Author Matt Wild

New video from The Beat Index puts you on hold, and it “Feels Like A Lifetime”

August 19, 2022

Concept albums are a dime a dozen, but how many concept albums are '70s-soft-rock homages to on-hold music for automated phone systems? That's the delightful hook for the upcoming album from The Beat Index, Vol...

Stuff We Missed: Yep, the Wisconsin State Fair topped 1 million attendees this year

Matt Wild

August 19, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Every July, Milwaukee has a field day with the question of how many people a...

Mike Mangione provides end-of-summer vibes with new song/video, “The Turnabout”

Matt Wild

August 18, 2022

What makes a home a home? That's the question at the heart of Mike Mangione's latest single, "The Turnabout." The end.Okay, there's more! First, let's talk about Mangione. The veteran singer-songwriter has ...

Buy a Pabst Theater chair, help animals at MADACC and students at ArtWorks

Matt Wild

August 18, 2022

Buying a chair from your favorite Milwaukee institution—like, buying a physical chair and taking it home—is always fun. Hell, the offices of Milwaukee Record are littered with chairs from the pre-renovation Ori...

Watch a Dodgers reporter slide down Bernie’s Slide, get messed up

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

Who among us hasn't dreamed of sliding down Bernie's Slide at American Family Field? Los Angeles Dodgers on-field reporter David Vassegh sure has. With the Dodgers in town for a four-game series against the Mil...

Lilliput Records will celebrate its Grand Opening this weekend with deals, beer, music, more

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

In late July, Lilliput Records rose from the ashes of the Exclusive Company at 1669 N. Farwell Ave., keeping the independent record store dream alive on the East Side. The store is owned by former Exclusive man...

Toadskin gets down in the dirt with grungy debut, ‘Outdoor Lore’

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

It's appropriate that the debut album from Milwaukee band Toadskin should take its inspiration from the earth. Songs like "Sediment," "Stems," and "Witness In The Woods"—all from the new Outdoor Lore—point to a...

Mandatory Milwaukee: County Clare greets visitors with “a hundred thousand welcomes”

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

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 explore how they might figure...

Watch Brat Sounds turn on and turn up (ad infinitum) in “Every Worry Like A Pet” video

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

An album release is filled with anticipation. Just ask Brat Sounds, Milwaukee's premier melodic indie-rock outfit. The group is preparing for the October release of its new record, Nothing, by unveiling a new s...

Kevin Smith will host a screening of ‘Clerks III’ at Pabst Theater on November 5

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

Does the world really need another Clerks film? Sure, why not! Hell, perhaps director Kevin Smith can make an even better case for the upcoming film when he screens it at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater on Saturday, ...

Milwaukee Ale House will close September 11

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

After 25 years in business, Water Street/Milwaukee River staple Milwaukee Ale House (233 N. Water St.) will close its doors for good on September 11. The closing date coincides with the end of the Ale House's l...

The Third Ward will close a block of North Broadway for a 100-person outdoor long-table dinner

Matt Wild

August 12, 2022

Have you always dreamed of eating a five-course meal outside, in the middle of a closed city street, on a giant long table, seated along with 99 other folks, all for the low, low price of $175 per person? Well,...

Stuff We Missed: Those darn scooters won’t return until late August or early September

Matt Wild

August 12, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Remember when the Department of Public Works (DPW) announced that those darn...

Evan Christian will curate Jazz Estate programming this fall, may be brought on as equal owner

Matt Wild

August 12, 2022

Milwaukee musician Evan Christian is no stranger to The Jazz Estate (2423 N. Murray Ave.). But this fall, the guitarist and singer will be more involved with the long-running East Side club than ever before. ...

Watch Milwaukee YouTuber Tommy G sneak/break into, mess around in abandoned Northridge Mall

Matt Wild

August 11, 2022

Milwaukee Record does not condone sneaking/breaking into, messing around in, and/or dropping trou in abandoned malls.Milwaukee YouTuber Tommy G recently made news (and picked up plenty of subscribers) with ...

In case you missed it, Soup Bros. is closed

Matt Wild

August 11, 2022

We're not sure how we missed this, but the big "FOR LEASE" sign in the window ain't lying: longtime Walker's Point soup hotspot Soup Bros. (209 W. Florida St.) is permanently closed. The friendly folks around t...

‘The Daily Show’ talked to some brilliant conspiracy folks at the Waukesha Trump-Michels rally

Matt Wild

August 10, 2022

The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper was in Waukesha last week for the big Donald Trump-Tim Michels rally. He talked to some people. Those people—at least the people that made the cut for the seven-minute segment—we...

“Bird Songs” concert series aims to elect LuAnn Bird, flip 84th Assembly District

Matt Wild

August 10, 2022

In an upcoming fall election filled with heavy hitters like Evers, Michels, Barnes, and Johnson, the name "LuAnn Bird" may not ring many bells. Some heavy hitters in the Milwaukee-area music scene, however, aim...

Wisconsin 2022 Partisan Primary: Barnes to face Johnson, Ball to become Milwaukee County Sheriff

Matt Wild

August 9, 2022

With votes from Wisconsin's 2022 Partisan Primary still being counted, the outcomes of a few races have become clear.Democrat Mandela Barnes will face Republican Ron Johnson in the November 8 general electi...

“CapTel saved my life!” sings Milwaukee band Duckling in wake of mass CapTel layoffs

Matt Wild

August 9, 2022

In late July, CapTel—a company that provides telephone captioning services for callers with hearing loss—filed a notice with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development to lay off more than 200 employees ...