Author Matt Wild

Links to everyone else’s articles about Milwaukee Public Market’s new ice skating rink, a story I missed yesterday because I wasn’t feeling well (don’t worry, it’s not COVID!) and I was taking a nap

January 20, 2022

Usually I'd begin an article like this with "In case you missed it...", but since there's absolutely no way you missed this story, let's get right to it. Milwaukee Public Market is opening a new outdoor ice ska...

MKE Music Rewind: Compound Red, ‘Mr. Microcosm’ (1993)

Matt Wild

January 20, 2022

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.My introduction to live, local music came courtesy of a place called...

Discourse, an “experimental coffee bar,” will open in Crossroads Collective February 5

Matt Wild

January 20, 2022

We love Crossroads Collective (2238 N. Farwell Ave.). We love coffee. And while you can totally get coffee at Crossroads' bar, the East Side food hall has never had a dedicated coffee stand. UNTIL NOW.On Fe...

Help your dog dream with Milwaukee-made ‘Ambient Music For Sleeping Dogs’

Matt Wild

January 19, 2022

Is your dog troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Does your pooch experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or your family ever considered cueing up a 40-minute album of ...

In case you blinked last month, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 9-15)

Matt Wild

January 18, 2022

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...

Milwaukee Common Council approves return of indoor mask mandate (through March 1)

Matt Wild

January 18, 2022

At a meeting Tuesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-1, with 1 abstention, to reinstate a citywide indoor mask mandate. If signed by Mayor Cavalier Johnson, the mandate will be in effect through ...

Go ahead and cry while listening to Brat Sounds cover Mister Rogers’ “It’s You I Like”

Matt Wild

January 18, 2022

Oh, Mister Rogers. So kind, so decent, so unlike the ghouls that pass for humans today. No jokes can be made, no snark can be employed. Mister Rogers was the best. Just writing about him now...Yep, there we...

Watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at UWM in 1965

Matt Wild

January 17, 2022

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to celebrate the life and work of the civil rights pioneer, to reflect on the progress that's been made in the many decades since his assassination, and to realize tha...

23 pictures of the just-opened 3rd Street Market Hall, plus 1 picture of the burger I ate

Matt Wild

January 14, 2022

After years of anticipation and numerous delays, 3rd Street Market Hall (275 W. Wisconsin Ave.) is open! Is there still a lot of work to be done on the downtown food hall? Yep! Is it open anyway? Yep!3rd St...

500,000 more free N95 masks are available at Milwaukee libraries and city testing sites

Matt Wild

January 13, 2022

UPDATE (1:30 p.m.) Well, that didn't last long. From the Milwaukee Health Department: "All N95 masks at the Milwaukee Public Library sites have been distributed. Individuals should not go to the libraries to ge...

MKE Music Rewind: The Chain, ‘Maximum Kazanç’ (2009)

Matt Wild

January 13, 2022

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.On December 17, 2021, delightfully warped funk band Peeper & Le ...

For what it’s worth, neighbors voice opposition to proposed Third Ward music venue

Matt Wild

January 12, 2022

Does the thought of a new Milwaukee music venue fill you with fear? Do images of increased traffic in a tucked-away part of the city haunt your dreams? Are you nervous about the rampant crime that typically acc...

Devil Met Contention explores a space oddity in cinematic “Neon” video

Matt Wild

January 12, 2022

Music videos come in all shapes and sizes: performance videos, animated videos, OK Go making a warehouse-sized mousetrap out of Doritos or whatever. Then there are epic, cinematic, "is this a music video or a s...

3rd Street Market Hall will open (finally!) January 14

Matt Wild

January 12, 2022

After several years, several delays, and enough vendor announcements that it would have been easier to simply say who wouldn't have a stand there, 3rd Street Market Hall (275 W. Wisconsin Ave.) has announced an...

Great Job, Milwaukee! New York Times recognizes Bronzeville as “place for a changed world”

Matt Wild

January 11, 2022

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 deigns ...

Listen to Shle Berry’s “SOLO,” watch a behind-the-scenes video on its creation

Matt Wild

January 11, 2022

Throughout this seemingly never-ending pandemic, Milwaukee rapper Shle Berry has been releasing new music. Berry's new tracks include the hopeful "When The Snow Melts," the sultry "What I Like," and the intimat...

Milwaukee Film announces in-person films, events for Black History Month

Matt Wild

January 11, 2022

With Black History Month a few weeks away, Milwaukee Film and its Black Lens program have revealed their slate of programming for the monthlong event. Six feature screenings, two shorts programs, and four event...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Where to get a free COVID-19 test

Matt Wild

January 10, 2022

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places lifesaving measures come and go, while some places lifesaving measures become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-wor...

Milwaukee Public Museum is closed Jan. 10-12, so here are 4 pictures of “The Quest For Beaver”

Matt Wild

January 10, 2022

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Public Museum is closed Monday, January 10 through Wednesday, January 12. Why? "Staffing shortages amid the ongoing surge in regional COVID-19 cases," of course. MPM will pr...

Log on for Chit Chat’s infectious “Age/Sex/Location”

Matt Wild

January 10, 2022

Mention "a/s/l" to computer users of a certain age and you'll get knowing smiles and more than a few online horror stories. The "age/sex/location" question was ubiquitous in AOL and AOL-esque chatrooms back in ...