Author Matt Wild

Lt. Dangle from ‘Reno 911!” will be a cashier at the Lake Geneva Walmart this Friday

July 22, 2021

We now live in a world where your Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions, so we'll file this story under "Why not?" On Friday, July 23, from 1-3 p.m., actor/writer/filmmaker/State-alum/all-around-awesome-person Thom...

Bucks parade set for Thursday at 11 a.m. through Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 21, 2021

Your newly minted NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks will celebrate their historic win with a parade through Downtown Milwaukee on Thursday, July 22, beginning at 11 a.m. BUCKS PARADE!"Bucks players, coaches, own...

Jump back into High Dive when it reopens this Friday

Matt Wild

July 21, 2021

Has it really been six years since High Dive opened in the old Impala Lounge/River Horse space at 701 E. Center St.? And—good lord—has it really been a year and a half since High Dive closed to the public due t...

Here’s the local-tastic lineup for the Lakefront Brewery/WMSE stage at Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild

July 21, 2021

Hey! The 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is right around the corner! The big shindig takes place August 5-15! Be there!Oh, and while you're there (and before you enjoy the sounds of Billy Idol and Boyz II Men), b...

Bucks president: “PARADE ON THURSDAY!”

Matt Wild

July 21, 2021

UPDATE: Find all the parade details HERE.Your Milwaukee Bucks did it. They really did it. They won the NBA Finals. IN SIX! They're NBA Champions for the first time in 50 years. Incredible.Anyway, if you...

Add Klassik’s excellent “Bucks In 6” to the growing list of Bucks tribute songs

Matt Wild

July 20, 2021

Way back on June 4, we compiled a list of Milwaukee Bucks tribute songs. Needless to say, THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE THEN. Yes, tonight the Bucks have a chance to WIN THE NBA FINALS AT HOME, with approximately 6...

Oriental Theatre will reopen August 20

Matt Wild

July 19, 2021

After approximately 8,000 years of pandemic/restoration-related silence, Milwaukee's historic Oriental Theatre will reopen Friday, August 20. Milwaukee Film, which operates the theater, made the announcement Mo...

WMSE Backyard BBQ returns to Humboldt Park August 28 with Abby Jeanne, more

Matt Wild

July 16, 2021

If you thought the return (okay, the semi-return) of the Great Milwaukee Summer was complete, think again. Today, WMSE announced the return of its ever-popular Backyard BBQ. The 11th annual shindig will set up ...

Marijuana-themed Cheba Hut will open July 26 on corner of Oakland and Locust

Matt Wild

July 15, 2021

Three years after it first announced its intentions to open its first Milwaukee location, marijuana-themed sandwich chain Cheba Hut will open on the corner of Oakland and Locust (2907 N. Oakland Ave.) on Monday...

Inaugural “Buskerfest” coming to Downtown Milwaukee August 6-8

Matt Wild

July 14, 2021

What's better than the return of live music? How about a ton of live music, performed outside at various locations in and around Downtown Milwaukee, during a sure-to-be-lovely weekend in August?Enter the in...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 4-10)

Matt Wild

July 13, 2021

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a “renaissance” or a “reinvention.” Or maybe it’s a “reboot” or a “reimagining,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

New food-focused night market series, Deer District Market, coming to plaza outside Fiserv Forum

Matt Wild

July 13, 2021

If this summer's sole Milwaukee Night Market (formerly the NEWaukee Night Market) on August 18 isn't enough to satiate your night market needs, buckle up for Deer District Market. The new food-focused night mar...

Chill On The Hill is selling reserved-spot “season passes” for $450 and everyone is freaking out

Matt Wild

July 12, 2021

In case you missed the news, Chill On The Hill is back! And in case you missed the sound of millions of Bay View residents crying out in anger, Chill On The Hill is selling reserved-spot "season passes" for $45...

The LOL spike the summer with dark synth in new single, “Laguna”

Matt Wild

July 9, 2021

Even though it's not the nightmare it was last year, this year's official Milwaukee Summer (brought to you by American Family Insurance) feels a bit...different. Maybe it's the festivals that didn't make it. Ma...

PrideFest organizers announce “PridetoberFest,” October 8-9 at Summerfest grounds

Matt Wild

July 8, 2021

Milwaukee's annual PrideFest may have been canceled in 2021 (and in 2020), but fear not! Today, PrideFest organizers announced a new festival for this fall: "PridetoberFest," set for October 8-9 at Henry Maier ...

Milwaukee Art Museum will fully reopen to the public July 15

Matt Wild

July 8, 2021

Following a year of not-quite-fully-reopened reopenings, the Milwaukee Art Museum will fully reopen to the public on July 15. Like, all of the galleries and exhibitions. For real this time. FIND THOSE CATS AND ...

NBA Finals Game 1 Watch Party at the Deer District: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

July 7, 2021

Okay, so you already know that your Milwaukee Bucks dropped Game 1 of the 2021 NBA Finals against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night 105-118. But pretend you don't already know that. Pretend it's still Tuesday nigh...

Ahead of Weird Fest, MobCraft Beer criticized for calling Asian food “weird”

Matt Wild

July 7, 2021

MobCraft Beer's third annual Weird Fest Block Party is set for Saturday, July 17, but the Walker's Point brewery is currently being criticized for what, exactly, it considers "weird."Along with live music, ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Deer District is the current center of the Milwaukee universe

Matt Wild

July 6, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Reminder: Nashville North is opening on Brady Street this fall, will have Dick Bacon hot dogs

Matt Wild

July 6, 2021

In case you memory-holed the bulk of 2020 and the opening months of 2021, a "honky tonk" bar called Nashville North is set to open on Brady Street this fall. Owned by Charcoal Grill founder Jeff Marsh, Nashvill...