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Nothing matters. Here are 18 more Milwaukee area patios

August 21, 2017

Over the last two-plus years, we’ve listed seven patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee, 16 quintessential Milwaukee patios, then 13 more goddamn patios. After that, we rounded up another 15 pat...

11 ways Milwaukee is getting into the solar eclipse spirit

Tyler Maas

August 21, 2017

In the unlikely case some of you have been living under a rock or this is the first time you're reading something on the internet, allow Milwaukee Record to be the first to alert you to the fact that today (Aug...

Here’s the 2017 Bay View Bash lineup

Tyler Maas

August 18, 2017

As we sit just one fortnight from the start of September, Milwaukee’s once-bountiful batch of summer festivals has dwindled to but a handful. Saturday, September 16 basically doubles as the unofficial end of su...

189 consecutive Friday fish fries and counting: Kokopelli’s Pub & Grub

Caleb Westphal

August 18, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Last week I mentioned the idea of heading somewhere around the Wisconsin State Fair to get a fish f...

Watch the Uni-Fi Records crew channel “Macho Man” Randy Savage in NSFW “Grimey” video

Matt Wild

August 18, 2017

Yesterday, when we rounded up five new Milwaukee music videos, we apparently rounded up too soon. Today, the ever-busy Uni-Fi Records crew has dropped a doozy of a clip for a doozy of a song, the decidedly NSFW...

Beck played Milwaukee for the first time in 20 years and it was almost too perfect

Matt Wild

August 17, 2017

Some fun facts: An entire generation of music fans has come of age since Beck last played Milwaukee in 1997. The city has built a ton of new shit, the country has elected three different presidents, and the end...

Enjoy new music videos from Paper Holland, Listening Party, Sex Scenes, and more

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2017

Milwaukee music videos are experiencing a renaissance. Local musicians and area videographers are joining forces to create stunning visuals with inventive concepts that are set to outstanding songs. More Milwau...

Tyler Menz turns a new page with Book Club comedy showcase

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2017

Tyler Menz has opened for the likes of Todd Barry, Andy Kindler, Darryl Lenox, Neil Hamburger, and Steve-O. As the Milwaukee comic learned his way, developed his style, and produced a variety of stand-up shows,...

Tucked Away: Moonshine Pub & Grill

Tyler Maas

August 16, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

Let’s ask the Uecker 8-Ball about the changing face of Milwaukee’s East Side

Matt Wild

August 16, 2017

This past Sunday, all attendees at the Milwaukee Brewers/Cincinnati Reds game at Miller Park were gifted a truly incredible trinket: a Bob Uecker-themed magic 8-ball. Falling on the scale of promotional-item co...

On The Record Episode 105: Jim Hanke of Vinyl Emergency

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 16, 2017

This week's guest is Jim Hanke. Each week, the host of Vinyl Emergency interviews musicians, media personalities, and other movers and shakers about their relationship with records and the impact wax has on the...

18 gratuitous Milwaukee references in the 1995 Charles Bronson TV movie ‘Family Of Cops’

Matt Wild

August 15, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); When one thinks of movies made in Milwaukee, the usual suspects come to mind: Major League, American Movie, maybe that one with Bernie Mac. There are others, of course, but none more M...

Before tonight’s ‘Star Trek’ podcast, listen to Data singing old pop standards on forgotten record

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2017

Tonight, The Back Room at Colectivo's Prospect Avenue cafe will host none other than The Greatest Generation, a Star Trek podcast that's specifically devoted to Star Trek: The Next Generation. From 1987-1994, t...

Von Trier will close, re-open as an “upscale cocktail lounge”

Matt Wild

August 15, 2017

It's been, oh, 30 seconds since yet another seismic change hit the North Avenue bar district on Milwaukee's East Side. And while today's news isn't the complete shuttering of a longtime staple (R.I.P. Hotel Fos...

Charlie Berens strives to celebrate his home state with ‘Manitowoc Minute’

Tyler Maas

August 14, 2017

Last November, Los Angeles (by way of Elm grove, Wisconsin) comedian Charlie Berens told us how his Badger State background informed his comedy. At the time of that interview, Berens' Wisconsin-themed Titanic, ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 6-12)

Matt Wild

August 14, 2017

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Watch IshDARR dominate Summerfest 2017 in video for “Sanity”

Matt Wild

August 14, 2017

This past Fourth of July, Milwaukee rapper IshDARR became the first local hip-hop artist to nab a headlining slot at Summerfest. He didn't disappoint: The show was absolutely packed, the energy was insane, and ...

188 consecutive Friday fish fries and counting: The Social Haus

Caleb Westphal

August 11, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.With the arrival of the Wisconsin State Fair, my initial thought was to spend this week looking for...

I saw a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend for $20 at the Racine Zoo

Caleb Westphal

August 11, 2017

During the 1960s, Stax Records of Memphis was at the forefront of American soul music, possibly only being eclipsed by Berry Gordy's Motown. Otis Redding and Sam & Dave were the biggest artists to come from...

Ron Funches throws cookies and steals hearts at Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2017

Ron Funches is in a good place right now. The comic has amassed an impressive (and growing) résumé of acting and voiceover work. He's lost about 140 pounds. He's dating someone new and is having fun raising his...