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Watch interviews with Frank Nitty, Lt. Gov. Barnes, Mayor Barrett on Showtime’s ‘The Circus’

September 10, 2020

The latest season of the Showtime political documentary series The Circus (subtitled Inside The Craziest Political Campaign On Earth) is airing now. It's great. This past Sunday, in an episode entitled "Law And...

Take a ghostly tour of Riverside Theater October 9-31

Matt Wild

September 10, 2020

Like we said the time we stayed overnight at that haunted cigar bar, the interesting thing about ghosts is that they don't exist. Like, c'mon, they really don't. Buy hey! We're still suckers for pretending they...

The woods have eyes in the ravenous video for Brat Sounds’ “Mona Lisa Frank”

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

When we last checked in with Brat Sounds, the eminently enjoyable Milwaukee band was releasing one of our favorite albums of 2019 (Bad Luck) and battling Satan himself in the Evil Dead-esque video for "Sunny D....

India Palace coming soon to Wells Street in Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

If you blinked during the tail end of 2019, you may have missed the coming and going of a lunch-only Shah Jee's location at 228 W. Wells St. in Downtown Milwaukee. The spot opened in August 2019, but was perman...

Gaze upon the four new murals being painted underneath I-794 along North Broadway

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

If you thought Milwaukee went mural-happy in 2019, it's gone all out in 2020. Murals celebrating local civil rights leaders, murals celebrating local frontline workers, and murals celebrating local otters and b...

Mitchell Park Domes will reopen September 26 (with some changes)

Matt Wild

September 9, 2020

Yep, the Mitchell Park Domes will reopen Saturday, September 26—but now you gotta make reservations and wear a mask. And stay six feet apart from each other. So there you go. Here's the press release: Mitch...

Join us this Thursday for a (virtual) conversation with ‘American Madness’ author Tea Krulos

Matt Wild

September 8, 2020

If you haven't already ordered, read, and ruminated on American Madness by Milwaukee author Tea Krulos, do so RIGHT NOW. The book (full title: American Madness: The Story Of The Phantom Patriot And How Conspira...

Oak & Shield Gaming Pub has closed

Matt Wild

September 8, 2020

After nearly two and a half years in business, Oak & Shield Gaming Pub, 600 E. Ogden Ave., has closed its doors for good. The geek-friendly den of food, drink, and gaming—an initial joint venture between th...

Haven’t we suffered enough? Here’s the logo for American Family Field

Matt Wild

September 3, 2020

Yep. The home of your Milwaukee Brewers is still gonna be called American Family Field next year. So long, Miller Park. We, um, didn't really get to say goodbye. Here's the logo for the rebranded park. It su...

Milwaukee Health Commissioner resigns: “I believe that I am limited due to factors that are out of my control”

Matt Wild

September 2, 2020

Dr. Jeanette Kowalik has resigned from her position as Milwaukee Health Commissioner. According to a statement, Kowalik will join the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Trust for America's Health as Director of Po...

My first (I think) and last (for now) Milwaukee shows

Matt Wild

September 2, 2020

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this re-post) will never appear on our site? Want to read about the live show Matt accide...

Milwaukee Public Museum, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum may share same (new) building

Matt Wild

September 2, 2020

Like it or not, the Milwaukee Public Museum is set to move to a new, significantly smaller location in the upcoming years. "It's time to admit that it's (nearly) the end of the Milwaukee Public Museum as we kno...

Watch John Oliver condemn the Kenosha police who won’t condemn the murder of two protesters

Matt Wild

August 31, 2020

Look, no one needs a lengthy intro to another "Watch this John Oliver clip" article, so we'll keep this short. On Sunday, Oliver spent the bulk of his Last Week Tonight show screaming into the void that is the ...

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

Matt Wild

August 31, 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...

You can vote early at Fiserv Forum from October 20 through November 1

Matt Wild

August 31, 2020

You read the headline: If you want to vote early in the 2020 General Election, you can do it at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave., from October 20 through November 1. The Fiserv will be open f...

The Journal Sentinel is moving, and absolutely EVERYTHING in its old offices is being auctioned off

Matt Wild

August 28, 2020

First of all, support local journalism and subscribe to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Second of all, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is leaving the cavernous downtown building it has called home since 1924 and...

Summerfest announces new three-weekend format, dates for 2021

Matt Wild

August 27, 2020

Summerfest will look a little different next year. Hopefully. Today, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. announced a new three-weekend format for Summerfest 2021. The next Big Gig is set to take place over three ...

Stephen Colbert apologizes for dumping on Milwaukee, uses our headline in apology

Matt Wild

August 26, 2020

UPDATE (8/20/21): Nearly one year later, Stephen Colbert is apologizing to Milwaukee again. This time in person. Here he is at tonight's Brewers game. (The Brewers, you may recall, invited Colbert to check out ...

Milwaukee Bucks boycott Game 5 of first-round playoff series, win

Matt Wild

August 26, 2020

The Milwaukee Bucks boycotted Game 5 of a first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. The game, originally scheduled for 3:10 p.m. CST, has been postponed. The Bucks released this stat...

Sign a petition, help save Wisconsin music venues

Matt Wild

August 25, 2020

We said it before, we said it again, and we'll say it again: independent music venues in Wisconsin are in trouble. These businesses were among the first to close in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...

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