Folk, psychedelic, heartland rock. So much to listen to.

Summertime is music time in Milwaukee. We’ve rounded up the best of the best for your listening pleasure.

THE MILO-FUTURE ISLANDS CONNECTION Widely known for his big, booming voice and erratic dancing on “The Late Show with David Letterman,” Future Islands’ frontman Samuel T. Herring is a rapper on the side. He’s shared the mic with Milwaukee’s underground poet/rapper Rory Ferreira, who opens for Future Islands at the Pabst Theater on June 7 as milo. Confused? We are, too. We try to sort it out below.