MKE Music Night LXXII – Blacktop • Desperate Electric • The Quilz • Nate Scheurell • Tlalok
Tue 04/23/24
6:00PM
18+
music
$10 ADV // $15 DOS
Show Lineup
Blacktop
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Indie Rock
Blacktop is the Milwaukee-based writing and recording project of multi-instrumentalist and producer, Austin Wood. Resting gently between the genres of folk, surf rock, and dream pop, Blacktop’s sound is adorned with soft-spoken vocals, washed-out guitars and synthesizers, acoustic percussion, and field recordings.
When not working full-time in public health or mixing/producing for other artists, Wood writes/records music for Blacktop while drawing inspiration from spiritual philosophies of presence, mindfulness, and impermanence. The project incorporates a DIY- and analog-based approach to music creation, embracing the creative limitations and hands-on experience of recording to tape. Sonically, Blacktop draws from a large pool of influence ranging from Ethiopian jazz and Latin rhythms of the 1960s-70s to contemporary artists such as Florist, Loving, Alice Phoebe Lou, and Sam Evian.
Wood is supported by Jordan Taylor, Jacob Olson, and Jacob Greenberg for live performances. Blacktop’s debut album, “Gardening is a Practice, Not an Idea”, was released independently in September 2023 with a deluxe re-release through Nice Guys Records in February 2024. Blacktop’s latest single, “So Blue”, is out now, with the project’s second album slated for June 2025.
Tlalok
(Milwaukee, WI)
Genre: Multi-Instrumentalist
Tlalok is a bilingual singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Originally a Chicago native, he comes from a long line of musicians dating back to his great-grandfather who was a composer from Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. A century later he keeps the family tradition alive through boleros, bossa novas, and vibrant performances channeling the passion of his ancestors.