The Spotlight: A curated list of upcoming live music in Milwaukee

07/01 SIN BAD, Jake Simmons & The Little Ghost, Social Caterpillar @Bremen Café, 901 E. Clarke St., 8 p.m.

07/01 The Radio Wranglers @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 6 p.m.

07/02 Reverend Raven, Craig Panosh, Jim Liban, Kurt Koenig @ The Tonic Tavern, 2335 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 7 p.m.

07/02 Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Adult Combos, Jazz Estate Jam Session @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 6 p.m.

07/03 Extra Crispy Brass Band @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 9 p.m.

07/03 Calliope, Lake of Fire, General B and the Wiz @ Company Brewing, 735 E. Center St., 10 p.m.

07/03 Pretty Please, Garbage Man, Slush @ High Dive, 701 E. Center St., 9:30 p.m.

07/05 Dan Schneck Trio @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 8 p.m.

07/05 Droids Attack, Shogun  @ Company Brewing, 735 E. Center St., 9:30 p.m.

Even though it’s been a little over two years, Madison stoner-trio Droids Attack aren’t quite done celebrating the 2016 release of their fourth studio album Sci Fi or Die, a grandiose and heavy release from a band that has been around since 2001. Through a partnership with Ale Asylum — a relationship that should surprise nobody considering Ale Asylum’s heavy-metal aesthetic — the band is releasing a beer based on the first part of a two-song epic from the album. Mashenomak: Rye Lager has a peppery rye kick and is brewed with late hops, producing a soft citrus finish. The track “Mashenomak” is based on a Native American folk tale about a fish monster that terrorized the local tribes. It swallowed the souls of all living creatures until a brave warrior named Manabush made his stand. With a beer label with art from Eli Quinn depicting the battle and an almost nine-minute song from Droids Attack to accompany it, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better way to experience the story. 

07/06 The New Orleans Tribute featuring Darren Sterud, Nathan Pflugoeft @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 8 p.m.

07/07 Kevin Hayden Band, Isaiah Joshua @The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 8 p.m.

Awkward Terrible, Arcade Mode, Man Random @ Bremen Cafe, 901 E. Clarke St., 10 p.m.

Are you nostalgic for the music of the bygone era of 8-bit and 16-bit video games? Awkward Terrible is a Milwaukee two-piece consisting of a guitar player, a drummer who also does vocals and a Nintendo Game Boy from the late ’80s manipulated to act as instrument. The combo creates upbeat “8-bit Punk.” Adding even more video-game nostalgia to the mix is Arcade Mode, a Milwaukee-based jazz-rock band performing jazz-fusion interpretations of video game classics such as The Legend of Zelda and Sonic the Hedgehog. 

07/08 Meat Jelly, Castle Black, The Hullmen, Ponymen @ Bremen Café, 901 E. Clarke St., 8 p.m.

07/08 Pamela Means, Sista Strings @ Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co., 224 W. Bruce St., 8 p.m.

07/08 Wreckless Eric, Phylums, Rex Everything @ Cactus Club, 2496 S. Wentworth Ave., 8 p.m.

07/09 UWM Combo, Mark Davis Trio @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 7 p.m.

07/10 The Pretenders, The Rails @ The Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., 8 p.m.

07/10 TV Girl, Infinity Crush @ Cactus Club, 2496 S. Wentworth Ave., 9 p.m.

07/10 Sweet Sheiks @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 9 p.m.

07/11 Jerry Grillo @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 8 p.m.

07/11 The English Beat @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. Fourth St., 8 p.m.

Alice Bag @ Cactus Club, 2496 S. Wentworth, 8 p.m. 

Alice Bag wears an impressive number of hats: singer, songwriter, musician, author, artist, educator and feminist. Bag is co-founder and lead singer of Bags, one of the pioneers of the punk-rock movement in Los Angeles. Since then, she’s gone on to form other successful bands such as Castration Squad, Cholita and Las Tres. She taught in post-revolution Nicaragua — writing a book about her experiences called Pipe Bomb for the Soul — and has contributed work to the Smithsonian. Now a solo artist, Bag is on tour in support of her latest album, Blueprint, released in March. 

