Milwaukee Record - Music, Culture, Gentle Sarcasm

Listen to us talk about new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (May 2023)
Milwaukee Record Staff
June 1, 2023
Brewed City: Avenue Coffeehouse (South Milwaukee)
Tyler Maas
May 31, 2023
Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2023
Milwaukee Record Staff
May 31, 2023
WMSE’s Local/Live: Bellends
Milwaukee Record Staff
May 31, 2023
More rapid reviews of things we were sent (spring edition!)
Tyler Maas
May 30, 2023
Pedro The Lion revisits two classic albums at intimate Back Room show
Josh Rank
May 30, 2023
Janet Jackson takes control at AmFam Amphitheater with four-decade career retrospective
Cal Roach
May 29, 2023
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Ferdie
Milwaukee Record Staff
May 27, 2023
The You Win !!! hit streak continues with new single, “Bloodsport”
Tyler Maas
May 26, 2023
BLAX channels Wes Anderson in video for “Intelligent Beings”
Matt Wild
May 26, 2023
Business To Business: Keystone Click founder Lori Highby champions Amorphic Beer
Milwaukee Record Staff
May 26, 2023
We’re going to war! And screening ‘Starship Troopers’ at the Avalon on June 21!
Matt Wild
May 25, 2023

Record Recommended

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 29 – June 4, 2023

May 30, 2023

Milwaukee is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of “Record Recommend...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 22-28, 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2023

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 15-21, 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 15, 2023

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 8-14, 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 8, 2023

Press Releases

Summerfest and Johnsonville, LLC announce ACL Pro-Shootout and SuperHole Cornhole competitions at Summerfest

June 2, 2023

Summerfest and Johnsonville, LLC Announce ACL Pro-Shootout and SuperHole Cornhole Competitions at Summerfest Johnsonvil...

Summerfest announces 2023 experiences, activities, and special events

June 1, 2023

Common Council file opens public safety discussion focused on E. Brady St.

May 31, 2023

County Board adopts resolution supporting Pride Month and flying the Intersex Progress Pride flag

May 26, 2023

Mandatory Milwaukee

Mandatory Milwaukee: WUWM’s “It’s Alright, Ma, It’s Only Music” is a free-form family affair
Matt Wild
May 15, 2023
Mandatory Milwaukee: Oriental Theatre is a majestic movie palace of memories
Matt Wild
May 5, 2023
Mandatory Milwaukee: The uncommon pleasures of Milwaukee County Golf
Pete McDermott
April 17, 2023
Mandatory Milwaukee: Opening Day!
Matt Wild
April 3, 2023
Mandatory Milwaukee: The hash browns at Café At The Plaza
Matt Wild
February 21, 2023
Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Debating where “Up North” begins
Tyler Maas
January 24, 2023
Mandatory Milwaukee: Thinking about doing the Polar Bear Plunge and then finally doing it
Matt Wild
January 2, 2023
Mandatory Milwaukee: Sharing something about Wisconsin having a bunch of the “drunkest cities/counties in America”
Matt Wild
September 12, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Brewers day games
Tyler Maas
August 29, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: County Clare greets visitors with “a hundred thousand welcomes”
Matt Wild
August 16, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Experiencing the Bristol Renaissance Faire for the first time
Matt Wild
August 1, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Fireworks!
Matt Wild
June 28, 2022

Fish Fry

Hey! February 24 is the third annual Friday Fish Fry Day!
Matt Wild
February 23, 2023
After 2 long years, Serb Hall’s Friday fish fry returns for dine-in this Friday
Matt Wild
February 13, 2023
The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2022
Caleb Westphal
December 30, 2022
435 Friday fish frys and counting: Belly Up Bar (Menomonee Falls)
Caleb Westphal
May 6, 2022
431 Friday fish frys and counting: Sloppy Joe’s Saloon & Spoon (Hubertus)
Caleb Westphal
April 8, 2022
430 Friday fish frys and counting: C & C’s Mosquito Inn (Caledonia)
Caleb Westphal
April 1, 2022
429 Friday fish frys and counting: Mulligans Irish Pub & Grill (Franklin)
Caleb Westphal
March 25, 2022
427 Friday fish frys and counting: Motor Bar & Restaurant (Milwaukee)
Caleb Westphal
March 11, 2022
426 Friday fish frys and counting: Dicken’s Grille & Spirits (West Allis)
Caleb Westphal
March 4, 2022
Celebrate Friday Fish Fry Day (March 4) by voting for your favorite fish fry, donating to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
Matt Wild
February 28, 2022
425 Friday fish frys and counting: Butler Inn (Butler)
Caleb Westphal
February 25, 2022
424 Friday fish frys and counting: Oak Creek American Legion Post 434 (Oak Creek)
Caleb Westphal
February 18, 2022

First Person

My Saturday at the 2023 Midwest Gaming Classic: A minute-by-minute report
Matt Wild
April 3, 2023
A Crafty Cow “Burger Night” cheeseburger with all 20 available toppings on it: The Milwaukee Record Review
Tyler Maas
February 7, 2023
Fa-La-La-La-Lambeau: A Packers-themed holiday playlist
Jared Blohm
December 15, 2022
Remembering when I was 11 and I got a Guns N’ Roses cassingle for St. Nick’s Day
Matt Wild
December 6, 2022
Food, finality, and saying goodbye to the Milwaukee you once knew
Tommy Ciaccio
November 23, 2022
Everything you need to know about ‘A Whole New Ballgame’—an extremely short-lived ’90s sitcom set in Milwaukee
Tyler Maas
November 3, 2022
I went to the last Ponderosa in Wisconsin (and one of the last locations in the world)
Tyler Maas
October 19, 2022
The civic joys of eating at the Milwaukee County Courthouse Cafe
Matt Wild
October 6, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 6)
Kyle Arpke
September 23, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 5)
Kyle Arpke
September 9, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 4)
Kyle Arpke
August 26, 2022
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 3)
Kyle Arpke
August 12, 2022