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Milwaukee Theater District Announces Inaugural Milwaukee Theater Week
Entertainment: Rock On Down To The Bay View Bash
Entertainment

Rock On Down To The Bay View Bash

Plus: Run Bambi Run, Music on the Beerline and more.

Entertainment: Wisconsin State Fair Headlines Busy Weekend
Entertainment

Wisconsin State Fair Headlines Busy Weekend

Plus: Black Arts Fest, USA Triathlon, and Bronzeville Week.

Brady Street Festival Adds Indoors Stages

Brady Street Festival Adds Indoors Stages

And dog yoga! One of Milwaukee's largest street festivals returns July 29.

It’s the most Milwaukee time of the year!
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It’s the most Milwaukee time of the year!

Celebrate 4/14 (Milwaukee Day) at the H-D Museum. And then make plans for July’s Harley-Davidson Homecoming™ Festival as headliners for weekend-long party at the H-D Museum are announced!

MKE Music: Five Local Bands Bucking for NPR Recognition
MKE Music

Five Local Bands Bucking for NPR Recognition

Here are the bands and the song each submitted to NPR Tiny Desk contest.

Theater: “Where Did We Sit On The Bus?” Aims To Address Segregation
Theater

“Where Did We Sit On The Bus?” Aims To Address Segregation

But Milwaukee Chamber Theatre stumbles into banalities.

Entertainment: Celebrate Juneteenth at Milwaukee’s Annual Celebration
Entertainment

Celebrate Juneteenth at Milwaukee’s Annual Celebration

Plus: Summer Soulstice is back, Eagle Park celebrates its fifth anniversary, and much more.

Members Only: Get a Free Beer at Summer Soulstice
Members Only

Get a Free Beer at Summer Soulstice

Buy-one-get-one offer while supplies last. See you Saturday on the East Side.

Read an excerpt from new book centered on Milwaukee musician Klassik
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Read an excerpt from new book centered on Milwaukee musician Klassik

Ahead of his Summer Solstice performance and Juneteenth, travel back to the summer of 2020 and the creation of his song “Black Holiday.”

Summer Soulstice Music Festival Band Line-up All Set
Entertainment: A Pumpkin Patch Pop-up
Entertainment

A Pumpkin Patch Pop-up

Plus, a brewery tap takeover, gallery night at the Pfister, the photography of Jan Serr, the WAMI Awards and a Packers halftime performance.

Music Festival Coming To Brewery District

Music Festival Coming To Brewery District

Equinox will take place September 25, showcasing 19 local musicians.

Announcing Equinox 2021, a Celebration of Milwaukee Music and Culture
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Announcing Equinox 2021, a Celebration of Milwaukee Music and Culture

First edition of autumn music festival set in amazing venues across the beautiful, historic Brewery District on September 25

Entertainment at a Distance: SistaStrings Moving to Nashville
Entertainment at a Distance

SistaStrings Moving to Nashville

But you can catch their farewell performance. Or choose from lots of other entertainment options.

88Nine Radio Milwaukee and gener8tor announce creation of two new musician-advancement initiatives based on Backline model
Classical: Can Music Be a Call to Action?
Classical

Can Music Be a Call to Action?

Hip hop artist Klassik, Madison soprano Sarah Brailey and others take on challenging contemporary fare.

Classical: Present Music Goes Big in Pandemic
Classical

Present Music Goes Big in Pandemic

Nine different concert events planned in nine months, starting with pianist Mabel Kwan performing Saturday.

Classical: Present Music Offers Free Online Concert
Classical

Present Music Offers Free Online Concert

Works by Steve Reich, Angelica Negron and Milwaukee native and Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Torke.

Rock the Stream Plays For Nonprofits

Rock the Stream Plays For Nonprofits

Rock the Green and musicians team on new weekly streamed concert to benefit nonprofits.

Take-Out Concert
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Take-Out Concert

 

The Brewery Neighborhood Improvement District #1 to host first VinterSköl Musik Fest
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The Brewery Neighborhood Improvement District #1 to host first VinterSköl Musik Fest

First edition winter music festival set in amazing venues across the beautiful, historic Brewery District

Now Serving: Merriment Social, Third Coast Provisions Owners Plan Pizza Joint
Now Serving

Merriment Social, Third Coast Provisions Owners Plan Pizza Joint

Also New: Walker’s Point gets a taste of the Caribbean and an upscale restaurant comes to Brady St.

