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[edmillwaukee]

Get Ur Freak On [Oktiv Edition] by Oktiv https://soundcloud.com/oktiv/get-ur-freak-on-oktiv-edition #Oktiv #MKEMusic #MilwaukeeMusic #EDMMKE #MKEEDM #EDMillwaukee #Milwaukee #FreeMusic #NewMusic #ElectronicDanceMusic #EDM

[sulestial-music]

Come celebrate our beautiful city MILWAUKEE with me THIS THURSDAY!!!! I have a funky ass set planned and on top of that, free food, giveaways, and of course, great beer. See you there!

[the-gay-overlord66]

More photos from the monster mosh. I call these ones. Yeah the date on the camera checks out

[maceomusic]

🌈Happy Pride Month🏳️‍🌈

[musicallyrich]

Funk From The Dump: Summerfest July 6, 2019

The second Saturday (also the 2nd to last day) of Summerfest held the promise of some great shows. Fortunately, at least for the shows I selected, it paid off handsomely. My brother and I headed to the fest grounds early to see a local ska band that has been around for over 30 years and has opened for some huge acts when they came through Milwaukee (most recently Jamaica’s The Skatalites). It was a 2 p.m. show and it was fun in the sun. The band churned out upbeat ska rhythms and had the decent-sized crowd (at least for the time slot) up and dancing. Nothing special, but with plenty of solid original material and a couple covers this band helped keep the heat up in the sun-soaked atmosphere.

Let’s fast forward, after my brother and I met a few friends for some drinks around the Milwaukee Bucks new arena, which I had wanted to see the plaza that they had set around it (very nice, btw). I came back with a few of his friends for the night sets, getting back to the park just after 6 p.m. At that time two of us stopped by the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard Stage to see another local band, Metal Men. They are exactly what they call themselves; they cover the huge hits that were in the metal world at in the early to mid ‘80s. They cover early Metallica, Judas Priest, Cinderella, Dio, Scorpions, etc. The group has a singer that can definitely handle the vocals and a couple shredding guitarists that play those riffs and solos just like you remember them.

From there, I moved myself to the Rhymesayers’ Stage (Miller Lite Oasis Stage) which for the past several years the hip hop label has held for an afternoon and evening at Summerfest. By the time I got there I was able to hear the end of their artist Evidence who was very good in the short period I heard, then 15 minutes of their house DJ, who was also backing all of the artists. After the 8:45 p.m. show started on that stage and it was one my favorite artists from their stables and that is Brother Ali (pic above, sorry it’s blurry). He put on a great show that lasted just about an hour and had the entire crowd on their feet and singing and dancing along. He is a conscious rapper that for the most part was putting out the great feelings of love and friendship, although he also touched on the political times by diving into a couple songs that came out about 12 years ago, and as he put with issues that unfortunately still can apply today. This was my first time seeing Brother Ali and hopefully it will not be the last.

It was time to head to my last stage for the 10 p.m. show. I walked over to the Johnson Controls World Sound Stage to see Dumpstaphunk.  Dumpstaphunk is a New Orleans band with deep ties to the city. The founders of the band are Nevilles, specifically keyboardist Ivan and Cousin Ian on guitar. Note: Ian who is the newer of those two to the scene is the son of legendary New Orleans musician Art Neville (The Meters, Neville Brothers). Dumpstaphunk had the packed house going crazy from their first note. I’m pretty sure anybody that was there and had a pulse found whatever room they could to get up and dance, whether it was on top of a picnic table, standing on benches, on the huge floor that feels like it’s being wasted at this particular stage if their aren’t thousands of people grooving to the music. Dumpstaphunk rides that New Orleans groove with a slightly unusual line-up. They have keyboardist, guitarist, drummer, trombone and trumpet. The unusual aspect is the presence of two electric bassists (one of them occasionally plays as a second guitarist and pulls off both instruments as if they were his main one). They are amazing at not playing over each other if playing different lines, and then when really needing to drop the low end, will sometimes double lines.That also keeps their funk a little heavier than some of their other contemporaries in New Orleans (at least ones that I’ve heard). The playing was amazing all night drawing from a fairly deep original catalog and covers that weren’t surprising but were amazingly done. Those included a tip of the hat to Dr. John’s most known song, ‘Right Place, Wrong Time’, a George Clinton medley and at least one more that I wanted to mention but am forgetting off-hand.

There was one song that the horns decided to walk through the audience and play, which then had them stop in the middle of the aisle while the crowd gathered and listened and danced. Then, they dispersed. I saw the trombonist (which you can see in the two pictures above) as he headed back to the stage, and assumed the trumpeter was right around him. As the trombonist is walking back out on stage, I continue to hear the horn sounds through the PA. As I’m watching that and reorienting myself to the stage (I was standing right at the front of the stage behind their VIP pit) I hear a trumpet sound coming from a different area and get bumped a little from behind. Yes, the trumpeter had somehow made his way through the aisles (they were both working the aisles while out there) and was coming from the other side of the stage in front of the first row to try to return to the stage himself. They both get back up and the band continued its amazing set on into the night. This band really needs to be seen live to get the full feel of their musical prowess.

As the music ended, and everyone in attendance wanted it to keep going, I walked out into the dark, cool night knowing that a great night of music had come to a close.

[crystalkniveswi]

Huge festival announcement coming very soon. Sitting on easily the best music I’ve ever made. Life is good. 💎 📸: @willtrogdon http://bit.ly/2JkkOBm

[mynikkys]

Yungblud & Halsey - 11 Minutes (Crystal Knives & Vessul Remix) by #Crystal Knives http://soundcloud.com/crystal_knives/11minutes #MyNikkys #MKEMusic

[hubcitycafe]

Take Things As They Come - Test Press LP

by Myles Coyne & The Rusty Nickel Band

[mikeyvocals]

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Playing around to some old tank

[edmillwaukee]

STALLION by Loko https://soundcloud.com/yoitsloko/stallion #Loko #MKEMusic #MilwaukeeMusic #EDMMKE #MKEEDM #EDMillwaukee #Milwaukee #FreeMusic #NewMusic #ElectronicDanceMusic #EDM

[sulestial-music]

Check out the final cover-art for my new single "It's Enjoyment" OUT THIS FRIDAY!!! Make sure to pre-save it NOW on spotify using the link in this post!

[the-gay-overlord66]

The single is out!

[theunitaskersmke]

Tide Pods (2018)

[braidedjanes]

Excited to perform with @jreedlp1 for the first time at Linneman’s River West for MKE Latin music night! Join us October 23rd (Link in Bio) #mkemusicnight #linnemansriverwest #mkemusic #mkeshows #latinmusic https://www.instagram.com/p/CVGrWCdAtdq/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mclazm]

Came up with this zesty number for my homeboy @tonydonthekeys. Check him and his work out at www.tonydoubekmusic.com #mkemusic #mkeartist #mke #milwaukeemusic #milwaukeeart #wisconsin #designer #artist #digitalart #milwaukeecreative #design #art #media #logo #logodesign # (at Milwaukee, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZ1_fIHQTJ/?igshid=1lwagdjjyre4p

[edmillwaukee]

02 Play Me (Instrumental Mix) by KingStreetSounds https://soundcloud.com/kingstreetsounds/02-play-me-instrumental-mix #KingStreetSounds #MKEMusic #MilwaukeeMusic #EDMMKE #MKEEDM #EDMillwaukee #Milwaukee #FreeMusic #NewMusic #ElectronicDanceMusic #EDM