Dec
26
7:00 PM19:00
Sexual Purity / Iron Years / Memory Spector
Beats straight outta the underworld.
FFO: Schwefelgelb · Boy Harsher · Youth Code ❤️☠️🖤
Filtering by: Live Music
Dec
27
6:00 PM18:00
Body Futures / Devils Teeth / Full Nude / Red Quean
Four Milwaukee heavy-hitters. Zero silent nights.
Dec
28
6:00 PM18:00
The Eradicator / Miller Lowlifes / Mulva / Budget Cuts
You will now spend each moment between now and the show worrying! Every minute will be a universe of terror, a marathon of fear!
FFO: Andrew WK · Dillinger Four ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
30
6:30 PM18:30
Telethon / Devon Kay and the Solutions / Teenage Ice Age
Get ready for a holiday power-pop bonanza with Telethon, Devon Kay and the Solutions, and Teenage Ice Age!
Jan
2
5:30 PM17:30
Stuck Up / Dulce / Bowvee / Bifid Corpse / Sleeps While Walking
Get ready for a Massive Midwest show with a true mixed-bill extravaganza!
Jan
3
6:30 PM18:30
Teens in Trouble Double Feature: The Boys Next Door & Aenigma
Severin Films & VideoVomit are back with a pair of deep-cut teen meltdown movies that’ll ruin prom night forever. Murder sprees, telekinetic revenge, and enough unhinged '80s energy to fry your brain!
Jan
7
5:30 PM17:30
IRA / xDeluminatex / Retalia / Where I Stand / Backstabber
A little alt, a little hardcore, a little screamo, bringing the heavy from all corners of the Midwest!
Jan
9
7:00 PM19:00
Revival Emo New Year
All-night emo/pop punk covers, and a free gift bag if you buy early. Crying in the photo booth encouraged.
Jan
11
6:00 PM18:00
No Better Today / Would You Kindly? / Casual Sex / Pinellas Park
No Better Today are headed to our very famous arcade!
Jan
14
6:00 PM18:00
Dried Fruit / Our Vanity / Hyperbolic
Turn those sour grapes into raisins and come enjoy Dried Fruit at our very famous arcade!
Jan
16
6:30 PM18:30
Hey Mercedes / The Hallelujah Ward / Her Head's on Fire
Hey Mercedes are headed to our very famous stage! Don’t miss out!
Jan
18
3:30 PM15:30
Maul / Drillbit / Scroll / Desensitized
A good ol’ fashioned death metal matinee (we’re getting old, and so are you.)
FFO: Undeath · Coffin Rot · 200 Stab Wounds ❤️☠️🖤
Jan
20
7:00 PM19:00
Madds Buckley / Brye
Big musical theater kid energy meets alt-rock drama with this one!
FFO: The Hush Sound · Mitski · The Dresden Dolls ❤️☠️🖤
Jan
21
7:00 PM19:00
Ellise / Meg Smith
Sad Girl apocalypse-core comin’ in hot!
FFO: Poppy · Kim Petras · Grimes ❤️☠️🖤
Jan
22
6:00 PM18:00
Azthma / DJ Abilities / Kia Rap Princess / Guerrilla Ghost / Getmoses
Get ready for a night of Hip-Hop at our very famous arcade! Azthma’s record release party for Earborne with the legendary DJ Abilities and more!
Jan
23
6:30 PM18:30
Courtesy / Empty Heaven / Frantic Repair / Human Ant Farm
Courtesy, Empty Heaven, Frantic Repair, and Human Ant Farm are headed to our very famous stage! Don’t miss out!
Jan
24
5:00 PM17:00
Surefire / Still Stayer / Vexatious / Vapid Soul / Torment / Strain
Surefire are celebrating the release of their new album “Endorphins” at our very famous arcade!
Jan
25
6:00 PM18:00
Love Lost / The Sheltered / Krooked / Detonate
Get ready for a night of heavy hardcore and metalcore with Love Lost!
Jan
26
6:00 PM18:00
Anastasia Coope / Autobahn / Apollo Vermouth / Cut
Anastasia Coope are headed to our very famous arcade! Don’t miss out!
Jan
27
5:30 PM17:30
Bloomer / Pretty Pity / Violent Night / Superglue / Hypersleep
You've heard of shoegaze, but what about skygaze?
FFO: Greywind · Washed Out · M83 ❤️☠️🖤
Jan
28
6:00 PM18:00
The Toasters / 5 O'Clock Charlie / Local Legends / Meskales
Skank it up, Cudahy, ska royalty is clocking in!
