Author: Matt Wild

50 Cent vodka signing at Oak Creek Woodman’s: A minute-by-minute recap

July 30, 2015

Remember when the news broke that 50 Cent would be signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek Woodman’s? Of course you do. Remember when everyone asked, “Why is 50 Cent signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek ...

I tented out inside Miller Park and it was fun and weird

Matt Wild

July 28, 2015

I have a shameful confession to make: I haven’t been to a single Brewers game this year. Yes, the team is mostly a mess and the season is a lost cause, but Miller Park is one of my favorite Milwaukee destinatio...

Watch some videos of UFOs—a.k.a. the U.S. Army Golden Knights—flying over Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 27, 2015

// In case you needed a reminder, this past Saturday was bonkers. In one 24-hour period, Milwaukee played host to the Riverwest 24, Brady Street Festival, the Milwaukee Air & Water Show, Milwaukee Brewf...

Inconceivable: The Princess Bride screening at Riverside Theater with Cary Elwes has been canceled

Matt Wild

July 24, 2015

The Princess Bride is one of those movies that isn’t just beloved by countless fans, it’s internalized. The absurdist quotes (“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die,”) the plethora of l...

Let’s remember the Cadillac Escalade that was swallowed by an East Side sinkhole in 2010

Matt Wild

July 23, 2015

Back in 2010, Milwaukee was hit with not one, but two nights of flash flooding in a single week. The night of July 15/16 saw basements and streets overflowing with rain, but it was the second night, July 22/23,...

High Dive coming soon to former Impala Lounge

Matt Wild

July 22, 2015

Since December 2014, the building at 701 E. Center St.—formerly Impala Lounge, and before that River Horse—has been empty. What was once a lively and quintessentially Riverwest-y Riverwest bar has been little m...

Let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 21, 2015

Okay, let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee. So the Journal Sentinel is reporting that a woman called Milwaukee police Monday afternoon claiming she had spotted a lion roaming the ...

Exclusive: Punctuate your summer with two songs from (ORB)’s Inside Voices

Matt Wild

July 21, 2015

Take one glance at the curious punctuation surrounding the name of Milwaukee/Chicago synth-rock duo (ORB), and you wouldn’t be blamed for dismissing the band as an aside, an afterthought. Both of the band’s mem...

Wisconsin punk bands take on Scott Walker with ‘Unintimidated’ project

Matt Wild

July 20, 2015

In case you missed it, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is running for President of the United States. The former Milwaukee County Executive officially announced his candidacy last week at the Waukesha County Fairgr...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): July 13-17

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week’s best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST Senator Chris Larson, on the Senate approval of the Bucks arena deal...

Anything happen in Milwaukee lately? Kind of a boring week, huh?

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • So, anything new in Milwaukee? Kind of a boring week, huh? Yawn. Sure, there ...

Pabst is coming back to Milwaukee (sort of)

Matt Wild

July 15, 2015

Back in 2014, a grassroots effort sprung up with the aim of bringing Pabst Brewing Co. back to Milwaukee. The so-called “Bring PBR Home” campaign turned out to be more froth than beer, but the dream remained: b...

Bleach Athletixx’s “Squatter’s Rights” is the druggy summer song you’ve been waiting for

Matt Wild

July 15, 2015

Back in March, Milwaukee got its first taste of Bleach Athletixx, the newest project from former Young Holidays mastermind Max Holiday. Debut single “California Future” was everything we’d come to expect from H...

Exclusive: Stream The Grovelers’ delightfully trashy debut, Derelicts And Screw-Ups

Matt Wild

July 14, 2015

If you’re looking for subtlety in your music—poetic and tender lyrics, intricate and feather-light instrumentation—The Grovelers are not the band for you. “When you wear your Sunday best / I tear you up and I e...

Watch John Oliver take down Bucks arena in takedown-iest takedown ever

Matt Wild

July 13, 2015

How is it that Last Week Tonight host and indestructible “takedown” cyborg John Oliver hasn’t already ripped the idea of public financing for sports stadiums—and, by extension, the arena proposed by the Milwauk...

UWM Union Theatre announces new name, admission policy

Matt Wild

July 13, 2015

The UWM Union Theatre is one of those hidden-but-not-really-hidden gems that makes Milwaukee (and Milwaukee’s East Side, in particular) such a wonderful place to live. Since 1972, the unassuming movie theater l...

Here’s a picture of that new apartment complex planned for Brady Street

Matt Wild

July 10, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Take a look around town and you’ll notice that once-distinctive streets and c...

Cocoon Room is closing

Matt Wild

July 9, 2015

Lame news for Milwaukee’s music and art scenes: Riverwest’s Cocoon Room, located at 820 E. Locust St., has announced it will be closing up shop at the end of the month. The building’s landlord is electing not t...

Heed the call of Siren’s “Queen Medusa”

Matt Wild

July 9, 2015

Milwaukee event planners have a knack for cramming in as much entertainment as possible into the year’s three or four non-awful months—i.e. summer. The same can be said for Milwaukee artists. Take Siren, for ex...

Summerfest on low attendance: “It’s not my fault!”

Matt Wild

July 8, 2015

There were a lot of weird things (including “Weird Al”) about the recently wrapped Summerfest, but one thing we welcomed was the absence of crushing crowds. Even on the fest’s biggest days, it was possible to m...

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