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Bob Uecker got up, got out of last night’s Brewers game after being injured by a contact lens

July 3, 2018

UPDATE (7/5/18): Uecker is still out with a scratched eye, though Levering says he has been at Miller Park the past few days, "hanging out" and "telling stories." UPDATE (7/3/18): According to Levering, Ueck...

Rocket Paloma wonders if it’s the victim or the crime in “Ghosted”

Matt Wild

July 3, 2018

There's nothing simple about Rocket Paloma. Take the band's winding backstory: singer Joey Kerner played under the name as a solo act soon after taking a composition class at Cardinal Stritch, then remade the g...

Vincent Van Great and Dana Coppa hit the Mad Planet dance floor in “Enter Flex” video

Matt Wild

July 3, 2018

When we last checked in with Vincent Van Great...well, it was only about two weeks ago, when the ever-busy, ever-evolving rapper/producer was releasing the terrific "I'm The Man Pt. 2" and prepping for gigs at ...

MKE Music Rewind: Alligator Gun, “Curfew”

Matt Wild

July 3, 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. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Shirk, the debut full-lengt...

Get a sneak peek at Milwaukee Film’s renovation and restoration of the Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

July 2, 2018

On Sunday, July 1, Milwaukee Film officially took over operations of Milwaukee's historic Oriental Theatre. One day later (the Oriental's 91st birthday, coincidentally), the new stewards are already hard at wor...

This is why we can’t have nice mazes: Milwaukee Maze (in West Allis) closed due to vandalism

Matt Wild

July 2, 2018

Back in May, Milwaukee media outlets flipped for the opening of the (admittedly pretty cool-looking) Milwaukee Maze. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, OnMilwaukee, TMJ4, FOX6, and more all covered the hell out of...

Good Land Wing Co. coming to old Cold Stone Creamery on Oakland and Locust

Matt Wild

July 1, 2018

Today in "Well, it's kind of an ugly day but some ice cream would be good anyway, so let's drive over to Cold Stone Cream...wait...it's closed?!" news, the Cold Stone Creamery on Oakland and Locust (2907 N. Oak...

Ugh. What a week. Here are some things that aren’t awful

Matt Wild

June 29, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Well, it was another awful/idiotic week in America! What else is new? We won't ...

Let’s remember the Social Distortion Milwaukee riot of 1988

Matt Wild

June 29, 2018

Tonight, on day three of Summerfest 2018, living-legend punk band Social Distortion will headline the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse at 10 p.m. It'll surely be a lively, crowded show full of old (and new?) fans enjo...

New East Side poke place is literally a stone’s throw from other East Side poke place. Let’s demonstrate

Matt Wild

June 28, 2018

Take a stroll around North Avenue on Milwaukee's East Side and you'll find a neighborhood almost completely made over. The empty storefronts and "For Lease" signs of a few years ago are mostly gone, replaced by...

Milwaukee now home to totally cool, totally illegal Bird scooters

Matt Wild

June 28, 2018

Wednesday morning, just as the virtual ink was drying on the umpteenth guide to all 8,000 Summerfest picnic tables or whatever, the Milwaukee media received a press release: Bird, an electric-scooter-share comp...

Celebrate the first day of Summerfest with a bunch of cover band promo videos

Matt Wild

June 27, 2018

Summerfest, as we all know, is the "World's Largest Music Festival." And while that title is certainly well-earned, it obscures the fact that a good chunk of that music is provided by cover bands. Not that ther...

Slide into summer with Nice FM’s “Sunrise” comp

Matt Wild

June 26, 2018

When we last basked in the sun-kissed sounds of Nice FM, the Milwaukee-based production house and electronic label had released its "Night Swim" compilation—in the middle of winter. Now, seven months and many d...

MKE Music Rewind: Victor DeLorenzo, “Gonna Wanna”

Matt Wild

June 26, 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. Decades may pass and tastes may come and go, but the Violent Femmes...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (June 17-23)

Matt Wild

June 25, 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...

Dear FOX6: Please, please, please unearth this “Drinking in the ’80s” series from 1984

Matt Wild

June 25, 2018

Dear FOX6, Hi! How are you? Happy Monday! Milwaukee Record here. In case you didn't know, we're big fans of your station. Really! Ted Perry is the best, and FOX6 WakeUp is our second-favorite local morning s...

Hey! Let’s all go to tomorrow’s Domes meeting and vote for the indoor zipline option

Matt Wild

June 25, 2018

Hey! There's a public meeting at the Mitchell Park Domes on Tuesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. to discuss, well, the Mitchell Park Domes. The Domes Task Force is hosting the informational meeting and will be asking the...

Reminder: Oriental Theatre isn’t closed for good (Milwaukee Film is taking over and will reopen it soon)

Matt Wild

June 22, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • If you've seen the Oriental Theatre's marquee in recent days (or if you've ch...

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery is bringing back classic “Red, White & Blue” beer

Matt Wild

June 22, 2018

The weather may be cold and kind of miserable, but summer is officially here. And what better way to celebrate the summer season—and the impending Fourth of July—than by tipping back a classic beer that celebra...

Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ and she brought some Spotted Cow

Matt Wild

June 22, 2018

Politics, politicians, and life in general: it's enough to make you drink. So why not crack open a cold one if you're going to discuss the hellscape that is 2018? That's just what U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin did...

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