Trapper Schoepp
June 2
Anodyne Coffee
The freewheelin’ folk tunes from this Milwaukee-based singer-songwriter twist and turn in unexpected directions. It’s fitting that his latest album tackles the jarring rides at Green Bay’s much-loved Bay Beach Amusement Park.
The Milo-Future Islands Connection
Widely known for his big, booming voice and erratic dancing on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” Future Islands’ frontman Samuel T. Herring is a rapper on the side. He’s shared the mic with Milwaukee’s underground poet/rapper Rory Ferreira, who opens for Future Islands at the Pabst Theater on June 7 as milo. Confused? We are, too. We try to sort it out below.
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Rory Ferreira |
Samuel T. Herring |
| Alter-egos | milo, Scallops Hotel | Hemlock Ernst |
| Sample lyrics | “Brothers like me don’t live too long/That’s why I have to write so many rap songs.”
“At home on a cracked iPhone/Alone and hairy, casting postmodernist abracadabra” |
“Sometimes things come to me/Sometimes I come to things.”
“Got many styles/This time just tryin’ to follow milo” |
Chastity Belt
June 14
Cactus Club
Witness the future of laid-back indie-rock as the breezy sounds of this supremely chill Washington-based four-piece outfit gently fill Bay View’s intimate rock venue.
Seu Jorge
June 16
The Pabst Theater
The musical mariner in Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou revisits his soothing Portuguese-language renditions of David Bowie songs to commemorate the life of the Thin White Duke.
Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald
July 14
Gathering on the Green
Relive the ’70s and ’80s soft rock heyday with schmaltzy tunes from these two famously bearded dad-rock originals.
Violent Femmes With Echo & The Bunnymen
July 21
BMO Harris Pavilion
No need to choose between the warm summer rays (“Blister in the Sun”) and the cool, murky night (“The Killing Moon”) on this study-in-contrasts double bill.
Ryan Adams
July 30
Riverside Theater
What serious musician records an entire album of Taylor Swift covers? The same one who infuses equally effortless-sounding pop hooks into his signature brand of heartland rock.
Foygen
August 2
Turner Hall Ballroom
Feel comfortable knowing that the once-dysfunctional, now-stable psychedelic indie-rock duo won’t break up onstage anymore, thus harshing your mellow from the band’s kaleidoscope soundscapes, man.
I Love the ’90s Tour
August 9
Wisconsin State Fair Park
For one night only, the hi-top fade hairstyle is again de rigueur. This year’s lineup features Vanilla Ice, Kid ‘n Play, Tone Loc and Young MC.
Idina Menzel
August 9
The Riverside Theater
An entire generation of kids sang along to her songs; now see the Tony Award-winning actor and singer of “Let It Go” from Disney film Frozen grace the stage. ◆
