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      Tyler Maas
      November 17, 2015
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      Matt Wild
      July 21, 2026
    • Steven Hyden will discuss his new Strokes book with Matt Wild at Boswell Book Company in October

      Matt Wild
      July 20, 2026
    • Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: July 20-26, 2026

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      July 20, 2026
    • Here’s the 2026 Brady Street Festival lineup

      Matt Wild
      July 19, 2026
    • Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Niveous summons black metal sci-fi concept record ‘Cult Of The Void Star’

      Steve Lampiris
      July 15, 2026
    • We’re sad the goat just died today, happy The Frogs’ ‘My Daughter The Broad’ is getting 30th-anniversary reissue

      Matt Wild
      July 15, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      April 16, 2020
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      July 21, 2026
    • Unsurprising survey: Folks ‘would prefer to see the return of a traditional fireworks show’ on July 3

      Matt Wild
      July 21, 2026
    • Here’s the Black Arts Fest MKE lineup

      Tyler Maas
      July 20, 2026
    • Oh yeah, Crowley is running again

      Matt Wild
      July 20, 2026
    • Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Hocus Pocus

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      July 18, 2026
    • Only 16 geographic land divisions remain in our Wisconsin County Bracket

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      July 17, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      April 12, 2016
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    • Axolotl Café: ‘I can’t tell you how excited it made me when I tasted something that reminded me of home’

      Juan Miguel Martinez
      July 20, 2026
    • Exterior of Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin

      Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Settle in for polka music, bubbles, fish at Hubbard Park Lodge

      Caleb Westphal
      July 17, 2026
    • The Soup Market to close all locations in “another week or week and a half”

      Tyler Maas
      July 17, 2026
    • The Vanguard debuts 7 new menu items

      Tyler Maas
      July 15, 2026
    • Sunday Sauce: Calzones, crooners, and Campari at Festa Italiana

      Mitch DeSantis
      July 12, 2026
    • Exterior of Italian American Club in Kenosha, Wisconsin

      Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Celebrate life, America, fish at Italian American Club in Kenosha

      Caleb Westphal
      July 10, 2026
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    • Take a break from the nightmare of modern existence with Joe Pera's quarantine special, 'Relaxing Old Footage With Joe Pera'

      Tyler Maas
      May 21, 2020
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    • Joe McAdam talks lakes, Waylon Mercy before Milwaukee’s first McAdamy Awards show

      Rick Katschke
      June 10, 2026
    • Check out The Laughing Tap’s new, improved location

      Tyler Maas
      March 25, 2026
    • Comedy for a cause: Raegan Niemela discusses this week’s Cowboy Killers “ICE Out Now!” benefit show

      Tyler Maas
      March 24, 2026
    • The Laughing Tap will celebrate grand re-opening at new downtown home March 27-28

      Matt Wild
      February 24, 2026
    • Comedy (and ‘The Traitors’) fans rejoice: Ron Funches will return to Turner Hall this summer

      Tyler Maas
      February 18, 2026
    • Comedian AJ Grill will perform during the Milwaukee Record Halftime Show on December 20

      Tyler Maas
      December 8, 2025
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      Tyler Maas
      March 19, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      July 16, 2026
    • Here’s where ‘Ueck’ documentary will open in July, where it will travel to in August and September

      Matt Wild
      July 7, 2026
    • See ‘American Madness,’ a documentary based on the book by Tea Krulos, July 30 at the Avalon

      Matt Wild
      July 3, 2026
    • 13 Summerfest performers with accomplished film careers

      Tyler Maas
      June 24, 2026
    • Do you think y’all can handle this? We’re screening ‘The Foot Fist Way’ at Avalon Theater

      Tyler Maas
      June 18, 2026
    • Oriental Theatre will host Circle Jerks show, ‘Repo Man’ screening, Q&A August 9

      Matt Wild
      June 17, 2026
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    • "American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood" gets its close-up at MAM

      Matt Wild
      June 30, 2016
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    • Patti Smith will treat Riverside Theater to songs and stories September 23

      Matt Wild
      July 21, 2026
    • Site of the Bronze Fonz

      Behold, an angel descended from heaven and said, ‘Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking the Bronze Fonz. He is not here, for he is undergoing routine maintenance. Come and see the place where he stood.’

