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Hook up with the new NO/NO single, “Take Out,” from the upcoming ‘Twentysomethings’ EP

October 3, 2017

The evolution of Milwaukee's NO/NO has been a thing to behold. With roots in the lo-fi new wave group The Delphines, the bigger and better NO/NO has quickly morphed into a full-on synth-pop force. That transfor...

Brett Newski trusts no one in animated “I’m Paranoid” video

Matt Wild

October 2, 2017

Here's an understatement to end all understatements: We live in crazy times. Degenerate politics and politicians, the end of "truth" and "facts," and the ever-expanding filmography of James Franco have all beco...

GGOOLLDD will ring in 2018 with a New Year’s Eve show at Turner Hall

Matt Wild

October 2, 2017

Is 2017 over yet? Almost? Good. Will 2018 be any better? Maybe? We'll take it. Anyway, wayward Milwaukee synth-pop outfit GGOOLLDD will be ringing in 2018 at Turner Hall this year, with a New Year's Eve show th...

Watch the new Coakley Brothers water tower sculpture light up for the first time

Matt Wild

September 27, 2017

Tuesday night, at an outdoor gala featuring food, beer, and at least one spin of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark," Coakley Brothers celebrated the inaugural lighting of their new 15,000-pound stained g...

Watch a 1991 documentary on the Oriental, Avalon, and Paradise theaters

Matt Wild

September 27, 2017

In case you missed it, tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival. Yes. For 15 days, MFF2017 will light up the screens of the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times ...

Remembering the time President Reagan spoke at a 1984 Milwaukee Oktoberfest for some reason

Matt Wild

September 26, 2017

Actual politics aside, it's safe to say today's world of American politics is a straight-up nightmare. We have a President publicly calling professional football players sons-of-bitches, a populace divided on w...

‘Suspiria’ remaster highlights Avalon and Rosebud’s ridiculously stacked “Shocktoberfest”

Matt Wild

September 26, 2017

It's a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with "Rocktober" and "Shocktober" events. In the case of the latter, the...

‘Batman & Jesus’ will premiere at Saturday’s Mythinformation Conference at Pabst Theater

Matt Wild

September 25, 2017

Since 2013, Mythicist Milwaukee has been promoting "dialogue about culture, religion and freedom of thought" throughout the city and beyond, in the form of podcasts, films, events, and more. This Saturday, from...

14 reasons to get excited for the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

September 25, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); It would make sense if organizers of the ninth annual Milwaukee Film Festival took things a little easy. After all, next year will be the fest's big 10th anniversary, and its first wit...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (September 17-23)

Matt Wild

September 25, 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...

Civilian David Clarke is just as edgy as Sheriff David Clarke

Matt Wild

September 22, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • There's a scene in the original run of Twin Peaks where Donna is talking to t...

Oh my cod: ‘We’re Here For A Fish Fry’ will debut at Oriental Theatre in October

Matt Wild

September 21, 2017

Is there anything more "Wisconsin" than the Friday fish fry? No, no there is not. The weekly ritual of trekking out to your favorite supper club and ordering a plate of deep-fried cod—with the state-mandated si...

Watch Dad walk (and jet-ski) on “Holy Water”

Matt Wild

September 21, 2017

Milwaukee's delightfully named Dad is a man of many personas. In just over a year, the cheeky rapper has released a handful of videos that have depicted him as a Revolutionary War reenactor, a Catholic priest e...

See ex-Sheriff Clarke, Brother Ron, more in Dirty Dancing’s trippy “When We First Met” video

Matt Wild

September 20, 2017

When we last checked in with art-damaged post-rock act Dirty Dancing, frontman Eric Schoen was bemoaning the drudgery of modern life and using his cat as a workout tool in the video for "Don't Wanna Be Satisfie...

Now there’s another arcade bar coming to Milwaukee (next month!)

Matt Wild

September 15, 2017

It's only been a few weeks since news blipped and blooped across our screen that retro arcade bar Up-Down MKE was coming to the site of the former Comedy Cafe. That project is still a few months off (it's expec...

Milwaukee needs more hotel rooms (even though it has too many)

Matt Wild

September 15, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Milwaukee, you'll be shocked to discover, is building a lot of new shit. A good...

There was a kangaroo on the loose in Kenosha County this morning

Matt Wild

September 14, 2017

There's a terrific episode of the podcast Reply All that delves into the mysterious Zardulu, a New York City-based performance artist purportedly behind the "Pizza Rat" and "Selfie Rat" viral videos of a few ye...

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: then and now

Matt Wild

September 13, 2017

On Thursday, August 31, Fox News pundit, podcast host, tired internet troll, hat-wearer, and nominal public servant David A. Clarke Jr. resigned from his post as Milwaukee County Sheriff. And while there was mu...

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of ‘Grindhouse,’ September 15-21 at Rosebud Cinema

Matt Wild

September 12, 2017

Good lord, has it already been 10 years since Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's gloriously bat-shit Grindhouse sullied movie screens nationwide? Yes, yes it has. The double-feature exploitation throwback...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (September 3-9)

Matt Wild

September 11, 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...

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