Milwaukee Record - Music, Culture, Gentle Sarcasm

Sheryl Crow likes the Bucks, so we paired players with some of her songs

June 21, 2021

Okay, here’s the full Summerfest 2021 lineup for every day and every stage

June 21, 2021

Milwaukee Recreation

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 21, 2021

My First Band: John R. Miller

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 18, 2021

Check out the nearly complete restoration of the Oriental Theatre

June 18, 2021

Klassik marks Juneteenth with “Black Holiday”

June 18, 2021

Recent News

Here are the Miller Lite Oasis headliners for Summerfest 2021

June 21, 2021

Hey! Summerfest 2021 is happening September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18. (There are also some amphitheater-only “Wednesday Kick...

Here are the Johnson Controls World Soundstage headliners for Summerfest 2021

June 21, 2021

Here are the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard headliners for Summerfest 2021

June 21, 2021

Where have you gone, Pre-Recorded Music? Here’s the JoJo’s Martini Lounge lineup for Summerfest 2021

June 21, 2021

More Features

Megan Thee Stallion, Japanese Breakfast, and 17 more standout Milwaukee summer shows

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 17, 2021

What's this? A list of shows? A list of live shows? A list of live summer shows? Yep! After 8,000 years of awfulness, li...

A professional eating power couple is moving to Milwaukee

June 17, 2021

No one wants to grow hemp clones at the Domes, apparently

June 17, 2021

11 photos of the new playground at Summerfest, plus 3 photos of where the crummy kids stage used to be

June 17, 2021

Mandatory Milwaukee

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Summerfest Lakewalk is pretty neat
Matt Wild
June 7, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: There’s no other store in the city (or the world) like Art Smart’s Dart Mart & Juggling Emporium
Tyler Maas
May 25, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Bublr Bikes are the best
Matt Wild
May 10, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Patios!
Tyler Maas
April 27, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Milwaukee Day!
Matt Wild
April 14, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Facing the nightmare of the Lincoln Memorial lakefront intersection
Matt Wild
March 29, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Making the most of spring
Tyler Maas
March 16, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Board Game Barrister is the authority on games, puzzles, more
Matt Wild
March 1, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Wondering “Why do I live here?”
Matt Wild
February 16, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Dewey Gill’s Big Band Program on WMSE is essential Sunday listening
Matt Wild
February 1, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Bay View Packing Co. has made pickled delicacies for discriminating palates since 1923
Tyler Maas
January 19, 2021
Mandatory Milwaukee: Kicking icy chunks of slush out of your vehicle’s wheel wells
Matt Wild
January 4, 2021

Fish Fry

New holiday alert: Celebrate the inaugural Friday Fish Fry Day on February 19
Matt Wild
February 9, 2021
The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2020
Caleb Westphal
December 18, 2020
338 Friday fish frys and counting: Culver’s (Milwaukee – Layton Avenue)
Caleb Westphal
June 26, 2020
337 Friday fish frys and counting: Mistral curbside pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
June 19, 2020
336 Friday fish frys and counting: Mr. Perkins Family Restaurant (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
June 12, 2020
335 Friday fish frys and counting: Beer Belly’s pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
June 5, 2020
334 Friday fish frys and counting: Home (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
May 29, 2020
333 Friday fish frys and counting: Tess (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
May 22, 2020
332 Friday fish frys and counting: Scotty’s Bar & Pizza pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
May 15, 2020
331 Friday fish frys and counting: Don’s Diner & Cocktails / Grocery & Liquor curbside pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
May 8, 2020
330 Friday fish frys and counting: Club Charlies curbside pickup (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
May 1, 2020
329 Friday fish frys and counting: The Packing House drive-thru (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
April 24, 2020

First Person

I thought I’d hate these bird sculptures in Lakeshore State Park but I kinda like them
Matt Wild
June 15, 2021
I did not handle this well
Matt Wild
March 18, 2021
I wrote about Shellac’s Turner Hall show a year ago (and left out some important details)
DJ Hostettler
March 12, 2021
I fought the winter blues (and won) in one of South Shore Terrace’s chalets
Tyler Maas
March 2, 2021
MKE Music Rewind: The Benjamins, ‘The Art Of Disappointment’
Rachel Seis
February 26, 2021
Rocky Rococo movie posters, ranked
Tyler Maas
January 28, 2021
The night an MCTS driver saved my life (maybe)
Emily Johnson
January 13, 2021
Some Milwaukee-specific stage banter I never knew I’d miss
Tyler Maas
January 6, 2021
A Milwaukee transplant finds comfort in a Crafty Cow “Jucy Lucy”
Emily Johnson
December 22, 2020
Requiem for a Tazinos: A belated eulogy for a regional pizza buffet
Tyler Maas
December 15, 2020
I spent the night in Cactus Club’s green room (and you can too)
Tyler Maas
December 9, 2020
I made Doug Pederson’s efficient, backup-caliber taco dip from the ‘Packers Family Cookbook’
Tyler Maas
December 3, 2020

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