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Do octopuses have souls? Have a drink at Milwaukee Public Museum and find out

June 8, 2015

Go figure that on the day we round up 12 weird Milwaukee drinking locations, the Milwaukee Public Museum announces an event that combines the simple joys of alcohol with the not-so-simple joys of lectures about...

Bucks arena deal, by the numbers

Matt Wild

June 5, 2015

Yesterday, Gov. Scott Walker formally announced a public financing plan for a new downtown Milwaukee Bucks arena, which, not unlike a forced ultrasound, sounds pretty cool. As expected, the plan calls for taxpa...

Celebrate the return (and restoration) of Von Trier’s Colnik chandelier

Matt Wild

June 4, 2015

Nestled in the broiling bro-dom of North Avenue is Von Trier, a longtime East Side German-themed bar that boasts an agreeably dim, rustic, and foosball-less ambience. It’s the place you go when you’re too old f...

UWM students can now be known by their preferred names

Matt Wild

June 3, 2015

For students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, being known by their preferred names just got easier. On June 1, UWM enacted a preferred name, or name-in-use system for all registered students. The op...

Milwaukee start-up cocktail company SoulBoxer debuts ready-to-drink Brandy Old Fashioned

Matt Wild

June 1, 2015

Is there anything more sublime, more delicious, more Wisconsin than a Brandy Old Fashioned? Probably not. The drink of choice for craft cocktail enthusiasts and sheepshead-playing grandparents alike, the Brandy...

Here’s the ridiculously great lineup for Point Fish Fry & A Flick 2015

Matt Wild

June 1, 2015

Since 2009, for a handful of Fridays throughout the summer, Point Fish Fry & A Flick has transformed Discovery World on the lakefront into an outdoor movie mecca. Co-produced by the Pabst Theater Group, the...

A Milwaukee filmmaker wants to make documentaries while living in a van

Matt Wild

May 28, 2015

For the last five years or so, Milwaukee filmmaker Anthony Lopez has captured the city at its most sublime and idiosyncratic. As part of his High Frequency Media production company, Lopez created dozens of top-...

First Impression: Company Brewing

Matt Wild

May 27, 2015

When news broke last fall that Company Brewing would be replacing Stonefly Brewing at 735 E. Center St., it was greeted with a fevered enthusiasm usually reserved for new “placemaking” initiatives or Milwaukee ...

Listen to Vonny Del Fresco’s debut album, Memoirs

Matt Wild

May 26, 2015

Hanging out in our 20-song Milwaukee summer music playlist is “Daylight,” a track from 21-year-old rapper Vonny Del Fresco. Musically, it’s the perfect song for a hazy summer day—laid-back and blissed-out—thoug...

Tracklist: 20 Milwaukee summer songs

Matt Wild

May 25, 2015

Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and probably play a game of washers or bags or whatever. It’s also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. ...

Five industrial acts (and one Dead Milkman) will play Erosion Fest June 12 at Miramar Theatre

Matt Wild

May 22, 2015

Summer is almost upon us, and with it, approximately 8,000 events that involve the word/suffix “fest.” But how many of those fests (conveniently compiled here for your perusing pleasure) boast not one, but five...

Take a walk with Juiceboxxx in “Walking In Milwaukee” video

Matt Wild

May 21, 2015

Milwaukee-by-way-of-the-world rapper Juiceboxxx may be divisive, but give him credit: dude doesn’t give up. Take the video for “Walking In Milwaukee,” which finds the longtime MC and energy drink purveyor tirel...

Jenny Lewis fucking killed it last night at Turner Hall

Matt Wild

May 20, 2015

Jenny Lewis fucking killed it Tuesday night at Turner Hall. The former Rilo Kiley frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist put on a confident, defiant, and masterful show worthy of any arena-packing r...

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time to sign another petition to change Milwaukee’s flag

Matt Wild

May 19, 2015

Let’s face it: the Milwaukee flag is kind of a mess. Adopted in 1955, it contains plenty of nods to the city’s past—a barley stalk for brewing, a giant computer mouse for water-based commerce—but it assembles t...

Tracklist: 8 not-so-notable moments in the notable career of Mike Jacobs

Matt Wild

May 18, 2015

On Wednesday, May 20, WTMJ-TV news anchor Mike Jacobs will retire. Jacobs’ 37-year run at WTMJ—the longest single-station tenure by an anchor in Milwaukee TV history—has been filled with indelible highlights: r...

Some questions (and answers) for last night’s Bob Dylan show at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

May 14, 2015

It’s telling that when it comes to Bob Dylan—hands-down the greatest singer-songwriter of all time—one needs to practically apologize for wanting to see him play live. Dylan, ever the confounding contrarian, do...

Here are all of Aaron Rodgers’ correct answers/questions from his appearance on Jeopardy!

Matt Wild

May 12, 2015

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was a contestant on Tuesday’s episode of Celebrity Jeopardy! And because he’s the reigning NFL MVP and totally awesome, he won. Rodgers—decked out in a Mr. Rogers swe...

Exclusive: Listen to a track from Hello Death’s upcoming album, Remnants

Matt Wild

May 12, 2015

Band monikers can often be random and arbitrary, but Milwaukee’s Hello Death is nothing if not aptly named. The experimental folk quartet—made up of members of Group Of The Altos—is both welcoming and morose, f...

Celebrate our Summer Preview Week with a video of a cat swimming in Lake Michigan

Matt Wild

May 11, 2015

It’s a scientific fact that each and every online list of “17 reasons to move to Milwaukee,” “22 MORE things that are super neat about Milwaukee,” or “Have we done Bloody Marys lately? No? Okay, here are the be...

Penn & Teller will perform at Riverside Theater September 11

Matt Wild

May 8, 2015

Forget for a moment Penn & Teller, outspoken Libertarians and skeptics. Forget for a moment Penn & Teller, reality show staples. Forget for a moment Penn & Teller, creators of the brilliant/insuffer...

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