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June 29, 2017

Wednesday signaled the official beginning of Summerfest, an 11-day affair that will bring hundreds of musical acts and close to a million people to Milwaukee's lakefront. Though the Big Gig has pulled out all t...

Review: Taped Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)

June 30, 2016

// Wednesday marked the beginning of yet another Summerfest, the 49th iteration of a classic Milwaukee event that has evolved over the years to become what's accurately referred to as "The World's Largest M...

Review: Taped Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)

June 25, 2015

Summerfest plays host to more than 800 acts each year. By the time the colossal 11-day Midwestern musical mainstay concludes, thousands of musicians will take the stage to perform energetic live sets for an est...

A really cool art/music installation begins tonight on Wisconsin Avenue

August 15, 2018

Take a stroll down Wisconsin Avenue and you'll bump into all kinds of public art: Sculpture Milwaukee sculptures, Mauricio Ramirez utility box murals, whatever NEWaukee has cooking at its monthly Night Market. ...

Step aside, Pre-Recorded Music, here are the JoJo’s Martini Lounge headliners for Summerfest 2017

April 26, 2017

Earlier this month, Summerfest released its giant list of 2017 grounds stage headliners. It was a typically wonderful/ridiculous list that included the likes of Spin Doctors, Car Seat Headrest, Hanson, T-Pain, ...

GGOOLLDD condoms and 10 other Milwaukee music merch oddities

October 3, 2016

broadstreet.zone(32806); This morning, GGOOLLDD debuted a new single and announced they'll be headlining a show at Turner Hall in December, which points to a likely release of another album soon. For a band th...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Summerfest, of course

July 4, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

June 20, 2018

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild: W...

Summerfest adds OutKast’s Big Boi, other stuff

May 11, 2018

We're roughly a month and a half away from Summerfest 2018, but the excitement is already humming in the kinda-summer air. The music! The food! Our inevitable and increasingly confounding review of Taped Music ...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2017

December 14, 2017

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published more than 3,500 stories, reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs, created an awesome annual benefit concert, launched an...

Celebrate the first day of Summerfest with a bunch of other events called Summerfest

June 28, 2017

Today, the 28th day of the sixth month in the year of our Lord 2017, is the first day of the 50th edition of Summerfest (presented by American Family Insurance). From June 28-July 2, and July 4-9, the "World's ...

So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

June 21, 2017

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild: W...

We ate all the new “food items” at Summerfest

July 6, 2016

// A few weeks before the start of Summerfest 2016, the Big Gig released a list of new vendors and food items. The announcement didn't quite approach the time-honored ridiculousness of the Wisconsin State F...

A-side/B-side: So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

June 2, 2016

// In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt ...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2015

December 17, 2015

// Milwaukee Record launched way, way back in April of 2014. That’s notable for two reasons: 1. Holy shit, we’ve made it 20 months! and 2. Twenty-fifteen was our first full calendar year of being a living, ...

Tracklist: 11 weird moments from Summerfest 2015

July 6, 2015

And with that, another Summerfest is in the books. The 11-day (or was it a 12-day?) lakeside festival wrapped things up Sunday evening, leaving a giant smiley-face hole in Milwaukee’s heart. The bands were grea...

Mandatory Milwaukee (and/or West Allis): Long live the Wisconsin State Fair!

August 1, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Reflexology struck a nerve, but did it work?

July 18, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Summerfest’s “Throwback Thursday” lineup at Harley-Davidson Roadhouse was Lit (and Alien Ant Farm and P.O.D.)