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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nSome of the best Milwaukee concerts and comedy shows this winter<\/p>\n
Here are some top shows to check out in Milwaukee from December 2025 through February 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The latest batch of top music releases from Milwaukee artists includes one rapper\u2019s debut track for the massive record label behind Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n Here are 11 new songs, EPs and albums from Milwaukee artists to check out in February, listed in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n Proceed with caution when searching for this Milwaukee band online, but by all means proceed. Sophomore album “Crazy Sexy Waterbed” is a fun collection of raw and rowdy punk \u2013 the anticipatory guitar strokes alone in the first seconds of opener “Dominatrix Picnic” will get the heart racing \u2013 with some retro, surf-rock-adjacent flair to be found in tracks like “D52” and “No Name.”<\/p>\n Angelica went the straightforward route in naming their first EP “EP1,” but this collection of six shaggy, satisfying lo-fi rockers still has loads of creativity, from the dreamy spaciness of “Less Live” to the avant-garde weirdness of “Cat Hair.”<\/p>\n After supplying marimba, among other contributions, for Milwaukee’s superb tropical pop project L’Resorts, Stephanie Lippert emerges with her own act: The SLP, aka The Steph Lippert Project. These two singles are a sublime introduction, with a jazzy vibe supplied by Lippert’s croon and soft keys on “Here Again,” and “Somebody Else” offering a refreshing, matter-of-fact take on the aftermath of a relationship.<\/p>\n The Menomonee Falls native (now based in Denver) first started writing music in Eau Claire, and the influence of that Wisconsin city’s most accomplished music export Justin Vernon is all over Lutze’s debut album “I Sleep Alone Too.” Similar to Bon Iver, there’s an ethereal quality to Lutze’s gentle folk pop songs like “Stay With Me” and “When The Ice Melts,” the latter a reflection on climate change \u2013 but the album is also grounded and intimate.<\/p>\n The prolific and acclaimed Milwaukee rapper makes the leap to one of the world’s biggest labels \u2013 Universal Music Group’s Republic Records (home to Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, The Weeknd, Morgan Wallen and other superstars) \u2013 with this glitchy hyperpop-infused banger reinforcing that he is among hip-hop\u2019s most creative forces right now.<\/p>\n Betty Mauritz reflects on a past relationship on \u201cMirrored Souls,\u201d Gold Steps\u2019 latest single that invites soul-searching without sacrificing the pop-punk band\u2019s signature, instantly infectious hooks.<\/p>\n Nick Stadler on vocals and guitar, Joe Widen on drums and Dan Schmidt on bass are a formidable trio on the towering psychedelic metal band’s debut album. Opener “In Darkness” has some early Black Sabbath vibes, “Grim Reputation” picks up the tempo with devil-may-care attitude, only for third track “Mara” to mix some sticky sludge with Ghost-style sweetness. The six songs that follow are every bit as riveting.<\/p>\n Slade continues the soul-piercing clarity of last year’s album “Brain Fog” on his follow-up five-song EP, manifested once more through gentle, dreamy folk-pop. “I finally knew\/the true depth of my blue,” he sings movingly on “Rumination” standout “Deep Blue.” “When the chaos subsides\/The silence forces me to face it.”<\/p>\n The band\u2019s namesake drummer Jeremiah Lunde is also the band\u2019s producer, and in that role, he brings a fitting, nostalgic warmth to an album that draws inspiration across the decades, from The Beach Boys to Radiohead. It\u2019s all in service to the quietly stirring songwriting of Lunde\u2019s cousin, frontman Nate Uhrich, best expressed on \u201cHide Away\u201d and understated album-closing epic “Take It Slow Pts. One and Two.”<\/p>\n They want blood alright, and in this self-titled album from new bandmates and Milwaukee music scene veterans Mad Static and Tron Jovi, they draw it. This is a cutting collection of unfiltered and outraged hip-hop \u2013 no surprise given their catalogues (including producer Jovi\u2019s work with the brazen, political Guerrilla Ghost) \u2013 with capitalism-fueled cruelty and our current president among their targets.<\/p>\n “Must-Hear Milwaukee Music” runs on or around the first of every month in the Journal Sentinel and at\u00a0jsonline.com<\/a>. If you have a new album, EP or song coming out, contact Piet Levy at\u00a0plevy@journalsentinel.com<\/a>\u00a0for review consideration. Follow him on Facebook at\u00a0facebook.com\/PietLevyMJS<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.jsonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some of the best Milwaukee concerts and comedy shows this winter Here are some top shows to check out in Milwaukee from December 2025 through February 2026. The latest batch of top music releases from Milwaukee artists includes one rapper\u2019s debut track for the massive record label behind Taylor Swift. 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“I Sleep Alone Too,” Alex Lutze<\/a><\/h2>\n
“The Shotgun Theory,” Lunde<\/a><\/h2>\n