FFO: The Specials · Mustard Plug · Fishbone ❤️☠️🖤
Jan
29
6:30 PM18:30
Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy / Dead, Dead Swans / WT Newton
Unhinged bluegrass at it's finest!
FFO: Gogol Bordello · Old Crow Medicine Show · Streetlight Manifesto ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
3
7:00 PM19:00
Olivia Barton / Bridey Costello
If “If I Were a Fish” lives rent-free in your brain and your playlists scream sad girl winter, we’ve got JUST the show for ya.
FFO: Corook · Odie Leigh · Rett Madison ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
5
6:00 PM18:00
Thyone / People in Trouble / Primitive Broadcast Service / Faketwin
A real live punk/noise/math/post-rock crash course!
Feb
6
6:30 PM18:30
Group of the Altos / Astral Hand / EXITSTATEMENTS
Milwaukee comes correct with a triple-decker noise sandwich that’s all killer, no filler.
Feb
7
2:30 PM14:30
Feb
8
5:30 PM17:30
Left to Suffer / The Last Ten Seconds of Life / Larcenia Roe / Fr3ak / Errors Of Humanity
Don't be left to suffer outside the arcade (had to)… get your tickets asap!
FFO: Spite · Lorna Shore · Humanity's Last Breath ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
10
7:00 PM19:00
Dinosaur Pile-Up
These guys kicked death in the teeth and wrote 12 bangers about the chaos.
FFO: Nirvana · Royal Blood · Foo Fighters ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
13
6:00 PM18:00
Koffin Kats / The Last Gang / Crazy & The Brains
20 years later and still kicking teeth in with that standup bass and psychobilly horror punk!
FFO: Nekromantix · The Damned · Tiger Army ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
18
6:30 PM18:30
New Nostalgia / Lowboy
These guys roll deep, like 9 deep, and they’re bringing a horn section to our very famous stage!
FFO: Snarky Puppy · Chicago · Thundercat ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
20
6:30 PM18:30
The Effigies / Poison Hand / The Mighty Deerlick
One of the most legendary Chicago Punk bands of all time. Don’t miss The Effigies on our very famous stage. Sponsored by WMSE!
FFO: Naked Raygun · Articles of Faith · Dead Kennedys ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
21
to Feb 22
Feb
25
5:30 PM17:30
Psyclon Nine / Clockwork Echo / Our Frankenstein
Come lose your mind with the sounds that make your insides rattle.
FFO: Youth Code · Suicide Commando · Hocico ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
26
7:00 PM19:00
Left Lane Cruiser / 20 Watt Tombstone
Raise hell with swamp-blasted punk blues!
FFO: The Record Company · Thee Oh Sees · The Stone Foxes ❤️☠️🖤
Feb
27
6:30 PM18:30
RESCHEDULED: Smoking Popes / Scott Lucas / Menthol
Someday you’ll smile again…someday soon! Sponsored by WMSE!
FFO: Alkaline Trio · The Get Up Kids · The Promise Ring ❤️☠️🖤
Mar
7
6:30 PM18:30
Angel Du$t / Big Boy / Bad Beat
This one’s gonna hurt you bad. Angel Du$t is back and still impossible to pin down!
FFO: Turnstile · Violent Soho · The Lemonheads ❤️☠️🖤
Mar
11
6:00 PM18:00
Volumes / Notions / Catsclaw
Volumes are headed to our very famous stage! Don’t miss out!
Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00
The Dollyrots / Keep Flying
The Dollyrots are headed to our very famous stage! Don’t miss out!
Mar
15
6:00 PM18:00
Merkules / Hexxx / I Am Cricchi
Merk doesn't do half-measures, just back-to-back slappers.
FFO: Chris Webby · Snak the Ripper · Tech N9ne ❤️☠️🖤
Mar
18
6:00 PM18:00
Haunt / Intranced
Get ready for a night of heavy metal with Haunt at our very famous arcade!
Mar
20
7:00 PM19:00
Cory Branan
Punk-country that will probably change your life.
FFO: Frank Turner · Lucero · Jason Isbell ❤️☠️🖤
Mar
21
6:30 PM18:30
@ MKE ULTRA: Spoon Benders
Spoon Benders are headed to MKEUltra for an ultra-psychedelic evening.
Mar
25
7:00 PM19:00
Twen
Jangly, haze-drenched indie rock that feels like it was written on the road (because, well, it was) and it’s dreamy as heck cranked through an amp.