07/12 Standal/Silbergleit Quartet @ The Jazz Estate, 2423 N. Murray Ave., 9 p.m.

07/12 Shooter Jennings, Bottle Rockets @ Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave., 8 p.m.

07/12 Retrofette, Luxi @ Bremen Café, 901 E. Clarke St., 10 p.m.

07/12 Lauren Sanderson @ The Back Room @ Colectivo, 2211 N. Prospect Ave., 8 p.m.

07/12 Grant Milliren @ Riverwest Public House, 815 E. Locust St., 7 p.m.

07/12 Seek Dry Goods Birthday Party featuring Ryan McIntyre @ Company Brewing, 735 E. Center St., 4 p.m.

07/12 Love-birds, Detenzione@ High Dive, 701 E. Center St., 7 p.m.

K-STAMP (album release), Joshua Jenkins @ Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co., 224 W. Bruce St., 7 p.m.

Kwasi Stampley — AKA Milwaukee-based jazz guitarist and hip-hop artist K-STAMP — has recorded his debut album Thoughts of a Stranger, a collection of songs incorporating hip-hop rhythms with jazz guitar licks overlaid with Stampley’s soothing vocals. K-STAMP will perform a live version of the record, as well as newer songs, at this album release show. Opening up is Joshua Jenkins, a Milwaukee rapper and one-third of the Milwaukee hip-hop group ADHD. 

07/13 The Mis/ing Letters, Eagle Trace @ Shank Hall, 1434 N. Farwell Ave., 8 p.m.

07/13 Angel Vivaldi, hyvmine, Immortalis, Project Concinnity @ The Miramar Theatre, 2844 N. Oakland Ave., 5:30 p.m.

07/13 David Ryle, A Well Kept Secret, TBA @ Bremen Café, 901 E. Clarke St., 9 p.m.

ZEP x MKE: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin featuring Amanda Huff, Cat Ries, The Young Revelators, Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Cavewives, DJ Wax Addicts @ Company Brewing, 735 E. Center St., 10 p.m.

Milwaukee is celebrating one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time with a three-set performance sponsored by Geo’s Painting. While Led Zeppelin hasn’t performed in Milwaukee since 1973 and probably won’t anytime soon, it hasn’t stopped Milwaukee from celebrating the band with tribute performances. ZEP x MKE features an all-star cast of Milwaukee musicians, including a house band composed of members of Cavewives, Calliope, Ruth B8r Ginsburg and VoodooHoney House Band. Special guests include Nickel & Rose, Amanda Huff, Cat Ries, The Young Revelators, Ruth B8er Ginsburg and Cavewives, all paying homage to Led Zeppelin. The show is $10 at the door, but only $8 if you wear a "groovy outfit."

07/13 Los Lobos, Anders Osbourne @ Turner Hall Ballroom, 1040 N. Fourth St., 8 p.m.

07/13 Zac Clark (of Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness), Bob Oxblood @ The Back Room @ Colectivo, 2211 N. Prospect Ave., 8 p.m.

07/13 The Roalde Dahls, Katie Kadaver, Lavish Jules La Vernon, TBA @ Riverwest Public House, 815 E. Locust St., 9 p.m.

Soup Moat (album release), Sex Scenes, Doubletruck, Tight Fright @ Cactus Club, 2496 S. Wentoworth Ave., 9 p.m.

Milwaukee-based Soup Moat is releasing its full-length album Harvest of Likes on July 10 via G.L.O.S.S. records and celebrating the release of the eight-track record with a show. Soup Moat has described the band as “heavy, silly sludge,” producing tracks riddled with heavy riffs and often-strained vocals, accompanied by goofy music videos and lyrical content, including a song about girls who hang out at the Riverwest bar The Uptowner. Rounding out the lineup of local supporting bands is Brooklyn-based band Tight Fright.