MKE Music Rewind: The Trusty Knife
In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.Everyone loves a "lost" album. Whether it's a legendary artifact (th...
12 pictures of the “Massimals MKE” art installation in Cathedral Square Park, plus 2 pictures of some tracks I saw in the snow and need help identifying
There's a new public art installation in Cathedral Square Park, and it's pretty neat! "Massimals MKE" is a group of life-size bear sculptures created by artist Jason Scroggin of Scroggin Studio. Massimals are d...
Gov. Evers extends statewide mask mandate for another 60 days
Hey Wisconsin! Assuming you haven't already made mask-wearing a part of your everyday life, listen up! The statewide mask mandate that has been in effect since July 2020 and has been extended every 60 days even...
8 (mostly virtual) ways Milwaukee is celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
There’s a lot of hate, ignorance, and stupidity floating around these days, which makes this day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, all the more needed. Looking for something productive to do today, Milwaukee? Here a...
Watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at UWM in 1965
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...
Prospect Avenue Colectivo closed “until further notice”
As first reported by OnMilwaukee, the Colectivo Coffee cafe at 2211 N. Prospect Ave. on Milwaukee's east side is closed. A sign on the door says the location is "temporarily on hiatus." (A previous sign stated ...
Let’s listen to the new Lil Wayne and Victor DeLorenzo Packers hype songs
It's a match made in playoffs heaven: rapper Lil Wayne, Milwaukee musician Victor DeLorenzo, and your Green Bay Packers. Yes, ahead of Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game between the Packers and the Los Ange...
Milwaukee PBS reveals 2021 production plans (with no new John McGivern shows)
Viewers like you were shook back in December when it was revealed that Milwaukee PBS would not be renewing popular travel show Around The Corner With John McGivern. "We understand Around The Corner With John Mc...
Stay updated on Wisconsin’s COVID-19 response, vaccine progress with weekly newsletter
Want to stay updated on Wisconsin's COVID-19 response and vaccine progress? There's a new weekly email newsletter for that.The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced the newsletter Thursday morning. ...
Snack Boys makes pandemic pivot to “Plant Boys”
For many Milwaukee businesses, 2020 and 2021 will go down as the "pivot" years: Taking once thriving business models and trying something new and different—anything new and different—in order to stay afloat ami...
Milwaukee health order limiting bars and restaurants with previously approved full-capacity safety plans to 50% capacity will expire Friday, thus allowing bars and restaurants with previously approved full-capacity safety plans to return to full capacity
It couldn't be simpler: A Milwaukee health order limiting bars and restaurants with previously approved full-capacity safety plans to 50% capacity will expire on Friday, January 15, thus allowing bars and resta...
Victor Buell IV scores the apocalypse with synth-drenched solo album, ‘Fallen Angels’
The last time we checked in with Victor Buell IV, the Vinz Clortho leader was getting down—real low down—with a winning cover of Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy." The song was eventually included on Vinz C...
9 delightful regional pizza Instagram accounts you should follow for National Pizza Week
This week (January 10-16) is National Pizza Week. Finally, an excuse to eat and celebrate pizza.Need some pizza-related levity on your Instagram feed, both during this week and beyond? Of course you do. Her...
Aaron Rodgers will guest host an upcoming episode of ‘Jeopardy!’
A few years after appearing on Jeopardy! as a contestant, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will soon host the beloved game show. The BREAKING NEWS was broken today on the Pat McAfee Show:BREAKING...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 3-9)
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...
Weird Storm gets, well, weird in video for “Brittle Pastimes”
There's unfortunate timing, and then there's Milwaukee's Weird Storm. Formed in summer 2019, the group (Charlie Hoehnen, Bob Schaab, brothers Chris and Nicholas Ouchie) wrote, rehearsed, and recorded some demos...
Lauryl Sulfate and LUXI team up for “Basement Show”
Ahhh, the basement show. That magical beast where 17 hardcore bands are on one bill, where three dozen people have to squeeze past the washer and dryer without accidentally unplugging the Christmas lights, and ...
Everything at West Allis Bakers Square is up for auction (sorry, no pies)
Last month saw the closing of the last remaining Bakers Square in Wisconsin. The Elm Grove location followed the closing of a Shorewood location in 2016, and locations in Greenfield and West Allis earlier in 20...
When will the Marcus Center parking structure snow piles melt THIS year?
Back in spring 2019, we asked a perennial Milwaukee question: When would the big snow piles on the sides of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts parking structure, 929 N. Water St., finally melt? We kept t...
Favorite Milwaukee Music We Forgot To Include In Our Year-End Favorites: Red Stuff, ‘Bless Us’
In 2020 we dropped our usual year-end "25 Best Milwaukee Albums" list and went with something less stuffy. "Milwaukee Record's favorite Milwaukee music of 2020" contained lists of our favorite LPs and EPs, but ...