Author Matt Wild

Milwaukee Record Recommended: May 29 – June 4, 2023

May 30, 2023

Milwaukee is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of “Record Recommended” (patent pending). Here are our recommendations for May 29 - June 4, 2023. MONDAY, MAY...

BLAX channels Wes Anderson in video for “Intelligent Beings”

Matt Wild

May 26, 2023

If you've spent any time on social media lately, you've likely seen a lot of Wes Anderson. Well, not the director himself (though his new film, Asteroid City, is due in June), but people playfully mimicking his...

We’re going to war! And screening ‘Starship Troopers’ at the Avalon on June 21!

Matt Wild

May 25, 2023

Has any modern-ish movie been more misunderstood than Starship Troopers? Decried by critics as a dirt-dumb glorification of fascism and jingoism upon its 1997 release, the film has since been celebrated as a sa...

Public input session on Domes set for June 5, aimed at Mitchell Park neighbors

Matt Wild

May 24, 2023

An oft-neglected aspect of the years-old conversation about the future of the Mitchell Park Domes is the neighborhood surrounding the park—and, more specifically, the people who live in that neighborhood. Sure,...

“Brady Beach” will return to street between Nomad World Pub, Club Brady beginning May 26

Matt Wild

May 24, 2023

If you've been seeking those elusive "summer beach" vibes this spring, seek no more: "Brady Beach" will return in 2023, beginning Friday, May 26. The outdoor patio/food/drink/party area will once again set up s...

A look inside the future home of Pabst Theater Group’s upcoming East Side concert venue

Matt Wild

May 23, 2023

When the Pabst Theater Group opens its new East Side concert venue in early 2024, show-goers will find it has a lot in common with the venue it has replaced, The Back Room @ Colectivo. In fact, it's better to t...

Milwaukee Public Museum previews future rainforest, butterfly vivarium, rooftop terrace

Matt Wild

May 23, 2023

We've said it before and we'll say it again: After all the hubbub over what the future home of the Milwaukee Public Museum will or will not carry over from the current museum, it's remarkable how familiar the i...

Pabst Theater Group opening new East Side venue, leaving Back Room @ Colectivo

Matt Wild

May 22, 2023

After nearly eight years of hosting concerts at The Back Room @ Colectivo (2211 N. Prospect Ave.), The Pabst Theater Group will leave the East Side coffee-shop venue and open a new all-ages, "highly customizabl...

It’s down to 64 possible names for Milwaukee’s new pro soccer team. Vote now!

Matt Wild

May 22, 2023

Remember last October when it was suddenly announced that Milwaukee would be getting a new USL Championship soccer team, and that it would be playing in a new 8,000-capacity outdoor stadium being built in the n...

Mayor Cavalier Johnson rings in inaugural MKE Peace Week, May 22-28

Matt Wild

May 22, 2023

Everything is awful and everything is falling apart, but let's set aside any and all cynicism for a few days and celebrate MKE Peace Week, Milwaukee. The inaugural event, May 22-28, was created by Mayor Cavalie...

And your 2023 WAMI Awards winners are…

Matt Wild

May 22, 2023

In case you missed it, WAMI (Wisconsin Area Music Industry) held its annual awards show Sunday night at Turner Hall Ballroom. It's true! Here are the 78 (!) winners. See you at the Best Club/Best Southeast Musi...

Here are the Milwaukee County pools, water parks, and splash pads opening this summer

Matt Wild

May 19, 2023

Believe it or not, summer is (theoretically) just around the corner. And with it, Milwaukee County Parks' summer pool season! It's almost time to pool it, Milwaukee!Ahem. Anyway, thanks to a 15% increase ...

Here’s the 2023 lineup for Boerner Botanical Gardens’ Concerts In The Gardens

Matt Wild

May 19, 2023

Boerner Botanical Gardens in Hales Corners (9400 Boerner Dr.) is more than just a gorgeous Milwaukee County park (and the site of the wildly popular China Lights). It's also a great place to take in a free conc...

Koppa’s reopened deli: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

May 18, 2023

Nostalgia is a funny thing. We can spend years pining for something from our past—an old movie, an old video game, an old restaurant—only to find that, upon revisiting, it doesn't live up to our modern expectat...

Behold! Pabst Theater has a new blade sign!

Matt Wild

May 18, 2023

Wondering what all the hubbub was about outside the Pabst Theater this week? The cranes? The crowds? The drones? Well, heed these instructions......and behold the Pabst Theater's new blade sign!The ...

Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2023-24 season will begin June 30. Here are the exhibiting artists

Matt Wild

May 18, 2023

Sculpture Milwaukee is the best. The nonprofit organization has been filling Downtown Milwaukee (and nearby neighborhoods) with outdoor (and sometimes indoor) art pieces from artists both world-renowned and loc...

Here’s all that jazz (and more) coming to Jazz In The Park 2023

Matt Wild

May 17, 2023

In case you missed it, the Great Milwaukee Summer is back! Approximately 8,000 festivals, music series, and fairs are set to take over the city this summer. And one of those music series, the long-running and w...

Diet Lite gets ‘Into The Pudding’ on new 18-song record

Matt Wild

May 17, 2023

Everyone always says they're busy, but Milwaukee garage-rock outfit Diet Lite has been really busy. Since releasing the delightful Seems To Be The Way It Tends To Go in 2021, the group has played more than 100 ...

We need to #SaveTheBus (while there’s still a #Bus left to #Save)

Matt Wild

May 16, 2023

As you probably know by now, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) is doomed.Seriously! That's not hyperbole! The agency responsible for the county's bus system is headed for a "fiscal cliff"—a cliff i...

Mandatory Milwaukee: WUWM’s “It’s Alright, Ma, It’s Only Music” is a free-form family affair

Matt Wild

May 15, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: "It's Alright, Ma, It's Only Music" on WUWM!If you ever find yourself co...