Author: Matt Wild | Page 184 | Milwaukee Record

Tracklist: 15 Milwaukee bars and restaurants with multiple locations

March 2, 2016

// Last week, owners of Milwaukee's venerable and forever-awesome Fuel Cafe announced plans to open a second Fuel in Walker's Point. Not only was it big news, it revealed just how much Fuel's reputation had...

Get ready for Thursday’s Bruce Springsteen show with a synthwave cover of “Dancing In The Dark”

Matt Wild

March 2, 2016

// On Thursday, March 3, Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band will pitch their tent at the BMO Harris Bradley Center and deliver a fiery, delirious, three-hour sermon on the life-affirming power of Rock ...

Help make Rob Wieland’s new comic book, ‘Girls’ Heist Out,’ a kickass reality

Matt Wild

March 1, 2016

// Throw a rock and you'll hit at least 8,000 local crowdfunding campaigns hoping to save a bar, save some domes, or finally get some men's underwear with waterproof pockets to market. There's an almost end...

Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Dead Man’ resurrected as grade school play ‘The Bully, The Liar & The Thief’

Matt Wild

February 29, 2016

// In Jim Jarmusch's 1995 "psychedelic Western" Dead Man, William Blake (Johnny Depp) travels to the dystopian town of Machine for a new job. Things don't go as planned, unfortunately, and Blake ends up sho...

Kiefer Sutherland (yes, Kiefer Sutherland) is coming to Shank Hall (yes, Shank Hall)

Matt Wild

February 29, 2016

// Fact #1: The entertainment world is littered with film and television stars who moonlight as musicians. Kevin Bacon cuts loose with The Bacon Brothers, Jeff Bridges abides with The Abiders, and Johnny De...

Odd Duck owners to open new Middle Eastern restaurant in Bay View

Matt Wild

February 28, 2016

Since opening in 2012, Odd Duck has consistently set a high bar in Milwaukee's constantly evolving and increasingly top-notch restaurant scene. Now, Odd Duck owners Ross Bachhuber and...

Listen to the glorious debut single from Milwaukee’s Pharo

Matt Wild

February 23, 2016

// When he's not drumming for shimmering electro-pop juggernaut GGOOLLDD, Mark Stewart is busy making music of his own. What kind of music, you ask? Well, under his newly minted moniker Pharo, Stewart has j...

2016 Milwaukee Film Festival now accepting entries

Matt Wild

February 23, 2016

// Autumn may be a looong way off—hell, it's not even spring yet—but when it comes to the Milwaukee Film Festival, we're happy to skip ahead a few seasons. Here's why: Today, Milwaukee Film announced that i...

Creator of “Tiny Face Trump” talks Trump, “Little Face Mitt,” Guy Fieri

Matt Wild

February 19, 2016

// Back in 2012, Milwaukee-area funnyman Reuben Glaser achieved a small bit of Internet notoriety with "Little Face Mitt," a website devoted to Photoshopped images of then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney...

The Borg Ward is closed

Matt Wild

February 19, 2016

Late Thursday evening, the Borg Ward—Milwaukee's venerable all-ages club located at 823 W. National Ave. in Walker's Point—announced it was closed, effective immediately. In a letter posted to Facebook, org...

Miyazaki films coming to Avalon Theater in March

Matt Wild

February 17, 2016

// Few filmmakers embody the phrase "living legend" more than Hayao Miyazaki. For more than 30 years, the Japanese director/producer/animator has transcended both culture and medium with a slew of stunningl...

Tracklist: 6 things to know about today’s spring primary election

Matt Wild

February 16, 2016

// Have you ever met someone who constantly drones on and on about how they refuse to vote, man? "Wow," you think, right after thinking, "Please be quiet." "In the time it's taking this genius to explain wh...

This video portrays Milwaukee as the weird, wonderful, and awful place it really is

Matt Wild

February 15, 2016

// The last few years have seen an unprecedented explosion of Milwaukee pride. If there's a new list that mentions Milwaukee in a remotely positive light, Milwaukeeans will fawn over it. If there's a new T-...

UPAF reaches out to new performing arts fans with old Henry Winkler ads

Matt Wild

February 15, 2016

The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support more than a dozen performing arts groups in Southeastern Wisconsin. Last year found UPAF doling out its large...

How hard was Sheriff Clarke trolling THIS week?

Matt Wild

February 12, 2016

// Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Let's be honest: we could run a column entitled "How hard was Sheriff ...

Parents: It’s cold out there, so take your kids to the Shops of Grand Avenue

Matt Wild

February 11, 2016

Before we begin, let me say that however you're feeling about seeing what could be considered a "parenting column" in the pages of Milwaukee Record, I'm with you. If you're delighted, I'm with you. If you'r...

Here’s a REAL GoFundMe campaign to save the Mitchell Park Domes

Matt Wild

February 11, 2016

// Earlier this week, in the wake of the news that Milwaukee's beloved Mitchell Park Domes would be closed indefinitely, a random GoFundMe campaign popped up with the goal of raising $10 million to save the...

Red Letter Media’s “Previously Recorded” reviews ‘Dragon’s Dogma,’ wears great T-shirt

Matt Wild

February 9, 2016

// Red Letter Media is one of Milwaukee's best things. The locally based film/video production company found Internet fame back in 2009 with its meticulous takedowns of the Star Wars prequels, and has since...

There’s a GoFundMe campaign to save the Mitchell Park Domes, which oughta do it

Matt Wild

February 9, 2016

// Last weekend, Milwaukee's beloved Mitchell Park Domes were closed following safety concerns over falling chunks of concrete. The Tropical Dome was closed, the Desert Dome was closed, and yes, even the Fl...

Soon, only paid subscribers will be able to make racist comments on JSOnline

Matt Wild

February 8, 2016

// "Don't read the comments," goes the ancient Internet saying. In Milwaukee, however, it might be time to update those words to "Maybe it's finally okay to read the comments because they're from paid subsc...

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