We’re back at The Tonic Tavern with two more great acts, The Bang Bang and Faux Fiction! Both bands have an incredible sound, making this a cannot miss show! In addition, the sets will be filmed for BreakingAndEntering.net! The same way The Bang Bang and Faux Fiction are making waves in the music industry, aspiring entrepreneurs are breaking into the
Read moreJose Gonzalez preformed at the Pabst Theater on Saturday, March 19, joined by classical sextet yMusic. If the thought of a Saturday night show at the Pabst gives you visions of whiskey cokes, crushed PBR cans and heavy guitar riffs drowned by a screaming crowd, you are deathly (or sweetly) mistaken. Jose Gonzalez put me to sleep on a Saturday
Read moreThe inaugural headliners for our “An Evening With” concert series at The Tonic Tavern were Eagle Trace, and they delivered with an awesome set. The brothers Borgardt, along with guitarist Phil Bregant, brought an hour of material from their previous releases, as well as a new EP, which is currently finished and being prepared for release. You can check out
Read moreThe Demix is quickly and quietly making a strong name for himself as of late. With a solid spot in rotation on WMSE, a WAMI nomination, and a solid amount of buzz over his latest EP, “Havoc Run”, it’s clear that the cat is coming out of the bag on this underground sensation. Equipped with a soundtrack of heavy, dark,
Read moreWith a DIY ethic and a flare for pop-rock, Nashville’s Renaissance Fair have recently debuted the video for their single, “Southampton”. With a sound that sort of blends contemporary pop-punk and The Cure, the song is nothing short of an earworm. Chances are the song will be ringing in your head for some time, and that’s in no way a
Read moreI maintain the stance that Alessia Cara will become the “every girl” version of Beyonce, and to coincide with that stance, her latest video gets coverage on the blog. Proving to casual listeners that she’s much more than her lead single “Here”, Cara extends her vocal talents on “Wild Things”, which is more in tune with the sound of the
Read moreLadies and gentlemen, prepare your car’s subs, because Wave Chapelle is back. This time, Wave enlists the help of Lil Uzi Vert, and the end result is “Boss Up”, a track tailor made for you to bounce to. The prospect, signed to Yo Gotti’s label, is helping create a national name for the city’s rap scene, and is in
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After building a name for themselves through several shows and appearances, Neocaveman have put together their self-titled debut EP. Complete with progressive guitar licks and soothing vocals, this is five tracks that you’ll keep on repeat. You can definitely hear some influences from both the indie rock and prog rock worlds, and that comes seeping out of every song. There’s some
Read moreIf you’re friends with any local hip hop artists on Facebook, last week was rough for your timeline. The debate of “Best Rapper In Milwaukee” flared up extra hot, when Reggie Bonds claimed the throne. Pizzle responded accordingly, saying that he would drop a track twenty minutes later. Then, all hell broke loose when Pizzle posted about the “Pizzle Challenge”, and
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With his first drop of the year coming out of relatively nowhere a few weeks ago, it seems as though Zach Williams wants to keep his momentum moving forward in 2016. Thus, we have another premiere for you today, and it’s deserving of just as many plays, if not more. The latest, “Woods Freestyle”, picks right up where “72-10” left
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The boy is back. Milwaukee’s IshDARR is having a monster run, breaking out from the local scene and recently going international. With his latest, “Time Shawty”, Ish shows you that there’s a reason he gets to play on the next level. This track is a banger, plain and simple, complete with a crazy flow and a smooth beat from Millz
Read moreBully played at Cactus Club on Tuesday, Jan. 19, accompanied by tour mates Fake Limbs that served as the opener. Perhaps an unlikely pair, as Fake Limbs’ almost theatrically boisterous presence was countered by the paradoxical subdued aggression of Bully. If you’re unfamiliar with Bully, it is a punk-y, grungy alt-rock group formed by audio engineer, vocalist and guitar player
Read moreSia and Kanye West have teamed up for a track from her upcoming album, “This Is Acting”, and it’s now available in full. The track was co-written and co-produced by West, who had teamed up with Sia previously on “Wolves”, along with Chicago breakout star Vic Mensa. The track combines a Wurlitzer style organ with pounding kicks and claps that
