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In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 23-29)

October 1, 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...

Watch Milwaukee’s very own Elvira in this Partyland commercial from 1985

Matt Wild

October 1, 2018

So-called "horror hosts" are nowhere near as ubiquitous as they once were, but a few of them are still hanging around, undead and unkillable like the zombies that populate so many of their films. Flip on MeTV o...

Swig will close October 14

Matt Wild

September 30, 2018

Sunday afternoon, longtime Milwaukee eatery Swig announced that it will close on Sunday, October 14. The Third Ward restaurant will pack things up (after 15 years!) following brunch on that day. Here's a full p...

Yes! Yes! Oh god, yes! The Milwaukee streetcar begins service November 2

Matt Wild

September 28, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. After years of anticipation (heavy breathing), years of doom-and-gloom scenario...

‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ tops Milwaukee Film Festival’s 2018 Cinema Hooligante program

Matt Wild

September 27, 2018

The 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival is exactly three weeks away. That's three weeks to prepare for 304 films (!), oodles of events and discussions, and one horror movie-themed axe-throwing party at AXE MKE. (Sign ...

Joe Bob Briggs will appear at next year’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival

Matt Wild

September 27, 2018

Fans of cheesy movies and long-canceled TNT shows were beside themselves this past July when horror streaming service Shudder released a 13-movie marathon dubbed The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs. The serie...

New Brady Street escape room, Caspian P. McSnooty’s Gallery of Fine Art, opening October 12

Matt Wild

September 27, 2018

Don't you just love escape rooms? You know, those things where you and a bunch of friends/coworkers are locked in a room and you have to find clues or whatever to get out? Yeah, we've never done one either, but...

Soul Low will say goodbye with four shows in November

Matt Wild

September 27, 2018

We're still smarting at the news that one of Milwaukee's best bands, Soul Low, has officially called it quits. The group made the announcement last week, and though it wasn't exactly a surprise (band members ha...

Conan O’Brien (and friends) will perform at Riverside Theater November 30

Matt Wild

September 26, 2018

Though his stock may have fallen slightly since that whole Tonight Show/move to TBS debacle, Conan O'Brien is still a beloved comedy institution. Dude has been so funny for so long, it's easy to overlook that t...

New Scott Walker ad is a timely spoof of 1970s kid show ‘The Electric Company’

Matt Wild

September 26, 2018

In case you haven't been paying attention, there's a general election coming up in November. You should totally vote! (Need some info? Click here.) In the meantime, let's puzzle over a new ad from Governor Scot...

“This building deserves a chance to be one space”: Tavern at Turner coming soon to underused Turner Hall restaurant

Matt Wild

September 25, 2018

For more than a decade, Turner Hall Ballroom has been a workhorse of the Milwaukee music scene. The Pabst Theater Group assumed operations of the historic venue in the fall of 2007, and quickly transformed what...

Sign up for our horror movie-themed party at AXE MKE, October 25 during the Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

September 24, 2018

The 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival is imminent. From October 18 through November 1, MFF2018 will screen 305 films at multiple theaters, host oodles of events at multiple venues, and kick all kinds of ass. Also im...

A brief timeline of the bizarre Milwaukee Bus Shelter Art Heist of 2018

Matt Wild

September 24, 2018

Back in June, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) unveiled a program to install original vinyl artwork on Milwaukee County bus shelters. Funded by personal donations—including a $5,000 personal donation ...

Milwaukee County is up deferred maintenance creek without a paddle

Matt Wild

September 21, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Are you a fan of Milwaukee County and all the things Milwaukee County offers?...

25 Milwaukee shows, festivals, and random events to check out this fall

Matt Wild

September 20, 2018

broadstreet.zone(32806); Our weekly Tracklist is brought to you by the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival. Hello, fall. Hello, sweater weather and crunching leaves. Hello, oodles of shows, festivals, and random e...

The Hop to host streetcar bike ride, despite discouraging “less comfortable cyclists” from riding near streetcar

Matt Wild

September 20, 2018

Today at 6 p.m. (weather permitting, we assume?), The Hop and the Wisconsin Bike Fed will host a free bicycle ride along Milwaukee's soon-to-be-fully-operational streetcar route. This "relaxed ride through the ...

So long, Soul Low

Matt Wild

September 19, 2018

Sad news, Milwaukee music fans: Soul Low, one of the city's best bands, has called it quits. The writing has been on the wall for some time (band members moved to different parts of the country last year), but ...

Vinz Clortho travels down a lost highway in “Endless Road”

Matt Wild

September 19, 2018

On paper, Milwaukee super-group Vinz Clortho sounds like a goof. Here are a bunch of musicians from bands like Calliope, Mortgage Freeman, Castle Thunder, and Mouse Corn playing in a group named after the Keyma...

Jake “The Snake” Roberts is coming to Club Garibaldi November 24

Matt Wild

September 19, 2018

Few figures are as emblematic of the highs and lows of '80s WWF/WWE professional wrestling than Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Right up there with Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, Roberts was a towering, brooding fig...

New Turner Hall restaurant, Tavern at Turner, set to open October 3

Matt Wild

September 18, 2018

For more than a decade, Turner Hall Ballroom has been a gem of a venue, hosting bands and events (like our own Local Coverage!) both big and small. And for more than a decade, the restaurant on the first floor ...

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