Live music in Milwaukee this week, Tue, Aug 11 – Mon, Aug 17. 132 shows across the Milwaukee metro.

$10

Ambient · All · Electronic

Latin

Usually free

Milwaukee's #1 R&B Party - DJ'ed by Mr. New York

with Spidora, D&D Music Factory

Weekly swing jazz night

No cover

Psychedelic rock · Surf rock · Garage rock

Folk / Americana · Soul / R&B / Funk · Reggae

No cover

$10

Pop · Folk / Americana · Jazz

No cover

Weekly polka open jam night

Family-friendly music featuring Music for Aardvarks and Other Mammals

No cover

with pspsps, SSAANN, Maximiano

Shoegaze korean

Doors 6:30pm

$10 ADV

Latin

Multi-instrumentalist mixing rock and folk with roots music

JigJam, Shane Hennessy

Bluegrass · Americana

Rock

$25

Jazz · Latin

I’m headed to X-Ray arcade to watch Johnny Mnemonic…IF my head doesn’t blow up first!

with Cody Jinks, Eva Under Fire

Groove metal · Metalcore · Thrash metal

with Will Pfrang

$10

Soul · Folk · Indie rock

$35

Deadelijk

Rock

Free

with Hot Mess, Callback, FAKEOUT*

Garage rock

Live music at lunch

No cover

The People Brothers Band, Ben Mulwana

Quality Djs

Hot Sax, Quality Djs, Fine Wine, Cocktails & Hors d'oeuvres.

No cover

Folk · Indie · Singer-songwriter

Folk / Americana · Jazz · Blues

Blues-rock

Day 1 of 4 · Thursday, August 13

Usually free

with Unbroken, Ten19

Hard rock, nu metal, and alternative rock

Indie folk · Indie pop · Wisconsin

Country

$25

Southern rock · Indie folk · Alt country

Live music in the park every Thursday & Friday 5-8:30 p.m. and Saturday 3-6:30 p.m.

No cover

Mia Jima

Weekly live music series showcasing a wide range of genres

No cover

with VLNTYN, Gypsum Sunflower, Ten Year Setback

Will you join the club?

Alternative rock · 90s · Indie

No cover

Blues

Doors 6:00pm

$10

Electronic

Indie / Alt · Punk / Emo

The flourishing zoo · Blues rock · Singer-songwriter

with Nik Parr & The Selfless Lovers, Lakeview

Folk · Singer-songwriter · Indie rock

with The Taxmen

Beatles tribute classic rock cover live

FernGully, xDominionx, Dance Commandr

Summer-goth dance party with Darkwave, Industrial, Trad Goth, Post-Punk, New Wave

$7

Day 2 of 4 · Friday, August 14

Electronic · Electro house

Doors 6:00pm

No cover

Rock with fiery guitar-driven sound

Banda · Latin · All

Ryan Michaels

Modest Mouse, Califone

Indie rock · Alternative rock

Rock

$25

The sash-ringing, the trash-singing, mash-flinging, the flash-springing, ringing the... the crash-dinging...no, the riff-slinging SUNFO!

Dogs In A Pile, Modern Joey

Jam band · Psychedelic rock · Funk

with Elizabeth Clare

Elizabeth is a jazz vocalist musician based in Milwaukee. With a focus on Contemporary Commercial Music, she has shared her voice as a session singer for clients like Dunkin' Donuts and Mattel, independent recording artists, and performs live in a variety of music settings.

No cover

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.

with Oh Geeez Not Again, Rolled Oats, Ben Mulwana

Rock · Indie / Alt · Pop

Pinkshift, Arcadia Grey, The Stinkeyes

Pinkshift are headed to The Argo!

Pop punk · Punk rock · Grunge

Jazz

Doors 6:00pm

Electronic

Indie / Alt · Folk / Americana

Folk / Americana

Punk / Emo

Salsa, bachata, and cumbia dance social with DJ Furcio and beginner salsa lesson

Doors 8:45pm

$20 cash only

Jazz · Latin

Rock

$10

Doors 9:00pm

Day 3 of 4 · Saturday, August 15

Trance · Electronic · Dance

Doors 7:00pm

$10 ADV

Muv 2 Gruv

Professional band playing Funk, Blues, Soul, R&B and Jazz

Power metal · Guitar virtuoso · Melodic metal

Rock · Soul / R&B / Funk · Latin

with Spineshank, (Hed) P.E.

Nu metal · Hard rock · Nu-metal

Tori Amos, Bartees Strange

Singer-songwriter · Alternative · Piano

Rock · Blues

$30

Math rock · Indie rock · Midwest emo

Live music with bold tequila and mezcal cocktails, rooftop summer vibes

with Jon Wood Group

Jazz classics performed by the talented Jon Wood Group

No cover

Do you like digging through other people’s stuff? Do you like good deals? Like supporting local artists (the art AND music kind?), then wowee, do we have a sale for you!

MKE's The Championship reunite w/ Lessons (ft. ex. The Promise Ring, Maritime, Decibully)

Harmonica blues · Classic blues · Mark hummel

Award-winning R&B artist and trombonist

Sam Neufeld, Clay Schaub, Devin Drobka

Jazz trio

No cover

Classic rock · 80s · Pop

Doors 6:30pm

Weekly bluegrass jam session

Day 4 of 4 · Sunday, August 16

Weekly open jam with Milwaukee guitarist Uncle Don

Pop · Folk / Americana · Country

Alyssia Domingues, Social Cig

Presented by Radio Milwaukee, features Alyssia Domingues, Social Cig & Radio Milwaukee DJ Dori Zori

Jazz

One HUGE darkwave, EBM, industrial, thrash metal, electro, and noise rock bill with proceeds going towards a great cause.

Service industry night with great drink deals

No cover

Six-piece instrumental jazz-funk band with three-piece horn section

No cover

Milwaukee's esteemed and longest-running poet's open mic

$3

with Friend of a Friend, Karma & the Kill Joys

FFO: The Happy Fits · I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME · Jukebox The Ghost