Blaine Schultz

Chrissie Hynde never had a Plan B. It seems she willed herself into leading a band that played rock and roll. That was never more evident than Monday night when Hynde’s band the Pretenders played a free-range set at the Riverside Theater that included songs from the band’s 2023 album Relentless and “Stop Your Sobbing,” the Kinks cover they recorded in 1979 which appeared on their flawless debut album—and a plenty of material from in-between.

Here are the Milwaukee shows and events we are looking forward to coming up this week.

Listen to Me, the debut album from Middle Child Syndrome, is among other things, the sound of an artist leaving corporate America. Matt Mueller’s mostly-one-man-show straddles indie and Americana sounds. It also goes to show how far DIY projects have blurred the line from to big budget recordings.

Fiorentini Parrot Duo on the roof, trumpeter Jamie Breiwick and guitarist Andrew Trim celebrate the release of Ordinary Poems, The Folk Implosion, The Mighty Deerlick album release and more—This Week in Milwaukee Music!

Here are the Milwaukee shows we are looking forward to coming up this week.

Former Milwaukee Braves infielder Danny O’Connell wasn’t a star or even the answer to an obscure trivia question. Steve Wiegand’s biography The Uncommon Life of Danny O’Connell digs deep into the history of America, baseball cards and the backstory of a player whose career on the field and as a coach spanned 1946-64.

WMSE’s Backyard BBQ, Musical Mondays and Chill on the Hill’s season finales, Fresh Coast Jazz Festival, IV generation of Williams tradition and more—This Week in Milwaukee Music!

Here are the Milwaukee shows we are looking forward to coming up this week.

Rise & Thrive Benefit Concert Featuring Chris Porterfield, legends Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Melissa Carper aka “HillBillie Holiday,” Thiensville sings the blues, Buena Vista revisited, and more—This Week in Milwaukee Music!

From its 2004 debut, the annual one-day street festival has presented music, food, art, crafts and more.