Suggested Links

Milwaukee / Wisconsin Music

Milwaukee Rock Posters. Milwaukee punk/alt/underground/indie band history from our friends at Push Button Gadget. The site includes a tab for Radio Podcast of Milwaukee related music in a joint partnership with WMSE.

https://milwaukeerockposters.com/

Wisconsin Punk Discography

http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/wisc/

MKEPunk. Downloadable Milwaukee Punk

http://www.mkepunk.com/

Drivin' n Cryin'. Kevn Kinney was in the Milwaukee punk band The Prosecutors in the early 1980s. He moved to Georgia in the mid-1980s where he formed Drivin' n Cryin', which continues to turn out great music.

https://www.drivinncryin.com/

Brick Through The Window

Brick Through the Window is a book focusing on an account of the Milwaukee scene from the musicians, artists and fans that made it happen. It chronicles a small number of people who made history in a setting that produced internationally recognized bands such as The Violent Femmes, Die Kreuzen, Plasticland and Oil Tasters. Nothing came easily for Milwaukee’s first wave of punks.

https://www.amazon.com/Brick-Through-Window-History-Milwaukee/dp/149104697X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Brick+Through+The+Window&qid=1571597447&sr=8-1

Taking The City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene

"Taking the City By Storm: The Birth of Milwaukee's Punk Scene," a documentary film that traces the birth and development of Milwaukee's protopunk, Punk, New Wave and Alternative Music scene from 1975 to 1985.

https://www.facebook.com/brewcitypunkrock/

Milwaukee Radio

WMSE Radio 91.7FM has been the premier source for diverse music programming in Southeastern Wisconsin since 1981 and has long had a focus on Milwaukee music.

https://www.wmse.org/about-wmse-radio/

88Nine Radio is a newer station, by comparison to WMSE, that has a focus on the local music scene.

https://radiomilwaukee.org/

Record Stores

A number of local and regional stores with a history of supporting Milwaukee music.

Rushmor Records http://www.rushmor.com/

Irving Place Records https://www.irvingplacerecords.com/

ACME Records https://www.facebook.com/AcmeRecordsMusicEmporium?ref=hl

Lilliput Records https://www.lilliputrecords.com/