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In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 28-June 3)

June 5, 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 some dudes catch some trout (and a buzz) in and around Milwaukee

Matt Wild

June 5, 2017

In an age when everyone is quote-unquote "connected," when everyone equates looking away from a screen for one minute to "missing out," and when everyone is pissing and moaning about something on Facebook, how ...

John Cleese and ‘Monty Python And The Holy Grail’ are headed in Milwaukee’s general direction

Matt Wild

June 2, 2017

"Old woman!" "Man." "Man, sorry. Rumor has it that John Cleese is coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, October 7 for a live conversation and audience Q&A, and that the event will be preceded by a...

Let’s guess the mystery band that’s playing Miller’s free “Cheers to Milwaukee” concert

Matt Wild

June 2, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • On Friday, June 9, at 8 p.m., Riverside Theater will host a free concert dubb...

Kick the weekend’s ass with new albums from SIN BAD and Heavy Hand

Matt Wild

June 2, 2017

It's Friday. The weekend starts now. Let's get this shit going with new records from SIN BAD and Heavy Hand, shall we? You may remember SIN BAD from their excellent Untitled 2014 Demo, which we included on o...

All 22 Sculpture Milwaukee 2017 sculptures, ranked

Matt Wild

June 1, 2017

Take a stroll down Wisconsin Avenue this summer and you'll see something new. No, not new high rises, apartment buildings, and hotels (though there are plenty of those, too), but a bunch of new pieces of public...

Remembering Milwaukee’s first (horse-powered) streetcar system

Matt Wild

May 31, 2017

Remember the streetcar debate? You know, that seemingly endless, incredibly tiring war between folks who believed installing a 2.5-mile downtown line would be the greatest thing in Milwaukee history, and those ...

Beck will play Milwaukee for the first time in forever August 16

Matt Wild

May 30, 2017

Has anyone had a career as varied, as unpredictable, as delightfully baffling as Beck? Bursting on the scene as a stream-of-consciousness slacker messiah with "Loser" (from 1994's Mellow Gold), Beck soon moved ...

Here’s the lineup for this week’s Croc By Croc West

Matt Wild

May 30, 2017

Ever think to yourself, "Gee, I wish Milwaukee had more festivals during the summer"? Of course you haven't, because Milwaukee has approximately 8,000 festivals during the summer. Oops, make that 8,001: This we...

Ravi/Lola expands its psychedelic sound with ‘Shape Up Shoulders’

Matt Wild

May 30, 2017

When we last heard from Ravi/Lola, the whimsical psychedelic outfit was cleaning house, so to speak, with the 20-track II: Ravi's Tramadol. It was a charmingly lo-fi affair, proudly showing its roots as a home-...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re one of the drunkest cities in America. Again

Matt Wild

May 25, 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...

Let’s remember (West Allis native) Liberace by remembering The Haskels’ “Liberace Is Coming”

Matt Wild

May 25, 2017

In the long list of notable entertainers to come out of the Milwaukee area—Gene Wilder, Bob Uecker, Mrs. Garret from The Facts Of Life—piano prodigy Liberace can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Born in West ...

Here’s a bunch of data on Milwaukee housing trends

Matt Wild

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...

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