Bryan Cherry + The Belle Weather + Micah Olsan
FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 AT 7:30 P.M. | ANODYNE COFFEE ROASTING CO. | TICKETS
Check out Cream City’s own Cherry for smoky vocals and sensual vibes with ’70s Isley Brother guitar licks that are decidedly right-on. The Belle Weather claims to be “a hurricane,” and they deliver the eye of the storms on stirring tracks like “Dive”. Micah Olsan promises “Trouble”, and you’re likely to find it at Anodyne that Friday night.
Ganavya
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 AT 8 P.M. | VIVARIUM | TICKETS
Quietly shape-shift to Ganavya, who’s guaranteed to raise a deep sigh in a live setting and sure to be pin-droppingly dramatic and regenerative.
Tell us who you’d pick to be a Betty this year!
Tropa Magica • Pulpa de Guayaba
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 AT 6:30 P.M. | CACTUS CLUB | TICKETS
Tropa Magica drop party-ready grooves with psychedelic undertones, specially delivered via East Los Angeles. Try “Para Bailar Y Tripiar” if you are ready to move to their sound. Milwaukee’s Pulpa de Guayaba keep the groove spicy with “La Cumbia del Profe” and more.
Maria Somerville • Dialogues
MONDAY, SEPT. 15 AT 7 P.M. | CACTUS CLUB | TICKETS
Make summer’s end ethereal with Maria Somerville, Ireland’s otherworldly answer to life’s unfortunate chaos. Start with her “Stonefly” and head to Cactus Club for more.
Whiskey And The Devil • Wonderful Bluffer • The Panoptics
TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 AT 7 P.M. | CACTUS CLUB | TICKETS
Ready for straight-ahead, no-BS, capital-R Rock from our fair city? Whiskey And The Devil delivers with no chaser necessary. Double-down with Wonderful Bluffer and the Panoptics, both Milwaukee storytellers sure to bend your ear with rootsy Americana.
Bay View Bash
SATURDAY, SEPT. 20 FROM 11 A.M-10 P.M. | KINNICKINNIC AVENUE
The Bay View Bash takes place between Potter and Clement on Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View and features a ton of local music and more – and it’s all free!
Lana Leone / Teenage Ice Age / Human Ant Farm / Oh Well, Ok
MONDAY, SEPT. 22 AT 6 P.M. | X-RAY ARCADE | TICKETS
Lana Leone lashes out quiet/loud damaged lullabies like “Imogen”, ideal for breaking up or getting back together. Milwaukee’s Oh Well, Ok insists you rock out to their 2025 LP, Infinite Monkey Theorem. (Don’t worry, it’s not math; it’s awesome weird psych melodies.)
Onlyferns • Friendly Spectres • Shontrail • Pareidolia
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25 AT 6:30 P.M. | CACTUS CLUB | TICKETS
Dig the “Distal” of the digital world with Onlyferns, a Milwaukee band bringing ghostly beat wormholes out of a fractured Super Mario soundtrack. Madison’s Friendly Spectres spread spacey beats into the universe for you to chase like broken fireflies. Check out their terrific “Tim Hortons Drive-Thru”.
Trapper Schoepp – Osborne Album Release Show with special guest Devil Met Contention
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27 AT 8 P.M. | VIVARIUM | TICKETS
Tear it up with Milwaukee’s Trapper Schoepp as he plays his new release, highlighted by on-fire rave-ups like “Satan is Real (Satan is a Sackler)”. Don’t “Wait” to see fellow Milwaukee bands Devil Met Contention guest on this dynamic double bill.
Soft Blue Shimmer + Human Ant Farm + Superglue + MILBY
FRIDAY, SEPT. 26 AT 7 P.M. | ANODYNE COFFEE ROASTING CO. | TICKETS
The name Soft Blue Shimmer says it better than I can. Chase bliss with a trio of Milwaukee shoegaze from Human Ant Farm, Superglue, and MILBY.
Morrissey
MONDAY, SEPT. 29 AT 6:30 P.M. | RIVERSIDE THEATER | TICKETS
You know what you’re getting with the legendary not-Elvis of the 1980s, but you’ll still have to ask yourself: How soon is Sept. 29?
