• Home
  • Music
  • City Life
  • Food/Drink
  • Comedy
  • Film
  • Arts
  • Sports
  • Podcast
  • Shop
Search
Milwaukee Record logo
  • Home
  • Music
    Random
    • Summerfest: Attendance up 40% from 2022, will stick with three-weekend format in 2024

      Matt Wild
      July 11, 2023
    Recent
    • We paired ‘Simpsons’ characters Hank Azaria has voiced with Bruce Springsteen songs

      Tyler Maas
      June 25, 2026
    • Here’s the lineup for Schlitz Audubon’s “Sound Waves” concert series

      Tyler Maas
      June 25, 2026
    • WMSE’s Local/Live: Crow Eater

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 24, 2026
    • Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

      Matt Wild
      June 23, 2026
    • Let’s remember some former Summerfest stages

      Tyler Maas
      June 23, 2026
    • Here are the headliners for A La Carte at the Zoo 2026, including Dermot Mulroney’s band

      Matt Wild
      June 23, 2026
  • City Life
    Random
    • Introducing the "People's Socks of Milwaukee"

      Matt Wild
      July 12, 2016
    Recent
    • Reminder: Milwaukee County is doing a July 3 lakefront drone show again. Here’s the map

      Matt Wild
      June 22, 2026
    • Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Wolski

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 19, 2026
    • More Milwaukee Public Museum dioramas, items will be ‘deinstalled’ this summer

      Matt Wild
      June 16, 2026
    • Brady Street will launch 6-week ‘Summer Safety Pilot Program’ June 25

      Matt Wild
      June 15, 2026
    • Lindsey Slater is at TMJ4 now

      Matt Wild
      June 15, 2026
    • Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Lock

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 13, 2026
  • Food/Drink
    Random
    • Here are all the new food and beverage items coming to Summerfest 2017

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      May 24, 2017
    Recent
    • Get final taste of original Schlitz recipe July 3-5 at Old World Wisconsin

      Matt Wild
      June 25, 2026
    • Food/Drink Roundup: SportClub is back, Mother’s is closed, Chettinadu House may be evicted

      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
    • Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Binge the bluegill at Andrea’s Red Rooster in Waukesha

      Caleb Westphal
      June 12, 2026
  • Comedy
    Random
    • Ton Johnson talks storytelling, comic collaboration, 2016 goals

      Tyler Maas
      November 5, 2015
    Recent
    • Joe McAdam talks lakes, Waylon Mercy before Milwaukee’s first McAdamy Awards show

      Rick Katschke
      June 10, 2026
    • Check out The Laughing Tap’s new, improved location

      Tyler Maas
      March 25, 2026
    • Comedy for a cause: Raegan Niemela discusses this week’s Cowboy Killers “ICE Out Now!” benefit show

      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
    • Comedy (and ‘The Traitors’) fans rejoice: Ron Funches will return to Turner Hall this summer

      Tyler Maas
      February 18, 2026
    • Comedian AJ Grill will perform during the Milwaukee Record Halftime Show on December 20

      Tyler Maas
      December 8, 2025
  • Film
    Random
    • WMSE's Friday Night Freak Show returns to Times Cinema May 20 with 'Better Off Dead'

      Matt Wild
      April 14, 2022
    Recent
    • 13 Summerfest performers with accomplished film careers

      Tyler Maas
      June 24, 2026
    • Do you think y’all can handle this? We’re screening ‘The Foot Fist Way’ at Avalon Theater

      Tyler Maas
      June 18, 2026
    • Oriental Theatre will host Circle Jerks show, ‘Repo Man’ screening, Q&A August 9

      Matt Wild
      June 17, 2026
    • Sign for Bucky's Super Video in the 2000s

      I’m a Bucky’s guy: Remembering Bucky’s Super Video (1986-2010)

      Michael Viers
      June 15, 2026
    • Michael Lisowski and Dan Fons of The Queer Program

      Dodging death threats and outing senators: Remembering Milwaukee public access show ‘The Queer Program’

      Tad Kriofske Mainella
      June 2, 2026
    • ‘Ueck’ will open July 24 in Marcus Theatres; watch new trailer now

      Matt Wild
      May 26, 2026
  • Arts
    Random
    • Pre-order Samer Ghani's Milwaukee music scene photo book, 'Memories Of A Street Cat'

