Author: Tyler Maas

Milwaukee composers Krol-Scharber discuss the triumphant theatrical return of ‘The People’s Joker’

April 24, 2024

When we last caught up with Krol-Scharber—the Milwaukee composing team made up of local music vets Justin Krol and Quinn Scharber—the duo was discussing its soon-to-air Super Bowl commercial for Busch Light. Du...

Unending Zoom brings impending doom in Something To Do’s “Sweet Caffeination” video

Tyler Maas

April 24, 2024

When we last checked in with Something To Do back in January, the veteran Milwaukee-Madison ska project had just put out a wine-fueled and sip and paint-inspired music video for a single from its album, Here Co...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Beer Gardens

Tyler Maas

April 23, 2024

Some outdoor drinking destinations come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Beer Gardens! Milwaukee excels in a number of ways, but its beer and its par...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know Sam Engel of Black Husky Brewing

Tyler Maas

April 18, 2024

broadstreet.zone(160166); In Milwaukee Record's "Meet A Brewer" series, we aim to introduce you to some of the professionals behind the scenes who are responsible for making some of your favorite local beers. ...

Sup ya ding dongs? Here’s news about The Mothership’s 5th anniversary (written like one of their Instagram posts)

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2024

Hey idiots happy thirsty thursday jk that shit is dumb just drink any day you want to and don't let a fucking calendar tell you when to wild out anyway the mothership aka your racist uncle from omro's least fav...

Here’s the 2024 Chill On The Hill lineup

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2024

For nearly two decades, Bay View Neighborhood Association’s Chill On The Hill has brought music to Humboldt Park’s band chalet every Tuesday between the beginning of June and the end of August. We’re pleased...

Sweetly Baked brings desserts, drinks, infusions to Historic Third Ward

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2024

If you've been to a Milwaukee festival, block party or any other large-scale local happening in recent years, there's a good chance you've encountered Sweetly Baked. The upstart bakery has maintained a consiste...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to 4/20 events and specials

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2024

It’s almost the 20th day of April and you know what that means, riiiiiiiight?! Yeah, you know! Love it, hate it, or feel absolutely indifferent to it, this unofficial holiday is reason for a sizable portion of ...

‘Happy Days: The Official Cookbook’ is Aaaay tasty tribute to an iconic TV series

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2024

In 1974, a little television program called Happy Days hit airwaves and the world was never quite the same. Over the show's 11-season run, viewers learned new catchphrases that have stood the test of time, they...

Brother’s Backyard Barbeque has closed

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2024

We have some sad food news to report out of the Silver City neighborhood. Brother’s Backyard Barbeque has closed. The restaurant (located at 3530 W. National Ave.) announced the unfortunate news Tuesday afterno...

8 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2024

Tyler Maas

April 15, 2024

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

10 ways to help Milwaukee Record continue for (at least) 10 more years

Tyler Maas

April 15, 2024

In case you missed the news, Milwaukee Record celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sunday, April 7, 2024. That day was declared to be "Milwaukee Record Day" throughout the city, as proclaimed by Mayor Cavalier Jo...

Gold Steps take mansplainers to task in “Narcissist”

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2024

When Betty Mauritz isn't commanding crowds all over the country as the vocalist of Milwaukee pop-punk outfit Gold Steps, she's working a 9-to-5 at a brewery. Being a woman in those two male-dominated industries...

Garden Home is a band in full bloom on self-titled debut album

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2024

Garden Home hasn't exactly been a stranger to our little parcel of digital real estate in recent years, but the Cream City screamo quartet has somehow managed to attract our attention (and fashion an impressive...

Make our “Milwaukee Daylist” playlist your official Milwaukee Day soundtrack

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2024

Sunday, April 14 marks another "Milwaukee Day" here in the Cream City. This holiday, which originated about 15 years ago as an inside joke between friends who realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking r...

Valerie Lighthart’s “Backwoods” video brings high fashion to “a vacuum of rural isolation”

Tyler Maas

April 11, 2024

When we last checked in with Valerie Lighthart, the multi-faceted Milwaukee musician was adding to her "By Moonlight" EP trilogy output by releasing a music video for her single "Monster," which we described as...

Lilliput Records has big plans for this year’s Record Store Day

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2024

During last year’s Record Store Day festivities, Lilliput Records—an independent record retailer owned and operated by former Exclusive Company managers in the same property (1669 N. Farwell Ave.) that its pred...

Royal Mill weathers cold conditions with warm companionship on “Winter In The South”

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2024

When we last checked in with Royal Mill back in January, the self-described "existential indie rock" outfit was chasing its self-titled 2023 debut EP with "Falls Apart," a exceptional single that earned the dis...

A guide to Milwaukee Day (or “414 Day”) 2024 events and deals

Tyler Maas

April 9, 2024

About 15 years ago, a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and decided to turn that coincidence into a full-blown local holiday. S...

10 Milwaukee artists that had songs on motion picture soundtracks

Tyler Maas

April 9, 2024

This week marks the beginning of the 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival. The citywide celebration of cinema runs April 11-25. During that lengthy span of film-focused programming, Record Store Day will bring music lo...

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