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Milwaukee\u2019s concert scene has a lot going on, so we look at the shows coming up to find the ones you\u2019ll look back on and be glad you went. Then we add them to our weekly <\/i>Milwaukee Concert Picks<\/i><\/b>.<\/i><\/p>\n
The relationship between an artist and their fans is what makes Milwaukee\u2019s music scene as special as it is. With so much talent found throughout the city, there are just as many chances to watch someone\u2019s creative journey from the front row \u2014 literally, in the case of our top two (or is that three?) concert picks this week.<\/p>\n
Hanna Simone is only a few days removed from releasing Love Letter<\/u><\/i><\/a>, a six-track EP that doubles as a \u201cturning the page\u201d moment for the singer-songwriter. Her sound has drifted toward R&B and soul since her days performing in Nashville, and that trend takes some determined steps forward on the new record \u2014 something we heard when helping her premiere lead single \u201cRed Lips\u201d back in January.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel this is authentic to who I am and my experiences in life,\u201d she shared with us at the time. \u201cI\u2019m hoping this opens my artistry up to another side of Milwaukee I haven\u2019t had the chance to introduce myself to yet.\u201d<\/p>\n The Americana elements Simone employed in the past are pretty much absent on Love Letter<\/i>, which rightfully keeps her vocals front and center while leaning into production elements befitting the new sonic thumbprint: finger-picked acoustic guitar, more prominent bass lines, warm keys and a general groove that flows from one track to the next.<\/p>\n You can step into that experience Friday night at Anodyne<\/u><\/a> in Walker\u2019s Point, which will host Simone\u2019s EP release show featuring A.C. the Ruler, *aya and Emmitt James.<\/p>\n The following day supplies our second release celebration, this one a full-album affair that\u2019s actually two shows from Milwaukee surf-rock standouts Fellow Kinsman.<\/p>\n To call the band\u2019s new record \u201canticipated\u201d doesn\u2019t quite do it justice. Break Room<\/u><\/i><\/a> got a Milwaukee Music Premiere via the track \u201cLove Came Through<\/u><\/a>\u201d way back in August of last year, with the plan being to release the album in the fall. It turned out life had a few plans of its own (as frontman Nate Kinsman explained in his interview with 88Nine music director Erin Wolf), so they pushed Break Room<\/i>\u2018s birthday to this Friday.<\/p>\n Based on what we\u2019ve heard so far, the record delivers everything from wicked instrumental breakdowns to foot-stomping anthems to interstellar love grooves. That\u2019s a lot to celebrate, so Fellow Kinsman decided to spread it across two performances Saturday at Cactus Club: a 5 p.m. installment<\/u><\/a> with Ellie Jackson and an 8:30 p.m. session<\/u><\/a> with Josh Evert.<\/p>\nBest concerts in Milwaukee this week<\/h2>\n
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