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Frank’s Power Plant is NOT closed. Here’s what’s going on (we think)

October 17, 2018

Tuesday morning, multiple social media posts and subsequent quotes from former employees indicated that venerable Bay View venue/bar Frank's Power Plant had closed. Tuesday night, multiple drinks and subsequ...

10 reasons to get excited for the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 16, 2018

broadstreet.zone(32806); Our weekly Tracklist is brought to you by the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival. Here we go again: From Thursday, October 18 through Thursday, November 1, the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festiva...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Oct. 7-13)

Matt Wild

October 15, 2018

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...

Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’ will film at Von Trier tonight, Crafty Cow on Wednesday

Matt Wild

October 15, 2018

The love affair between Milwaukee and food/travel shows continues. Following in the august tradition of the Travel Channel visiting Sobelman's Pub & Grill and Comet, Spike TV dooming the old Y-Not III and C...

Steve Martin and Martin Short, and 4 more just-announced Milwaukee shows

Matt Wild

October 15, 2018

Ever have one of those Mondays where a bunch of good Milwaukee shows are announced at once? Of course you have, because today is one of those Mondays. Steve Martin and Martin Short at the Riverside! Horseshoes ...

Lakefront is celebrating National Cheese Curd Day with “Rainbow Unicorn” cheese curds, more

Matt Wild

October 15, 2018

Today, as we all know, is National Cheese Curd Day. Wisconsin, as we all know, loves its cheese curds. So what is cheese-curd-loving Wisconsin doing for National Cheese Curd Day? Who knows, but Milwaukee's Lake...

George Webb will hand out free burgers October 18 to celebrate Brewers’ 12-game winning streak

Matt Wild

October 12, 2018

You know the story: Venerable Wisconsin restaurant chain George Webb has a longstanding promise to hand out free burgers if the Milwaukee Brewers win 12 games in a row. The prediction/promotion has come to pass...

Film Girl Film Festival opens tonight with documentary on sci-fi novelist Ursula K. Le Guin

Matt Wild

October 12, 2018

There has never been a better time to be a filmmaker in Milwaukee. This weekend sees the opening of the John Ridley-backed No Studios, a filmmaking and artistic hub located in the Pabst Brewery Complex. Next we...

There’s finally (finally!) a song about Front Row Amy

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

If you're not familiar with longtime Milwaukee Brewers superfan "Front Row Amy" (real name Amy Williams), you haven't been paying attention to Brewers baseball—or the internet. She's the woman who's been holdin...

Radiograffiti showcase will feature national electronic acts, DIY synth builds, more

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

For nearly a decade, Milwaukee-based label Radiograffiti has been a glitchy godsend for those who prefer their music electronic, challenging, and outside the mainstream. Headed by electronic musician Tyler St. ...

MKE Music Rewind: Like Like The The The Death: “Holy Ghosty”

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. There are great albums that work as unified wholes, able to be list...

AJ Bombers will transform into “Bernie’s Bombers,” feature a Braun Double Bacon Burger

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

Brewers and burgers: it's a beautiful time to be alive in Milwaukee. Whether it's free Sobelman's burgers or the possibility of free George Webb burgers, Milwaukee businesses are going all out to celebrate an i...

Help finally bring ramen to Milwaukee by donating to the Ramen Nom Icon crowdfunding campaign

Matt Wild

October 10, 2018

Take yourself back to the fall of 2017. Donald Trump was president. The LEGO Ninjago Movie was in theaters. Milwaukee was in the grip of ramen fever. Yes, long before the poke craze, the axe-throwing craze, and...

Now you’re shooting with power: Milwaukee photographer documents city with Game Boy Camera

Matt Wild

October 9, 2018

In the era of hi-res smartphone cameras and even higher-res professional cameras, Milwaukee has never looked better. Poke around online and you'll find oodles of gorgeous pictures of the city we love. But for o...

Relive the Brewers’ 2011 postseason with the ridiculous “(We Are) The Brew Crew”

Matt Wild

October 9, 2018

Last week, we hipped you to the wonderful/ridiculous "Christian Yelich," a 2018 Milwaukee Brewers postseason anthem that sports the line "Let 'em hate 'cause we got the juice / Poppin' bottles with Bob Ueck." S...

New Kids (and Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, and Naughty By Nature) will play Fiserv Forum June 12

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

Listen up everybody. If you wanna take a chance, just get on the floor and do the new kids' dance. Yes, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, '80s/'90s boy group juggernaut New Kids On The Block will perform at Milwauke...

5 things Milwaukee County residents can do before the November midterm election

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

broadstreet.zone(32806); Our weekly Tracklist is brought to you by the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival The 2018 midterm election is set for Tuesday, November 6. It's gonna be a big one: All 435 seats in the Un...

Remembering the time Biff from ‘Late Night With David Letterman’ sang the national anthem at County Stadium

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

Take yourself back to the summer of 1989. George H.W. Bush is the president. The Milwaukee Brewers are playing .500 baseball in Milwaukee County Stadium. Late Night With David Letterman is one of the hippest sh...

Sobelman’s is giving away free burgers today and you know it’s gonna be nuts

Matt Wild

October 8, 2018

The Milwaukee Brewers, you may have heard, are hot. A sweep over the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS means the Crew is headed to the NLCS on Friday, where they'll face either the Los Angeles Dodgers or the Atlanta...

The postseason Brewers have an incredible new hip-hop anthem, and its name is “Christian Yelich”

Matt Wild

October 5, 2018

Let's keep this short and sweet: Is there anything better than watching your Milwaukee Brewers play (and win) in October? No. Is there anything better than watching Christian Yelich play (and win) in October? N...

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