Powerplant / Genau / Blood
Don’t crash your car while you’re crossing the Bridge of Sacrifice to synth-punk.
Bear Ghost / Sarah and the Safe Word / Spaceman Bob
Ever heard of adventure rock? Sounds exciting, right?
Loudernow
A live band emo night taking you right back to the golden days of Xanga, Myspace, Livejournal…did we miss any?
Psychostick / Galactic Empire / Arcade Mode / Nemesis Engine
Probably the most X-Ray Arcade-coded lineup we've ever had. Let’s SHRED!
@Bay View Bash: The X-Ray Arcade Stage
We’re back again at Bay View Bash! All day, all ages and all free!
Sad Boy Saturday #102
Are you sad? Do you like emo music? Is it Saturday? We’ve got some news for you!
@ MKE ULTRA: Missing / Incekt / Memory Spector
The only thing missing from this show is YOU.
@ FALCON HALL: Your Arms Are My Cocoon / SEPTEMBERISTHEONLYTIMEIDONTTHINKOFYOU / Snag / Frantic Repair
Lets get cozy with it emo style at Falcon Hall!
SOLD OUT! Wind Walkers / If Not For Me / True North
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.
Shearling / Courtesy / Depression Nap
An hour-long song called Motherfucker, I am Both: “Amen” and “Hallelujah” is either a warning or a dare. You decide.
@ CACTUS CLUB: Soul Exchange / Out 4 Blood / Krooked / Muzzle/ Backstabber
I’d exchange my soul for a night of hardcore action at Catcus Club…wouldn’t you?
16volt / Acumen Nation / Moon 17 / Subspace DJs
In need of a 16VOLT jolt? We’ve got just what the doctor ordered.
Ayesha Voodoo Presents: Magic The Drag Show
Tap your Mana. Cast your spells. Prepare to slay.
Unsane / The Crosses
Unsane in the membrane! Seminal 80's NYC noise rock trio comin’ atcha!
@ ANODYNE: Buzz Kull / Kontravoid / Goth Barge DJs
Buzz Kull and Kontravoid are headed to Anodyne for. a night of industrial! Put on your dancing shoes (or boots).
Greenleaf / Howling Giant / Asatta
Borlänge, Sweden is calling with the Green Leaf tea, all signs point to heavy rock!
Bayway NJ / Cold Steel / Two Piece / Load tha Nine / World of Fear
No BS, full-throttle New Jersey Hardcore.
Outshine / Descalier / The Dire / Creepy Little Things
Nothin’s gonna outshine this Swedish dark rock band.
Sorry Ghost / Kevin Walkman / Alley Eyes
A band with this name is the PERFECT start to October, don’t you think? Indie. OOoOoOOOoO.
@ MKE ULTRA: Girl in a Coma / Lunar Moth / Home Going
Wake up! Girl in a Coma demands your presence.
PUNK WITH PURPOSE - A BENEFIT FOR FOX CITIES TORNADO RELIEF
Get your purpose on, Punk Rock Saves Lives is back with a benefit for the Fox Cities Tornado Relief.
Fabio Frizzi Performs Frizzi2Fulci / Ethan McCarthy
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.
Kowloon Walled City / Great Falls
N E G A T I V E S P A C E (that’s all ya really need to know. Intrigued?)
@ SUGAR MAPLE: Sowing / Autoignition / Origami Summer / Okay Omen / Superglue
Something something, you reap what you Sow. Well, reap this rock!
Sadness / Barbelith / Monterey / Niveous
We saw this band on a playlist titled ‘music for reading manga’. If that’s your vibe, this is your show.
@ ANODYNE: Badvril / Frantic Repair / Spill / Edens Expy
Backwards rock, not to be confused with Avril. This is Badvril!
The Haunt / 8graves / Platinum Moon
Another A+ October show. Come get haunted, rock ‘n roll style.
The Killer / Si Dios Quiere / See No Evil / Sin Sufrir / No Appearances
Merauder may no longer be playing this show, but we’ve still got a KILLER lineup.
Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy / Dead Dead Swans / Old Wolves / Megan Jay
Any band described as “...a stagecoach in overdrive” and “dark, psychedelic speedfolk” has our best interest at heart, we just know it.
Harrison Gordon / Liquid Mike / Excuse Me, Who are You?
The next great american emo punk band strikes back!
Armand Hammer / Quelle Chris
Billy Woods and Elucid combine as Armand Hammer-a hip-hop project as skillful as it is experimental.
FFO: The Alchemist · Moor Mother · clipping. ❤️☠️🖤
@ ANODYNE: Acid Mothers Temple / Magick Potion / Shadeseeker
Up for some psych rock? Let's go on a trip to Anodyne on Bruce!
