AUDIO: Taiyamo Denku + DW Underground – “Table Manners”
Rapper Taiyamo Denku and producer DW Underground clean the plates in “Table Manners.”
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AUDIO: Ladybird – “Ladybird”
Ladybird’s sophomore EP has an immense amount of potential.
Read moreVIDEO: Cyrus Chrome & Skymall – “Boxxy (Liquid City Motors Rockstar Remix)”
The new version of the track incorporates a glistening guitar and near drum-and-bass style breaks.
Read moreVIDEO: Astral Hand – “Contact”
Heavy psych rockers Astral Hand are gearing up to release their highly anticipated debut album “Lords of Data” on Romanus Records next month, but in the meantime, they’ve shared with us earthlings the music video for “Contact.” Shot by Enterprise Films, the scene finds four psychonauts attempting to establish contact with another dimension beyond time and space, only to be
Read moreAUDIO: 2 Ball Screwball – “The Voices In My Head EP”
Ska punks 2 Ball Screwball are out with their sophomore EP – their first release since 2017. It’s four fun, energetic tunes that blow off plenty of steam to channel all the spinning thoughts and existential dread. These riffs and hooks have the power to get the crowd on their feet to sing, dance, laugh and forget the woes for
Read moreAUDIO: Death Tape Super Bass – “Hellmouth”
Prolific experimental/noise act Death Tape Super Bass is out with his first release of 2023. Over six tracks, Aaron Steinmetz explores minimal techno built from variably metallic and wonky textures. A couple tracks span over eight or nine minutes long; “Tooth Party” and “Sound Drown” give Steinmetz plenty of room to feel out industrial soundscapes with alarm-like repetitions. “Hellmouth” is
Read moreBreaking And Entering Radio: 2/2/23
We’re talking Jim Jones vs. Freddie Gibbs, Latto’s unmentionables and more. Plus we talk with Quies Terry about “Arts And Crafts.”
Read moreINTERVIEW: Dramatic Lovers
We caught up with BJ and Justin from Dramatic Lovers at X-Ray Arcade to talk shows and new music.
Read moreAUDIO: Abby Jeanne – “Know Better”
Abby Jeanne taps retro funk and soul influences for a new single.
Read moreAUDIO: Ian Ewing – “How Much”
Ian Ewing drenches sounds in reverb for an extra chill lo-fi track.
Read moreVIDEO: 54 Baby Trey – “Gremlin”
54 Baby Trey isn’t one to play games, and he lets that be well known in a recent video.
Read moreAUDIO: VE9US – “Sk8ter!”
VE9US is a new artist to look out for; they’ve been dropping singles the last few months – the most recent of which dropped after the New Year. Marrying hyperpop and hip hop styles, this tune finds VE9US laying down bars about doing shit for themself and out to make money. They’re player one and not about to compromise. Clocking
Read moreAUDIO: Xposed 4heads – “Are We Crazy?”
Longtime new wave fellas Xposed 4heads have kicked their 2023 off with a new single. The band is known for incorporating humor into their material, and this tune is no exception – everyone’s going nuts and no one knows what’s going on! But that’s okay because we get to move and groove to this fun, animated ditty. Xposed 4heads lose
Read moreAUDIO: E is for Epic – “My Cry”
Alternative rock act E is for Epic dropped a new single. It’s something of a protest song, confronting evil that’s allowed to go unpunished while there’s corruption in the justice system and those in power get to lie and get away with it. Frontman Eric Wennerstrand knows that the Lord hears his cry and he’s praying for better days. With
Read moreToo Much Effing Perspective: Rock ‘n’ Roll Recreation: Modern Family’s Julie Bowen
We revisit our lively chat with Modern Family’s two-time Emmy Award-winning actress — the hilariously funny Julie “Claire Dunphy” Bowen.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Sleepersound
We talked to indie rockers Sleepersound before their show with Dramatic Lovers and Moritat at X-Ray Arcade.
Read moreAUDIO: Trapper Schoepp – “Cliffs of Dover”
War causes irreparable damage to everyone involved. An unjust, not to mention failed war multiplies that suffering. In the first single from his upcoming album, Milwaukee native and folk purist Trapper Schoepp sings of such suffering. A plucky guitar riff and spare drums run free for a few bars before he begins to sing. “Brother don’t you know we were
Read moreAUDIO: Khal!l – “Fast Break”
Milwaukee-based and genre-bending, Khal!l released a steady stream of singles last year. “Fast Break” is his first track of the new year. 808s knock and snares snap under his autotuned vocals, synths coming and going to leave plenty of space for the lyrics to come through. The song progresses somewhat over its short length, with female vocals coming in to back the last
Read moreVIDEO: SME TaxFree, Mula Mar, Dai Ballin, Marijuana XO – “Flodgin”
A posse cut is met with a very laid back feel from four mainstay rappers.
Read moreAUDIO: TyLuv. – “Midwest Coast”
TyLuv. fades in and out with a quick dose of lo-fi bliss.
Read moreAUDIO: Clementine – “Recall”
Pop punk-emo rockers Clementine have a new single out. This one’s about ex-lovers and the parts of yourselves that you give and take in a relationship. You end up not liking who you’ve become after the fact as you try filling the void and feel sorry for yourself. The melody fits the somber nature of the song, eventually building up
Read moreAUDIO: Astronaut Husband – “Down the Road”
Indie folk artist Astronaut Husband is out with a new album. It’s fourteen tracks that invoke lush imagery of nature, weather, critters and lovers by way of sweet acoustic melodies and tender vocals. The summery pictures that these songs venture into is sure to warm you up through the bitter cold we’re having this week. Astronaut Husband carries a sense
Read moreAUDIO: Jon Mueller – “The Future is Unlimited, Always”
Experimental artist and percussionist Jon Mueller’s latest release is a meditation on time and loss. This composition is just over half an hour long and consists of gentle tones, angelic yet haunting. It’s a potently hypnotizing sonic expedition that follows a keen sense of awe and gallantry into spacious soundscapes. Jon Mueller takes us into a calm yet compelling trance
Read moreB&E Weekly Jams Presented by Bublr Bikes: 1/31 – 2/6/23
Check out the newest music from Milwaukee, featuring Murphy Kaye, Puerto Wiccan, Rahn Harper and more.
Read moreINTERVIEW: M.A.G.S.
We caught up with Elliott from M.A.G.S. during a recent visit to Cactus Club for a show with Social Cig and Barely Civil.
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