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10 beautiful words: ‘Mr. Belvedere’ Zoom reunion (with Bob Uecker!) on May 29

May 23, 2020

We miss baseball. We miss Bob Uecker. We miss baseball being called by Bob Uecker. If we can't have those things, we guess we'll settle for this: A MR. BELVEDERE ZOOM REUNION ON FRIDAY, MAY 29!!!!! WITH BOB UEC...

All Milwaukee County playgrounds, basketball/tennis courts are open on a use-at-your-own-risk basis

Matt Wild

May 22, 2020

Want to enjoy Milwaukee County Parks playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, outdoor fitness equipment stations, dog exercise areas, and disc golf courses again? Well, now you can—at your own risk. Milwau...

Milwaukee County suburbs will “reopen” at midnight.; City of Milwaukee remains “closed”

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Tonight at midnight (so yes, technically tomorrow), bars, restaurants, and any other businesses in all 18 Milwaukee County suburbs will finally be able to shrug off those pesky safer-at-home orders and just go ...

Listen to the first new Yum Yum Cult song in more than a year, “Convenience & Me”

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

For a band that's been around for two years, Yum Yum Cult has been surprisingly quiet in the whole "recorded music" realm. The group has released just one song since playing their first show at Linneman's in Ma...

Read the latest 4,773-word, Milwaukee-only safer-at-home order here

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik unveiled an updated safer-at-home health order for the City of Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon. The order replaces a previous order that replaced a previous order ...

River Rhythms concert series has been canceled for 2020, too

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Yep. Sigh. Here's the press release: 24th season of River Rhythms has been canceled MILWAUKEE – Westown Association has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 season of the River Rhythms concert ser...

Support Pabst Theater Group with new hoodies, masks, human/pet bandanas, more

Matt Wild

May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis may seem frightfully "normal" at this point, but it's still important to support those institutions that are still closed—and may stay closed for quite some time. Take the Pabst Theater Grou...

Great Job, Wisconsin! We have the 2nd fewest pesky, lifesaving COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S.

Matt Wild

May 19, 2020

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Wisconsin! Bot to keep track of the state's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deig...

Donate to Street Angels, get a limited-run record from Fudgy

Matt Wild

May 19, 2020

When we last heard from Fudgy—a.k.a. a self-described "consortium of musical buffoons from Milwaukee, Buffalo, Seattle, and Los Angeles who believes in the destruction of enemies real or otherwise by laughing l...

Milwaukee Film Festival: “The likelihood of us holding a 15-day, in-person event” is “exceedingly low”

Matt Wild

May 18, 2020

On Monday, Milwaukee Film CEO/Artistic Director Jonathan Jackson issued a statement on the status of the 2020 Milwaukee Film Festival, tentatively scheduled for October. "The question on everyone's mind has bee...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 10-16)

Matt Wild

May 18, 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...

Wisconsin’s positive COVID-19 test rate hits new low, state braces for possible “Do Whatever You Want” impact

Matt Wild

May 18, 2020

According to data from the Department of Health Services, 4,972 COVID-19 tests were processed in the state of Wisconsin in the past 24 hours. Of those tests, 144 came back positive. With 4,828 tests coming back...

Put your cameras up for the new song/video from Lauryl Sulfate & Her Ladies Of Leisure, “Selfie”

Matt Wild

May 15, 2020

When we last heard from Lauryl Sulfate & Her Ladies Of Leisure, they were busy releasing one of the best Milwaukee albums of 2019. Seriously: if you haven't already listened to Dance Music Saves Lives—or if...

Explore the all-too-timely world of conspiracy theories with Tea Krulos’ new book, ‘American Madness’

Matt Wild

May 15, 2020

Ever get the feeling that the world has gone...mad? Of course you have, because it totally has. Now more than ever, wild and dangerous conspiracy theories fester in dark corners of the media (especially social ...

Open or closed? Milwaukee-area bars, restaurants, businesses respond to whatever’s going on now

Matt Wild

May 14, 2020

Ever since the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers' "Safer At Home" order Wednesday afternoon, everything has been confusing and dumb. More than usual! If you'd like a quick rundown of the vario...

Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and suburban Milwaukee County have different stay-at-home restrictions

Matt Wild

May 14, 2020

Remember the whole "We're in this together?" thing? You know, the cry of solidarity in the face of the ongoing/not-over COVID-19 crisis? Well, in Wisconsin, if that slogan was ever true at all, it sure ain't tr...

Gov. Evers: “Just because Republicans said it can be a free-for-all,” don’t “throw good judgment out the window”

Matt Wild

May 14, 2020

Gov. Tony Evers spoke at an online media briefing Thursday afternoon about the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to strike down his "Safer At Home" order and throw the state into some good old fashioned chaos....

Milwaukee has a new safer-at-home order that replaces its old safer-at-home order that was superseded by the state’s safer-at-home order but which went back into effect after the state’s safer-at-home order was struck down

Matt Wild

May 14, 2020

Confused about the various state, county, and city safer-at-home orders? You shouldn't be! We have a quick breakdown of Milwaukee-area orders HERE! But hold on! There's an update! Thursday afternoon, Mayor T...

Reminder: Milwaukee’s stay-at-home order remains in effect

Matt Wild

May 13, 2020

Despite Wednesday's decision from the Wisconsin Supreme Court that kills Gov. Tony Evers' statewide "Safer At Home" order (and possibly you), Milwaukee's own stay-at-home order remains in effect. The separate o...

Wisconsin Supreme Court kills Gov. Evers’ “Safer At Home” order, you

Matt Wild

May 13, 2020

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against Gov. Tony Evers' "Safer At Home" order on Wednesday afternoon, effectively killing the order and, quite possibly, you. The conservative-controlled court ruled against t...

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