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Killing Joke and Joy Division began their careers playing shows together in the UK. The newspapers referred to Killing Joke as “Southern Stomp” because they were up-tempo music from Nottingham. Joy Division, from the very working class industrial city of Manchester, was referred to as “Northern Gloom”.
The Northeastern United States – specifically Pennsylvania – is the biggest industrial pass through on the continent so, Northern Gloom is a way of life here as it is in the Northern part of the UK. The photography of Michael James Stipe is frequently posted to the band’s instagram account @_northerngloom_ and is here to provide a window into the gloomy realities of todays world. The visuals are as important to the Northern Gloom experience as the music. Northern Gloom wants you to see the horrors of the modern world, but they want to present it to you in a beautiful aesthetic that might inspire thought and action. There is beauty that can bloom out of the madness. This is GLOOM – not DOOM.
RAT BATH is a band of all trans-gender individuals that reclaim queer-coded villains from their childhood as heros in their storytelling and strive for visibility in the music industry. They describe their sound as “Post-Everything Rat Core” but have also been called Bubble Grunge, Alternative Emo, Dirt Americana and Melodic Hardcore. Which ever way you slice it; they are fast, loud, and have a unique ability to seamlessly blend influences together.
Their freshman album Rat From Hell is considered to be Vocalist, Fred’s autobiography and was named one of The Milwaukee Record’s best albums of 2022. The shift in sound between tracks highlight the different ways trauma manifests in one’s life ranging from anger, vengeance, grief, romanticism, and finally, catharsis.
Their second studio album Call Me a Monster, otherwise known as their “Murder Country Rock Opera,” showcases inspiration from both mid-century Outlaw Country and Y2K style Emo and Post-Hardcore.
The sophomore album once again earned Milwaukee Record’s recognition as one of the best albums of 2023 as well as national recognition, marking a new era in the quickly expanding “Y’allternative” movement in 2020’s independent music.
Named after an abandoned pyramid-shaped nightclub, THE NILE CLUB is: Marcie Star, Samwise Baker, Sam Walters and Jack Lusk. Formed in 2017, the group has always had a staunch love for the DIY arts. After meeting up in a few basements in Wisconsin, they eventually combined their songwriting and self recorded their first LP “Motions”, which then came out in 2019. THE NILE CLUB then quickly found their place in the emerging Milwaukee music scene in 2020, sparking connections and friendships quickly with other artists. After quarantine, the group had amassed enough material to release their second LP, “Wake Up With A Sense Of Pride” which was released in January 2023. They celebrated this release with a small run of sold out dates, accompanied by their friends in Shoobie. The album features anything from lovesick pop anthems like Forever Is A Word, to the self deprecative calamity of Burnt Young Man, to the soul crushing story of Open Arms, which is wrapped in a spaced out jazzy groove. Many shows and some new music on the way, keep your eyes peeled!!!!!
Much love -The Nile Club
Garden Home is a four-piece post-hardcore screamo band based out of Milwaukee, WI that blends emo-washed vocals with heavy-yet-melodic instrumentals for a massive live sound. The band is set to release it’s self-titled debut full-length record on April 12, 2024.
