AUDIO: Free Country – “The 3rd Reconstruction”
Free Country approaches goth with a retro-tinged flare, refusing to sand down their edges.
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VIDEO: The Cream City Sessions: American Progress (Premiere)
MKE Punk Rock trio American Progress joins this acoustic edition of The Cream City Sessions at X-Ray Arcade for this recording.
Read moreAUDIO: Killer High Life – “Killer High Life”
Killer High Life’s self-titled debut full-length dropped earlier this month, and very much a welcome addition to the next generation of Milwaukee music.
Read moreAUDIO: Big Laugh – “Days of Disarray”
The band, known for their unpredictable approach, delivers four tracks that feel like controlled chaos captured on tape.
Read moreAUDIO: 2 Ball Screwball – “The Tire Fire EP”
The band watches the world burn on this one, with four tracks that constantly drive forward with a healthy amount of guitar leading the way.
Read moreAUDIO: The Scopes – “You Wanted The Best, You Got Us”
There’s a beauty in the primitiveness of a home recording that feels like a jam session, and that’s what indie duo The Scopes provide on their latest EP.
Read moreAUDIO: Sex Scenes – “Everything Makes Me Sick”
It feels confronational, it feels brash, and it’s the kind of record that you want to put on when you’re just fucking over it.
Read moreAUDIO: Destros – “Destros Demo”
Mixing drama with demonry, the band rip through these songs with reckless abandon.
Read moreAUDIO: Necron 9 – “People Die”
The band rip through each song with reckless abandon, lashing out at the world in the process.
Read moreAUDIO: Sex Scenes – “Nothing”
The first single from a new album due out in May, the band bring a tough, macho energy to this one, with a delightful rawness about it.
Read moreAUDIO: Tiny Voices – “Reasons I Won’t Change”
Tiny Voices’ debut album is everything that you love about emo rolled up into one record.
Read moreAUDIO: Misprints – “Stars”
“Stars” is a four-track EP that feels both technically sound while still maintaining a DIY sonic ethos.
Read moreAUDIO: Seances – “Power Is A Phantom”
Seances fuse together several different elements for their debut full-length.
Read moreAUDIO: Sublet – “demo ’25”
Sublet rip for eight minutes straight on their debut tape.
Read moreAUDIO: Pay Dirt – “Defacement (A Midwest Crime Story)”
The band is loud and brash, even if that noise is restrained by the DIY recording.
Read moreVIDEO: Seances – “Weighted”
Eric Arsnow of Fight Dice and formerly Devils Teeth dives head first into a retro-feeling post-punk bliss.
Read moreAUDIO: Sick Lily – “Sick Lily”
Sick Lily’s debut feels like a combination of new and old punk rock in all the right ways.
Read moreAUDIO: Mulva – “Optimistic Little Man”
Mulva are back with a new EP that absolutely crushes.
Read moreAUDIO: Rat Bath – “Fuck You and Fuck Yur God Too”
The country-punk hybrids embrace a cathartic release born of total apathy on their new singles.
Read moreAUDIO: American Progress – “Dewey NO!”
American Progress released a new record this summer, and while we missed it initially, there’s plenty to check out on “Dewey NO!”
Read moreAUDIO: Blitzo – “Blitzo I”
Blitzo is a new hardcore project, and their debut EP is six tracks of mind melting music to thrash to.
Read moreIn The Crates: Wendy Norton
On this episode of In The Crates, Ben Slowey sits down with Asher Gray to discuss how he got his start, what ultimately led him on his journey to become a DJ, and the experience of playing out live.
Read moreAUDIO: Edging – “Fuck You Sir”
The song takes aim at entitled men, and only needs 80 seconds to get the point across.
Read moreAUDIO: Hi/Jack Featuring Shle Berry – “Milwaukee”
This new track perfectly honors the 414 with a diverse range of sound and passion.
Read moreAUDIO: Flight Club + Clementine – “Flight Club + Clementine”
This uncommon Mid-Atlantic/Midwest rock crossover is a true delight.
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