Author Matt Wild

Sylvan Esso goes back to the beginning with surprise, sold-out show at Cactus Club

September 14, 2022

On Sunday, critically acclaimed and fan-beloved electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso—a.k.a. Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn—threw out a dual first pitch before the Brewers-Reds game at American Family Field.On Monday,...

Milwaukee Public Museum wants YOUR input on new museum exhibits, events, more

Matt Wild

September 13, 2022

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Public Museum is not long for this world. The current museum will close in 2026, and it will be replaced by a new (state-of-the-art, smaller) museum just north of the Deer D...

Benefit concert for Assembly candidate LuAnn Bird landing at The Cooperage on October 20

Matt Wild

September 13, 2022

Back in August, Christopher Porterfield of Field Report launched "Bird Songs," a concert series designed to raise awareness for LuAnn Bird. Bird is the Democratic candidate for State Assembly in the 84th Distri...

2022 Cultures & Communities Festival opens Wednesday, closes Sunday with ‘Butterfly In The Sky’

Matt Wild

September 13, 2022

If you need an occasional reminder that Milwaukee Film is more than just the Milwaukee Film Festival, here you go: From September 14-18, Milwaukee Film will host the second annual Cultures & Communities Fes...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Sharing something about Wisconsin having a bunch of the “drunkest cities/counties in America”

Matt Wild

September 12, 2022

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Sugar Maple will transform into a Studio Ghibli “immersive experience” October 20-23

Matt Wild

September 9, 2022

To name just a few of the films from Japanese animation film studio Studio Ghibli is to name some of the greatest animated films of all time: Grave Of The Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Spiri...

Brewers stuff to talk about other than the postseason: restaurant renovations and golf!

Matt Wild

September 9, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Your Milwaukee Brewers pulled off a nice two-win doubleheader against the Sa...

Ahead of 95th anniversary week, Landmark Lanes gets new marquee

Matt Wild

September 8, 2022

East Side staple and if-these-walls-could-talk "underground city" Landmark Lanes (2220 N. Farwell Ave.) is currently preparing for its big 95th anniversary week, September 26-30. The celebrations will include a...

East Side Bar And Grill planned for former Seoul space on Prospect Avenue

Matt Wild

September 8, 2022

A new bar and grill is planned for the East Side. It's called, appropriately enough, East Side Bar And Grill.The business is located in the former Seoul Korean Restaurant space at 2178 N. Prospect Ave. Lice...

Watch Trapper Schoepp (and Leroy the dog) take a tour of Milwaukee in “I Am A Rider” video

Matt Wild

September 7, 2022

Some Milwaukee songs and videos practically bleed Milwaukee. Others are literally called "Milwaukee." Back in 2019, tireless Milwaukee troubadour Trapper Schoepp delivered a Milwaukee-heavy video for his Bob Dy...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (August 21 – September 3)

Matt Wild

September 6, 2022

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...

Palomino will reopen its bar on weekends, beginning this Friday

Matt Wild

September 6, 2022

Two months after announcing a temporary closure, Bay View bar-restaurant staple Palomino (2491 S. Superior St.) will reopen its bar on weekends, beginning Friday, September 9.The news was revealed via socia...

Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants to make sure every Wisconsinite can watch the Packers on TV

Matt Wild

September 6, 2022

Being able to settle in on Sundays (or Mondays, or Thursdays, or whenever) and watch the Green Bay Packers on television is every Wisconsinite's god-given right. But for roughly 415,000 Packers fans living in 1...

16 pictures of the old Columbia Hospital at UWM that may or may not be demolished

Matt Wild

September 1, 2022

The fate of the former Columbia Hospital on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (3321 N. Maryland Ave.) seems to change every other week.UWM bought the six-building complex in 2010 for $20.2...

Reminder: Doors Open Milwaukee is September 24-25, will include new sites like Fiserv Forum

Matt Wild

September 1, 2022

One of Milwaukee's most unique events is Historic Milwaukee's annual Doors Open Milwaukee, a citywide "open house" where folks can explore the normally off-limits insides of various theaters, museums, art galle...

Want to watch Bobby Portis bowl at Landmark Lanes? You totally can on October 14.

Matt Wild

August 31, 2022

Yep, you read that correctly: Drink Wisconsinbly is holding its inaugural "Bowling With The Champ" Charity Bowling Classic on Friday, October 14 at Landmark Lanes (2220 N. Farwell Ave.), and it'll totally featu...

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will perform a live score to ‘Suspiria’ October 30 at Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

August 31, 2022

Back in 2018, Milwaukee moviegoers were treated to a screening of Dario Argento's 1977 classic giallo film Suspiria at the Oriental Theatre. But it wasn't just any screening—it came complete with a live score f...

Let’s visit Regency Mall in Racine, half of which might be demolished for redevelopment

Matt Wild

August 30, 2022

Regency Mall in Racine (5538 Durand Ave.) isn't a "dead" mall. It's open, it has stores, and there's even a Hot Topic and one of those FYE places. But, like most malls in the 21st century, Regency Mall isn't do...

Summerfest: People like going on weekends, so we’re doing the 3-weekend format again in 2023

Matt Wild

August 30, 2022

Summerfest announced its 2023 dates today: June 22-24, June 29 - July 1, and July 6-8. So yeah, the 2023 Big Gig (the festival's 55th anniversary!) will do the three-"Thursday-Friday-Saturday"-weekend thing aga...

Polka, polka, polka! Milwaukee Polka Riot will return for 5th year September 10 at Last Rites

Matt Wild

August 30, 2022

Attention polkaholics, polkanewbies, and stans for the Kenosha Kickers: the Milwaukee Polka Riot ("America's first and only alternative polka festival!") is set to return on Saturday, September 10. The festival...