VIDEO: The Cream City Sessions: Jorge Vallentine (Premiere)
Singer-songwriter Jorge Vallentine joins us for this edition of the series, performing a diverse set of solo semi-acoustic music.
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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 moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Breakup Tour, Chi-Chi’s Restaurant, Bad Crime
X-Ray Arcade celebrated their 5-year anniversary on Friday evening with performances from Milwaukee acts Breakup Tour, Chi-Chi’s Restaurant and Bad Crime as well as Chicago acts Coronary and The End of Music. The house got packed with community and cacophony. Happy birthday X-Ray Arcade! Breakup Tour consists of vocalist-bassist Amy Upthagrove, vocalist-guitarist-omnichordist D.H. Thomas, vocalist-guitarist Sam Schrader and drummer-vocalist Nat
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Glass Seraph, Faketwin
X-Ray Arcade hosted an evening of gothic vibrations Friday night with Milwaukee acts Glass Seraph, Destros and Faketwin alongside Chicago-based Iron Years and Lincoln, Nebraska-based Plack Blague. Glass Seraph is the duo of singer-songwriter Vivie and producer Tombo, although Vivie typically performs solo. Their sound could be described as dreamy, gothic pop. Friday was Vivie’s second performance; their first had
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Milorganaut, Mind Harvester
X-Ray Arcade hosted the second Stand Up / Fight Back benefit on Saturday featuring local bands Milorganaut and Mind Harvester in addition to Sarin (Chicago/Northwest Indiana), Funerary Outlook (Green Bay), Wanderer (Twin Cities), Selenoplexia (Chicago) and Maul (Fargo). The series, organized by Kevin Pappas of It Is Dead, brings regional heavy music acts together to support different social justice causes;
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Barely Civil
X-Ray Arcade hosted a packed show on Saturday night featuring local acts Meadowers, Barely Civil and Telethon performing alongside Cleveland-based Signals Midwest.
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 moreINTERVIEW: Sleepersound
We talked to indie rockers Sleepersound before their show with Dramatic Lovers and Moritat at X-Ray Arcade.
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Josh Trimble, Adorner
X-Ray Arcade hosted Josh Trimble, Adorner, and Wonderful Bluffer for a passionate night of live music Sunday Night. Josh Trimble is a singer-songwriter originally from Milwaukee; he moved to Chicago in 2019 to study music at Columbia College and is now in his final year there. Previously in the jazz-funk band Pineapple Migraine, he still plays with Milwaukee musicians in
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Reality Check, Enervate
Milwaukee bands Reality Check and Enervate played a sold-out show at X-Ray Arcade Sunday night alongside Boston hardcore band Vein.fm, Santa Cruz hardcore band Scowl, and Rockford metal trio Pains. Reality Check are a hardcore band consisting of vocalist Emilio Nunez, guitarist/vocalist JJ Kaiser, guitarist Nick Walloch, bassist Dereck Miles, and drummer Ben Skowronek. Kaiser said on the band’s formation,
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: In Cursive, Graysea, Still Stayer, After Hour Animals
A stacked bill of heavy music took place at X-Ray Arcade Friday night, featuring Milwaukee bands In Cursive, Graysea, Still Stayer, and After Hour Animals alongside Minneapolis-based “grungegaze” atmospheric rockers Comatose. In Cursive are an experimental emo rock sextet consisting of vocalist/guitarist Joe Brandt, guitarist Jake Arndt, guitarist Connor Nash, bassist Graeme Kostich, drummer Joey Koepp, and keyboardist Trent McClanahan.
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Nicholas Elert
Pittsburgh space rockers Zombi came to X-Ray Arcade Sunday night, enlisting local support from desert-surf punk rockers Devils Teeth and experimental electronic artist Nicholas Elert. Nicholas Elert is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose music has encompassed the realms of ambient, drone, and dark electronica. His set Sunday was entirely new material. 2020 was a substantial year for Elert, with two
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Spoy
An eclectic night of local music hit X-Ray Arcade Sunday night; pop sensation 9 A.M., indie folk rockers Bug Moment, and experimental-noise rockers Spoy all took the stage. Spoy consists of vocalist/guitarist Jack Lange, bassist/vocalist Harry Willow, guitarist Keegan Phillips, and drummer Graham Collings. We talked to Lange after the show, first asking him how the band came to be.
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Joe Crockett, Mark Waldoch & the Hallelujah Ward
Singer-songwriter Joe Crockett and the band Mark Waldoch & the Hallelujah Ward joined Nashville-based dream pop/post-punk quartet Palm Ghosts for a delightful night at X-Ray Arcade on Sunday. Joe Crockett is known as the frontman of dark indie rock band Rx Drugs as well as for psychedelic Americana band The Championship. His set Sunday consisted of songs from various records
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Death Tape Super Bass, Citizen 2-13, Chamber of Knives, J. Mollerskov, Steve Schlei, Lorna Dune, Tampertamper, Pleasure Thief
Noise label/concert promoter FTAM hosted a massive noise showcase in the backyard of X-Ray Arcade Sunday afternoon. Sets from Death Tape Super Bass, Citizen 2-13, Chamber of Knives, J. Mollerskov, Steve Schlei, Lorna Dune, Frenia, TamperTamper, and Pleasure Thief all took place. We got to talk to each and every one of them – except Frenia, since we spotlighted them
Read moreARTIST SPOTLIGHTS: Maybe Hazel, Bug Moment
A spectacular night of Milwaukee indie took place at X-Ray Arcade on Saturday night, bringing in a full house of eager music lovers. Indie rockers The Unitaskers played their first show since quarantine while being joined by beachy indie pop band Maybe Hazel, alt-pop trio Bug Moment, and prog-jam rockers Conundrum. It was many folks’ first time seeing a show
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Read moreAUDIO: Something To Do – “Stay Inside”
Something To Do find something to do at home with a new track to benefit X-Ray Arcade.
Read moreForward Music Festival to benefit Milwaukee Venues Announces Lineup
The live streaming festival will benefit three Milwaukee venues.
Read moreAUDIO: Guerrilla Ghost – “Keep Your Distance”
Guerrilla Ghost address the COVID-19 outbreak with proceeds going to a good cause on their new single.
Read moreArtist Spotlight: Soup Moat, Convert
A loud evening of powerful rock music occurred at X-Ray Arcade Friday evening, bringing out an enthusiastic crowd of music lovers and friends.
Read moreArtist Spotlight: Juiceboxxx
Juiceboxxx performed at a homecoming show with YACHT at X-Ray Arcade.
Read moreNoisy Rock Night At X-Ray Arcade
Four acts played the new Cudahy venue on Sunday night.
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