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MKE Music Rewind: Like Like The The The Death: “Holy Ghosty”

October 11, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. There are great albums that work as unified wholes, able to be list...

AJ Bombers will transform into “Bernie’s Bombers,” feature a Braun Double Bacon Burger

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

Brewers and burgers: it's a beautiful time to be alive in Milwaukee. Whether it's free Sobelman's burgers or the possibility of free George Webb burgers, Milwaukee businesses are going all out to celebrate an i...

Help finally bring ramen to Milwaukee by donating to the Ramen Nom Icon crowdfunding campaign

Matt Wild

October 10, 2018

Take yourself back to the fall of 2017. Donald Trump was president. The LEGO Ninjago Movie was in theaters. Milwaukee was in the grip of ramen fever. Yes, long before the poke craze, the axe-throwing craze, and...

Now you’re shooting with power: Milwaukee photographer documents city with Game Boy Camera

Matt Wild

October 9, 2018

In the era of hi-res smartphone cameras and even higher-res professional cameras, Milwaukee has never looked better. Poke around online and you'll find oodles of gorgeous pictures of the city we love. But for o...

Relive the Brewers’ 2011 postseason with the ridiculous “(We Are) The Brew Crew”

Matt Wild

October 9, 2018

Last week, we hipped you to the wonderful/ridiculous "Christian Yelich," a 2018 Milwaukee Brewers postseason anthem that sports the line "Let 'em hate 'cause we got the juice / Poppin' bottles with Bob Ueck." S...

New Kids (and Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and Naughty By Nature) will play Fiserv Forum June 12

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

Listen up everybody. If you wanna take a chance, just get on the floor and do the new kids' dance. Yes, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, '80s/'90s boy group juggernaut New Kids On The Block will perform at Milwauke...

5 things Milwaukee County residents can do before the November midterm election

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

broadstreet.zone(32806); Our weekly Tracklist is brought to you by the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival The 2018 midterm election is set for Tuesday, November 6. It's gonna be a big one: All 435 seats in the Un...

Remembering the time Biff from ‘Late Night With David Letterman’ sang the national anthem at County Stadium

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

Take yourself back to the summer of 1989. George H.W. Bush is the president. The Milwaukee Brewers are playing .500 baseball in Milwaukee County Stadium. Late Night With David Letterman is one of the hippest sh...

Sobelman’s is giving away free burgers today and you know it’s gonna be nuts

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

The Milwaukee Brewers, you may have heard, are hot. A sweep over the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS means the Crew is headed to the NLCS on Friday, where they'll face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Atlanta...

The postseason Brewers have an incredible new hip-hop anthem, and its name is “Christian Yelich”

Matt Wild

October 5, 2018

Let's keep this short and sweet: Is there anything better than watching your Milwaukee Brewers play (and win) in October? No. Is there anything better than watching Christian Yelich play (and win) in October? N...

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will perform a live score to ‘Suspiria’ November 17 at Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

October 4, 2018

Horror fans are in for a treat this Halloween season when the fairly well-reviewed remake of Dario Argento's 1977 classic giallo film Suspiria hits theaters. What could be better? Well, how about a screening of...

Mumford & Sons will play “in the round” at Fiserv Forum on March 31

Matt Wild

October 4, 2018

And the big Fiserv Forum shows keep on coming: On Sunday, March 31, Mumford & Sons will perform an "in the round" concert at the new Milwaukee arena. The band will be playing in support of their upcoming al...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Pizza Shuttle saved my life (and it could save yours)

Matt Wild

October 3, 2018

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...

“We did our best”: People’s Flag justifies its process, existence to Milwaukee Arts Board

Matt Wild

October 3, 2018

What's the deal with the People's Flag of Milwaukee? For flag fans, vexillology buffs, and folks who have followed the never-ending People's Flag saga, that question may seem absurd. Hardly a week has gone b...

Your Milwaukee Brewers ranked 10th in MLB attendance in 2018

Matt Wild

October 2, 2018

The Milwaukee Brewers, to quote a friend, are hot. And their fans are plentiful: This morning, the Milwaukee Business Journal revealed the total 2018 attendance numbers for every Major League Baseball team, and...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 23-29)

Matt Wild

October 1, 2018

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...

Watch Milwaukee’s very own Elvira in this Partyland commercial from 1985

Matt Wild

October 1, 2018

So-called "horror hosts" are nowhere near as ubiquitous as they once were, but a few of them are still hanging around, undead and unkillable like the zombies that populate so many of their films. Flip on MeTV o...

Swig will close October 14

Matt Wild

September 30, 2018

Sunday afternoon, longtime Milwaukee eatery Swig announced that it will close on Sunday, October 14. The Third Ward restaurant will pack things up (after 15 years!) following brunch on that day. Here's a full p...

Yes! Yes! Oh god, yes! The Milwaukee streetcar begins service November 2

Matt Wild

September 28, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. After years of anticipation (heavy breathing), years of doom-and-gloom scenario...

‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ tops Milwaukee Film Festival’s 2018 Cinema Hooligante program

Matt Wild

September 27, 2018

The 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival is exactly three weeks away. That's three weeks to prepare for 304 films (!), oodles of events and discussions, and one horror movie-themed axe-throwing party at AXE MKE. (Sign ...

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