FFO: Goat · Skullflower · Oneida ❤️☠️🖤
@ SUGAR MAPLE: Walking Blue / Manor Gates / Casual Sex / Arizona the State / Hide Behind
Hard to be blue when you’re jamming out to emo flower rock, eh?
Prayers / Devora / Chriz Amaya
Prayers probably won’t save ya from the Cholo Goth…but why would you want ‘em to?
The Toxhards / Kate Cosentino
Better a toxhard than a tryhard, yanno what we’re sayin’?
@ MKE Ultra: Anita Velveeta / Saoirse Dream / I H8 it Here / ICUP
Anita Velveeta is headed to MKE Ultra!
Namaste at the X-Ray: Punk Rock Yoga
Punk rock yoga returns to X-Ray Arcade — keep your body circle-pit ready with this spirited session, brought to us by Healium Hot Yoga!
Rav / Teller Bank$ / Fatboi Sharif
You f*&$ers were asking for this one (it’s a song title, don’t get it twisted ;)
Nuke Plant Chickens / Sun Silo / Adam Blackwood / Malcolm Wright
Nuke Plant Chickens are headed to our very famous stage for a very nuclear time!
@ MKE Ultra: Christy Costello & The CC Club / Jinksie / The DUIs
Christy Costello is headed to MKE Ultra!
Mean Green / Thundergoat / Shadows Taller Than Souls / Asatta
The Mean Green sludge machine is headed our way.
The Tubs / Mopar Stars
A Tub-ullar indie rock experience is ready to put you in “freak mode”.
@ FALCON HALL: Ian Sweet / Meg Elsier
Her name isn’t Ian…and don’t call her Sweet!
FFO: LaLa LaLa · Jay Som · Palehound ❤️☠️🖤
@ SUGAR MAPLE: Glitzy / My Melody / Casual Sex / Djambo
No not GLIZZY, Glitzy. Get your Indie Rock fix here.
YOU'LL FLOAT TOO! FEARS & PHOBIA
The BREW CITY BOMBSHELLS present a spooky burlesque show just in time for Halloween!
The Wisconsin Thriller Awards
Get ready for a spine-tingling award show and screening featuring some of Wisconsin’s best short films!
Roxy Toxin Presents: Sickening: Monster High
Sing it with us: Monster Monster High, Monster High, Monster Monster High…
@ Sugar Maple: Parrotfish
So, bird and fish-themed costumes, right? Halloween indie rock hangs, you in?
Big Ass Truck I.E. / Mugshot / Surfaced
This one sounds like it should be a country band, we get it. But if you like big riffs and you cannot lie…well.
@ MKE ULTRA: Lowheaven / Orange Colored Sky / Laurent / 9eyes
Come get blissfully steamrolled by Toronto’s loudest feelings delivery service!
Radiator Hospital / Noun / Bad Crime
We’re told this one is highly romantic & noisy pop punk-bred. What a combo, eh?
@ CACTUS CLUB: Authority Zero / The Raging Nathans / Avenues / Geoff Palmer
We’ve got ALL of the authority when we say you gotta be here for some real live Milwaukee punk rock.
Blitzkid / The Grovelers / Ratbatspider
Did someone say horror punk? Sponsored by WMSE!
Weatherday/ Hey, ILY! / Anita Velveeta
Swedish lo-fi/emo/noise goodness. You know what’s up.
Ventana / Deadly Apples / Aeternum / Lockjaw
Your life expectancy might be lowered a bit after this industrial chaos.
Psycroptic / Inferi / Cognitive / Summoning the Lich
Tasmania’s slice of death metal pride and joy.
Mustard Plug / Devon Kay & The Solutions / Meskales
Evil doers beware… The Skapocalypse is now!
Spanish Love Songs
If you missed Spanish Love Songs at Falcon Hall last year, you might want to show up for this one.
Sap / Sludge Mother / Awannabe
Not to be a sap but…when’s the last time you saw a grunge band that could make you taste the rainbow?
@ SUGAR MAPLE: Dogs on Shady Lane / Waterspouts / Rightwards
Have you heard about the band that lives on Shady Lane? We hear they’re real dreamy.
Ghostwoman / Croaker
Rock music for anyone currently experiencing the civilized world against their will.
Chase Petra / Jer / Leisure Hour / Trophy Wife
Indie Rock, Pop Punk, Emo - Quarter life crisis pop coming right up (their words, not ours)!
Modele / System Sect / Genau
It’s about time we had some more post-punk & darkwave, don’t you think?
TRSH / Adjust the Sails / Dear Maryanne / Dear Cincinnati
Get your Midwest emo TRSH right here!
