AUDIO: LBM Lil Joe – “Joe Frazier”
LBM Lil Joe returns with a tape full of features and unrelenting hustle rap.
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AUDIO: PaperStacks Featuring Starz Wint – “Cinema Love”
PaperStacks returns with a love song about over the top romance.
Read moreAUDIO: Certified Trapper – “Tour”
Certified Trapper releases his fourth single of the year with “Tour.”
Read moreAUDIO: Dres – “Pokin’ Awt”
Dres returned with a new track over the weekend, and he’s looking to put posteriors in motion.
Read moreAUDIO: Motel Breakfast – “Wonder Year”
The band announces a new album, a release show, and this new single.
Read moreB&E Weekly Jams: 2/20 – 2/26/24
This week, we’ve got new music from Motel Breakfast, Cozy Danger, Dres and more.
Read moreAUDIO: Haywyre – “Chromatically”
Producer Haywyre dropped a new single at the end of January. “Chromatically” is a colorful midtempo house cut with plenty of charisma and enchantment, utilizing stylish keyboard arrangements and electric zaps to complement the stomping rhythm. All the pieces together summon a wash of good feelings, putting you in a groovy bliss. Give it a spin!
Read moreAUDIO: Andrew Jambura – “Can U Spell God?”
Andrew Jambura, known for his indie rock project Sat. Nite Duets and being co-owner of Silver City Studios, released a new solo single – his first since 2015. “Can U Spell God?” ruminates on the balance between life’s amusements and the times when everything feels lackluster. With a bright and bouncy melody embellished by sunny synths and jaunty saxophone, the
Read moreAUDIO: Mike Neumeyer – “Spacewalk”
Percussionist-composer Mike Neumeyer released a new album earlier this month. Utilizing a midi controller, Neumeyer unlocks a new realm of sounds previously unexplored by his acoustic instruments by electronically manipulating marimba, vibraphone, piano and guitar. The result is, as the title suggests, an adventurous batch of whimsical rhythms that wander wide-open sonic planes and cosmic atmospheres. Mike Neumeyer goes interstellar
Read moreAUDIO: KASE & R.A.T.M.A.N. – “Plancs”
The four-track release features everything that KASE stands for, plus explorations with effects and sounds that take things to a new stratosphere.
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Breakup Tour, Chi-Chi’s Restaurant, Bad Crime
X-Ray Arcade celebrated their 5-year anniversary on Friday evening with performances from Milwaukee acts Breakup Tour, Chi-Chi’s Restaurant and Bad Crime as well as Chicago acts Coronary and The End of Music. The house got packed with community and cacophony. Happy birthday X-Ray Arcade! Breakup Tour consists of vocalist-bassist Amy Upthagrove, vocalist-guitarist-omnichordist D.H. Thomas, vocalist-guitarist Sam Schrader and drummer-vocalist Nat
Read moreVIDEO: Mary Rodgers – “Plant Your Own Seeds”
Nashville-by-way-of-Milwaukee singer-songwriter Mary Rodgers recently dropped a new single and video. Shot by Eric Penticoff, the scene finds Rodgers and her bandmates performing the song in the studio with exuberance. “Plant Your Own Seeds” touches on learning to let yourself grow without constantly comparing to others. Check it out!
Read moreVIDEO: Lunde – “Deja Vu”
Jangle rockers Lunde released a music video today accompanying their recent single “Deja Vu”. Directed by the band’s own Jeremiah Lunde, the scene depicts the guys performing the tune in a studio with a sky blue backdrop with shots of just frontman Nate Ulrich in the same space – but in blood red. The song touches on holding onto something
Read moreAUDIO: Nick Maas – “House For Two”
Singer-songwriter Nick Maas dropped his debut single under his own name, independent from his wonderful psych-folk rock project Cabin Essence. “House For Two” is a breezy pop tune that touches on uncertainty about the future in the midst of constant change. Needless to say, that sums up the last few years we’ve had, and Nick Maas is navigating it all
Read moreAUDIO: Cozy Danger – “Again”
The song leans into the bad habits that we all have, how we created them, an ultimately how we’ll probably revert back to them once again.
Read moreAUDIO: Emaad – “Pick Me”
Right after Valentine’s Day, Emaad dropped a new track telling us about how he found the right girl for him.
Read moreVIDEO: Myaap – “Sha’Carri”
Fresh off of the release of her “Big Myaap, Not The Lil One” project, Myaap is flexing hard in the new video for “Sha’Carri.” The track is a banger, with Myaap talking about how she’s running up a check like the track star, and she proceeds to flex with all of the swagger of the Olympic competitor that the track
Read moreAUDIO: Rustbelt – “You Got Nowhere To Go But You’re Going There Tonight”
The four-track EP puts a happy face on innermost turmoil, tackling everything from not knowing what to do next to being the last generation of your family.
Read moreAUDIO: R.A.P. Ferreira & Fumitake Tamura – “The First Fist To Make Contact When We Dap”
This is one for the deep hip hop heads, but you’ll be nodding along once the first beat drops.
Read moreAUDIO: Blame It On Cain – “Doggie Bag”
Released in January, it’s a thrilling blast from the past, serving up a potent dose of nostalgia for any rock and roll aficionado.
Read moreIn The Crates: HomeRecker
The two talk about his recent experience, DJing on cruise ships for the past several months, and what he’s up to now that he’s back in Milwaukee for a little bit.
Read moreAUDIO: 22Maurii – “As We Were Willow Trees”
22Maurii released a two-song EP last month, following up previous EP “If Only ..” from September. The artist is known to incorporate fantastical, nature-oriented imagery into an R&B-hip hop hybrid style, and he does exactly that here as demonstrated by the cover art depicting a unicorn in the forest as well as tranquil bird sounds heard throughout both songs. 22Maurii
Read moreAUDIO: Calebe – “You Got It”
R&B crooner Calebe put his 2024 in motion with a new single last month. He’s singing to a love interest here, assuring that he’s committed to her and that she’s got everything he could ever look for in someone. “In a world of pretenders you’ve got nothing to fake” Calebe sings, affirming that his lover carries herself in a sincere
Read moreAUDIO: Nopaleros – “The Ugly Law”
Nopaleros are a new act who just released their debut EP. Incorporating elements of cumbia and psychedelia, the band brings three songs carried by danceable grooves and suspenseful melodies. With plentiful personality and moving parts, Nopaleros have a fun, catchy and unique touch with “The Ugly Law” that we’re excited to see expanded upon in the future. We definitely hope
Read moreAUDIO: Alex Takton – “The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre”
Takton brings some retro-infused raps with a commanding presence.
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