And the 2020 WAMI nominees are…
Who's got WAMI fever? Thursday morning, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 40th annual shindig, set for Sunday, April 19 at Turner Hall Ballroom. Covering ...
On this day in 1963: Lake Michigan freezes over (maybe)
We're no meteorologists and/or "Weather Experts," but this winter has been remarkably mild. And hey, we'll take it! But even so, there's a question that always pops into our heads around this time of year: Is i...
McBob’s, other businesses will donate money to families affected by Molson Coors shooting
In the wake of Wednesday's mass shooting at the Molson Coors campus, several Milwaukee-area businesses (and musicians) have announced fundraisers to help the families affected by the tragedy. Here are those bus...
Co-opted activism, meddling adults get sent up in Highland Community School’s ‘Justice For Pluto’
"The irony of this one is that it's all about using children as props to further your agenda. If I'm not careful, I could be doing the same thing."
Those aren't the typical concerns of a performing arts dire...
Fasten your seatbelts for the 2020 Diorama-Rama, coming to Lakefront Brewery March 31
Among its many oddities—beer, the Bronze Fonz, Bob Uecker—Milwaukee is home to the world's first museum diorama. In 1890, Carl Akeley, a.k.a. the "father of modern taxidermy," created a muskrat colony diorama f...
Dear Bucks: Please remake this 1993 “Dear Blue Edwards” commercial, but with Giannis
It's been an incredible season so far for the Milwaukee Bucks, what with the earliest playoff clinch in NBA history and signed tallboys of Hamm's and all. Clearly, other than winning the championship in June, t...
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will return to Miller High Life Theatre September 18
Yep: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will return to the Miller High Life Theatre on Friday, September 18. The group last played the venue (then known as the Milwaukee Theatre) in 2014—their first headlining Milwauk...
Ed O’Brien (guitarist for very popular and influential band) will play Turner Hall May 29
It's something we can all relate to: You're a member of a wildly successful and influential alternative rock band and you want to record and tour behind a solo album. Your name may not be as well known as the n...
Black Husky Brewing will host a fundraiser for women beer professionals on March 8
Ever notice how the craft brewing industry seems to be dominated by men? Of course you have. Well, the Pink Boots Society aims to change that by, in its own words, assisting, inspiring, and encouraging women be...
Some sensible (and stupid) quotes about the push to extend Wisconsin bar hours during the DNC
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.
• It should be simple: Milwaukee is hosting the 2020 Democratic National Conve...
The Hop will get 35 “smart kiosks” to provide revenue, tracking, MPD surveillance, selfies
Have you ever been waiting for The Hop and thought to yourself, "I wish there was a 55-inch screen here that provided me with real-time tracking data, 360-degree surveillance from the Milwaukee Police Departmen...
Get your multi passes now for our screening of ‘The Fifth Element’ March 18 at Avalon Theater
Has there ever been a cinematic vision of the future as delightfully weird and strangely stylish as The Fifth Element? Probably not! One part DayGlo Blade Runner and two parts Jean-Paul Gaultier fever dream, th...
Miller Park’s “Restaurant To Be Named Later” will open March 6
Remember last October, when the Milwaukee Brewers announced Friday's Front Row Sports Grill at Miller Park would be replaced by "The Restaurant To Be Named Later"? Yes, that's the actual name of the restaurant,...
Hey! Here are the dates and locations for the 2020 Traveling Beer Garden!
Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn't normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks' ever-popular Trave...
New restaurants coming soon: Tavolino, Allie Boy’s Bagelry, Mobay Cafe
Looking for some quick, delicious, and easy-to-digest Milwaukee restaurant news? Well, look no further. Wednesday morning at a city Licenses Committee meeting, three notable restaurants were given the green lig...
Here are the winners of the 2020 Spring Primary Election
Hey Milwaukee! Did you vote in Tuesday's 2020 Spring Primary Election? If so, great job! We sincerely hope you enjoyed your swell of civic pride, your free sticker, and your interactions with the oft-befuddled ...
20 incredible team photos from the ’80s and ’90s ‘Bowling Game’
Let's enjoy some incredible team photos from old '80s and '90s episodes of the gone-but-not-forgotten Bowling Game TV show, shall we?
Milwaukee is no stranger to bowling, of course, and was once known as "Th...
42 Ale House will close at the end of the month
Sad news for geeks, nerds, and other fans of bar/restaurants whose names are Douglas Adams references: 42 Ale House in St. Francis, 3807 S. Packard Ave., has announced it will close at the end of February. In a...
In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (February 9-15)
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...
Ozzy Osbourne cancels 2020 tour, including Summerfest show (again)
Bad news, Ozzy Osbourne fans. Again. For the second year in a row, the legendary Prince of Darkness has canceled a North American tour, this time due to "various health issues he has faced over the past year." ...