Missio / No Love for the Middle Child / Kent Osborne
You know what they say: Don’t miss-io the electronic rock show.
Boys of Fall / Gold Steps / Hot Mess / Fakeout
A little easycore to ease into your weekend. Thursdays don’t get much better than this.
Bob Log III / Long Arms / The Dead Ends
Worldwide guitar & drums one-man-band the X stage on fire (literally? not literally? who's to say)
HEY HACHI! A NANA INSPIRED POP-UP MARKET
Grab your historically close best friend and head on over to Hey Hachi! A Nana inspired pop-up market celebrating 25 years of Ai Yazawa’s iconic manga.
Living in Oblivion: Dark 80's and 90's Video Dance Party
Ever wish you could teleport back to the golden age of MTV? (Wow, that makes us feel old as HECK.) DJ Synthia’s got you covered with a night of synthpop, post-punk, and goth bangers, complete with the music videos you forgot you were obsessed with.
@ SUGAR MAPLE: Pleasantries / Snooze / Go Hang
There’s no skipping the math rock pleasantries today.
Khemmis / High Gallows / Flying Fuzz
Go ahead and clear your schedule for these extremely large riffs, we’ll wait.
Surfaced / Vulgarity / All Life Gone / Letter to Myself / Orange Colored Sky
Punishing metalcore on the floor!
Miss B Haven / Voiceless Summit / Morrow
Kenosha takes over Cudahy with a multi-genre extravaganza!
Black Pontiac / Bowvee / No Thanks to You
You don’t need to own a black pontiac to get to this indie rock show.
Earth Tongue / The Well / Moon Destroys / Wisconsin Space Program
Get ready for a mind-melting evening of psych rock at our very famous arcade!
The Stitches / Primitivs / Horrid Mass / Curb Sitter
The Stitches. Primitivs, Horrid Mass and Curbsitter cap off Milwaukee Mayhem’s Skateboarding and Noise extravaganza in style at our very famous arcade!
Vader / Jungle Rot / Fleshcrawl / Trash Panda
Cudahy, I am your father. Death Metal dad, that is.
Shiner / Bursting / Human Ant Farm
These guys have been kicking it rock style since the 90’s, come get your shine-er on.
@ ANODYNE: Keep Flying / Local Legends / Minnesota Fatts / Jawline
In the words of a very famous fish: just keep flying, just keep flying (to indie shows).
Carrellee / Faketwin / Memory Spector / Goth Barge DJs
Carrellee is headed to our very famous arcade for a night of Synthpop!
Hippie Death Cult / Shadows Taller Than Souls / Breathmint
Join the heavy psych rock cult!
GOTTA SLAY 'EM ALL - A POKEMON THEMED DRAG SHOW
This feels like one of those things where the name of the event does all the work. You already know you have to be here for this.
Hong Kong Fuck You / Milorganaut / Snuffed / Backstabber / ICUP
Another f*cking day in hardcore punk paradise.
Fake My Death / Frantic Repair / In Shining Armour / Dust Cover
Fake My Death are releasing their brand new EP at our very famous arcade!
Remember Love Recovery Project Workshop
The Cudahy Health Department is partnering with the Remember Love Recovery Project for an interactive event focused on destigmatizing addiction through art, education, and human connection. Join us!
The Copyrights / The Brokedowns / Avenues / M545
The Copyrights return to our very famous arcade for a friday night punk rock extravaganza!
CANCELED! The Soapgirls / Feral Opposition
This show has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Refunds will be processed immediately via point of purchase.
Pure Bliss / Lucky Feeling / See No Evil / Reality Control
You’re gonna be feeling somethin’ like pure bliss when you leave the pit at this one.
The Pentagram String Band / Swamp Rats / Dead, Dead Swans / Wylie Jakobs
Satanic bluegrass from Kansas City? Sign us UP. A hootenanny even WE can get behind.
Nail Bite / Strange Culture / Age of the Fallen / Lilac & Lotus
We’ve got a real nail biter here, folks. Avante-garde metal? Yes.
Goth Barge Presents: Post Modern Sleaze
Get ready for this post-modern indie music video dance party at our very famous arcade!
Y2SLAYYY - A 2000'S INSPIRED POP-UP MARKET
Grab your Tamagotchi and destroy the family computer with limewire downloads-it’s a 2000’s nostalgia pop-up market!
@ ANODYNE: Vacation Manor / Nolen Durham
We could all use a little Vacation (Manor) amirite? Check ‘em out at Anodyne on Bruce Street!
Primer 55 / Lines of Loyalty / Apex Aura / Mazoku / DJ Ace Crow
A loud, heavy, very 2001 kind of night, in the best possible way.
