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      Matt Wild
      June 23, 2026
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      Matt Wild
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      Matt Wild
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      Matt Wild
      January 3, 2023
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      Matt Wild
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      Matt Wild
      June 24, 2026
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      Mitch DeSantis
      June 21, 2026
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      Juan Miguel Martinez
      June 19, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 19, 2026
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      June 12, 2026
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      June 10, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      March 25, 2026
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      March 24, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      February 24, 2026
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      February 18, 2026
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      December 8, 2025
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      September 13, 2022
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      Matt Wild
      June 17, 2026
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      May 26, 2026
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      June 18, 2026
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      June 12, 2026
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      June 10, 2026
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      June 10, 2026
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      May 29, 2026
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      May 27, 2026
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      June 23, 2026
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      June 20, 2026
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      June 16, 2026
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      June 9, 2026
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The WhiskeyBelles will sing the national anthem at the September 15 Packers-Vikings game

Matt Wild
August 22, 2019
We're exactly—good grief—two weeks away from regular season Green Bay Packers football. We've been prepping our Halftime Show schedule. We've been re-reading the annual Deadspin article on why the Packers suck....

Watch an ’80s-tastic video of ’80s-tastic Milwaukee band The Converters

Matt Wild
August 22, 2019
Some things need little to no introduction, so we'll keep this brief: Here's an '80s-tastic video of '80s-tastic Milwaukee band The Converters. It was shot at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the '80s-t...

Milwaukee-made ‘Give Me Liberty’ is funny, freewheeling, frank

Matt Wild
August 21, 2019
Medical transport driver Vic (Chris Galust) is having a hell of a morning. A passenger drones on and on about the state of the country. Another passenger obsessed with Elvis can't stop singing "Rock Around The ...

Adventure Rock plans to open new location in Walker’s Point

Matt Wild
August 20, 2019
Good news for fans of climbing stuff: indoor climbing gym Adventure Rock plans to open a third Milwaukee-area location. The new rock-climbing paradise will be at 613 S. Second St., a.k.a. the soon-to-be-former ...

All the shows, seminars, and screenings scheduled for this week’s Hip-Hop Week MKE

Matt Wild
August 20, 2019
Back in 2018, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved the creation of Hip-Hop Week MKE. "Hip-hop has the unique ability to bring communities together and stimulate conversations about relevant issues ...

New episode of Netflix’s ‘Patriot Act’ explains why Milwaukee’s public transportation sucks

Matt Wild
August 19, 2019
We here at Milwaukee Record love our city's public transportation. We use and depend on it every day. We love Milwaukee Country Transit System. We love The Hop. We love Amtrak. We don't mind those scooters. Hel...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 11-17)

Matt Wild
August 19, 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...

Twitch your finger, click, and watch crews move a 625-ton wall in downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild
August 16, 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...

Please enjoy Ravi/Lola’s delightful ode to John Gurda, “Scholar Gurda, John”

Matt Wild
August 16, 2019
Tonight at Linneman's Riverwest Inn, local psychedelic pop band Ravi/Lola will celebrate the release of its latest album, Neighborhood Daydream. "I enjoy writing stories and character sketches in our songs and ...

MKE Music Rewind: The Scarring Party, ‘Losing Teeth’

Matt Wild
August 15, 2019
In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. It's funny how music designed to sound out-of-time can end up perfec...

Lakefront Brewery is recalling bottles of My Turn: Junk because they might explode

Matt Wild
August 15, 2019
Last month, we happily told you about Lakefront Brewery's latest employee-focused "My Turn" beer, Junk, created by Lakefront Export Manager and Social Media Manager (and our pal) Andy Junk. Today, we sadly have...

12 pictures of John McGivern and John Gurda hanging out and being friends

Matt Wild
August 14, 2019
Let's take a moment and pay our respects to Milwaukee's two famous Johns. There's John McGivern, ubiquitous actor and tireless television personality. There's John Gurda, ubiquitous Milwaukee historian and avid...

There’s a $2,000 treasure hunt in Milwaukee tonight, and it sounds like a nightmare

Matt Wild
August 14, 2019
Remember that scene in the 1989 Batman where the Joker rides a parade float and tosses out bags of cash to the lowly citizens of Gotham? "It's time for 'Who Do You Trust?' Hubba-hubba-hubba! Money-money-money! ...

Meet the new investors in the former Shops of Grand Avenue: Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich?

Matt Wild
August 13, 2019
Today in "Bet you didn't see that coming" news, it has been revealed that Milwaukee Brewers superstars Ryan Braun and Christian Yelich are making "significant" investments in the former Shops of Grand Avenue. Y...

“It might as well be 1910” in Nickel&Rose’s harrowing protest song, “Another Man”

Matt Wild
August 13, 2019
If you're looking for modern protest music, look no further than Milwaukee's Nickel&Rose. Since 2016, upright bassist Johanna Rose and and guitarist Carl Nichols have been grappling with the modern world vi...

Spin scooters are here today; Bird scooters will return tomorrow

Matt Wild
August 13, 2019
Yesterday we told you that Milwaukee's nightmare of not being clogged with 1,050 electric scooters was almost over. And guess what we spotted on Milwaukee streets this morning? Yep, Spin e-scooters are official...

Watch Mark Waldoch don a unicorn head, burn Barbie dolls in video for “The Blonde Song”

Matt Wild
August 13, 2019
Earlier this year, Milwaukee singer/musician/powerhouse/treasure Mark Waldoch released a song under his new Mark Waldoch & The Hallelujah Ward moniker called "The Blonde Song." Written by Charlie Bee and Ta...

Milwaukee’s nightmare of not being clogged with 1,050 electric scooters is almost over

Matt Wild
August 12, 2019
If you've stepped outside for more than two seconds since July 23, you've probably seen those Lime e-scooters. (If you've looked at the internet for more than two seconds since July 23, you've probably read 8,0...

The Hop logged more than 100,000 rides in July, but let’s complain about it anyway

Matt Wild
August 12, 2019
It's that time of the month, Milwaukee: the time when ridership numbers for the city's still-controversial streetcar system, The Hop, are released, analyzed, and argued about. And, continuing a trend that start...

Here’s a 160-page business plan that reimagines the Mitchell Park Domes for the next 50 years

Matt Wild
August 12, 2019
On Tuesday, August 13, the Mitchell Park Domes Task Force will meet for the final time. The Task Force will consider a 160-page business plan and conceptual design that "re-envisions Mitchell Park and the Domes...
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