From the mind of Samer Ghani comes an electronic project called Comet Tales. A fun and dreamy band that draws influence from groups such as Owl City and Angels & Airwaves. Over a year of hard work has led to his first release called Lucid, a mellow (and sometimes aggressive) album that should be played on a night drive with
Read moreThe stage was set on Thursday night for one of the more sentimental performances of this year’s Summerfest, as Vinyl Theatre played the festival for the first time as Fueled By Ramen artists. This was a homecoming for the Milwaukee band, and that was apparent from the number of Vinyl Theatre shirts in the crowd, likely from friends and family.
Read moreI have to give credit where credit is due here. I was in the car listening to 88Nine RadioMilwaukee when I discovered Brika’s “Expectations”. I immediately scanned it on SoundHound to figure out who it was, and then went right to listening to the album as soon as possible. Here’s what I thought about it: The intro is one of
Read moreOver ten years after forming, your average person can name about five hits from Fall Out Boy’s catalog. Now that’s incredible considering their roots as a pop punk band. However, it’s their progression that’s incredible. Even if you hate them you have to admit it’s impressive. Not saying you have to change your sound to stay popular but when
Read moreFall Out Boy are back with their latest album, “American Beauty/American Psycho”. As one of the premier names in pop punk, the group has evolved by leaps and bounds since their early releases. With several songs from the album being released in advance of the album, it’s interesting to see the dynamic of this album. The singles are jam-packed into
Read moreNow here’s a band whose success confuses me yet I can’t help but keep my eye on them. After disappointing many fans with the awful third album, Feel, Sleeping With Sirens are back with Kick Me. An impressive high energy anthem for all the die hards out there. The song immediately grabs you with an awesome guitar hook followed by
Read moreSonic Highways sets another standard for the Foo Fighters. The album was recorded in 8 different cities, creating 8 different but similar sounding songs. After 20 years, Dave Grohl has set a formulaic sound for his band. From the brooding grunge rock riffs, to the acoustic melancholy ballads, the Foo Fighters stand out from most bands. Although this album doesn’t
Read moreWe don’t really cover a lot of Christian music generally, but Tenth Avenue North have put together an album that could easily fit on a contemporary radio station. The band’s third album, “Cathedrals” may take the band out of the Christian niche, with some crossover to the mainstream. “Cathedrals” opens with “No Man Is An Island”, which instantly sounds like
Read moreThe Marcus Amphitheater has seen it’s share of mega tours in the past, but on Saturday night, Fall Out Boy and Paramore, along with openers New Politics looked to deliver the biggest of all mega tour spectacles with the Monumentour, bringing gigantic stage shows and big power pop punk along with them. The night did have the feel of big
Read moreThe opening night of Summerfest had a bit of a damper placed on it, due in part to the fog that cancelled the Big Bang fireworks display. The unseasonably cold weather didn’t help matters, but inside the Miller Lite Oasis, there was a different type of cold that took center stage. Some of the crowd had been waiting for the
Read moreWhen he’s not co-writing hits with Sara Bareilles or playing festivals and stadiums with Fun, Jack Antonoff finds time to write insanely catchy songs for himself. Antonoff spent his time on the road writing songs for a new project which remained quiet until in February when I Wanna Get Better hit all of our ears. The song quickly blew up on the charts and
Read moreI’m sure most of you have started noticing Australia’s 5 Seconds Of Summer’s steady rise in the mainstream. If you have no idea than I will fill you in. Four good looking dudes with great hair formed a band and posted covers on youtube. After seeing their talent and potential, Louis from One Direction loved them enough that they had 5SOS
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