The Brewery Neighborhood Improvement District #1 to host first VinterSköl Musik Fest
Press Release

The Brewery Neighborhood Improvement District #1 to host first VinterSköl Musik Fest

First edition winter music festival set in amazing venues across the beautiful, historic Brewery District.

12th Annual Radio Milwaukee Music Awards Honor New Sounds of Milwaukee, Including SistaStrings and Klassik
New Initiative Challenges Metro Milwaukee Creative Industry To Diversify by Hiring At Least 1,600 Minority Employees By 2030
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New Initiative Challenges Metro Milwaukee Creative Industry To Diversify by Hiring At Least 1,600 Minority Employees By 2030

Initiative Launches With Free Dec. 4 Event, Participation in Mayor’s Summer Youth Internship Program

New book chronicling a century of Milwaukee jazz history to celebrate release at the Jazz Gallery
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New book chronicling a century of Milwaukee jazz history to celebrate release at the Jazz Gallery

Free event on Nov. 15 to feature presentation, discussion with local jazz renaissance man Jamie Breiwick, plus a performance by KASE + Klassik

November at Lynden
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November at Lynden

Most of our activities have moved indoors for November, and many of the workshops focus on making things that could become gifts for the approaching holidays.

November Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden
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November Events at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

In November, the Lynden Sculpture Garden is open daily (except Thursdays) from 10 am to 5 pm. The sculpture garden is closed Thursday, November 28, 2019.

The Brewery Neighborhood Improvement District #1 hosts first annual Frühling Fest
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The Brewery Neighborhood Improvement District #1 hosts first annual Frühling Fest

Eight-block neighborhood celebrates completion with Frühling Fest on May 25th

Milwaukee Music Inspires Art Series
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Milwaukee Music Inspires Art Series

“30x30x30” opens Friday, April 26, with a reception from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Express Yourself Milwaukee Presents Kintsugi an Inspiring, Family-Friendly Event Feature Music, Dance, Spoken Word, Film and Visual Arts
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Express Yourself Milwaukee Presents Kintsugi an Inspiring, Family-Friendly Event Feature Music, Dance, Spoken Word, Film and Visual Arts

With Special Guest Artists Filmmaker Matthew Mixon, Dancers Randi Strong and Cammie Griffin, Playwright Khalil Coleman and Local Singer/Songwriter B-Free.

2018 Strange Fruit Music Festival
Press Release

2018 Strange Fruit Music Festival

The Festival has offered deep insights into how the musical community deeply desires the ability to trust each other, learn together, and grow together.

Center Street Daze Festival 2018
Press Release

Center Street Daze Festival 2018

Saturday, August 4th 2018, 11AM to 7PM, Rain or Shine On Center Street between Holton and Humboldt

Express Yourself Milwaukee presents MOVE IT! at the Miller High Life Theatre May 17 at 6:30 pm
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Express Yourself Milwaukee presents MOVE IT! at the Miller High Life Theatre May 17 at 6:30 pm

EXYOMKE selects a different theme each year to focus their creative work on that culminates in a large-scale final public performance.

pianofest!
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pianofest!

12-hour live music fundraiser marathon

Arte Para Todos Holiday Hip Hop Fundraiser
Press Release

Arte Para Todos Holiday Hip Hop Fundraiser

Arte Para Todos is also proud to announce a series of lead-up concerts before the official 2018 festival.

Voodoo Honey Records “Nightmare on Center Street” returns for 3rd year
Press Release

Voodoo Honey Records “Nightmare on Center Street” returns for 3rd year

This year, the festival will include additional venues on Center Street.

Photo Gallery: The Return of Rock the Green
Photo Gallery

The Return of Rock the Green

Since 2011, it's been Milwaukee's most sustainable music festival.