      Matt Wild
      February 17, 2026
    Recent
    • Bob Uecker mural in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin

      Here’s info on the ‘tailgate-themed’ party for the Uecker mural, set for June 30

      Matt Wild
      June 25, 2026
    • Here are the music, entertainment lineups for this year’s ArtBlaze beach parties

      Matt Wild
      June 18, 2026
    • Bob Uecker mural in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin

      Bob Uecker mural is officially complete, incredible

      Matt Wild
      June 12, 2026
    • Here are the remaining 2026 installments of the Lion’s Tooth + Milwaukee Record Music Book Club

      Matt Wild
      June 10, 2026
    • Here are the vendors, themes, new footprint for the 2026 Milwaukee Night Market, and that’s it

      Matt Wild
      June 10, 2026
    • When is the next Brewers game? Ponder life’s questions with more Milwaukee Journal Sentinel headline poetry

      Matt Wild
      May 29, 2026
  • Sports
    Random
    • Get an early look inside the soon-to-be completed Oshkosh Arena

      Tyler Maas
      October 19, 2017
    Recent
    • Giannis Antetokounmpo mural in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin

      Giannis: The end of an era

      Joey Grihalva
      June 23, 2026
    • Here are the Milwaukee landmarks that will glow green tonight for Giannis and Bobby, and that’s it

      Matt Wild
      June 23, 2026
    • Watch Bert Lauderdale report from Nomad World Pub during Friday’s World Cup match

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 20, 2026
    • A guide to finding former Bucks players on BIG3 rosters

      Tyler Maas
      June 16, 2026
    • Rendering of the Truss, with a Front Row Amy bobblehead

      Brewers unveil Truss Club details, Front Row Amy not pleased

      Matt Wild
      June 9, 2026
    • Mandatory Milwaukee: Driving ranges and mini golf courses

      Tyler Maas
      June 3, 2026
  • Podcast
    Random
    • On The Record Episode 101: Post-Summerfest show picks

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      July 12, 2017
    Recent
    • The Catered Quiz: Eli Mandel answers questions about the San Francisco 49ers and Pete Seeger

      Rick Katschke
      June 23, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Johnny Goodtimes answers questions about ’80s hip-hop and ’80s professional wrestling

      Rick Katschke
      June 9, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Drew Steck answers questions about the San Diego Loyal SC and Ron Burgundy

      Rick Katschke
      June 2, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Ben Soto answers questions about ‘Star Trek’ and Hong Kong action cinema

      Rick Katschke
      May 26, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Harrison George answers questions about Presidents who passed away in office and ‘A Nightmare On Elm Street’

      Rick Katschke
      May 19, 2026
    • The Catered Quiz: Jason Klamm answers questions about ‘90s sketch comedy and ‘NewsRadio’

      Rick Katschke
      May 12, 2026
  • Shop
  • Newsletter
  • Patreon
  • Soundcloud
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Author Matt Wild

Avatar photo

Matt Wild

Co-Founder and Editor

Matt Wild weighs between 140 and 145 pounds. He lives on Milwaukee's east side.

Memo to the Academy: Bob Uecker’s “Restaurant To Be Named Later” video is 2019’s Best Picture

Matt Wild
October 11, 2019
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Here are the facts: In December 2019, Friday's Front Row Sports Grill at Mil...

Milwaukee bus drivers are pretty much superheroes at this point

Matt Wild
October 10, 2019
Remember the time when a Milwaukee County Transit System bus driver picked up a homeless man in the middle of winter and took him to an emergency shelter? How about the time when an MCTS bus driver rescued a lo...

Great Job, Milwaukee! The New York Times spent 36 hours in Milwaukee and had a nice time

Matt Wild
October 10, 2019
Warning! Warning! This is not a test! Our patented Great Job Milwaukee Bot 6000 is informing us that The New York Times—yes, The New York Times!—has just published a glowing article about Milwaukee! It's part o...

Home crap home: Join us and Lakefront for a “Hanksgiving” screening of ‘The Money Pit’ at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild
October 9, 2019
Remember that part in Breaking Bad when the bathtub fell through the floor? The Money Pit did it first. (Okay, just the bottom of the tub fell through the floor in Breaking Bad, and there was a dissolved drug d...

