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Reminder: Murals calling attention to mass incarceration aren’t great sites for fashion shoots

September 8, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Black Cat Alley's controversial "Devontay" mural is back in the news. Depicti...

Sculpture Milwaukee has released a Pokemon Go-like app

Matt Wild

September 7, 2017

What happens when you combine one of the most successful Milwaukee projects of the summer (Sculpture Milwaukee) with one of the most weirdly controversial Milwaukee projects of last summer (the Pokemon Go/Lake ...

Here’s what your salary needs to be in order to afford a home in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

September 6, 2017

Remember in high school when that one teacher would sit you down and figure out how much money you'd need to make in the "real world" in order to afford rent, food, clothes, etc.? (Yep, kind of like the pilot o...

Flavor Flav will be hanging out at a Lake Geneva pizza joint September 7-9

Matt Wild

September 5, 2017

For reasons both delightful and unexplained, Public Enemy are no strangers to Wisconsin. From playing Summerfest to playing family reunions in Wauwatosa, the seminal hip-hop group can't seem to get enough of ou...

Atomic Glass appears to be closed

Matt Wild

September 5, 2017

In recent-ish news that will likely bum out some Milwaukeeans and secretly delight others, it appears that Atomic Glass, 1813 E. Locust St., is closed. As of Tuesday morning, the windows of the East Side head s...

Milwaukee job growth is sluggish, but at least we’re getting one of those weird cat cafes

Matt Wild

September 1, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Milwaukee is a city of contrasts. One one hand, it has world-class amenities ...

Sheriff Clarke has resigned

Matt Wild

August 31, 2017

Multiple sources (including Mark Belling, who broke the story) are reporting that noted internet troll, podcast host, hat-wearer, and occasional sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has resigned from his post as Milwauk...

Help Christopher Gilbert replace his stolen band gear

Matt Wild

August 31, 2017

If you've spent any time in or around the Milwaukee music scene, you've likely run into Christopher Gilbert. The sharply dressed musician/dancer/choreographer/New Age Narcissism member is hard to miss, both on ...

Sculpture Milwaukee is having a picnic September 9 at O’Donnell Park

Matt Wild

August 31, 2017

One of this summer's great public art success stories is Sculpture Milwaukee. The 22-piece installation has graced Wisconsin Avenue since June, giving downtown denizens a chance to enjoy top-flight works of art...

Sign up for There Will Be Bowling 2: Electric Boogaloo, coming to the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

August 30, 2017

Is there anything better than the annual Milwaukee Film Festival? No. Is there anything better than bowling? Strangely, also no. So why not combine the two? From September 28 through October 12, the screens of ...

Sherman Phoenix, and 5 more Milwaukee crowdfunding campaigns that could use a little help

Matt Wild

August 28, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); It's been one year since the uprising in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. Whether or not there has been any positive change in the neighborhood over the past year is up for debat...

Hillary Clinton is finally coming to Wisconsin (for her book tour)

Matt Wild

August 28, 2017

Remember when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were vying for the title of President of the United States? And remember when Hillary Clinton lost the state of Wisconsin by basically ignoring it? And remember wh...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 20-26)

Matt Wild

August 28, 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...

Now’s as good a time as any to brush up on the Wisconsin Nazi resistance during WWII

Matt Wild

August 28, 2017

"At the turn of the century, Milwaukee was unlike any other city because no other city was as German, as socialist, and as fond of beer." So quips Milwaukee historian John Gurda in the opening seconds of Wiscon...

Hey Milwaukee: If we wanted to “save” Von Trier we probably should have gone to Von Trier

Matt Wild

August 25, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • A collective sigh of "Oh no, not again" was heard last week when venerable Ge...

Former Comedy Cafe building on Brady Street will become an ’80s and ’90s arcade

Matt Wild

August 24, 2017

The former Comedy Cafe, located at 615 E. Brady St., has been an empty black shell since 2015. No yuks have echoed forth from its chambers in two years, and no two-drink minimums have been enforced. But now, th...

Milwaukee Public Museum will host another adult sleepover in September

Matt Wild

August 24, 2017

The idea of sleeping overnight in a museum is a strangely irresistible one, having been explored in everything from The Royal Tenenbaums and From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler to the Night At ...

Milwaukee Film announces opening night film, return of ‘Stop Making Sense,’ more

Matt Wild

August 24, 2017

You know the drill: We're approximately one month away from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival (September 28 – October 12 at the Landmark Oriental Theatre, Landmark Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cin...

WebsterX keeps 2017 going strong with new single, “Everfeel”

Matt Wild

August 23, 2017

It's been less than six months since WebsterX made a bid for "Milwaukee album of the year" with the release of his long-awaited debut album Daymares. Now, following a Summerfest appearance and a full New Age Na...

Here’s the full Cream City Cinema lineup for the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

August 22, 2017

We're approximately one month out from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival (September 28 – October 12 at the Landmark Oriental Theatre, Landmark Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cinema, and Avalon Theat...

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