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We got a piece of the Milwaukee Boat, and you can, too (for free)

October 31, 2025

Remember the Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, "Deep Thought," or just The Boat? The Boat that was stranded on the shores of Lake Michigan from October 2024 to May 2025? Of course you d...

Here are the just-announced dates for Bastille Days 2026, and that’s it

Matt Wild

October 29, 2025

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Milwaukee’s Scream Queen: Performer Katie Kadaver lives the Halloween life 365

Tea Krulos

October 28, 2025

"Sexy Leatherface" is not your standard burlesque act, but for Katie Kadaver, a burlesque producer and performer, model, podcast host, B-movie actress, and one-time mud wrestler, it's a perfect fit. "He's my...

When life is at its hardest, just remember there’s a 24-hour live webcam of the Bronze Fonz

Matt Wild

October 23, 2025

There's a scene in Paul Thomas Anderson's 1999 masterpiece Magnolia where the dying Earl Partridge looks back on his life of betrayal and regret. "This fucking life...it's so fucking hard, so long!" the dying m...

R.I.P. Rob Wieland

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 13, 2025

A GoFundMe has been set up for Rob's family, to help cover his hospital stay and final expenses. Find it HERE. Milwaukee Record is incredibly shocked and saddened to learn that one of our longtime writers, R...

Dig into another round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 7, 2025

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That giant troll in Wauwatosa: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

September 26, 2025

As great as Wauwatosa is, perhaps its best attribute (other than its shape) is its proximity to Milwaukee. I mean no offense in saying that. I swear! It's just that to the uninformed or the non-local, it might ...

New MKE-made retro video games coming soon: ‘Mega Kaiju Boom Ball,’ ‘Gumshoe Detective Agency’

Matt Wild

September 26, 2025

The world of homebrew retro video games has exploded in the past decade, and Milwaukee has been a part of the pixelated action. Local developer/musician Jordan Davis unveiled Space Raft: The Game in 2020, and T...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night and Food Truck Friday

Tyler Maas

September 23, 2025

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized "Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community." The massive neighborhood-wide event brings together talented area artists ...

“Gig’s Up” will showcase 50 years of Milwaukee punk posters

Matt Wild

September 9, 2025

What's the best way to relive 50 years of Milwaukee punk music? Listen to the music, of course. (May we suggest MKEPunk.com?) The second-best way? Check out an exhibition of 50 years of Milwaukee punk posters c...

Fall into this month’s installment of Trivia By Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 8, 2025

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Third Ward home and garden shop MOD GEN will close after Christmas Eve

Matt Wild

September 8, 2025

Long-running home and garden shop MOD GEN, 211 N. Broadway St., will close its doors for good after December 24, 2025. The Third Ward business made the announcement on social media Monday morning. "This will...

Irish Cultural and Heritage Center will suspend operations by end of October, sell building

Matt Wild

September 5, 2025

After more than 30 years of operating out of 2133 W. Wisconsin Ave., the Irish Cultural and Heritage Center (ICHC) announced on Friday that it will be suspending operations "by the end of October," and that it'...

Buckle up for “longest drone show ever staged,” coming to Veterans Park

Matt Wild

September 4, 2025

Remember that July 4 Milwaukee County drone show that everyone has been trying to forget? Well, if you wish that drone show was a bit longer (?) and had more live Antonio Vivaldi music and less pre-recorded Bea...

Castle crashers: An interview with Jesse Theiler from The Dungeon Cocktail Experience

Rob Wieland

August 20, 2025

It’s easier than ever to get into Dungeons & Dragons these days. What started out as a nerdy hobby game in Lake Geneva more than 50 years ago has become an entire genre of game, a lifestyle brand, and a pre...

Here’s the (tentative) schedule for Riverwest’s second annual Argren Faire

Matt Wild

August 20, 2025

Last September, Riverwest got its own neighborhood renaissance faire in the form of Argren Faire. The daylong event was held at and around Black Husky Brewing, and was based on the mythical land of Argren—a.k.a...

Latino Arts announces fall 2025 season

Tyler Maas

August 14, 2025

Despite being around since 1985 (and formally taking root in Walker’s Point in 1997), Latino Arts Inc. is only becoming more relevant with age. Recent seasons have brought noted musicians and the work of respec...

Here’s the latest schedule for the Lion’s Tooth + Milwaukee Record Music Book Club

Matt Wild

August 14, 2025

Do you like books? Do you like music? Do you like books about music? Then you're in luck, because we've partnered with beloved Bay View bookstore Lion's Tooth (2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) for another five-month ...

Beat the heat with another round of Trivia By Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 6, 2025

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“We’ve grown a lot in just three years”: Typewriter-tastic QWERTYFEST MKE returns October 3-5

Matt Wild

July 28, 2025

That increasingly loud clacking sound you hear throughout the city isn't your imagination—it's just the impending return of QWERTYFEST MKE, a homegrown celebration of a homegrown Milwaukee invention. That's rig...