LiveSCREAM Theater: Watch ‘Attack Of The Giant Leeches’ with guests Jack Packard and Maggie Iken

Matt Wild
October 9, 2019
Tuesday night, we grabbed some moonshine, hopped in a rickety canoe, and chilled out in an underwater leech grotto for the second installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. Yep, we watched 1959's Attac...

Eaux Claires is doing a winter “Hiver” thing November 21-24, will return in July 2020

Matt Wild
October 8, 2019
The rumored Eaux Claires winter thing, dubbed Eaux Claires Hiver, has been confirmed. It's being billed as "an immersive weekend of performance and improvisation featuring Ani DiFranco, Pieta Brown, Jon Hopkins...

Reminder: Mad Chicken is coming to that former Burger King on the East Side

Matt Wild
October 8, 2019
Remember when there was a Burger King on the East Side? You know, at 2045 E. North Ave., on the corner of North and Prospect? Remember when it was really bad, even though Burger King is really good? Remember wh...

There’ll be no place like Lakefront Brewery’s “Twisted Oz” haunted brewhouse

Matt Wild
October 8, 2019
There are two kinds of people: people who celebrate Halloween in October, and people who have been celebrating Halloween since the end of August. Count us among the first group. Still, that doesn't mean we're n...

They Might Be Giants will celebrate 30th anniversary of ‘Flood’ at Pabst Theater March 5

Matt Wild
October 7, 2019
Why is the world in love again? Why are we marching hand in hand? Why are the ocean levels rising up? It's a brand new anniversary show for 2020! They Might Be Giants' 30-year-old album Flood! I'm your only ...

Coming soon (?) from the group that brought you the canceled Pokémon bar: Bumper Cars on Ice!

Matt Wild
October 4, 2019
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Do you enjoy wacky, zany, and Instagram-friendly pop-up events? Do you enjoy...

Milwaukee Film Festival adds ‘The Lodge’ to Cinema Hooligante program

Matt Wild
October 4, 2019
Hey! The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival begins in less than two weeks! (It runs October 17-31.) Tickets are on sale NOW! The whole thing is going to be great, but the fest's Cinema Hooligante program (sponsored b...

Watch the first episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, ‘Night Of The Living Dead’

Matt Wild
October 3, 2019
This past Tuesday, we unleashed the first episode of our new live-on-the-internet YouTube series, Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. The eternally awesome and witchy Tigernite joined host Matt Wild (that's me...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (September 22-28)

Matt Wild
October 2, 2019
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...

It just got easier for Milwaukee to host all-ages shows

Matt Wild
October 1, 2019
In case you're just joining us, Milwaukee needs more all-ages venues. Or, put another way, Milwaukee needs less-restrictive city codes that would make it possible for venues to host all-ages shows and simultane...

The “reimagined” Bayshore looks a lot like the same old Bayshore

Matt Wild
September 30, 2019
In 2006, Bayshore Town Center opened in Glendale. The new-and-improved retail center was the result of a two-year, $300 million project that transformed the aging Bayshore Mall—first built in 1954—into a much-b...

Abby Jeanne’s Atomic Records pop-up, and 8,000 other things happening October 12

Matt Wild
September 27, 2019
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed (formerly Off The Record, which is now the name of our print-only Colectivo publication) looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout th...

Brewcity Bruisers invite the public inside their practice facility for Doors Open Milwaukee

Matt Wild
September 26, 2019
In a nondescript building in Walker's Point, something is going on. Muffled sounds of whistling, yelling, and crashing can be heard. Long moments of silence—then, chaos. It goes on like this for a while. Quiet,...

Feel the sting of the new Indonesian Junk record, ‘Spiderbites’

Matt Wild
September 25, 2019
Is it possible to feel a warm sense of contentment as you listen to a song called "Headbanger"? Can one take comfort in a song called "Animal Eyes"? How about "Wild, Wild Party"? If these songs are some of the ...

Coming this October to an internet near you: Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater!

Matt Wild
September 24, 2019
From October 17 through the 31st, the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival will light up local screens with more than 300 films. Milwaukee Record is once again the proud sponsor of the festival's "Cinema Hooligante" pr...

MTV and Apollo documentaries will open and close 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
September 24, 2019
From October 17 through the 31st, the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival will light up local screens with more than 300 films. You already know about the "Cinema Hooligante" program (sponsored by Milwaukee Record!) a...
  • 1
  • …
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • …
  • 231
© 2026 MKE REC LLC
  • Writers
  • Advertising