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March 15, 2016

// The Milwaukee area may be the birthplace of the electric guitar (thanks to Waukesha's own Les Paul), but there has always been plenty of acoustic music floating through the Brew City air. To celebrate th...

Record Recommended: March 14-20

March 14, 2016

// Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events contained therein are worthy of the lofty "Record Recommended" (patent pending) honor. Here are o...

Pete Rose to be inducted into (National Bobblehead) Hall Of Fame

March 11, 2016

// Pete Rose had an unforgettable baseball career. During his 24 seasons on the field, "Charlie Hustle" tallied 4,256 hits (a mark that has yet to be overtaken), played in 17 All-Star Games, won three World...

Spring concert preview: Shows we’re looking forward to, shows we’re unsure of

March 10, 2016

// Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

Mark Walberg to produce film about Caron Butler’s life in Racine, NBA

March 9, 2016

// Racine-born NBA veteran and former Milwaukee Bucks player Caron Butler is now one step closer to having his life story made into a movie. As reported by Bleacher Report and confirmed by a Swanson Communi...

Here are the winners of WMSE’s 14th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

March 7, 2016

// This past Sunday, thousands of Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center for WMSE's 14th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser; several hours later, they all went home and found a nice place to curl up a...

R.I.P. Hank the Dog and album reviews?

March 3, 2016

// Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

Your 2016 WAMI nominees are…

March 1, 2016

// Last month, we told you the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (aka "WAMI") released a people's choice ballot to let listeners select some winners for its April 17 awards ceremony taking place at Appleton's P...

Kiefer Sutherland (yes, Kiefer Sutherland) is coming to Shank Hall (yes, Shank Hall)

February 29, 2016

// Fact #1: The entertainment world is littered with film and television stars who moonlight as musicians. Kevin Bacon cuts loose with The Bacon Brothers, Jeff Bridges abides with The Abiders, and Johnny De...

Journalism, the value of scoops, and something called “the Internet”

February 18, 2016

// Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

WAMI People’s Choice ballot is open

February 15, 2016

// That time of year is upon us again. Roughly a year after doling out hardware to deserving winners like PHOX, GGOOLLDD, Field Report, and WebsterX, as well as questionable winners like Vic Ferrari, "Live ...

Milwaukee’s crumbling domes, JSOnline’s less-racist comments

February 11, 2016

// Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

Red Letter Media’s “Previously Recorded” reviews ‘Dragon’s Dogma,’ wears great T-shirt

February 9, 2016

// Red Letter Media is one of Milwaukee's best things. The locally based film/video production company found Internet fame back in 2009 with its meticulous takedowns of the Star Wars prequels, and has since...

Here’s Mayor Barrett’s “state of the city” speech for 2016

February 8, 2016

// Monday morning, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2016 "state of the city" speech at the Hmong American Peace Academy. Here's the full text of that speech, via the Journal Sentinel. (The petition...

Saying goodbye to Alverno Presents

February 4, 2016

// Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none ...

Three. Stacks. Eliot becomes Rhythm Changes

February 2, 2016

// Even though Three. Stacks. Eliot announced its formal debut just six months ago with The Message Is Real, the (largely) instrumental jazz group has been making its mark in Milwaukee music since its 2013 ...

Mark it, dudes: WMSE’s Rock-N-Roll Bowl returns March 20

February 1, 2016

// Winter in Milwaukee can be a long, slushy slog, filled with interminable grey days and bitterly cold nights. But Milwaukeeans are a hardy bunch, and wintertime events like Riverwest FemFest and Burnheart...

TV’s favorite dirty dad Bob Saget is coming to Pabst Theater March 11

January 29, 2016

Everywhere you look (everywhere) lately, there's a prominent '90s comedy figure being booked by Pabst Theater Group. Perhaps you're reading this while picking pieces of watermelon out of your hair after last ni...

‘Making A Murderer’ lawyers, downtown Bucks arena, more