On Saturday Night, four venues across Center Street in Riverwest will be taken over for Company Brewing’s second annual Nightmare on Center Street. In advance of the festival, a mini-mixtape was put together featuring the performers that will headline High Dive, The Jazz Gallery, Club Timbuktu, and of course, Company Brewing. Some of the standout tracks on this mix are
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The collective known as Foreign Goods, featuring New Age Narcissism’s Jay Anderson, Klassik, Soul Low’s Sam Gehrke, and B-Free, amongst a host of other talented musicians, has made a name for themselves by playing out frequently in Milwaukee. A proper release from the band, however, was yet to come. Luckily for us, Gloss Records recently released the group’s debut EP,
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The Rusty Pelicans are a name synonymous with Milwaukee hip hop, having paved the way for a lot of artists in the city to make a name for themselves. 20 years in, and the P’s have a much anticipated new single and video for “We Like”, off the upcoming “Apartment 7” album, which will be released at Company Brewing this
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With a steady buzz building over the last year or so, Vincent VanGREAT has established himself as one of the rising stars in the Milwaukee hip hop scene. To capitalize on that buzz, VanGREAT’s first album, “UnGREATful”, was released recently on Uni-Fi Records. Completely produced by VanGREAT himself, this is a one-man showcase, with a who’s who of Milwaukee hip
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Blizz McFly is back in a major way. Today, the SAFS Crew emcee drops his latest tape, “BLK Gold”, and make no mistake, Blizz brings it. If anybody thought that he had lost a step in his recent down time between projects, they are about to be sorely mistaken. Tracks like “Back 2 Business” explicitly address that topic, and so
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It’s finally here. After three years of saying that it was “coming soon”, Pizzle finally released “Grand Design” today. This is, undoubtedly, one of the most anticipated releases in Milwaukee music for some time. Featuring production from Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Derelle Rideout, Cardo, DJ Pain 1, and many more, as well as features from Jae Ace and Klassik, this will be
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Lord help ’em. They aren’t ready for this one. SAFS Crew has evolved into a collective of seasoned veteran emcees, all of which are incredibly talented. This stacked roster of artists can combine at any time to make something awesome, case in point being Blizz McFly’s “Bang Bang”. With production and additional vocals from Vincent VanGREAT, as well as a
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Klassik, artist, musician, and producer extraordinaire, isn’t cooling off any time soon following 2015’s highly acclaimed “Seasons” album. He works relentlessly, and because of that, we get new music in “Amateurs”. Released as a demo, the track showcases Klassik is still very much the versatile talent that we’ve come to know and love. Klass is still in session. Ain’t no
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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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So, in all honesty, this summer has been crazy busy for me, and I got a bit lazy on the blog. However, I simply can’t neglect posting Klassik’s “Seasons” LP from earlier this summer. This is twelve tracks of beautiful, soulful compositions, and a swagger that only Klass can provide. The best thing about this project is that Klassik does
Read moreKlassik is speeding through his season-themed mixtapes, in anticipation of his “Seasons” LP to culminate the previous four releases. With one single already released, “Hi Klass” is the second track to be declared a single from “Seasons”, and may appear on the upcoming “Autumn” EP as well. The track combines Klassik’s signature smooth, piano/orchestral production with the rigidness of contemporary
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,
Read moreWednesday was my first experience seeing Milwaukee’s extra-large Group of the Altos, and it was definitely just that; an experience. The 15(I think?) piece group has multiples of just about every instrument, making for a larger-than-life sound that translates to their live performance. The group features Milwaukee emcee Klassik as well, both for his verses as well as his saxophone
Read moreKlass is back in session. One of Milwaukee’s most versatile talents, Klassik, is back with his “Winter” EP, the first in a four part “Seasons” series. At the heart of this EP is single “Andromeda”, which features Chicago’s Bone Lang. However, from the first verse of “STRNGRS”, it’s apparent that everything Klassik is doing is next level. There’s impeccable production
Read moreIt’s the time of year where everybody gets all sentimental about the past twelve months, and I figured I would throw in my two cents, as well. And I’ll say something that’s going to seem bold to some and will cause others to groan, but it’s truly how I feel about the Milwaukee music scene right now… Something is really
Read moreThis week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is Klutch, an up-and-coming artist that blends hip hop, pop, and a touch of rock, while promoting positivity in his music. Earlier this week, he released his debut EP, “Death To Self”, the latest in a series of moves helping him grow as an artist. Prior to his musical endeavors, Klutch had made
Read moreBefore leaving the Milwaukee house for the day on Friday, a friend informed me that Fridays are usually the best days to be there. He was definitely not wrong; I think it was my favorite day so far. I went with the Uni-Fi Records crew to the Thirsty Nickel, where Dana Coppa and Klassik performed. Dana did a solo set
Read moreWith South By Southwest getting underway, the good folks at Uni-Fi Records released all the info that you need to know if you’re trying to catch some Milwaukee hip hop in Austin. Check it out. Be sure to check back in with us throughout the week on both the blog as well as our social media, as we’ll be bringing
Read moreHad he not already been mentioned as Milwaukee Artist of the Week before, Klassik would definitely earn it for his latest release “YRP”, or “Young Rising Phenoms”. It is more than apparent that he is one of the most talented artists in Milwaukee, blending jazz with hip hop with electronic music into a hybrid that is all his own. Quite
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 BKnitts, a newcomer in the Milwaukee scene with a developing sound to match. Originally rapping just for the fun of rapping, BKnitts
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 EL, a young kid with a maturity not seen by many rappers at his age. In the clutter of braggadocio rap that
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 a fairly established artist, Blizz McFly. By no means is Blizz a newcomer to Milwaukee hip hop, but his flow has the
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! While normally we only feature one Milwaukee Artist of the Week, we have to choose two this time: Dana Coppa and SPEAK Easy. We’re doing this because of the incredible
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 Klassik, hands down one of the most talented musicians, let alone producer/emcees in the city. We chose the above photo because the
Read moreThe Cranberry Show released their eagerly awaited “Cinema” video today. I just got the chance to check it out now, because I was busy working on a video of my own. It’s really awesome to see when people take time with their videos, creating a great end product. This is just another example of the great end product that comes
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