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

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...

Indeed Brewing announces inaugural street party, The Lowdown, coming to Walker’s Point October 19

Matt Wild

September 23, 2019

It's only been a few weeks since Minneapolis-based brewery Indeed Brewing Company opened its Milwaukee location at 530 S. 2nd St. in Walker's Point. So what better way to celebrate than with an all-day street p...

The Avalon and Rosebud have such sights to show you at this year’s Shocktoberfest

Matt Wild

September 20, 2019

The link. You clicked it, we gave you the lineup for Shocktoberfest. That's right, horror hounds, Avalon Theater and Rosebud Cinema's annual celebration of all things spooky, gory, and Halloween-y is back! T...

NEWaukee will host a masquerade ball at Saint Kate Arts Hotel

Matt Wild

September 20, 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...

Milwaukee media’s “sneak peeks” of the new Wahlburgers in Brookfield, ranked

Matt Wild

September 19, 2019

Before anyone says it, fine: we're super pissed we weren't invited for a "sneak peek" of the new Wahlburgers coming to The Corners of Brookfield. What did we do to deserve this fate, Wahlburgers? We dutifully c...

Best cities for singles: Milwaukee, really bad; Madison, really good

Matt Wild

September 19, 2019

As we all know, this coming Saturday is National Singles Day. How to celebrate? You know the drill: bust out the decorations and buckle up for Apartment List's annual ranking of the "Best & Worst Cities for...

A brief history of Milwaukee-area landmarks that were vandalized by turkeynecks

Matt Wild

September 18, 2019

This past June, thousands of fans gathered in South Milwaukee to witness the unveiling of a life-sized bronze statue of local wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski. It was awesome. This past August, a g...

Serb Hall removes presidential portraits, Ald. Bob Donovan fires off “PC culture run amok” statement

Matt Wild

September 18, 2019

UPDATE: Nothing to see here, folks! Serb Hall says the missing portraits have nothing to do with "political correctness," and everything to do with weddings. Today in Everyone's Angry And No One Wins news, M...

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