Twenty years after his father's murder, amid a global pandemic and a racial reckoning, musician Kellen “Klassik” Abston and writer Joey Grihalva, aided by a choir of additional voices, trace a journey from trauma to healing. Along the way, they explore anxiety, addiction, creativity, spirituality, and the complicated, yet eternal ties that bind them to their hometown.
From an era of remarkable vulnerability, The Milwaukeean is a call to confront our history, face our demons, and find our peace.