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Here’s a bunch of data on Milwaukee housing trends

May 24, 2017

It's no secret that Milwaukee is currently building a lot of new shit, and that much of that new shit is apartments. But there's a burning question lurking behind all that new development: Who, exactly, is movi...

Trailer for Frankie Latina’s ‘China Test Girls’ promises intrigue, Danny Trejo, Yoko Ono

Matt Wild

May 23, 2017

Back in 2009, Milwaukee enfant terrible filmmaker Frankie Latina made a splash with Modus Operandi, a delightfully sleazy, Z-grade exploitation flick co-produced by Sasha Grey and starring Danny Trejo. It was t...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 14-20)

Matt Wild

May 22, 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...

Juiceboxxx wrote a new theme song for ‘Racine & Me’ and almost made the host cry

Matt Wild

May 19, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • It's been a minute since we chatted with world-by-way-of-Milwaukee rapper Jui...

Relive the magic of Oriental Drugs with this video from 1987

Matt Wild

May 18, 2017

Milwaukee's East Side, as you may have heard, is changing. Longtime businesses have been dropping off like flies; in the past year alone, BBC, The Hotel Foster, Rosati's, Yield, Rascals, The Winchester, and oth...

Get lost in Dashcam’s “Blue Eyes,” featuring NO/NO’s Cat Ries

Matt Wild

May 18, 2017

Anyone else remember USA Up All Night? You know, that old USA Network show from the '90s where they showed old B-movies from the '80s? Hosted by Gilbert Gottfried and Rhonda Shear? Yeah, that show was great. An...

When you’re sure you’ve had enough, just remember that Milwaukee has a polka hip-hop band

Matt Wild

May 18, 2017

In R.E.M.'s sad-sack classic "Everybody Hurts," Michael Stipe offers some sad-sack comfort to his fellow sad sacks: "When you're sure you've had enough / Of this life / Well hang on." Might we suggest a Milwauk...

Remembering the Great Milwaukee Brewery Strike of 1953

Matt Wild

May 17, 2017

Milwaukee's long and sudsy brewing history has been enjoying a resurgence. In April, Pabst celebrated the opening of a new brewery in a long-abandoned church/tavern in its former downtown complex. While not exa...

Happy Landmark Lanes Day, Milwaukee!

Matt Wild

May 17, 2017

Tonight, at a public event beginning at 7 p.m., Milwaukee's incomparable Landmark Lanes will celebrate its 90th (!) anniversary. The East Side underground bar/bar/bar/bowling alley/arcade/venue is a storied est...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival announces early ticket sales, new campaign art

Matt Wild

May 16, 2017

It's practically obscene to think about fall when summer is just around the corner (here's what you're doing this summer, by the way), but it's easy to let things slide when it comes to the Milwaukee Film Festi...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re kind of “fit”

Matt Wild

May 16, 2017

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deign...

Diane, here are 5 ways to celebrate the return of ‘Twin Peaks’ in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

May 15, 2017

On Sunday, May 21, Twin Peaks will make its unlikely, highly anticipated, sure-to-be-demented return to television. The new 18-episode Showtime series—written by original co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost,...

Stream the Milwaukee-produced, 27-track anti-Trump compilation “UNPRESIDENTED”

Matt Wild

May 15, 2017

Back in 2015, a group of likeminded Midwest musicians embarked on an ambitious multi-media project dubbed "UNINTIMIDATED: Wisconsin Musicians Against Scott Walker." Organized by IfIHadAHiFi and Body Futures dru...

Longtime East Side restaurant Hotch is closing

Matt Wild

May 12, 2017

Another day, another East Side closing: Hotch, located at 813 E. Kenilworth Pl., is closing after an impressive 11-year run. Owner Angie Storm tells Milwaukee Record that the building's landlord gave ...

Everything is awful, so here are some new restaurants (and Ferris wheels) coming to Milwaukee

Matt Wild

May 12, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Rejoice, East Side! A new Stone Creek Coffee is coming to Downer Avenue! The ...

Let’s watch this wacky Milwaukee Art Museum commercial from 1983

Matt Wild

May 11, 2017

Tonight at 5 p.m., the Milwaukee Art Museum will celebrate the opening of A Social Event Archive, a collection of more than 700 submitted photographs depicting "public or private social occasions." The piece is...

Explore Ravi/Lola’s enigmatic “Organization Structure” video

Matt Wild

May 9, 2017

When one thinks of psych music in the 21st century, one tends to think of heavy, effects-laden rock. But there's another side to modern psych—a softer, more melodic side that trades swirling dervishes of noise ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 30-May 6)

Matt Wild

May 8, 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...

Celebrate our Summer Preview Week with some drunken tailgating videos

Matt Wild

May 8, 2017

The weather. The festivals. The drinking. Yes, summer is almost here, Milwaukee. Finally. After yet another 8,000-year stretch of winter, it's time to pack away the turtleneck sweaters, bust out the jorts, and ...

When the night is at its darkest, just remember that Milwaukee has a polka escalator

Matt Wild

May 4, 2017

Was it English theologian Thomas Fuller or Gotham City DA Harvey Dent who said the night is darkest just before the dawn? (Trick question: it was both.) Either way, might we suggest a Milwaukee version of the p...

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