Twisted Truth are a new Milwaukee hardcore act to know. They just released their debut EP and it’s five tracks of brutality fully loaded with death-ridden beatdowns, diabolically vicious melodies and inconsolably bleak lyrics. Look no further than Twisted Truth’s “Aversion to Joy” for sharp, pugnacious Midwest hardcore. Catch their first show at JJ’s Bar & Grill this Saturday at
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R&B artist Starz Wint dropped a new single a few weeks back. She’s singing about living in the moment with someone she’s interested in here, feeling lustful and desirous for an intimate night. While R&B songs often take on a romantic, commitment-oriented approach, Starz Wint’s “Take Me Home” goes against the grain seeking pleasure with no strings attached. Check it
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“Rio Flow” has the guys talking about their hustles, over a high energy beat that has no time to slow down.
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Quisy Wita Y released a new album at the end of February. The Milwaukee hip hop veteran delivers a thematically potent album driven by themes of trauma responses relative to the Black community, the material conditions of Milwaukee County, never giving up on the hustle and keeping composure in the face of adversity. Features here include Juju Coleman (“414”), Duch
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The artists don’t hold back as they flex about their cash and how they’re getting to more of it with each day.
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The song doesn’t hold back, with a dark beat that bounces while both artists talk about making money in the streets.
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Tech-house icon Thomas Xavier returned this week with his third single of the year, “I’m Calling”.
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Emo rockers Barely Civil have unleashed their third full-length album into the world. While the band’s previous albums were written with a heavy focus on posing existential and vulnerable questions, this album produces answers to some such questions. Much of the material here is inspired by mass radicalization and disillusionment brought on by COVID times. Recorded over the last year,
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“Beat smith,” Ian Ewing recently released a new lo-fi single featuring artist, Tah.
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Milwaukee-based indie artist, Torcado, just dropped a new single that is guaranteed to get you humming along by the end.
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Jacksonville-by-way-of-Milwaukee jazz artist Lynne Arriale released a new album earlier this month. Accompanied by musicians Alon Near and Lukasz Zyta, Arriale delivers a potently imaginative assemblage of instrumental tunes that honor the human spirit’s drive to defy all odds, feel with intensity and seek meaning everywhere. Each song is titled a different facet of such experiences; “Faith”, “Curiosity”, “Gratitude” and
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Hardcore punks Gangstalker released an album a few weeks back. The band brings blast after blast of raw, loud, distorted hardcore that will appeal especially to those who like their punk with a noisier edge and touch of humor. “Older we get, the more pissed we’ve become” the band describes the record, and those sentiments get blatantly driven across at
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All three artists are here to raise hell, and they do just that on the new collab.
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It’s a smooth love song this time around, with a low-key beat that lets Emrich’s hook do the heavy lifting with ease.
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Only one track exceeds the three-minute mark, and all of them feature Certified in his pocket.
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The record is 16 tracks of Munch doing what he does best, with raunchy raps and a calm demeanor.
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Blood turns his grief into aggression, and while he misses him, he’s looking for justice as well.
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Dak DuBois works curates five more artists for the second installment of his EP series.
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The track is a lowend banger, about having a girl with you at all times.
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The 12-track project goes past the lowend sound, with a more in-depth project this time around.
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Leaning in on the lowend sound, the seven-track project is full of tracks to get people moving, all while talking about making moves in the streets.
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The song is constant power from the band, who rip through the song in under three minutes.
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The band shares their exceptional journey, discussing their music inspirations, from King Gizzard and his Lizard Wizards to Black Sabbath.
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The song features a hyped up beat, with both artists getting a verse over some persistent claps that feel like an extra active summertime day by the lakefront.
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Produced by Michael Plewa, the song is a sonic departure for Jalen, who leans on a brighter, poppier beat this time around.
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