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In Defense Of: “The Calling,” a.k.a. that big orange sunburst thing at the end of Wisconsin Avenue

April 25, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the neg...

A Milwaukee muralist wants to improve Bay View’s ‘Art Stop’

Tyler Maas

April 19, 2017

Since coming into existence on the high-traffic intersection of Kinnickinnic, Howell, and Lincoln avenues in late 2014, Bay View's "Art Stop" has been a source of considerable criticism. The piece designed by R...

Watch Don Rickles wish the United Performing Arts Fund a happy 50th anniversary

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

Listen up, dummies: As you've probably heard, legendary insult comedian Don Rickles died today at the age of 90. "Mr. Warmth" was no stranger to Milwaukee; his last appearance here was back in August 2016 at Po...

“President Trump” lashes out at “100 Days of Trump” art show, Milwaukee Record

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

It's not every day that you receive a letter in the mail from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. And it's not every day that said letter begins with "Dear Lyin' Milwaukee Record" (that only happens every other day). B...

Sean Williamson goes dark with “The Street Lights Flickered”

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

When we last heard from Sean Williamson, the filmmaker/musician/writer/soon-to-be former Milwaukeean was celebrating the release of his "stark, moving, and quietly brilliant collection" of audio short stories, ...

Heisman Trophy winner coming to Milwaukee to star in ‘Chicago The Musical’

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2017

Based on the strange headline and the day this article is being posted, this looks to have all the makings of one of those fake April Fool's articles. However, it's completely true. From April 25-30, Marcus Cen...

Watch Jacob Bach explain why UPAF matters

Matt Wild

March 8, 2017

Monday night, the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) kicked off its 50th anniversary campaign at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater. In its 50 years, UPAF has raised more than $300 million for a host of Milwaukee-...

This Is It! wants you to re-design its logo

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2017

This Is It! is nothing short of a Milwaukee—no, a Wisconsin—institution. Billing itself as "Milwaukee's oldest gay bar, "TITs" has been a presence on Wells Street in Cathedral Square since 1968. Initially, it k...

Retro-game-inspired ‘Quest For The Sacred Orb’ reminds grade school adventurers it’s dangerous to go alone

Matt Wild

February 28, 2017

What does it mean when a theater troupe, having recently produced original plays inspired by the works of whacked-out directors like David Lynch and Jim Jarmusch, claims its latest production is its most expe...

Activists take on late-capitalist consumerism, bugs, in Danielson Murphy’s eco-terror novella ‘Overburden’

Matt Wild

February 23, 2017

Overburden, the new self-published novella by Milwaukee author Danielson Murphy, opens with a public masturbation scene that doubles as a quick primer on the emerald ash borer. "On a fallen ash tree next to t...

A Milwaukee artist made a functioning “Thump A Trump” game

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2017

In just one month, the Trump administration has illustrated its aversion to the arts. Despite the President's efforts to take funding away from artistic organizations, creatives aren't only continuing to work...

A comprehensive guide to finding cats at Milwaukee Art Museum

Tyler Maas

February 7, 2017

Sometimes you just need to unplug from the world. As useful a tool as it can be for providing information, entertainment, and interpersonal connection, the internet can also be a horrible, addicting, and o...

Author Adam Michael Krause examines revolution, comedy, “the end” in new book

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2017

In 2013, Milwaukee author, musician, activist, and carpenter Adam Michael Krause wrote an essay entitled The Revolution Will Be Hilarious. The 40-some-page pamphlet detailed society's need to expand its colle...

Sean Williamson captures life itself in brilliant spoken word collection ‘You’re Doing What I Should Have Done’

Matt Wild

January 26, 2017

"Life ain't short, it's long." So says a dying Earl Partridge in Paul Thomas Anderson's melodramatic Magnolia. That sentiment hangs heavy over You're Doing What I Should Have Done, a stark, moving, a...

Riverwest FemFest announces workshop and film showcase lineups, releases second compilation

Tyler Maas

January 11, 2017

We're just seven sleeps from the opening night of the third annual Riverwest FemFest. As the event nears, organizers want to continue to aid in your preparation for the five days worth of entertainment (Janua...

Doors Open Milwaukee wins $20,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Matt Wild

December 13, 2016

For the past six years, Historic Milwaukee's insanely popular Doors Open event has given the public behind-the-scenes access to hundreds of Milwaukee-area buildings. Theaters, churches, office buildings, muse...

Great Job, Milwaukee! The New York Times loves Boswell Book Company

Matt Wild

December 6, 2016

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication dei...

All-ages community science fair, “Science Strikes Back,” coming to Escuela Verde in 2017

Matt Wild

December 6, 2016

It is a dark time for science. Although myths and misinformation were once thought destroyed, climate-change deniers and other fact-adverse folks have driven rational people from their hidden echo chambers an...

Here’s the list of Riverwest FemFest 2017 artists and makers

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2016

Last week, we unveiled more than 50 music, comedy, and poetry acts that would be participating in the third year of Riverwest FemFest. Not only is the female-focused benefit—that's raising funds for ...

MAM’s “Haunted Screens” delves deep into dark world of German Expressionist cinema

Matt Wild

October 27, 2016

Earlier this month, during the 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival, Boston's Alloy Orchestra returned to the Oriental Theatre to perform a live music accompaniment to Fritz Lang's 1927 classic Metropolis. Lang's sil...