Porter Robinson’s headlining Summerfest set on the Fourth of July was an unabashed home run. His emotionally iridescent electronica translated to a truly breathtaking live show, earning a spot as one of the very best acts that the festival saw this year.
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It felt like every person who has ever lived on Milwaukee’s east side was at MJ Lenderman’s Summerfest show on Thursday night. Your downstairs neighbor, your USPS driver and the barista at your favorite coffee spot were all an arm’s length away, united by the somber twang of the Asheville singer-songwriter’s lonesome, lovelorn tales of losers.
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“I don’t know why we’re playing on a stage this big, but f*ck it,” said Kevin Krauter, vocalist and guitarist for Indianapolis group Wishy during their Friday night slot at Summerfest’s BMO Harris Pavilion. As the sun began to set over Lake Michigan, the band translated their buzzy shoegaze-indebted sound to arena-sized power pop. “You could be watching The Killers right now. Means a lot that you’re watching us.”
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“Milwaukee! It’s good to be back,” yelled Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast a few songs into the band’s headlining set at Summerfest’s BMO Harris Pavilion. In the pale strobelight shining down on her, a swarm of lakeflies buzzed around the singer. “There are so many bugs on this stage!”
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On the longest day of the year, I found myself sandwiched in a sea of middle-aged concert-goers buzzing with excitement for the Uline headliner of the night, Rick Springfield. I know what I was thinking – what am I doing here? Springfield is not my usual music pick. I am a usual attendee at all things indie, pop, folk, etc.,
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Day 2 of Summerfest is upon us. While Day 1 brought us all different types of sounds for everyone to celebrate being back on the grounds again, Day 2 zeroes in on some hand-picked acts that you just can’t miss. I’m calling out any and all Indie music fans especially to see their new favorite acts on Friday. Illiterate Light
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The Big Gig, “The World’s Largest Music Festival”, Summerfest – it’s finally here.
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Whether or not they were ever to be seen again, many friends were made amongst the thousands piled in to see BigXThaPlug, and both artists and audience alike left having felt the irrefutable energy that Summerfest always brings.
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Friday night, Tyler Childers and his band, The High Road, rolled into Milwaukee’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater, bringing with them a potent blend of Kentucky grit and soulful Americana.
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Despite cloudy skies, The 502s brought the summer heat to Summerfest! This review dives into their high-energy setlist, crowd reaction, and why they’re a must-see live act.
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Breaking and Entering hosted a hip hop showcase featuring Mad Static and MoCity at Summerfest’s WAMI Stage on Thursday. It was both rappers’ first time performing at Summerfest; friends, family, and music lovers gathered to attend in numbers. Mad Static has been performing and releasing music since the 2000s. He is known as co-host of the podcast “Beats, Rhymes and
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A review of The National Parks at Summerfest 2023.
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Breaking and Entering hosted an afternoon of Milwaukee music at The Ground Floor Stage at Summerfest on Saturday, featuring an eclectic mixed genre bill of Hanna Simone, Dashcam, Eli $tones and Scam Likely. Dashcam is the electronic project of Donny Jankowski; he launched it in 2014 out of participating in a long-term creative challenge called WeeklyBeats. “You had to make
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Pop star Charli XCX arrived at Summerfest Friday night taking the stage at BMO Harris Pavilion. It was her second time at Summerfest and fourth time in Milwaukee overall. Charli XCX hails from England. Her musical career started when she’d post songs on Myspace as a teenager, eventually attracting the attention of a promoter who started booking her for warehouse
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Now famed classic rockers Black Crowes took to the Generac stage on Friday night to a packed crowd of old and new fans alike for a raucous old-fashioned rock show that was sure to please everyone involved. The Black Crowes, now going on 40 years of being a band took to the Summerfest stage in the traditional fashion of greeting
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My one and only day of Summerfest was this past Friday, and thankfully the two acts I wanted to see this year were both on the same night. We got to the grounds right around 8PM and I was anxious that we’d miss the beginning of the first’s set, but luckily they stalled for fifteen minutes so everything worked out.
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A review of Iration at Summerfest 2021.
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We talked with the pair of DJs before their headlining set at the Johnson Controls World Sound Stage.
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We talk to Marc and Shawn from the band after their set at the festival.
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A review of Drive-By Truckers
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We catch up with the R&B songstress to discuss her set at the Miller Lite Oasis.
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I had a bit of Deja Vu last night because I was at this show but 3 years ago. Even though it was the same time of year and the same venue, last night’s show was different from the last time. It was the same old Leon Bridges with his infinite amount of soul and swagger but for some reason,
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We talk to the pair of DJs about their headlining set at Summerfest 2021.
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We talk to the dark indie pop duo at Summerfest 2021.
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It feels good to be back. Back to writing about music. Back to Summerfest. Back to discovering new and upcoming artists to talk about. Last night I checked out up and coming artist FOUSHEÉ (pronounced foo-shay) at the Johnson Controls World Stage to a humble crowd. The young artist just dropped her first album and is known for her song
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