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Uni-Fi Records emcee SPEAK Easy is always up to something. In his latest installment, Speak teams up with producer Canned Beatz for “Eivet’s Rednow 2”. The project is intended to be a tribute to Stevie Wonder, hailing him as the legend he rightfully is. His sound, and Canned Beatz’ spin on it, compliments Speak’s flow entirely, and the final product
Read moreSick of Christmas music everywhere that you go? (We get it, you don’t listen to the radio.) Maybe you aren’t into the whole “Punk Goes Christmas” spiel. Anyway, here is some pretty dang good music to get you pumped for the holidays, since the weather hasn’t sufficed here. I mean the first song is called “Skank For Christmas” who doesn’t
Read moreIt’s been a long time since I’ve posted on here, but often times life gets in the way. Anyways, here’s a collection of stuff I’ve been listening to. A lot of this isn’t considered with the same genre, but I started with it and kept going. Hopefully this becomes a new thing on here. Thanks! -Emily.
Read moreOh, Best Coast. You are so dreamy. I can’t quite remember when I first heard their music, but I think my sister described the California-raised indie pop duo as “a girl who smokes weed all day and loves her cat.” Cue angels singing. Of course, she was referring to Bethany Cosentino, the singer, songwriter and vocalist of Best Coast, who
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It was a big year for Milwaukee music, and that was capped off with the 8th annual RadioMilwaukee Music Awards last night. The event was held at 88Nine’s studios in the Third Ward, and it was nothing less than something special. Oodles of local music talent were in the room, both onstage and off, and it felt like one big
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With the production “Grand Design” almost hitting the two year mark, Pizzle recently released “Bad As It Seems”, a track that doesn’t carry any information to it, so we can assume it’s a loose track that wasn’t intended for the final product. Armed with a hard beat from Yung Dev, Pizzle switches it up from his normal machine gun, double
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Bad Wig have introduced themselves as a lo-fi, high intensity group, and you really get the feel for the band’s style on their debut EP. The band formerly known as the Midwestern Charm carries on the influence of a former sound that feels uniquely, well, Midwestern. The mix of bright, poppy lyrics and fuzzy production make this feel homegrown, but
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Coming off their 8th studio album, Sonic Highways, Foo Fighters decided to give a little something back to the fans. The free five song EP features what we have all come to love and expect from Dave Grohl and the rest of the gang. Crunching hard rock riffs and melodic ballads, St. Cecilia feels like a real treat to those looking for their hard
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Everything that New Age Narcissism does lately seems to be turning heads in Milwaukee. The movement, quarterbacked by WebsterX, is known for expanding their sound, regardless of genre, into something completely different and unique. Enter “KidX”, the EP from WebsterX and Q The Sun, which is in part an homage to Radiohead’s “Kid A”. In a post on Facebook, Q
Read moreIn the madness that is South By Southwest, and our corresponding coverage of it, we almost missed this new track from Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin (a band whose name we first heard in DirecTV’s SXSW coverage a few years ago). The new track, “Step Brother City”, is from their new album, “The High Country”, tentatively set to come
Read moreWithout a show to shoot on Friday night at SXSW, I decided to throw together a cypher on 6th St. and film it. However, from that, it was also decided that there should be a second cypher at the Pearl St. Co-Op later that night. I walked into a full on college rager, and the cypher only made things crazier.
Read moreOne of the highlights of Klassik’s busy South By Southwest schedule this year was Hustle Simmons’ Hustlepalooza, held annually at Krave Dance Club. The crowd was out in full force on 6th St. to see the show in the middle of the last day of SXSW, and they were into Klassik for sure. STAGESlayers is from Klassik’s most recent release,
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