You may know Mandy Jiroux as the sidekick to Miley Cyrus in their old YouTube show, The Miley and Mandy Show. Or, you may know Mandy as the founder of girl group BG5, which was managed by Kris Jenner. On top of that, Jiroux is also a YouTube fitness and dance personality. In any capacity, you probably know that she
Read moreIn the midst of a foggy night two of Summerfest, California indie group Best Coast found a way to bring some California-esque warmth to the U.S. Cellular Connections Stage. Frontwoman Bethany Cosentino, outfitted in a Simpsons dress and Air Jordans (though she mentioned she insisted on wearing sweatpants), commanded the stage with ease for a surprisingly small crowd. She, along
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 moreEarlier this week, Yo-Dot dropped “N.B.S.”, a three minute spaz-fest of a single. Armed with a super-nice Lex Luther beat, Yola is flawless on this track. All of this flexing is in anticipation of a new project, which should be available soon, and an upcoming appearance at Summerfest this year. You can also pick it up via iTunes by clicking
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 Fever Marlene, an indie rock outfit with an overwhelming sense of cool and calm about themselves, and incredible talent that has made
Read moreWith news of a reunited Outkast, and locally some Summerfest rumors, Big Boi and Andre 3000 also announced that they’ll release solo projects before the reunited Outkast gets going again. To coincide with that, Big Boi brought out this track, featuring a heavy Blue Oyster Cult sample, and southern stars Big K.R.I.T. and the legendary Bun B of UGK. Check
Read moreTwitter has been a flurry with talk of the newly reunited Outkast performing at Milwaukee’s Summerfest this year. The idea isn’t too far fetched, as Andre 3000 and Big Boi announced on Facebook that they will be leaving Stankonia to travel to over 40 music festivals this summer. Some details about this actually happening seem to be leaking out, as
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 Eagle Trace, a band overflowing with youthful energy. That, in part, is because they’re incredibly young. Age aside, these guys know how
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 was actually discovered when filing through the massive list of local music at this year’s Summerfest. Boy Blue is a power pop outfit
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! With over 25 years of playing music in Milwaukee, calling The Invaders our Milwaukee Artist of the Week is long overdue. The band formed in 1987, and has been relentlessly
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 Tweed Funk, a standout in the Milwaukee music scene for many different reasons. For starters, there aren’t a lot of bands playing
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! Every Monday on Facebook and Twitter, we do a #MKEMusicMonday, where artists send us links to their music and we promote it for them for free. This week had 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! If the photo above looks like it could be a high school senior photo, that would be more than accurate. This week’s Milwaukee Artist of the Week is Nora Collins;
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! When people think of Milwaukee music, reggae is often not the first genre that comes to mind. The city does, however, have a world music scene, and Dub District is
Read moreWhen I heard Rise Against was playing Summerfest on one of the busiest nights for fireworks, I have to admit I was bummed. They always kill every show they play, and the crowd matches the energy that the band puts in every night. I’m really glad that this video was posted on Youtube. If you’ve never seen Rise Against live,
Read moreThese guys are unreal. I wish I could do this. And they do this all day long. Oh, and I guess Kanye was there last night or something, too. I’ll probably have videos of that eventually.
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