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It’s December, so it’s time to review winter parking rules (and say goodbye to the 4-inch rule)

December 1, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • To paraphrase The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, the logic of Milwaukee pa...

And Milwaukee’s Pokemon drama ends as it must: with an $83K settlement

Matt Wild

November 30, 2017

UPDATE: The headline of this article has been changed to reflect that, as stated below, Milwaukee County's insurance, and not the wallets of Milwaukee County taxpayers, will be hit with the $83,000 bill. We apo...

What the hell, let’s watch this 1995 Bartz’s commercial for personalized photo Pogs

Matt Wild

November 30, 2017

Earlier this year, venerable party supply business Bartz'sclosed its Wauwatosa location, giving a final "HONK" to the store's long and illustrious run. The family-owned business counted four Milwaukee-area loca...

Pabst Theater has added a second “Weird Al” show, so we shouldn’t give up on humanity just yet

Matt Wild

November 29, 2017

UPDATE: Due to overwhelming demand, Pabst Theater has added a second "Weird Al" show, proving not EVERYTHING is horrible and that we shouldn't give up on humanity just yet. This show is scheduled for Monday, Ap...

Remembering Reitman and Mueller’s ridiculous Cabbage Patch Kids stunt of 1983

Matt Wild

November 29, 2017

Since time immemorial (or, you know, since the 1980s), every holiday season has been blessed/plagued with one "must-have" toy that sends wide-eyed children and eager-to-please parents into hysterics. Tickle Me ...

Brat Sounds gets ready for (seizure-inducing) closeup in “Born Loser” video

Matt Wild

November 28, 2017

It's been a minute since we last heard from Milwaukee's Brat Sounds—and an even longer minute since the release of the band's excellent 2015 album Born Loser. So what has former Dinny Bulca singer Scott Cary be...

City Lounge is celebrating a certain movie by transforming itself into “The Dagobahr”

Matt Wild

November 27, 2017

A long time ago (April 2016), in a galaxy far, far away (Cudahy), gold record-certified rapper Bubba Sparxxx performed at City Lounge. During the show, Milwaukee Record spies managed to have a good time listeni...

Grab your beer goggles, because Milwaukee is “America’s Best City To Find Love”

Matt Wild

November 27, 2017

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Black Friday is dumb, but at least there’s a Milwaukee Shake Shack opening soon

Matt Wild

November 24, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Are you enjoying your Black Friday? Of course you're not. It's an awful day. ...

12 things that Milwaukee can be thankful for in 2017

Matt Wild

November 22, 2017

Thanksgiving is a time for taking stock of the year gone by, for stuffing your face with family and friends, and for praying you'll get out of this thing alive without said family and friends saying anything ho...

On this day in 1995: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong moons Milwaukee, gets arrested

Matt Wild

November 21, 2017

What is it with Milwaukee and famous arrests for disorderly conduct and indecent exposure? There was the time George Carlin was busted for performing his infamous "Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television" r...

Watch The Quilz crack the code behind “Robot Love”

Matt Wild

November 21, 2017

When we last heard from longtime Milwaukee musician Sage Schwarm, the former Codebreaker member was, well, releasing a "new" Codebreaker song. The song, "When The Lights Go Down," was described as something of ...

The Eastsider is closing, turning into a “wine/craft cocktail bar with a soccer twist”

Matt Wild

November 20, 2017

And the North Avenue changes just keep on coming: Today, venerable East Side bar The Eastsider, 1732 E. North Ave., announced it will soon go to that big North Avenue bar crawl in the sky. Yes, The Eastsider is...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (November 12-18)

Matt Wild

November 20, 2017

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...

Everything is falling apart, but Miller Park is putting in a baby-nursing station, which is nice

Matt Wild

November 18, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Do you really need to be reminded of how everything is terrible? No, no you d...

Scott Walker’s annual “Welcome to deer season” videos, ranked

Matt Wild

November 16, 2017

This Saturday, men, women, and children of all ages will take to the Wisconsin woods for the beginning of the state's annual nine-day gun deer season. It's a time-honored tradition that combines the magic of th...

Let’s check the health of the East Side by seeing how many of these businesses still exist

Matt Wild

November 15, 2017

For the last year or so, many folks in Milwaukee (including us) have been bemoaning the death of the East Side. The pocket of E. North Avenue, in particular, has been hit hard by high-profile closing after high...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Milwaukee’s RiverWalk has won a Global Award of Excellence

Matt Wild

November 14, 2017

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Jens Lekman will play The Back Room @ Colectivo February 9

Matt Wild

November 13, 2017

Has it really been 10 years since Jens Lekman played Milwaukee? Unless someone knows otherwise, it appears the Swedish indie darling last played our fair city March 29, 2008 at the Pabst Theater. Sheesh. Well, ...

John Cusack and ‘Say Anything’ will be in your eyes February 3 at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

November 13, 2017

Is there anyone better than John Cusack? If you were weaned on '80s movies like Sixteen Candles, Better Off Dead, and Say Anything..., the answer is "no." If you were weaned on '90s movies like Grosse Pointe Bl...

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