Author: Matt Wild

Vic and Gab will reunite as Vic And Gab, open for Vic and Gab as REYNA

April 26, 2024

It's been nearly 10 years since sisters Victoriah and Gabriela Banuelos retired their indie-rock outfit Vic And Gab and transformed into the more pop-leaning REYNA. And while the latter project has produced som...

Great Job, Wisconsin! We consider 2:44 p.m. “the green light for libations”

Matt Wild

April 25, 2024

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Wisconsin! Bot to keep track of the state's many appearances on dopey online lists and studies, as well as any time a national publ...

Food/Drink Roundup: That old scooter shop on Water might be a food truck park now

Matt Wild

April 24, 2024

broadstreet.zone(154824); Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: a food truck park planned for that old scoote...

Alvvays returns to Pabst Theater for instantly iconic performance

Matt Wild

April 23, 2024

Back in March, indie-pop band Charly Bliss scored a semi-viral tweet about fellow indie group Alvvays: if a venue doesn't play "archie, marry me" before a three band indie rock bill you can report them to the c...

Here’s the full musical lineup for the 2024 Harley-Davidson Homecoming, July 25-28

Matt Wild

April 23, 2024

If you're looking for Milwaukee's most ridiculously packed weekend of summer 2024, look no further than July 25-28. There's German Fest July 26-28. There's the Riverwest 24 July 26-27. There's the Air & Wat...

Guided By Voices (!) will headline WMSE’s Backyard BBQ on August 24

Matt Wild

April 18, 2024

The club park is open. Yes, you read the headline correctly: Legendary high-kicking Dayton, Ohio indie-rock band Guided By Voices will headline WMSE's 14th annual Backyard BBQ concert in Humboldt Park on Sat...

We’re just gonna print the number of rides The Hop recorded in March (seriously, that’s it) and then let you fight about it, okay?

Matt Wild

April 16, 2024

40,162 Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • 18 pictures of people taking pictures of the opening of the streetcar’s Cou...

Pizza Man has closed its one-year-old home on Humboldt

Matt Wild

April 15, 2024

Just one year after leaving its longtime Downer Avenue location and setting up shop in the former Stubby's Gastrogrub at 2060 N. Humboldt Blvd., Pizza Man has abruptly closed the latter location. The restaurant...

Bob Reitman announces retirement, final show on WUWM

Matt Wild

April 15, 2024

It's not alright, ma: Legendary Milwaukee radio pioneer Bob Reitman is retiring. Reitman, 82, who currently co-hosts WUWM's It's Alright, Ma, It's Only Music with his son Bobby, will officially retire on Fri...

Typewriter-tastic QWERTYFEST MKE returns June 21-23

Matt Wild

April 15, 2024

That faint clacking sound you hear throughout the city isn't your imagination—it's just the impending return of QWERTYFEST MKE, a homegrown celebration of a homegrown Milwaukee invention. That's right! Working ...

On Milwaukee Day 2024, it’s time to “Reimagine Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

April 14, 2024

It's April 14 (4/14), so happy Milwaukee Day / 414 Day / 414 Milwaukee Day / 414 MKE Day, Milwaukee. (Our area code is 414, dontcha know.) Get out there and do some some stuff and enjoy some deals. Also, it's t...

Scam Likely breaks through with terrific sophomore album, ‘Yolk’

Matt Wild

April 12, 2024

Roughly 10 minutes into Scam Likely's new album Yolk, an unexpected sound arrives: an acoustic guitar. Huh. This is a band whose excellent 2023 debut Getting Worse was stuffed with crunchy indie-rock rocker ...

18 pictures of people taking pictures of the opening of the streetcar’s Couture Transit Concourse

Matt Wild

April 11, 2024

A long-in-the-works Milwaukee public transportation project officially opened on Thursday: the Couture Transit Concourse. Located in the street-level belly of the just-about-finished Couture luxury apartment to...

We’re going back to the ‘Back To The Future’ franchise, screening Part II at the Avalon May 29

Matt Wild

April 11, 2024

Back in May 2023, we screened the 1985 classic Back To The Future at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. You know, the first one with the whole "Marty's mom falls in love with him" thing. Now, one year later, we're...

16 reasons to get excited for the 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 10, 2024

Here we go! The 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to light up the city April 11-25. During that two-week stretch, a whopping 131 feature films and 169 shorts will screen at the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatr...

Here are the Main Stage headliners for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair

Matt Wild

April 10, 2024

Ah, the Wisconsin State Fair. The food, the animals, the food, the rides, the food, the dog-days-of-summer heat, and the food. We're still four months away from the 2024 installment of the Fair (August 1-11), b...

Before ‘Late Night With The Devil’ at MFF2024, go “Bowling With The Devil” at Landmark Lanes

Matt Wild

April 9, 2024

The 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival kicks off Thursday, April 11, and runs through Thursday, April 25. (Get your tickets and passes HERE.) During that two-week stretch, your friendly neighborhood Milwaukee Record ...

Live the glamorous life of a DIY band with the Socially Suspect card game

Matt Wild

April 9, 2024

Milwaukee band Socially Suspect has been bending the rules since 2022. Take one listen to the group's 2023 single "6 To 2" and you'll understand: Is the song grungy pop punk? Poppy grunge? What's with the jazzy...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Milwaukee Record has been around for 10 years. Here’s to MORE

Matt Wild

April 8, 2024

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: us! Hello. Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. That was 10 years a...

39 photos from the 2024 Midwest Gaming Classic

Matt Wild

April 8, 2024

Remember when the annual Midwest Gaming Classic was held at the Brookfield Sheraton? Remember when that seemed like a big convention? Remember when the annual Midwest Gaming Classic moved to Milwaukee's oft-ren...

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