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In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 21-27)

April 30, 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...

Shank Hall has the cure for Summerfest withdrawal on Summerfest’s day off: Kiefer Sutherland

Matt Wild

April 30, 2019

Summerfest, a.k.a. The World's Largest Music Festival, descends on Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Notice a gap there? The Big Gig takes a day off on Monday, July 1. Those picnic tables don'...

Here are the Johnson Controls World Sound Stage headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

April 30, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Here are the Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

April 29, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Sculptures honoring Milwaukee Road workers coming to Hank Aaron State Trail

Matt Wild

April 29, 2019

Milwaukee loves a good sculpture and/or statue. There's the untold number of historical statues. There's that new City Hall sculpture. There's Sculpture Milwaukee. There's the Bronze Fonz. There's the upcoming ...

Lie, cheat, and steal with Dirty Dancing’s new ticked-off single, “Winning”

Matt Wild

April 26, 2019

If you're a semi-conscious human being living in the 21st century, you've probably felt it. A gnawing sense of dread. An unfocused black hole of despair. A weary feeling of resignation when faced with another d...

Here are the Summerfest 2019 headliners for the new Uline Warehouse Stage

Matt Wild

April 26, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, coming to Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? Here's who’s pla...

I ate a CBD-infused brat and then I sat in a park and looked at stuff

Matt Wild

April 25, 2019

Confession: I don't understand CBD. I mean, I know it's a thing, I know it's a thing that everyone is excited about, and I know it's a thing that everyone suddenly became experts on nine months ago. Still, I'm ...

Milwaukee Flag: Infinity War is approaching its Endgame

Matt Wild

April 25, 2019

When we last checked in with the heroes and villains of Milwaukee Flag: Infinity War, the Milwaukee Arts Board had acquired the six Infinity Flags, snapped their fingers, and cut the number of Milwaukee flags d...

Here are the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

April 25, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Here are the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

April 24, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

All I really need to know I learned from ‘Mr. Belvedere’

Matt Wild

April 24, 2019

The following article originally appeared in the March edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up "Off The Record" free of charge at all 13 Milwaukee-...

This Is It! will host 18+ events, house semi-permanent LGBTQ history exhibit

Matt Wild

April 24, 2019

This Is It! has been a Milwaukee institution for more than 50 years. The unassuming bar, tucked away at 418 E. Wells St., is both Milwaukee and Wisconsin's oldest gay bar, and one of the top 10 longest running ...

Here are the BMO Harris Pavilion headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

April 23, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Giannis has (almost) joined Yelich on Walker’s Point mural

Matt Wild

April 23, 2019

The Milwaukee Bucks. Good grief, what can you say about the Milwaukee Bucks? Monday night, the Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons to complete a four-game series sweep and advance to the second round of the play...

UPDATE: That Marcus Center snow pile is still hanging on

Matt Wild

April 23, 2019

On April 9, we took some pictures of that big snow pile on the side of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts parking structure and guessed when the sucker would finally melt. April 20, we predicted. So how ...

Report: Growing hemp at the Mitchell Park Domes ain’t gonna work

Matt Wild

April 22, 2019

Monday afternoon, the Parks, Energy and Environment Committee considered a long-awaited study on the potential for growing and producing industrial hemp in the greenhouses at the Mitchell Park Domes. The long-a...

New concession stand, better sound coming soon to Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

April 22, 2019

It's been less than a year since Milwaukee Film took over operation of the historic Oriental Theatre. In that time, the ever-busy nonprofit arts organization has made a number of improvements to the 91-year-old...

Here are the Miller Lite Oasis headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

April 22, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Gov. Evers celebrates Earth Day, new 24-pack of Spotted Cow

Matt Wild

April 22, 2019

Hey! Today is Earth Day! Let's celebrate the Earth! And do our part to not screw it up any more than it already is! What is Wisconsin's new governor, Gov. Tony Evers, doing to commemorate the holiday? (A holida...

Author Matt Wild