The quickest way for an indie-rock band to earn the guillotine is appearing manufactured...

An experiment in genre-bending, Nicole Atkins’ latest album, Neptune City, incorporates influences well beyond the requisite Springsteen-styled Americana expected from a New Jersey singer-songwriter. The record also shows the 28-year-old’s roots in psych-folk, chamber-pop and alternative. Atkins, who headlines . . .

When summer comes, Milwaukeeans emerge from the darkness of their homes to pursue sunnier activities, like window shopping in the Third Ward or walking along the lake. Our city is also known for outdoor music resonating...

<p><span>While going above and beyond the call of duty has its perks, it can also be really exhausting to watch someone do it. For about an hour Tuesday night, The Polyphonic Spree treated a half-full Turner Hall Ballroom to the more spec...

In attempt to describe Nirvana's sound, Kurt Cobain once remarked, &quot;All in all we sound like The Knack and the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath.&quot; The first half of that equation speaks to Cobain&#...