Author Matt Wild

Help make KPolly’s “Fake A$$ Rappers” a reality

April 25, 2014

The music world is filled with plenty of outsized personalities better suited to seizure-inducing Japanese cartoons (Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, etc.), and artists who blur the line between artist and...

The cheap buzz of “Bring PBR Home”

Matt Wild

April 24, 2014

To call last night’s “Bring PBR Home” town hall meeting at Best Place a stunning waste of time would be an insult not only to legitimate wastes of time—staring at a wall, checking your phone while taking a dump...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to Milwaukee Psych Fest 2014

Matt Wild

April 22, 2014

Beginning Thursday, April 24, Bay View’s venerable Cactus Club will play host 20 bands from Milwaukee, the United States, and beyond that fall somewhere in the hazy “psych” genre. Effects-laden guitars, whirlin...

Ponder life’s mysteries with this Milwaukee tape measure unboxing video

Matt Wild

April 22, 2014

Deep within the strange but largely harmless bowels of the Internet, somewhere near furry forums and zit-popping subreddits, there exists the world of “unboxing videos.” Everyday people with terrifying amounts ...

Here’s Carlos Gomez’s bench-clearing brawl soundtracked by the Benny Hill song

Matt Wild

April 21, 2014

There’s nothing better than a friendly game of baseball on Easter Sunday—especially if that friendly game isn’t friendly at all, and involves a bench-clearing, knock-down, drag-out brawl. Yes, yesterday’s Carlo...

Talk, talk, talk: Alverno Presents hosts Jeanine Durning’s “inging”

Matt Wild

April 17, 2014

“You’re talking a lot, but you’re not saying anything.” As sung by David Byrne in “Psycho Killer,” it’s a lyric that serves as a put-down at best, a condemnation from a deranged mind at worst. But as practiced ...

It’s Tuesday, which means there’s a new task force trying to fix the Grand Ave.

Matt Wild

April 15, 2014

Downtown’s beleaguered Shops of Grand Avenue (or the Grand Ave., if you’re nasty) has been a source of consternation for nearly two decades. The cavernous mall is more empty than full, and the only places worth...

Check out the trailer for the next high-flying installment of Mondo Lucha

Matt Wild

April 15, 2014

Last night at the official Milwaukee Day show at Turner Hall (ICYMI: Decibully and Juniper Tar reunited, and Byron Kilbourn and Solomon Juneau did some improv comedy), homegrown lucha libre wrestling outfit Mon...

Tracklist: 5 reasons why the Milwaukee Art Museum addition is like the Xbox One

Matt Wild

April 14, 2014

Local art circles threw a French Impressionist-sized fit last week when the Milwaukee Art Museum released the design for its proposed 17,000-square-foot addition. The expansion would give MAM more space and a n...

Hello Death to premiere “Settlers” video during May 10 show at Anodyne

Matt Wild

April 14, 2014

Moody folk outfit Hello Death excels at sparse, haunting music that works its way into your bones like a winter chill. Made up of members of Altos (Marielle Allschwang, Nathaniel Heuer, Shawn Stephany, Erin Wol...

Mapping the mysteries of Alverno Presents’ “Solo Flight”

Matt Wild

April 11, 2014

For more than five decades, Alverno Presents has been the city’s premiere performing arts series, bringing challenging, one-of-a-kind, and thrillingly impermanent live performances to Milwaukee. In recent years...

Dream Attics get, well, dreamy on debut EP

Matt Wild

April 10, 2014

The hybrid soul of Kane Place Record Club and the wide-eyed folk of The Gazettiers wouldn’t seem to have much in common. What’s more, combining elements from both groups wouldn’t seem to be the best idea. But c...

Wait…there’s a new Celebrated Workingman album?

Matt Wild

April 9, 2014

The Celebrated Workingman was always one of Milwaukee’s finest bands, releasing two terrific full-lengths (2008’s Herald The Dickens and 2011’s Content Content) before finally calling it quits last year. Highli...

4 reasons why Milwaukee should NOT “bring Pabst home”

Matt Wild

April 9, 2014

If you’ve been perusing local social media lately, you’ve no doubt come across a curious online campaign: a push to bring Pabst Brewing Company back to Milwaukee. The eye-catching effort was launched after the ...

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Animals In Human Attire: Ourmegadawn

Matt Wild

April 8, 2014

Like the Denver-based Elephant 6 collective of the ’90s, Milwaukee’s Bread King collective has come to define a specific time and place—in this case, Milwaukee circa present day. Part of that dominance is due t...

Welcome to the Milwaukee Record

Matt Wild

April 7, 2014

Hello. Welcome to the Milwaukee Record, your newest source for Milwaukee music, culture, and gentle sarcasm. Enjoy!Okay, some explanation is probably in order. The Milwaukee Record is a new venture from for...

Watch the trailer for the long-in-the-works Hamlet A.D.D.

Matt Wild

April 7, 2014

Scholars estimate that Shakespeare penned Hamlet sometime between 1599 and 1602. Future scholars will note that Milwaukee’s Andrew Swant and Bobby Ciraldo filmed their wonky take on the moody masterpiece, Hamle...

Tracklist: 5 ways to celebrate Milwaukee Day

Matt Wild

April 7, 2014

On Monday, April 14, Milwaukeeans young and old will join as one, raise their voices to the heavens, and celebrate the greatest holiday to be based on an area code. Yes, Milwaukee Day is back—bigger, better, an...