Oogwé’s Return Show With Frantic Repair, Dilettante, Forktail, and a Secret Set
Falcon Bowl - February 13, 2026
Written by: Fiona Hendrickson |March 9, 2026
Finally, after 6 months, the hiatus of Oogwé was over.
Oogwé, a Milwaukee band known for its 3 piece emo/math rock music started performing shows back in 2023, and performed at all sorts of Milwaukee venues such as, MKE Ultra, Sugar Maples, Bremen cafe, X-Ray Arcade, and Down on Downer. Oogwé is composed of 3 members: Drummer Jared Fellbaum, Guitar/Bassist Adrien Schweitzer, and Bass/Guitariest Kalyan Krueger-Olson. They took a temporary hiatus starting in August, so after 6 months, the band kicked off their first show with other acts along with them.
The show was held on February 13 in the Falcon bowl, which is a venue which mixes a bowling alley and event hall that is located in Riverwest on Clarke st. The entire place had a retro feel to it overall. The stage has an awesome vintage look with its proscenium arch being super rounded on its edges.
When I showed up for the show, Frantic Repair had already started early as I could hear them playing from outside the venue. The venue itself was pretty spacious in comparison to other local venues such as X-ray arcade and Cactus Club, but the space was almost entirely filled by fans cheering on the first few songs played by Frantic Repair.
Frantic Repair, a four person shoegaze group that has style similar to the groups Braid, City of Caterpillar, and Title Fight. They had a great mix of fast and aggressive songs, as well as a few that slowed down and mellowed the crowd. I was bummed I had to miss a few songs at the beginning, and I was more in the back of the crowd during their set but overall a great introduction and start to the show ahead.
Next up was the group Dilettante, an instrumental math rock band originally from Appleton, WI. Personally, I loved how intricate and technical this band’s guitar lines were, and I was consistently impressed. Members of the band for the show tonight included Guitarist Jack Duros, Drummer Owen Jackson, and Bassist Ben Lewis. I loved their set overall and was particularly excited to listen to them due to their ties with Appleton (close to my hometown). This group absolutely killed it.
Oogwé followed and urged immediately for everyone to dance to their songs, which helped start the first set of the show with a mosh pit from the crowd. The band kicked off and played all sorts of songs including some from their EP which they released last year, some singles, and also got to show off their newest song, Lust Display, which they had just put out to streaming services that morning. Members Kalyan and Adrien also switched instruments halfway through their set, exchanging from guitar to bass. The crowd was super excited for Oogwé, and definitely hyped up while going through their set. After their hiatus, I can definitely say that Oogwé is back in business.
Five person group Forktail followed with some Midwest emo rock, and they did not disappoint. Guitarists Thatcher Stevens and Henry Hopton, Drummer Cassius Kasza, Bassist Kaleid McFarland and vocals by Saraí and Thatcher Stevens. I loved them due to their awesome use of vocals and overall their set sounded so beautiful. Forktail themselves define their genre as indie or emo-tinged rock with lots of folk influence, and their set definitely leaned into their emo-tinged rock.
Finally, the secret set was revealed. Siniu, a 5 person hardcore punk band absolutely crushed being the closer. Their energy was absolutely unmatched as the crowd went full-mosh mode. Their relentless speed and intense aggression throughout the rest of their set was such a high to end off the night at Falcon Bowl.