With a big, expansive sound that hits you like a whirlwind, Brooklyn’s Spirit Animal are making a name for themselves nationally. Their sophomore release, “World War IV” is turning heads with it’s genre blending style. The band hits Cactus Club on December 9th with Nico Yaryan as well as Bo Triplex and his Beautiful Band. Before that, we caught up
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Welp, this is the song that will be stuck in your head today. Brooklyn indie rockers Mainland have an earworm on their hands with their latest single, “Permission Slip”, which was released last week. With a bright guitar line, tight percussion, and echoing background vocals, this is basically the epitome of indie, and it’s all done incredibly well. Basically, every
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Brooklyn indie artist Lily Virginia is gearing up for her audio/visual album, “Play Me Twice”, which comes out on November 18th. In the meantime, we have a new live video from Lily, for single “Long Time”. This is the fourth video released from the album, which will be complete with nine videos. With a bright voice and just the right
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As a Milwaukee-based music blog, it is our obligation to not only bring Milwaukee to the world, but bring the world to Milwaukee, as well. Five To Watch submissions are handled exclusively through ReverbNation. Click here to submit music to be one of next month’s Five To Watch. We’re back with our second round of Five to Watch, and we’ve
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We hope you’re ready to meet the next pop punk band that you won’t stop listening to. Manic Pixi are carving their way onto the national music landscape with their most recent release, “Iron Heart”, the band’s second release. We checked in with frontwoman Kat Hamilton to learn more about the band, and their release: B&E: Introduce yourself! Who are
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The Brooklyn duo collectively known as Lilly Wolf are back with crisp, poignant visuals for their latest single “Terrible Mistake”. The track is pure pop goodness, with Lilly’s vocals accenting producer Alex Neuhausen’s bright, spacey beats. The video, shot by KRSP Visuals, accents the song perfectly, complete with a bender and dance party in reverse. It is definitely not a terrible
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Brooklyn based electro-pop outfit Lilly Wolf released their latest album, “Deleted Scenes” last night, and it’s definitely worth checking out. This is the first full-length release from Lilly Wolf, following up on 2014’s “Play Loud” EP, as well as a string of singles. “Deleted Scenes” is the sort of dark, brooding pop that fans of groups like Purity Ring and
Read moreAlong with the announcement of the reissue of 1997’s “Nothing Feels Good”, Milwaukee emo pioneers The Promise Ring have recently uploaded never-before-seen concert footage, making it available via Pitchfork. The footage is from Brooklyn’s Bowery Ballroom, at the 2000 CMJ Showcase for Jade Tree Records. The showcase that year also featured Kid Dynamite, Pedro The Lion, The Explosion, and Zero
Read moreWhen you take the memorable Sauce Money & Jay-Z “Pre-Game” instrumental, and put two upcoming Brooklyn emcees on it, you can actually get a way better product than most would expect. In this instance, Profit and Shawn Kitt of Bangout Records do the instrumental justice, with a pair of solid verses over some timeless production. Brooklyn doesn’t play around, as
Read moreOkay, so I’ll admit, I was one to judge this track before I heard it. A near-six minute long remix with five emcees on it in 2015 doesn’t sound that appealing on paper. However, when it comes to this track, I was sorely mistaken. The beat was the first thing that drew me in, and then all five rappers held
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 moreSo here’s a cool thing that we did. With a hole in my SXSW schedule, I decided to throw an impromptu cypher on 6th Street (where all the unofficial parties are) in Austin. This area is notorious for seeing pop up performances on street corners, and during SXSW the area is literally filled with talented artists from all over the
Read moreA short while ago, Brooklyn artist Dumplings én China debuted a new track, “EnnairaM” at The Hole NYC. With a combination of elements of hip hop, spoken word, and electronica, the track is an introspective, personal look at the artist behind the song. With a slew of reverse effects and echos, this is a trip from the moment you press
Read moreThis week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is Jessi Mechanic, an indie singer/songwriter that has taken her dreams out of the midwest to the Big Apple. Jessi is a transplant to Brooklyn, but a native Milwaukeean, and that midwestern appeal carries over in her band’s music. Their debut EP, “Wandering In Roam” was released in November, and it’s clear that
Read moreFile this one under WTF. Macaulay Culkin (yes, the kid from Home Alone) has a Velvet Underground cover band. Not that weird, right? Wrong. It’s all pizza themed. Yeah. You heard me. Pizza themed. They’re called The Pizza Underground, and personally, I can’t wrap my head around it. With songs like “Take a Bite of the Wild Slice” and “Cheese
Read moreAre you a Milwaukee musician/band? You can submit your music to be the Milwaukee Artist of the Week by emailing links to info@BreakingAndEntering.net. We’ll check out every submission we get! This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is Blax, a Brooklyn transplant by way of Milwaukee, with talent that isn’t talked about enough in his hometown. With his latest release,
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