FFO: Alvvays · Slowdive · DIIV ❤️☠️🖤
Mar
29
6:00 PM18:00
Origami Button / Snooze
Technical wizardry that doesn’t sound like math homework.
FFO: Invalids · Prince Daddy & The Hyena · CHON ❤️☠️🖤
Apr
1
6:30 PM18:30
@ ANODYNE: Matt Pryor / Small Uncle / Human Ant Farm
Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids heads over to Anodyne! Don’t miss out!
FFO: The Get Up Kids · The New Amsterdams · Owen ❤️☠️🖤
Apr
9
7:00 PM19:00
Marissa Nadler / Anand Wilder
Some artists sound like they’re channeling a ghost. Marissa Nadler sounds like she IS the ghost...plus the moonlight, the fog, and the flickering candle in the window.
FFO: Chelsea Wolfe · Emma Ruth Rundle · Weyes Blood ❤️☠️🖤
Apr
17
6:30 PM18:30
The Wedding Present / Mark Robinson Sings Unrest
The Wedding Present are headed to our very famous stage with a special gift for you-a performance of their album “Seamonsters” performed in it’s entirety. Sponsored by WMSE!
Apr
19
6:00 PM18:00
Igor and the Red Elvises
Put on your Red Suede Shoes and get ready for Igor and the Red Elvises!
Apr
27
6:00 PM18:00
Defeated Sanity / Vulvodynia / Organectomy / Scasm
These guys are pulling up to turn your insides into soup!
FFO: Disgorge · Suffocation · Wormed ❤️☠️🖤
May
1
8:00 PM20:00
May
2
7:00 PM19:00
Remember Sports / Cusp
Show up ready to scream the words like they personally wronged you in 2017.
FFO: Hop Along · Free Throw · Diet Cig ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
21
6:30 PM18:30
The Crimson Armada / Demsfightinwords / Know Pain
The Crimson Armada are back from the dead and headed to our very famous arcade!
FFO: Impending Doom · Miss May I · Fit For A King ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
20
4:00 PM16:00
A Milwaukee Hardcore Toy Drive
Don’t be the Grinch. Bring a toy. Hit the floor. Repeat. Check out the toy list!
Dec
19
6:30 PM18:30
Anodyne Workers Benefit - Barely Civil / Mizzy / Known Moons
Get ready to rock with Barely Civil, Mizzy and Known Moons while raising some funds for Anodyne workers first contract campaign.
Dec
13
7:00 PM19:00
Teethe / Villagerrr / Joyer
Slowcore that feels like it was recorded in a bedroom at 2AM.
FFO: Duster · Horse Jumper of Love · Crisman ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
12
6:00 PM18:00
Season for a Smile: Lack of Reason / The Grovelers / Palm Ghosts / The Quilz
The Team Bryce Foundation is bringing you a great gig for a great cause!
Dec
11
6:00 PM18:00
Kamikaze Relief Fund / Full Nelson / Broken Demeanor / Fake My Death
Nihilism with a beatdown soundtrack straight outta Oshkosh!
Dec
10
7:00 PM19:00
Cheap Perfume / Jinskie / Mural Hall
YES! It’s okay to punch nazi’s! You’ve (likely) heard their trending song on TikTok, and we promise the rest of their stuff won’t disappoint either.
FFO: Bikini Kill · The Linda Lindas · Bratmobile ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
9
6:30 PM18:30
96 Bitter Beings / Susanbarelybreathing / Winterkill
Load up Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 and start your Viva La Bam rewatch cause Deron Miller's (OG CKY frontman) is headed this way!
FFO: CKY · Dope · Powerman 5000 ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
7
6:00 PM18:00
Sold Out! Harrison Gordon / Heart to Gold / Aren't We Amphibians / Excuse Me, Who are You?
Songs that sound like your childhood Wii got sold for $30 and your crush never texted back, but make it catchy.
FFO: Brave Little Abacus · The Front Bottoms · Modern Baseball ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
6
6:30 PM18:30
Samiam / Avenues / Hello Face
You know that one band your older cousin swore by while chain-smoking Parliaments and burning mix CDs in 2002? Yeah, they’re still at it (and still absolutely ripping.) Sponsored by WMSE!
FFO: Hot Water Music · Jawbreaker · Knapsack ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
5
7:00 PM19:00
Motherfolk / The Silkies
Indie folk that starts off feeling kinda breezy, then sucker punches you (just a little). It’s honest, it’s catchy, and it somehow makes falling apart sound kinda hopeful.
