Josh Spinner · Gypsum Sunflower · Blind Hill
If you like to think about music in terms of melody, narratives, and the space between notes, this show should do ya right.
A city in the Milwaukee area
Cudahy residents long joked their city had "a bar on every corner and two in between," a legacy of three-shift factory workers who filled its taverns for generations. Those blue-collar watering holes are scarcer today, but the city's two dedicated music spots carry the tradition forward in different directions. Orson's Saloon (3558 E. Barnard Ave.) operates out of a building originally constructed in 1908, offering live acoustic music alongside pool, cribbage, and a jukebox in a U.K. pub-like setting. Blues is one of its signature sounds, with acts like Reverend Raven and the Stefan Hillesheim Band making regular appearances. X-Ray Arcade (5036 S. Packard Ave.) is an artist-owned, DIY-minded live performance venue that can host shows any night of the week. It is an all-ages room that pairs its music with a working arcade. The venue is known for supporting smaller and indie artists across punk, metal, and folk punk, and also books electronic and darkwave acts. It has logged over 1,000 past concerts.
If you like to think about music in terms of melody, narratives, and the space between notes, this show should do ya right.
Emo from Halifax meets Midwest feelings on the floor.
FFO: Slowdive · Panchiko · my bloody valentine
Sold out
Twinkly emo/math rock is sprouting up (if you don't get the reference, better go check 'em out).
MC Blu and DJ/producer Exile will heal everything with conscious hip-hop this summer!
Heavy industrial
FFO: Rav · Cemetery Drive · R.A.P. Ferreira
FFO: Dexter and the Moonrocks · PVRIS · Palaye Royale
When the Sun Sets hits our very famous stage long before the sun sets… Don't miss this pop-punk matinee!
Dissociate from our sad little world for awhile and let's get freakin' whimsical with it! This is a whole genre we need to do a deeper dive on.
10 bands for $10. In this economy? Oh yeah, we're Burnin BRIGHT.
$10
Moral law says you gotta go to this vegan straight edge metalcore floor show.
Alt Rock from Muscle Shoals sounds like a movie band intro, right?
Alright, thrash metal Heathens, this one should speak for itself.
FFO: Ducktails · Real Estate · Beach Fossils
A very reasonable Thursday night, assuming your definition of reasonable includes breakdowns.
Iowa Emo legends return to Milwaukee for the last time.
Chicago Deathcore at it's finest. What more do you want?
Will you join the club?
If you don't know what Star 67 is without googling it, you need to come to this party & experience a fraction of the magic of the 90's & 00's.
MKE's The Championship reunite w/ Lessons (ft. ex. The Promise Ring, Maritime, Decibully)
One HUGE darkwave, EBM, industrial, thrash metal, electro, and noise rock bill with proceeds going towards a great cause.
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FFO: The Happy Fits · I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME · Jukebox The Ghost
Bridge City Sinners ring any bells?
Nonstop death metal action on a Wednesday night… what else could you ask for?
Get ready for a Skapocalypse at our very famous arcade!
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A loud, heavy, very 2001 kind of night, in the best possible way.
We've got a real nail biter here, folks. Avante-garde metal? Yes.
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Satanic bluegrass from Kansas City? Sign us UP. A hootenanny even WE can get behind.
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I've got a lucky feeling that this show is gonna be pure bliss!
Americana · Country · Bluegrass
French-born, South African-raised alt rock that's gonna rock yer world.
The Copyrights return to our very famous arcade for a friday night punk rock extravaganza!
Powerviolence · Fastcore · Grindcore
Join the heavy psych rock cult!
Bragolin and Carrellee are headed to our very famous arcade for a night of Synthpop!
These guys have been kicking it rock style since the 90's, come get your shine-er on.
Metal legends Vader head t our very famous stage!
Get ready for a mind-melting evening of psych rock at our very famous arcade!
Baltimore's finest in rock cuisine.
Go ahead and clear your schedule for these extremely large riffs, we'll wait.
Worldwide guitar & drums one-man-band the X stage on fire (literally? not literally? who's to say)
Don't crash your car while you're crossing the Bridge of Sacrifice to synth-punk.
Ever heard of adventure rock? Sounds exciting, right?
Probably the most X-Ray Arcade-coded lineup we've ever had. Let's SHRED!
Screamo · Emo · Bedroom pop
Wind Walkers, If Not For Me, and True North are coming through, which is a lot of directional language for one night, but it'll be worth it.
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An hour-long song called Motherfucker, I am Both: "Amen" and "Hallelujah" is either a warning or a dare. You decide.
16volt is headed to our very famous stage!
Fluorescents are headed to our very famous stage!
Seminal 80's NYC noise rock trio comin' atcha!
Borlänge, Sweden is calling with the Green Leaf tea, all signs point to heavy rock!
Indie · Rock · Alternative
Join us for a very special evening as Fabio Frizzi performs some of his best known works while the Fulci films that they are connected to are projected behind him.
Blackgaze · Depressive black metal · Black metal
Any band described as "...a stagecoach in overdrive" and "dark, psychedelic speedfolk" has our best interest at heart, we just know it.
Billy Woods and Elucid combine as Armand Hammer-a hip-hop project as skillful as it is experimental.
Self-proclaimed angry songs for sad people. We're into it.
Silly Goose's (Geese?) only plz.
Better a toxhard than a tryhard, yanno what we're sayin'?
You f*&$ers were asking for this one (it's a song title, don't get it twisted ;)
Indie pop · Dream pop · Lo-Fi
A Tub-ullar indie rock experience is ready to put you in "freak mode".
Don't be wishy washy about this one.
We're told this one is highly romantic & noisy pop punk-bred. What a combo, eh?
Ho99o9 is headed to our very famous arcade! Don't miss out!
Horror punk · Psychobilly · Punk
Swedish lo-fi/emo/noise goodness. You know what's up.
Evil doers beware… The Skapocalypse is now!
Rock music for anyone currently experiencing the civilized world against their will.