Rock the Green Announces 2017 Festival Family Programming and Farm to Fork Vendor Lineup
Press Release

Rock the Green Announces 2017 Festival Family Programming and Farm to Fork Vendor Lineup

Sustainability festival will feature family-focused environmental programming and organic local cuisine

WMSE Presents: Art & Music
Press Release

WMSE Presents: Art & Music

A live art, auction and music event at the Historic Pritzlaff on Friday, May 19.

Arte Para Todos 2017
Press Release

Arte Para Todos 2017

One secret headliner will be announced the week before the festival.

Unlooped Presents Jazamatazz 414: Hip-Hop to Be-Bop Jazz Supper Club
Press Release

Unlooped Presents Jazamatazz 414: Hip-Hop to Be-Bop Jazz Supper Club

Jazzmatazz 414 is a jazz tribute to hip hop classics.

B-Free’s Directorial Debut Adresses Domestic Violence
Press Release

B-Free’s Directorial Debut Adresses Domestic Violence

The album is a testament to B~Free’s own fortitude in the face of extreme challenges.

Strange Fruit Music Festival Addresses Racial Inequities
Press Release

Strange Fruit Music Festival Addresses Racial Inequities

Strange Fruit is a music festival that explores the thoughts and emotions of local musicians as to the present climate of racial relations both in Milwaukee and the country as a whole.

Band of the Week: AUTOmatic Embraces Classic Hip-Hop
Band of the Week

AUTOmatic Embraces Classic Hip-Hop

The band and its leader Darius Windom have even collaborated with Speech.

Band of the Week: Foreign Goods, City’s Most Eclectic Band?
Band of the Week

Foreign Goods, City’s Most Eclectic Band?

Nine crack musicians meld rap, hip hop, jazz, world music, yet keep the sound raw.

Summer Soulstice Music Festival Announces 2016 Lineup
Press Release

Summer Soulstice Music Festival Announces 2016 Lineup

Summer Soulstice Music Festival is Milwaukee’s largest local music festival and is set to take place on June 25th, 2016.

Arte Para Todos 2016
Press Release

Arte Para Todos 2016

Entry to any one venue on any of the days will cost $7, with 1-day passes ranging from $9 - $17 and 4-day passes at $25.

Weekly Happy Hour: Fire on Water Is Great for Music
Weekly Happy Hour

Fire on Water Is Great for Music

And the happy hour runs four hours, and all night on Tuesday.

Band of the Week: The Man With Two Bands
Band of the Week

The Man With Two Bands

Donny and the Robot and DASHCAM have different sounds but the same solo artist.

Arte Para Todos 2016
Press Release

Arte Para Todos 2016

Arte Para Todos was conceived as an answer to the defunding of art and music programming in schools, but it also serves as a replicable model of sustainable service to the community.

Best 15 Local Music Shows of 2015

Best 15 Local Music Shows of 2015

Milwaukee’s music scene keeps getting better, as this list suggests.

Rock Out for Halloween

Rock Out for Halloween

Great concerts -- and one book reading -- happening this Saturday.

Band of the Week: Klassik Loves Music of All Kinds
Band of the Week

Klassik Loves Music of All Kinds

Including Milwaukee artists. "The local scene won’t just be local for much longer," he predicts.

Preview: The Rise of Three.Stacks.Eliot
Preview

The Rise of Three.Stacks.Eliot

Sam Lewis talks about the Milwaukee jazz and hip hop band, which plays at Garibaldi’s tonight.

Weekly Happy Hour: Vista King Offers Great Lake Cruises
Weekly Happy Hour

Vista King Offers Great Lake Cruises

And on certain nights, the cruise has a happy hour. It’s my favorite bar.

Band of the Week: GGOOLLDD
Band of the Week

GGOOLLDD

They love and are indebted to the local music scene, but could become its biggest success.

Profile: The Musical Journey of Jay Anderson
Profile

The Musical Journey of Jay Anderson

The leader of Foreign Goods, just 23, is a deep thinker and musician.

Weekly Happy Hour: Hi Hat Garage Is Quite a Scene
Weekly Happy Hour

Hi Hat Garage Is Quite a Scene

One of the best deals in town: half-off taps, rail mixers and wine.