons and electro-slowcore instrumentation to reinforce the desolate mood. Cloak’s doing something unique in the Milwaukee music scene, and this tune is

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AUDIO: Jamie Breiwick – “Hollywood”

It’s jazz artist Jamie Breiwick’s birthday today, and he’s prepared a new song for the world for it, out on B Side Recordings. Spanning over eight minutes long, this piece features feathery flute over a delicate drum beat, shrouded in curtains of synths. It’s a composition that invokes West Coast imagery, bringing multi-colored low-level clouds and palm trees to mind.

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AUDIO: Billy Russo – “Black and White”

Bluesy hard rockers Billy Russo are out with their debut album. This punchy record features songs about people with the loudest opinions, overloading yourself with information from the Internet, meeting the girl of your fantasies, and being down on your luck but keeping your head up. It’s a venture through life’s universally-known puzzles, done to blazing melodies and slick hooks.

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