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Move over, Saint Nick: Milwaukee Krampusnacht will return December 5

November 5, 2018

If you're looking to spice up your holiday season with a little something off the beaten Hallmark Christmas movie path, look no further: On Wednesday, December 5, the second annual Milwaukee Krampusnacht will t...

The streetcar’s “Grand Hop-ening”: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

November 2, 2018

Friday afternoon, in an event dubbed both "historic" and "glorious," Milwaukee's long-awaited streetcar system, The Hop, officially opened to the public. A "Grand Hop-ening" at Cathedral Square Park celebrated ...

Someday this streetcar war’s gonna end. Until then, here’s the schedule for the “Grand Hop-ening”

Matt Wild

November 1, 2018

Everyone knows that iconic scene in Apocalypse Now. You know, the one where Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore (Robert Duvall) soaks in some good ol' fashioned mayhem and destruction and says, "I love the smell of napa...

Help Arctic Sleep release a new album (and brew its own limited-edition coffee)

Matt Wild

November 1, 2018

The last time we checked in with Arctic Sleep (way back in 2014), the progressive/atmospheric metal band had released its sixth full-length album, Passage Of Gai. That album, we said at the time, boasted songs ...

Vote next Tuesday, and then check out these free #iVoted shows

Matt Wild

October 31, 2018

Perhaps you've heard about a big election coming up next week. Perhaps you've been implored by friends and strangers alike to vote in said election. If not, let us join the chorus: On Tuesday, November 6, 2018,...

Zen and the art of riding the bus for the hell of it

Matt Wild

October 30, 2018

In a country forever obsessed with the automobile, there persists the idea of the "freedom of the open road." Getting in your car—preferably a convertible—and just driving, man. Going where the road takes you. ...

Sat. Nite Duets return with ‘Smoke Local Twine’ EP

Matt Wild

October 30, 2018

Sat. Nite Duets are a band's band. Over the past 10 years (!), the ever-dependable Milwaukee group has crafted an idiosyncratic songbook filled with, among other things, ill-fated shows and tours, long-in-the-t...

“Migration” mural takes flight in once-creepy Jefferson Street Pedestrian Tunnel

Matt Wild

October 29, 2018

You know that kinda creepy "pedestrian tunnel" that goes under the the I-794 overpass? The one on Jefferson Street, that connects downtown to the Third Ward? Well, it still connects the two neighborhoods, but i...

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

Matt Wild

October 29, 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...

Here’s what we’re seeing this week at the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 29, 2018

It's sad but true: the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival is in its final days. Still, there's plenty to see and enjoy before the 15-day fest wraps up on November 1 . Here's what we're seeing this week (complete with...

Grand Avenue’s Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra may hibernate this holiday season

Matt Wild

October 25, 2018

Sad news, animatronic bear fans: The Shops of Grand Avenue's longtime holiday house band, the Leonard Bearstein Symphony Orchestra, will not return to the mall's main court this winter. Grand Avenue management ...

Help the Jazz Gallery “Raise the Roof,” fix its “Dizzy Gillespie leak”

Matt Wild

October 25, 2018

The Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts is a unique Milwaukee venue. The all-ages Riverwest space regularly hosts jazz shows (natch), hip-hop shows, noise shows, gallery shows, and more. In an age when the word "c...

We’re pretty sure Ryan Reynolds dissed Hugh Jackman with a Milverine joke

Matt Wild

October 24, 2018

If you've seen the Deadpool movies, you know that the fourth-wall-breaking titular anti-hero—and, by extension, actor Ryan Reynolds—loves talking shit about Wolverine—and, by extension, actor Hugh Jackman. And ...

Painting bar Splash Studio will move from Third Ward to former School Yard on East Side

Matt Wild

October 24, 2018

And the East Side just keeps getting more activity-happy: Today, the owners of Splash Studio announced they will move their ever-popular painting bar from the Third Ward to the East Side. Specifically, they'll ...

Mariah Carey will play the Miller High Life Theatre March 15

Matt Wild

October 22, 2018

As part of her upcoming Caution World Tour, Mariah Carey will play Milwaukee's Miller High Life Theatre Friday, March 15, 2019. What more do you need to know? Oh yeah: tickets. They range from $49.95 to (gul...

Here’s what we’re seeing this week at the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 22, 2018

The 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival kicked off last Thursday with a crowd-pleasing film (Science Fair), and an equally crowd-pleasing party (at Good City Brewing). Now, following a weekend stocked with even more f...

Experience ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ in concert with the MSO, May 31-June 2 at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

October 22, 2018

Back when your opinions on movies about space wizards didn't determine your place in a never-ending and increasingly fraught culture war, Star Wars was kind of fun! And the "second" Star Wars film, The Empire S...

I buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods and will unearth it one year from now

Matt Wild

October 19, 2018

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, Wisconsin burger chain George Webb made good on a longstanding promise/promotion and handed out free hamburgers to celebrate the Milwaukee Brewers' recent 12-game winning streak. ...

Dustin Diamond will host a ’90s costume contest at On The Border on Halloween

Matt Wild

October 19, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • The last time we checked in on former Saved By The Bell star (and longtime Wi...

There’ll be a “melted Bronze Fonz” at tonight’s Pop-CultureJam at RedLine

Matt Wild

October 18, 2018

Back in July, we stumbled across a curious crowdfunding campaign: "Melt the Bronze Fonz." "IT'S TIME TO PUT MILWAUKEE ON THE MAP!" cried the accompanying write-up. "Let's look at objectively better cities (Chic...

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