Author Matt Wild

No longer exiled, John McGivern is heading to ‘Main Streets’

March 3, 2021

John McGivern is back, baby. And he's heading to the main streets of the Midwest.The beloved Milwaukee personality announced his newest show Wednesday morning, John McGivern's Main Streets. The show will se...

Mark Waldoch & The Hallelujah Ward contemplate “86,000” heart beats in a day

Matt Wild

March 2, 2021

Any new song from Milwaukee treasure Mark Waldoch is a reason to celebrate. But what about a new Mark Waldoch song that gives you 86,000 reasons to celebrate? Enter the ethereal, enigmatic, and excellent "86,00...

This “No rap!” WKTI commercial from 1991 is, um, something

Matt Wild

March 2, 2021

Radio stations have formats. A rock station plays rock music, a country station plays country music. No big deal. But when was the last time a radio station went out of its way to single out a genre of music it...

Second annual Bloody Mary Festival is (tentatively) coming to the Deer District August 21

Matt Wild

March 2, 2021

Amidst a number of events that are canceling their 2021 plans, it's been interesting to see a few events (tentatively) going ahead with their 2021 plans. Like the second annual Bloody Mary Festival-Wisconsin, f...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Board Game Barrister is the authority on games, puzzles, more

Matt Wild

March 1, 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...

WMSE will celebrate 40 years on the air by going back to 1981

Matt Wild

March 1, 2021

Lordy, lordy, WMSE is 40.Yes, Milwaukee's beloved community-powered radio station is celebrating the big 4-0 in 2021, and it's doing it in style. Beginning March 17, the Big Sound Downtown will turn the clo...

Mayor Barrett recognizes March 1 as COVID Victims and Survivors Memorial Day

Matt Wild

March 1, 2021

It's been more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the United States. Since then, at least 500,000 Americans have died. Of that half-million, more than 6,000 Wisconsinites have died. M...

Festa Italiana 2021 has been canceled

Matt Wild

February 26, 2021

For the second year in a row, Festa Italiana has canceled its annual celebration due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A press release reads: The Italian Community Center Board Directors announced today that a...

14 pictures of “Brighten The Passage,” a.k.a. the support pier murals under the I-794 freeway

Matt Wild

February 25, 2021

Ever find yourself wandering around downtown on a mild February afternoon, completely adrift and frazzled and tired? Ever realize that this short walk is the most you've physically moved in months, and that it'...

Bob Uecker will return to the air March 2 for Brewers spring training game

Matt Wild

February 25, 2021

Your Milwaukee Brewers will play their first spring training game on Sunday, February 28, against the Chicago White Sox. The game will be broadcast on 94.5 ESPN and the Brewers Radio Network. Speaking of radio ...

Read Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s 2021 State of the County address

Matt Wild

February 24, 2021

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley delivered his 2021 State of the County address on Wednesday afternoon. It was Crowley's first such address since being elected in April 2020. (Crowley delivered a "Visio...

Milwaukee meets Madrid in melancholy ‘Moon Songs’

Matt Wild

February 24, 2021

There are long-distance collaborations, and then there are really long-distance collaborations. Take Milwaukee musician Alec Grefe (a.k.a. Astronaut Husband) and Madrid, Spain musician Ana Regatero (a.k.a. Blue...

Milwaukee Artist Resource Network announces new Third Ward arts and culture hub, inaugural show

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

Approximately a year and a half after moving into its new home at 191 N. Broadway in the city's Historic Third Ward, the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) has announced the impending opening of its MARN ...

Louie’s Char Dogs & Butter Burgers coming to East Side strip mall where Blockbuster used to be

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

Fans of gourmet hot dogs and butter burgers rejoice: A new restaurant called Louie's Char Dogs & Butter Burgers is coming to 2336 N. Farwell Ave. The location—formerly occupied by Bee's Cuisine—is part of t...

Reminder: Velocihamster’s second lap steel metal album, ‘Balls To The Wall,’ is available now

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

It's been a while since we checked in with Velocihamster—a.k.a. the "world's first lap steel metal band" fronted by Milwaukee musician Sean Williamson. Back in 2018, Williamson released his debut record as Velo...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Feb. 14-20)

Matt Wild

February 22, 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...

Every day can be International Clash Day with Paper Holland’s “Lost In The Supermarket” cover

Matt Wild

February 22, 2021

It's winter. Everything is miserable. The country is falling apart. There's a pandemic. Social media continues to exist. What we're trying to say is...look, we're sorry we missed International Clash Day on Febr...

Aaron Rodgers will guest host 10 episodes of ‘Jeopardy!’ beginning April 5

Matt Wild

February 22, 2021

What is April 5?Remember when Aaron Rodgers did something very Aaron Rodgers-y and randomly revealed he'd be a guest host on Jeopardy!? But a question (not in the form of an answer) remained: When would Aar...

“That makes me a Green Bay Packer!” Watch Jodie Foster talk Packers, Aaron Rodgers

Matt Wild

February 19, 2021

It's no secret that Jodie Foster is a huge Green Bay Packers fan. Hell, the forever-awesome actress and filmmaker even landed at #4 on our list of celebrity Packers fans. (Hmmm, we might wanna rethink Justin Ti...

Brady St. honky tonk bar, Nashville North, will open this fall “post-pandemic under no restrictions”

Matt Wild

February 19, 2021

As first reported by Urban Milwaukee and now backed up with a press release, we now know more about Nashville North, a.k.a. the "honky tonk" bar coming to the former Up & Under Pub on Brady Street."Owne...