Author Matt Wild

It’s now or never: Tell Congress to #SaveOurStages

August 4, 2020

"Most of us have gone from our best year ever to a dead stop in revenues, but our expenses and overhead are still real, and many will not make it without help. Our employees, the artists, and the fans need us t...

Turn off the noise for 3 minutes and enjoy a new Daydream Retrievers song, “Static On TV”

Matt Wild

August 4, 2020

This is usually the part where we hit you with a belabored and overly long introduction about how awful everything is right now, and how (to invert a quote from the recently passed Wilford Brimley) we're all go...

Local artists, activists oppose Shepard Fairey mural installation in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 3, 2020

UPDATE (8/3/20): Based on technical and historical considerations (and not on the mural's content or artist), the Historic Preservation Commission has denied a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Shepard Fai...

Milwaukee Public Museum will reopen to the public on August 21 (with some changes, of course)

Matt Wild

August 3, 2020

The Milwaukee Public Museum will reopen to the public on Friday, August 21. Fun! Enjoy it before the museum makes a permanent move in the near future!There'll be some pandemic-era changes, of course. First ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 26-Aug. 1)

Matt Wild

August 3, 2020

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...

Gov. Evers issues statewide mask order. Read it here

Matt Wild

July 30, 2020

Wear a mask. Because, well, thanks to a new statewide emergency order issued by Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Thursday, you have to."We've said all along that we're going to let science and public health...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Exploring the city (and the entire county) with the Oak Leaf Trail

Matt Wild

July 30, 2020

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...

Take a behind-the-scenes peek at the ongoing Oriental Theatre restoration

Matt Wild

July 29, 2020

Remember movie theaters? Remember the Oriental Theatre? So do we! When the historic East Side theater reopens sometime this fall, however, it won't be the Oriental Theatre you remember. Happily, it'll be even b...

U.S. Attorney: “You will not see federal agents amassing on the streets of Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

July 29, 2020

After a flurry of concern, skepticism, and press releases, the supposed truth of a "surge" of federal agents headed to Milwaukee has finally emerged."You will not see federal agents amassing on the streets ...

Artists being sought for 5-mural “Visual Vibes on Villard” project

Matt Wild

July 29, 2020

Murals! Do you like murals? Would you like to create a mural? Would you like to create a mural "celebrating community, culture, health and conservation" for a five-mural project called "Visual Vibes on Villard"...

Vote, Milwaukee! Here’s your super simple 2020 Partisan Primary voting guide

Matt Wild

July 28, 2020

Hey Milwaukee! The 2020 Partisan Primary Election is on Tuesday, August 11. Are you stoked to choose which Democratic nominee will get a shot at becoming the Milwaukee County Register of Deeds this fall? (It's ...

If some out-of-town cops can’t come to Milwaukee and gas DNC protestors, they ain’t coming

Matt Wild

July 27, 2020

Talk about taking your chemical irritants and going home.On Monday night, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a pretty incredible story entitled "Police departments begin to withdraw from security agre...

21 new pandemic pieces on display at the Milwaukee Art Museum

Matt Wild

July 27, 2020

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Art Museum reopened to the public on July 16. Free admission through August 16, a timed ticketing system, earlier opening hours for "high-risk visitors," and a designated fi...

Federal agents in Milwaukee won’t be for protests, but DA suggests remaining “skeptical and vigilant”

Matt Wild

July 27, 2020

Are hundreds of federal shock troops headed to Milwaukee? Probably not—though these days, who the hell knows.That was the main takeaway from a special meeting of Milwaukee's Public Safety and Health Committ...

Wisconsin State Fair’s “Fair Food Drive-Thru” is surprisingly well-run and perfectly ridiculous

Matt Wild

July 24, 2020

Early on in my time spent at Wisconsin State Fair's Fair Food Drive-Thru Thursday afternoon, I realized the car in front of me contained a parrot. Not a parakeet, but an honest-to-god, decent-sized parrot. Yep!...

Leave your firearms (and tennis balls) at home if you plan to protest during the DNC

Matt Wild

July 24, 2020

Still planning to protest during the Democratic National Convention? Leave your guns and tennis balls at home.In case you missed it, the 2020 DNC is still taking place in Milwaukee. Sort of. Once expected t...

Now Milwaukee music is playing with power in the delightfully retro ‘Space Raft: The Game’

Matt Wild

July 22, 2020

To hear Jordan Davis tell it, his path to becoming a musician—and, now, a video game designer—was laid out for him at an early age by none other than Cyndi Lauper and the Goonies."When I think of the first ...

The East Side is getting a nifty outdoor “Art Lot”

Matt Wild

July 22, 2020

Do you like Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood? Do you like art? Do you like eating and/or hanging out in once-underused parking lots that now feature colorful picnic tables painted by local artists? If you ans...

6 Milwaukee names that were changed because they were offensive (and 2 that may change soon)

Matt Wild

July 21, 2020

Perhaps you've heard that a certain professional football team in Washington D.C. is finally going to change its outdated and racist name. Perhaps the news has you wracking your brain for Milwaukee (and Milwauk...

Reminder: There’s an election on August 11. Here are some voting deadlines

Matt Wild

July 21, 2020

Are you ready to vote again, Milwaukee? You should be! On Tuesday, August 11, Milwaukee will go to the polls and vote in the 2020 Partisan Primary Election. It's not the most thrilling election of the year (per...