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      Matt Wild
      July 6, 2023
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      Tyler Maas
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      Matt Wild
      June 25, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 25, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 24, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 23, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 23, 2026
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      July 17, 2025
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      Matt Wild
      June 22, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 19, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 16, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 15, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 15, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 13, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      September 1, 2017
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      Matt Wild
      June 25, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 24, 2026
    • Sunday Sauce: Searching for Italian food at Summerfest

      Mitch DeSantis
      June 21, 2026
    • Brew-Jas Coffee House celebrates opening of second location on Milwaukee’s south side

      Juan Miguel Martinez
      June 19, 2026
    • We tried 10 new food/drink items at Summerfest (2026 edition)

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 19, 2026
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      Caleb Westphal
      June 12, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 11, 2014
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      Rick Katschke
      June 10, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      March 25, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      March 24, 2026
    • The Laughing Tap will celebrate grand re-opening at new downtown home March 27-28

      Matt Wild
      February 24, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      February 18, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      December 8, 2025
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      Tyler Maas
      November 21, 2017
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      Tyler Maas
      June 24, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 18, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 17, 2026
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      Michael Viers
      June 15, 2026
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      Tad Kriofske Mainella
      June 2, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      May 26, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      April 14, 2022
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      Matt Wild
      June 25, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 18, 2026
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      Bob Uecker mural is officially complete, incredible

      Matt Wild
      June 12, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 10, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 10, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      May 29, 2026
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      August 26, 2021
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      Joey Grihalva
      June 23, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 23, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 20, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 16, 2026
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      Brewers unveil Truss Club details, Front Row Amy not pleased

      Matt Wild
      June 9, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 3, 2026
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      September 6, 2019
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      June 23, 2026
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      June 9, 2026
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      June 2, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      May 26, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      May 19, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      May 12, 2026
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Matt Wild weighs between 140 and 145 pounds. He lives on Milwaukee's east side.

Tonight! The return of LiveSCREAM Theater! Tune in at 8!

Matt Wild
May 7, 2020
Have you been missing the communal joys of watching films with strangers? Are you not yet sick of Facebook/Instagram/Twitch livestreams? If you giddily answered YES to both of these questions, you're in luck: T...

Center Street Daze, MKE Short Film Fest latest to cancel 2020 events

Matt Wild
May 6, 2020
You know the drill: Two more Milwaukee summer festivals, Center Street Daze Festival and the MKE Short Film Fest, have canceled their 2020 events. Center Street Daze was set for August 8; the MKE Short Film Fes...

2020 Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run have been canceled

Matt Wild
May 5, 2020
Sigh. The 2020 Locust Street Festival of Music & Art, originally scheduled for Sunday, June 14, has been canceled. So has the event that kicks it off, the Riverwest Beer Run. You know, because of the ongoin...

Help save Pabst Theater Group (and 1,000 other independent music venues)

Matt Wild
May 5, 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...

Don’t think twice, it’s all right to watch some Vince Condella “mini-concerts”

Matt Wild
May 5, 2020
We're all dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in our own ways: baking bread, yelling at people for baking bread, drinking, yelling at people for drinking, having an extended nervous breakdown, etc. But wha...

Milwaukee County COVID-19 death toll tops 200 as everyone plans to reopen whenever they want

Matt Wild
May 5, 2020
According to data from the Department of Health Services, the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Milwaukee County reached 201 on Tuesday afternoon, up from 195 on Monday. Milwaukee County is currently home ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 26-May 2)

Matt Wild
May 4, 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...

Shout-out to yesterday’s “pneumonia front,” which was pretty cool (literally)

Matt Wild
May 4, 2020
Hey! Milwaukee! Remember yesterday, just after 6 p.m., when a big ol' gust of arctic air blasted through the city, instantly dropping the temperature by nearly 20 degrees? Wasn't that nuts? If you're like us...

There won’t be a Riverwest 24 race this year, but there will be “something”

Matt Wild
May 4, 2020
There's nothing surprising about yet another Milwaukee summer event canceling its plans for 2020—but that doesn't make each cancelation any less painful. Take the Riverwest 24, the 24-hour bike race/neighborhoo...

Milwaukee Public Market is offering curbside (and “crabside”) pickup

Matt Wild
May 4, 2020
The Milwaukee Public Market announced Monday the rollout of an "extensive curbside pickup and delivery operation" dubbed "Market To-Go." Fun! The rollout begins this week. Oh, and Public Market tenant St. Pa...

Johanna Rose walks us through ‘Only Good Nites’

Matt Wild
May 1, 2020
"It seems absurd to have a voice memo as a track on a song, but I absolutely love it." That's Johanna Rose—tireless champion of Milwaukee music, one half of Nickel&Rose—describing one of the songs on her...

Devil Met Contention do it in the road (and by “do it” we mean “sleep”) in video for “Wait”

Matt Wild
April 30, 2020
It's been too long since we heard from Devil Met Contention. Back in 2018, the dusty Southern-gothic group was hanging up its matching suits and moving toward a more modern, sleeker sound. That year's single, "...

Group behind Walker’s Point window art hasn’t forgotten about Wisconsin’s “Pandemic Primary”

Matt Wild
April 29, 2020
It's been just over three weeks since Wisconsinites were—incredibly, unbelievably—forced to vote in person in the 2020 Spring Primary. You know, during a global pandemic. In Milwaukee, there were only five voti...

When life gives you an apocalypse, Xposed 4Heads make it a “New Wave Apocalypse”

Matt Wild
April 29, 2020
There aren't many certainties in life right now, save for death, taxes, and the wisdom of staying inside. Oh, and the gleefully geeky and goofy sounds of long-running Milwaukee band Xposed 4Heads! Let's focus o...

34 state parks and forests will reopen on May 1 (with some restrictions)

Matt Wild
April 28, 2020
On Tuesday morning, Gov. Tony Evers directed the Department of Natural Resources to reopen 34 state parks, forests, and recreational areas beginning May 1. The areas were closed earlier this month due to the on...

Field Report’s ‘Brake Light Red Tide’ is an accidental masterpiece

Matt Wild
April 28, 2020
"We weren't working toward a specific goal or deadline. We weren't trying to make anyone happy. We weren't trying to shoehorn a song or vibe into an album that asks for it. We made ships in bottles, one at a ti...

German-themed sausage restaurant, WürstBar MKE, planned for Green Fields space on Brady Street

Matt Wild
April 27, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has put everyday life on hold, yet plans for life after the virus continue apace. The latest in Milwaukee food/drink plans: a German-themed sausage restaurant called WürstBar MKE, coming (ho...

Here’s an updated list of all the updated lists of Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and delivery

Matt Wild
April 27, 2020
As Milwaukee enters week 8,000 of social distancing, staying at home, and waiting this whole COVID-19 thing out, two questions present themselves: 1.) Are there any Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and de...

Milwaukee’s July 3 Lakefront Fireworks have been canceled, too

Matt Wild
April 27, 2020
Yep. That's the the story. Milwaukee's July 3 Lakefront Fireworks—sponsored by American Family Insurance, T&M Partners, the Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee County Parks—have been canceled. Because of the o...

Summer Soulstice cancels 2020 fest, launches virtual “Tribute to Soulstice” for East Side businesses

Matt Wild
April 27, 2020
The organizers of the annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival announced on Monday that the 2020 installment of the fest has been canceled. The fest was previously scheduled for June 20. It would have been the 20...
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