Author: Matt Wild

Rage against the dying of the light and help bring back Mayor Barrett’s mustache

April 16, 2015

Tuesday’s Milwaukee Day festivities notwithstanding, it has been a phenomenally shitty week for our fair city. Violence has spun out of control, people are being killed, children are being shot, higher educatio...

We (used to) eat people: Old Milwaukee, new Milwaukee, and Milwaukee Day

Matt Wild

April 14, 2015

A few days ago, while scrolling through my Facebook feed and pondering the existence of “National Siblings Day,” I came across a post by my friend Matt Massive. Massive, you may remember, was one of the archite...

Courtney Barnett will play Pabst Theater June 19 (opening for Belle & Sebastian)

Matt Wild

April 10, 2015

Okay, we have nothing against Belle & Sebastian, who are scheduled to headline Milwaukee’s Pabst Theater Friday, June 19. Their new album, Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance, is solid, and we refuse to buy in...

Exclusive: Listen to Surgeons In Heat’s excellent comeback album, Disaster

Matt Wild

April 9, 2015

For the past five years or so, Surgeons In Heat have had the distinction of being one of Milwaukee’s best bands and one of its most elusive. Following the release of two EPs in 2011 and 2012—both of which were ...

Bucks to propose arena complex that will cost…one BILLION dollars

Matt Wild

April 8, 2015

After months (years?) of speculation, false starts, idle threats, breathless updates, more speculation, ownership changes, and countless courtside Gruber sightings, it all comes down to this: At a press confere...

Foxygen exhales controlled chaos at Turner Hall

Matt Wild

April 8, 2015

Midway through Foxygen’s electrifying one-hour set at Turner Hall Tuesday night, fidgety frontman Sam France stopped the show in its tracks to make time for...some comedy. Rattling off groan-inducing gags about...

Uncovering 10 highlights in the highlight-filled career of Quincy Jones

Matt Wild

April 7, 2015

It’s simple: modern music would not be what it is today without Quincy Jones. The 82-year-old musician/producer/arranger/composer/entrepreneur/humanitarian has worked with everyone from Michael Jackson and Fran...

Remembering the time Bob Uecker encountered a furry convention in Pittsburgh

Matt Wild

April 6, 2015

Legendary Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker is, well, a legend. For more than 50 years (!), Uecker has been regaling radio listeners with top-shelf play calling and second-to-none anecdotes. And those an...

Attention beautiful people: It’s time to save the Uptowner

Matt Wild

April 2, 2015

When it comes to beloved Milwaukee neighborhood dive bars that stubbornly refuse to go gentle into that gentrified good night, the Uptowner is one of the finest. Located on the northwest corner of Center and Hu...

Chill out to the cold synth sounds of LUXVID

Matt Wild

April 1, 2015

For the past few years, the enigmatic Stacian—a.k.a. Dania Luck—has been a reliable presence in the city’s blipping, booping electronic scene. Influenced by retro krautrock masters like Kraftwerk, Luck embraces...

Hey! Our one-year anniversary show is April 24 at Linneman’s and it’s going to be great

Matt Wild

March 31, 2015

Greetings, beloved Milwaukee Record readers. Matt Wild here. It seems like only 365-ish days ago that the website currently searing itself into your eyeballs, Clockwork Orange-style, was born. Yes, on April 7, ...

Yep, The Rolling Stones will play the Marcus Amphitheater June 23

Matt Wild

March 31, 2015

First, let’s get all the “Wow, The Rolling Stones are really old!” jokes out of the way. Second, let’s get all the “Wow, The Rolling Stones are really, really old!” jokes out of the way. Okay? Good. So, afte...

PrideFest Milwaukee will open summer festival season with Ani DiFranco, En Vogue

Matt Wild

March 30, 2015

That low rumble emanating from the depths of Lake Michigan isn’t a storm and/or Godzilla, it’s Milwaukee’s summer festival season, soon to be back on our shores after 8,000 years of winter. And what better way ...

Pixies will play The Rave June 12

Matt Wild

March 30, 2015

Is it possible to get excited about a Pixies show in 2015? Maybe. On one hand, the endlessly influential alt band has been reformed and touring behind the same handful of classic albums longer than it was toget...

WAMI introduces “Global Honorary” Hall of Fame award, will give it to…Judas Priest?

Matt Wild

March 26, 2015

Say what you will about the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (or WAMI, if you’re nasty), but give credit where credit is due. The past few years have seen an uptick in the number of great local artists being nomin...

2015 Milwaukee Film Festival now accepting entries

Matt Wild

March 26, 2015

It may seem blasphemous to wish for autumn with summer still a few months off, but when it comes to the Milwaukee Film Festival, we’re happy to blaspheme away. Today, Milwaukee Film announced that it is accepti...

Now there’s a petition to book Paris Hilton at Summerfest every year until the end of time

Matt Wild

March 26, 2015

By now you’ve probably read about the outraged EDM fans who created a Change.org petition to have DJ Paris Hilton—a.k.a. Paris Hilton—removed from the 2015 Summerfest lineup. As originally reported by Evan Rytl...

Here are the top 10 most wonderful/ridiculous Summerfest 2015 headliners

Matt Wild

March 24, 2015

Do you like summer? Do you like music? Do you like bands that are both wonderful and ridiculous? Good, because then you’ll be over the moon with the just-announced list of grounds stage headliners for Summerfes...

Bublr Bikes come to Brady Street

Matt Wild

March 23, 2015

Since launching last year, Milwaukee bike-sharing system Bublr Bikes has set up shop in 10 locations in the Downtown area, providing affordable two-wheeled transportation for folks on their lunch breaks and/or ...

Someone please buy Reuben Glaser’s car

Matt Wild

March 23, 2015

When we last heard from our pal Reuben Glaser, he was giving the world the gift of Paul Ryan awkwardly milking a goat at the Racine County Fair. It was only fitting for the man responsible for that “Little Face...

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