Midcoast Presents – Dora Diamond • Mad Static • 39tharchitect • Maximiano
Thu 07/27/23
6:30PM
18+
music
$10
Show Lineup
Dora Diamond
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Pop
Dora Diamond blends jazz, pop and electronica with her sultry contralto vocals to conjure an atmosphere that is fun, energetic, playful and darkly seductive. Inspired by the music of yesterday and informed by her experience as a drag performer, burlesque entertainer and transgender woman, she provides a truly unique and exhilarating stage experience.
Mad Static
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Hip-Hop, Trap
Born and raised in Milwaukee, WI, Mad Static is a man of many styles & personas. When he writes it is to express his pain, it is to tell a story & when he performs, it is to share a moment with those around him. Music means much more to Mad Static & it is for those reasons why he refuses to compromise or to be boxed in…
Maximiano
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Alternative, Americana, Folk
Maximiano’s music is rarely about just one emotion, moment, or person. Their debut album, “The Real Truth,” instead explores the way that experience flows through periods of growth and change. The songs shimmer, echo, and glide through tales of memory and identity that Piet Levy of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel called “one of the most piercing and emotionally resonant collections of songs from a Milwaukee artist of the year… a towering achievement.”
The album, which Maximiano wrote, produced, arranged, recorded, and mixed, is adorned with a variety of sounds; piano, pedal steel, flute, clarinet, and more elevate the indie-folk core. With an all-star band of Milwaukee musicians (including members of Field Report, PHOX, Old Pup, and Ellie Jackson), the vulnerable americana-folk songs swell to cathartic, indie-rock peaks. Riding the waves of this folkestra, Maximiano sings tenderly but urgently about taking chances, missed opportunities, and reevaluating memories. The result is a flowing, expressive sound that, according to Erin Wolf, music director at 88.9 Radio Milwaukee, “captures the beauty that often comes from the newfound wisdom accrued in your stumbling, youngest years.”
“The Real Truth” is a lush, courageous, and ambitious first record from an artist poised to take up the lineage of earnest, folk-influenced singer-songwriters. Though their music will appeal to fans of Adrianne Lenker, Songs:Ohia, Sufjan Stevens, and Elliott Smith, the real truth is that there is no one quite like Maximiano.