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In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (October 29-November 4)

November 6, 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...

Abandon all hope: Milwaukee’s beer gardens are closing for the season this weekend

Matt Wild

November 3, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • In the Inferno, "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" is the sign Dante sees ...

We found an Easy Street jacket in a closet of Milwaukee’s most haunted bar and we have questions

Matt Wild

November 2, 2017

A few weeks ago we spent the night at Shaker's, a.k.a. Milwaukee's most haunted bar, a.k.a. the fifth most haunted bar in America. Things got, well, emotional. One thing that didn't make our final report: durin...

Rocket Paloma chalks one up with cheeky “Critic’s Choice” video

Matt Wild

November 2, 2017

When we last checked in with Rocket Paloma, the solo-act-turned-full-band was releasing a self-titled, four-song debut EP. "The full-bodied, unabashedly rock sound the band so effortlessly channels is light yea...

Lose your head over Soul Low’s “Amputee” video

Matt Wild

November 1, 2017

Soul Low's Cheer Up is one of the great Milwaukee albums of 2017. The record is the perfect distillation of the band's happy-sad aesthetic, with sometimes aggressively upbeat pop tunes masking decidedly melanch...

49 years ago today: The Bucks win! For the first time!

Matt Wild

October 31, 2017

The Milwaukee Bucks' 2017-2018 season is only just underway, but it's already a memorable one. The "Return to the MECCA" game (which we totally went to in person), the dude dressed as Milhouse, the existence of...

I spent the night at Milwaukee’s haunted cigar bar and things got emotional

Matt Wild

October 31, 2017

The interesting thing about ghosts is that they don't exist. Not now, not ever, not on the set of Three Men And A Baby, not anywhere. They simply don't. The non-existence of ghosts is so self-evident to me, so ...

Well, it looks like the whole “save Von Trier” thing actually worked

Matt Wild

October 31, 2017

Remember when it was announced that beloved German-themed bar Von Trier would be closing and reopening as an "upscale cocktail lounge"? Remember when everyone got really mad about that idea? Remember when the "...

They Might Be Giants will play Pabst Theater in March

Matt Wild

October 30, 2017

A They Might Be Giants show is one of the few live shows that requires an explicit "FOR AGES 14+ ONLY" warning. For more than 30 (!) years, Johns Flansburgh and Linnell have effortlessly moved and blurred the l...

We talk to Buck Buckley, the basement finishing expert behind those “It’s about buckin’ time” billboards

Matt Wild

October 30, 2017

In the cluttered and cutthroat world of advertising, it takes something special to stand out. Whether its humor, novelty, or sheer audaciousness, advertisers will use any means necessary to grab the public's at...

Remember when the Miramar guy wanted to box the Shank Hall guy and everyone hated each other?

Matt Wild

October 27, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Though there's never a shortage of #SceneBeef to go around, the Milwaukee mus...

Aaron Rodgers postponed his surgery to play ‘Assassins Creed’ with Conan O’Brien (maybe)

Matt Wild

October 26, 2017

Though it pains us to talk about Aaron Rodgers' collarbone, let's talk about Aaron Rodgers' collarbone. And Conan O'Brien. Last night on Conan, O'Brien announced that tonight's show will feature a "Clueless Gam...

Whatever happened to the whole “save the Domes” thing?

Matt Wild

October 25, 2017

Remember the Domes? You know, the three Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory domes that started to fall apart last year? Remember all the drama—the fake fundraisers, the real fundraisers, the heated words, ...

Watch SistaStrings golf at Nine Below in latest Cream City Soundcheck

Matt Wild

October 25, 2017

By their own admission, SistaStrings sisters Monique and Chauntee Ross stand out in the Milwaukee music scene. In the latest video from Cream City Soundcheck—a short video series from UWM's doc|UWM program—the ...

Listen to Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers rock the MECCA Arena in 1983

Matt Wild

October 24, 2017

When Tom Petty died earlier this month, it was if the last connective tissue in an increasingly divided America had been finally severed. Oodles of tributes from fans poured in. Oodles of tributes from fellow m...

Brief Candles’ ‘Retreater’ is the fall album Milwaukee needs and deserves

Matt Wild

October 24, 2017

Let's take a moment to recognize the longstanding greatness of Brief Candles. The Milwaukee-by-way-of-Peoria-Illinois shoegaze/dream-pop outfit has been a fixture in town for nearly 15 years, playing an untold ...

Been blocked by Corey Feldman? Now there’s a patch for that

Matt Wild

October 24, 2017

Back in March, we drove our sorry asses to Green Bay to see Corey Feldman and his lingerie-clad group of Angels play the Green Bay Distillery. The show was...something. Feldman, apparently peeved at our review,...

Judas Priest rules, man! Judas Priest is playing Riverside Theater April 3, man!

Matt Wild

October 23, 2017

Priest is the best, man! Priest is the best, I'm telling you! Hey, lemme tell you. Rob Halford is the baddest motherfucking singer aroooouuuund! And K.K. Downing, man? That motherfucker can play some guitar! Pr...

In case you blinked, here are all the new $34M AI facilities they’re building in Milwaukee (October 15-23)

Matt Wild

October 23, 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...

Watch Andrew W.K. sing a life-affirming ode to Milwaukee, “I Love Milwaukee, Wisconsin”

Matt Wild

October 21, 2017

Friday night's Andrew W.K. show at The Rave was more than a show. It was a party (of course), but it was also a life-affirming celebration of all that is good and positive in the world, a world that too often s...

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