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Vote today, because the NRA endorses one of the candidates for Wisconsin Supreme Court

February 20, 2018

Hey! Milwaukee and Wisconsin! Quite the dystopian nightmare world we're living in these days, eh? If only there was something we could do about it... Well, there is! Today, February 20, Wisconsinites will ex...

Stormy Daniels (of allegedly-had-an-affair-with-Donald-Trump fame) is coming to Milwaukee

Matt Wild

February 19, 2018

It's hard to keep up with President Donald Trump's alleged affairs with adult film stars and Playboy models, so here it goes: Adult film star Stormy Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, is slated to appear at...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Boswell Book Company keeps the reading light burning on Downer Ave.

Matt Wild

February 19, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Remembering the time (this past Monday) when we all freaked out about a nonexistent Riverwest strip club

Matt Wild

February 16, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • If a week in Milwaukee goes by without some sort of strip club drama, is it r...

Immortal Girlfriend and Lorde Fredd33 channel ‘Black Panther’ on infectious “Midnight”

Matt Wild

February 16, 2018

The long-awaited Black Panther opens today, and it's already being hailed as Marvel's first true masterpiece. Featuring a predominantly black cast and black creative team (white actors Andy Serkis and Martin Fr...

Las Cafeteras bring the party, taste of L.A. to Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts

Matt Wild

February 14, 2018

"What's up with the Midwest and winter, dude?" Daniel French and his band, the East L.A.-based Chicano sextet Las Cafeteras, are currently on tour, deep in the Adirondacks Mountains, slowly making their way ...

Milwaukee is a lousy city for dating, apparently (but Madison is the best)

Matt Wild

February 14, 2018

It's Valentine's Day, so you know the drill: every rank-happy site from Thrillist to WalletHub is unleashing lists of the best cities to find love, the best cities to lose love, and the best cities to sit alone...

Chris Abele is killing the “Pay to Park” plan for Milwaukee County parks

Matt Wild

February 13, 2018

Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele has spent the last few months selling citizens on the idea of paid parking in Milwaukee County Parks. The parks need revenue to operate, Abele has argued, and budget cuts ...

Nickel&Rose release new music, video, prepare for second European tour

Matt Wild

February 13, 2018

Things have been busy for Nickel&Rose. Upright bassist Johanna Rose—the "Rose" of the folk-blues duo—just wrapped up her incredible GuthrieUNCOVERED show at Turner Hall, while guitarist Carl Nichols—the "Ni...

Von Trier’s grand re-opening party is Thursday and it involves complimentary beer and food

Matt Wild

February 13, 2018

The story so far: Back in August, Von Trier owners John and Cindy Sidoff announced they would be closing their beloved German bar and reopening it as an "upscale cocktail lounge." Milwaukee was not impressed, a...

Fusion Poke is coming soon to the former Hotch

Matt Wild

February 12, 2018

Though news has been floating around since last December that a new poke place is coming to the building formerly occupied by Hotch, 1813 E. Kenilworth Pl., a few hot-pink, hand-drawn signs in the windows are m...

Crank up Moon Rats’ chrome-plated “Ride Or Die”

Matt Wild

February 12, 2018

Blasting down the highway on a smoke-spewing chopper. Thwarting the forces of evil by wielding an epic motor sword. Legend Of Zelda and Spaceballs references. Riffs upon riffs. They're all par for the course fo...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Feb. 4-10)

Matt Wild

February 12, 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...

42 Lounge will move to Karma on Ogden Avenue, live on in Oak & Shield Gaming Pub

Matt Wild

February 9, 2018

Though the news has been out for a while that the owners of Board Game Barrister and 42 Lounge are teaming up to open a new geek-tastic place called Oak & Shield Gaming Pub in the space currently occupied b...

It’s a snow day, and that infernal FOX6 Snow Stick is just loving it

Matt Wild

February 9, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hey! It snowed a bunch last night! It's still kind of snowing now! It's an ho...

Surgeons In Heat announce new album, release new single, “Why’d You Start?”

Matt Wild

February 8, 2018

It seems that every Surgeons In Heat album is a comeback album. Maybe it's the three-year gap between projects, beginning with 2012's self-titled bleary-eyed dance party and culminating in 2015's hyperactive Di...

Bill Murray and cellist Jan Vogler are coming to Riverside Theater in April

Matt Wild

February 8, 2018

Okay, this is pretty great: On Tuesday, April 17, the one and only Bill Murray (yep, Bill Groundhog-Day, Ghostbustin'-ass Murray) and German cellist Jan Vogler (along with violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vaness...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Real Chili remains the city’s great comfort food

Matt Wild

February 7, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Johanna Rose and friends reimagine the relevance of Woody Guthrie with GuthrieUNCOVERED

Matt Wild

February 6, 2018

"I chose to 'uncover' Woody Guthrie because I felt his music was particularly relevant given today's political climate." So says Johanna Rose, curator of GuthrieUNCOVERED, coming to Turner Hall Ballroom Frid...

An important message from Milwaukee Record

Matt Wild

February 6, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Just kidding. Rick Astley is coming to the Pabst Theater Thursday, April 26. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 9, at 10 a.m. Reserved seating tickets are $35 and...

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