      Matt Wild
      July 14, 2026
    • ‘SWANS’ will use Veterans Park swan paddle boats as a stage

      Tyler Maas
      July 13, 2026
    • Argren Faire will return to Riverwest September 12, complete with beer and mermaid lagoon

      Matt Wild
      July 7, 2026
    • Repaired Giannis mural in downtown Milwaukee

      Giannis mural fixed

      Matt Wild
      July 2, 2026
    • Computer game offers chance to relive ’90s-era East Side

      Ethan Duran
      July 1, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      February 25, 2021
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    • Here’s Giannis’ goodbye message to the Bucks, the Bucks’ goodbye message to Giannis, and that’s it

      Matt Wild
      July 6, 2026
    • Watch Bert Lauderdale report from Moran’s Pub in South Milwaukee during Wednesday’s World Cup match

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      July 2, 2026
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      Giannis: The end of an era

      Joey Grihalva
      June 23, 2026
    • Here are the Milwaukee landmarks that will glow green tonight for Giannis and Bobby, and that’s it

      Matt Wild
      June 23, 2026
    • Watch Bert Lauderdale report from Nomad World Pub during Friday’s World Cup match

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 20, 2026
    • A guide to finding former Bucks players on BIG3 rosters

      Tyler Maas
      June 16, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      August 2, 2019
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    • The Catered Quiz: Kyle Gordon answers questions about The Ramones and Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’

      Rick Katschke
      July 21, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Dan Steffes answers questions about the Milwaukee Brewers and ‘Clue’

      Rick Katschke
      July 14, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Devin Hunter Leary answers questions about Bravo and Taylor Swift

      Rick Katschke
      July 7, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Erik Pepple answers questions about ‘The Movie Orgy’ and ‘Gremlins 2’

      Rick Katschke
      June 30, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Eli Mandel answers questions about the San Francisco 49ers and Pete Seeger

      Rick Katschke
      June 23, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Johnny Goodtimes answers questions about ’80s hip-hop and ’80s professional wrestling

      Rick Katschke
      June 9, 2026
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Dan Shafer is a journalist from Milwaukee who writes and publishes the weekly column and online publication, The Recombobulation Area. He previously worked at Seattle Magazine, the Milwaukee Business Journal, Milwaukee Magazine, and BizTimes Milwaukee. He’s won 13 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Awards. He’s on Twitter at @DanRShafer, where he's probably tweeting about the Bucks.

Milwaukee Bucks come into 2019-20 season with Championship expectations

Dan Shafer
October 23, 2019
The Milwaukee Bucks begin the 2019-20 NBA season with something they haven’t had since the days of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Championship expectations. Following a magical 60-win season, two playoff series victor...

5 things to watch in the Bucks-Raptors Eastern Conference Finals

Dan Shafer
May 15, 2019
The Milwaukee Bucks are favorites to win the Eastern Conference Finals. In this storybook dream season few saw coming, we’ve now arrived at the penultimate round where the Bucks not only have a chance to advanc...

5 things to watch in the Bucks-Celtics second-round showdown

Dan Shafer
April 28, 2019
The second-round playoff series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics is going to be a war. The preseason favorite to sit atop the post-LeBron Eastern Conference squares off against the top-seeded brea...

From 15 to 60 wins: Watching the Bucks complete a 5-year turnaround

Dan Shafer
April 8, 2019
Most of the fans in attendance at the sold-out Fiserv Forum on Sunday night stuck around to the final bell, and with good reason. The Milwaukee Bucks had just notched their 60th win of this magical, gift-from-a...

Midseason Report: The Milwaukee Bucks are having their best season in decades

Dan Shafer
January 14, 2019
Midway through the 2018-19 season, the Milwaukee Bucks have been one of the NBA’s best teams. They have the second-best record in the league, and you could make a good argument that the Bucks have been the best...

8 reasons you should jump on the Milwaukee Bucks bandwagon

Dan Shafer
November 27, 2018
As recently as a few years ago, if you wandered into a Milwaukee bar between October and April with the hopes of watching the local professional basketball team, you’d probably have had to ask the bartender, “h...
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