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Here’s when three places are reopening, opening, or closing, and that’s it

September 11, 2026

REOPENING: The Garage & HiHat Lounge (1709 N. Arlington Pl.; 1701 N. Arlington Pl.) Thursday, October 15 OPENING: High Stakes by Bartolotta (1030 N. Water St.) Thursday, September 17 CLOSING: Café C...

They Might Be Giants will play Milwaukee in 14 days, so here’s a new TMBG song, ‘Milwaukee In 14 Days’

Matt Wild

September 10, 2026

Beginning Thursday, September 24, They Might Be Giants will kick off their fall tour with a two-night stint at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater. Similar to their 2024 tour, the first set of each show will spotlight a ...

Conan Neutron celebrates release of ‘The Way Of The Neutron’…18 months after its release

Matt Wild

September 10, 2026

When we last talked with Conan Neutron in March 2025, the tireless Milwaukee rocker and power-pop-purveyor (and podcaster) was prepping the release of a new record with his Secret Friends band, The Way Of The N...

Let’s talk human creativity in the age of AI at CreativeMornings, September 18

Matt Wild

September 9, 2026

What's the deal with AI? It's pretty awful, yes? Of course it is. Want to go beyond that answer and hear what four media professionals have to say about it? Of course you do. Then start your morning of Friday, ...

Duluth Trading’s new Miller High Life gear, ranked

Matt Wild

September 9, 2026

When it comes to crisp, great-tasting, no-nonsense beer that you can order at a Milwaukee bar for $4, it's hard to beat Miller High Life. "The Champagne of Beers" is Miller Brewing's oldest brand. It's been aro...

Dare to be stupid during Milwaukee Record’s Weird Al Week, October 12-18

Matt Wild

September 8, 2026

As we recently walked through the Menomonee Valley (where we harvest our grain), we took a look at the entertainment lineup for mid-October and realized it was very plain. Well, except for "Weird Al" Yankovic's...

Here’s who will headline Summerfest 290 days from now, and that’s it

Matt Wild

September 8, 2026

Zac Brown Band (June 25, 2027) Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Summerfest attendance was down from 2025, up if you...

‘I stopped using AI for our regular promo stuff’: How a Milwaukee bowling alley leaned into, away from AI

Matt Wild

September 4, 2026

On Thursday I published a piece called "Graphic design is my passion: An ode to wonderfully crummy non-AI flyers." In it, I decried the busy, ugly, and soulless AI flyers that every business seems to use these ...

‘Everybody Watching’ as 414JungleBaby drops new mixtape, video

Matt Wild

September 4, 2026

Only a few months have passed since 414JungleBaby released her debut record JUNGLE THIS JUNGLE THAT. Back in May, the EP officially announced the young Milwaukee rapper as a 414 force to be reckoned with, garne...

Graphic design is my passion: An ode to wonderfully crummy non-AI flyers

Matt Wild

September 3, 2026

Every Monday I put together a weekly show and events calendar called Record Recommended. These roundups are relatively basic and lo-fi—words, links, occasional YouTube embeds—but they still take a fair amount o...

Here are the 194 places you can explore at Doors Open Milwaukee 2026, and that’s it

Matt Wild

September 3, 2026

20 Ton Studios Saturday, Sunday 2000 W North Ave 5 Points Art Gallery + Studios Saturday, Sunday 3514 N Port Washington Ave Adventure Rock WKP Saturday, Sunday 613 S 2 St Alano Foundation / M...

Should Milwaukee County charge for parking at certain places along lakefront?

Matt Wild

September 2, 2026

Everyone knows Milwaukee County and Milwaukee County Parks are strapped for cash. But what a new proposal presupposes is...maybe they would be slightly less strapped for cash if they charged for parking at cert...

Here are all the wonderful things that are closed or are closing in Milwaukee (August 20 – September 2, 2026)

Matt Wild

September 2, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); In this special edition of "New and wonderful things," we're taking a pause from development news and instead rounding up all the things that are CLOSED or are CLOSING in Milwaukee. H...

Check out the full lineup for the 2026 Dialogues Documentary Festival, September 24-27

Matt Wild

September 2, 2026

We previously hipped you to some of the films coming to Milwaukee Film's third annual Dialogues Documentary Festival, presented by Potawatomi Casino Hotel. Want to see ALL the films that will light up the scree...

Here are Flock camera restrictions announced for City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and that’s it

Matt Wild

September 1, 2026

City of Milwaukee 1. Access to Flock camera systems data was limited earlier this year. At my direction, MPD has agreed to further restrict access to this data. Only supervisors will be allowed to access Flo...

The Hop will return to its regularly scheduled schedule September 1

Matt Wild

August 31, 2026

Have you been enjoying The Hop's summertime F-Line service? You know, the festival-minded service where all Hop streetcars run along the full F-Line, as opposed to some streetcars running along the M-Line and o...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about our Halloween countdown

Matt Wild

August 27, 2026

In case you missed it, yesterday saw the glorious (?) return of Milwaukee Record's beloved (?) 66 Days of Halloween countdown. Yep, only 66 days until Halloween! Well, 65 days as of today. Wow! Where does the t...

MKE Music Rewind: Absolutely, ‘Learns To Love Mistakes’ (2011)

Matt Wild

August 27, 2026

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In this installment: Absolutely's 2011 debut Learns To L...

Milwaukee Record’s 66 Days of Halloween (2026, Part I)

Matt Wild

August 26, 2026

Welcome to Milwaukee Record's 66 Days of Halloween countdown! You can find Part II, which covers Days 23-44, HERE. DAY 22: HALLOWEEN LIGHTS I'm splitting these 66 days of Halloween into three parts, with 22 d...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Milwaukee Slugger is a pinch-hit home run

Matt Wild

August 25, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Milwaukee Slugger at Pick 'n Save. It goes without saying tha...

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