FFO: Oliver Hazard · Knox Hamilton · Briston Maroney ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
4
6:30 PM18:30
SOLD OUT! Cursive / AJJ
Cursive AND AJJ? Yeah, you already know you need to be at this one. Sponsored by our friends at WMSE!
FFO: The Appleseed Cast · mewithoutYou · Thursday ❤️☠️🖤
Dec
3
6:00 PM18:00
Bonginator / No/Mas / Desensitized / Ancient Entities
Enough references to make your D.A.R.E. officer cry and tons of sick riffs.
FFO: Cannabis Corpse · Municipal Waste · GWAR ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
30
6:30 PM18:30
Clownvis Presley / Robot Witch / Nasty Boys / Candi Crucifix
This one’s like a late night variety show got hit with a glitter cannon and lost its mind in the best way.
FFO: Nekromantix · Ghoultown · The Koffin Kats ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
28
6:00 PM18:00
Holiday Benefit Show: Fake My Death / Smoke Free Home / Mizzy / Superglue
Check out this special benefit for Milwaukee’s Street Angels and don’t miss this awesome shoegaze and grunge lineup!
Nov
25
6:00 PM18:00
Starsdontmeananything / Frantic Repair / I'll Remember April / Muzzle
Crank that energy to 11 and scream like it’s 2014!
FFO: Orchid · pageninetynine · Loma Prieta ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
21
6:00 PM18:00
Venturer / Superglue / Sushi Cowboy / Socially Suspect
Venturer are set to celebrate their new album Time Machine Pt. 1 at our very famous arcade… if you miss out on this you’ll wish YOU could go back in time.
Nov
20
6:00 PM18:00
Cartilage / Flesher / Cryptual / Scroll
Pure goregrind goodness.
FFO: Exhumed · General Surgery · Impetigo ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
19
5:30 PM17:30
Ingested / Distant / Ov Sulfur / Cell / Crucifiction
If you like your metal face-melting and your pits borderline apocalyptic, this is your church service.
FFO: Lorna Shore · Fit For An Autopsy · Vulvodynia ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
18
5:30 PM17:30
Great American Ghost / Wristmeetrazor / Downswing / Saltwound
Expect riffs that punch, vocals that scream like your inner demons, and at least one dude doing windmills in the pit.
FFO: Knocked Loose · Jesus Piece · Bleeding Through ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
17
6:30 PM18:30
Modeling / Friendly Spectres / Shontrail
Plug in and disassociate. MODELING’s serving high-gloss synthpop for the romantically unwell.
FFO: Drab Majesty · TV Girl · Death's Dynamic Shroud ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
16
3:00 PM15:00
Nov
15
3:00 PM15:00
Nov
14
7:30 PM19:30
Noah Gunderson / Nate Bergman
Ever lay on the floor overthinking your entire existence but make it aesthetic? That’s Noah Gundersen
FFO: Phoebe Bridgers · Kevin Devine · Manchester Orchestra ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
13
7:00 PM19:00
Cheerleader Roadkill / Social Cinema / Awannabe
Punk rock for anyone who grew up bored in the suburbs and never quite outgrew the urge to scream about it.
FFO: The Offspring · Alkaline Trio · MxPx ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
13
6:00 PM18:00
@ SUGAR MAPLE: Bruiser and Bicycle / Cusp / Bowvee / Health Club / Socially Suspect
Bruiser and Bicycle are headed to Sugar Maple! Don’t miss out!
Nov
12
7:00 PM19:00
SOLD OUT! @ Vivarium: VOILÀ PRESENTS: THE MAGIC WORD TOUR / Not a Toy
One part Wisconsin, one part London, fully chaotic Los Angeles energy.
FFO: Walk The Moon · X Ambassadors · Against The Current ❤️☠️🖤
Nov
12
6:00 PM18:00
Graveripper / Sadistic Force / Force / Velomorta
Graveripper and Sadistic Force are bringing a high-volume onslaught of gruesome blackened thrash to our very famous stage!
Nov
11
6:00 PM18:00
CANCELED: Lowheaven / 9eyes / Sneer
Unfortunately this one’s not happening. Refund incoming. From the band:
Due to a serious health issue, and after consulting with doctors, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the rest of our public demonstrations for twenty twenty-five.
We are actively working on rescheduling all existing dates for 2026.
Our sincerest apologies to all.
Nov
10
6:00 PM18:00
Cinema Stare / Tiny Vamp / No Thanks To You / Mary Don't Care
Get ready for a high-energy night of pop-punk and emo on our very famous floor!
