Milwaukee Record - Music, Culture, Gentle Sarcasm

Crafty Cow to honor Kwik Trip this Friday with “Kwik Cow” menu items
Tyler Maas
March 29, 2023
8 weirdly specific things I’m looking forward to at this weekend’s Midwest Gaming Classic
Matt Wild
March 29, 2023
Awkward Nerd Events announces geek-themed spelling competition
Tyler Maas
March 29, 2023
WMSE’s Local/Live: Lauryl Sulfate & Her Ladies Of Leisure
Milwaukee Record Staff
March 29, 2023
A super-simple voting guide to the super-important 2023 Spring Election
Matt Wild
March 28, 2023
Here’s the full Milwaukee Psych Fest VIII lineup
Milwaukee Record Staff
March 28, 2023
Nite Owl’s 2023 season begins today
Tyler Maas
March 28, 2023
Marcus Performing Arts Center announces 2023-2024 Broadway season, MPAC Presents Jazz and Dance series
Tyler Maas
March 28, 2023
We’re down to just 4 places in our Wisconsin Cities Bracket
Milwaukee Record Staff
March 27, 2023
In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 12-25)
Matt Wild
March 27, 2023
Yo La Tengo delivers (mostly) quiet and (extremely) loud sets at sold-out Turner Hall show
Matt Wild
March 26, 2023
The Show on Riverwest Radio: Menebeats
Milwaukee Record Staff
March 26, 2023

Record Recommended

Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 27 – April 2, 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 27, 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: March 20-26, 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 20, 2023

Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 13-19, 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 13, 2023

Milwaukee Record Recommended: March 6-12, 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 6, 2023

Press Releases

‘Metamorphosis: The Lives of Frogs and Butterflies’ opens at the Domes April 8

March 30, 2023

'Metamorphosis: The Lives of Frogs and Butterflies' Opens at the Domes April 8th. WHEN: Saturday, April 8th, 9:00am...

Summer Soulstice Music Festival date set for 2023

March 28, 2023

Radio Milwaukee announces return of free, weekly concert series featuring artists from across Wisconsin

March 27, 2023

The Pfister Hotel names Nicole Acosta as its next Artist in Residence

March 24, 2023

Mandatory Milwaukee

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
Mandatory Milwaukee: Bringing the air conditioners up from storage because it’s gonna be 90 today
Matt Wild
June 14, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Trying/failing to make it to every event you’d like to attend
Tyler Maas
April 21, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: TURKEYS!
Matt Wild
April 4, 2022
Mandatory Milwaukee: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee ambassador
Matt Wild
March 21, 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

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
Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 2)
Kyle Arpke
July 29, 2022