Author Matt Wild

Behold da unveiling of “Da Crusher” statue

June 8, 2019

On Saturday, June 8, in the year of our Lord 2019, it finally happened: a life-sized bronze statue of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski was unveiled at a gala celebration dubbed "Cru...

Violent Femmes played a free “Cheers to Milwaukee” show at the Riverside and it was good

Matt Wild

June 7, 2019

There are two groups of Milwaukee music fans: the group that enthusiastically answers "Violent Femmes!" when asked to name the city's most influential band, and the group that rolls its eyes when confronted wit...

It’s Friday and it’s gorgeous outside so hurry and read this roundup of stuff we missed this week

Matt Wild

June 7, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed (formerly Off The Record, which is now the name of our print-only Colectivo publication) looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout th...

All 22 Sculpture Milwaukee 2019 sculptures, ranked

Matt Wild

June 6, 2019

One of Milwaukee's great public art success stories has been Sculpture Milwaukee. For the past few years, the outdoor art exhibition has peppered more than 20 wonderful, challenging, and sometimes bizarre piece...

Start your weekend off right with Silver City Taco Truck Party du Junio

Matt Wild

June 6, 2019

Back in February, Ald. Bob "sir, this stall is occupied" Donovan introduced a resolution to ban food trucks from a one-mile stretch of National Avenue, between South 27th and South 39th streets. Donovan cited "...

All killer, no filler: Classic B-movies go “Under The Knife” at X-Ray Arcade

Matt Wild

June 5, 2019

It's a tale as old as time: You're watching an ancient public domain horror movie—maybe one of those Roger Corman flicks where Boris Karloff putters around a castle for 80 minutes—and you wish the thing would j...

Streetcar ridership doing just fine, eventual fare still up in air

Matt Wild

June 5, 2019

The Milwaukee streetcar—a.k.a. The Hop—launched in November 2018. Seems like a million years ago, doesn't it? Since the service's "Grand Hop-ening," there's been no shortage of drama: lawsuits, angry press rele...

Let’s talk about Kopp’s Frozen Custard’s Father’s Day special, “Nuts For Daddy”

Matt Wild

June 3, 2019

Summer is just around the corner, which means it's almost time to hang out at one of Milwaukee's best summer hangouts, Kopp's Frozen Custard. (Any location will do!) Also just around the corner: Father's Day, w...

When you feel like nobody cares, watch the video for Tigernite’s incredible “Oracle”

Matt Wild

June 3, 2019

When one thinks of Tigernite (which one should do often), one thinks of glam-rock vamping, mile-high choruses, and glitter. So much glitter. But, as we said about the band's excellent 2018 album Sublunary: "The...

12 pictures of new food items coming to Summerfest 2019, and that’s it

Matt Wild

May 31, 2019

...

Welcome…to the vendor lineup for that Walker’s Point food truck park

Matt Wild

May 31, 2019

30 photos of the new Saint Kate arts hotel, plus 5 photos of a haunted penthouse we slept in that one time

Matt Wild

May 30, 2019

On Tuesday, June 4, Milwaukee's newest arts hotel, Saint Kate, will open to the public. The long-anticipated project is a full reimagining of the former InterContinental Milwaukee hotel at 139 E Kilbourn Ave., ...

Violent Femmes will play free “Cheers to Milwaukee” show at Riverside Theater June 6

Matt Wild

May 30, 2019

Hey! On Thursday, June 6, Violent Femmes will headline the third annual "Cheers to Milwaukee" show at Riverside Theater! Hosted by Miller Brewing and Riverside Theater, the show is absolutely FREE! You hear tha...

Emma Daisy Gertel chosen to create Westown’s Gateway Mural

Matt Wild

May 29, 2019

Back in March, Downtown Milwaukee announced an open call for the Gateway Mural Project, an initiative to bring a bit of color and action to the west-facing facade of 622 W. Wisconsin Ave. Today, the winning art...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re okay for staycationers, terrific for retirees

Matt Wild

May 29, 2019

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 deigns ...

Sleater-Kinney release new song, announce October 16 show at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

May 29, 2019

If you've ever thought to yourself, "You know what the world needs now? A new Sleater-Kinney song. And maybe a new Sleater-Kinney tour," you're in for a treat. Wednesday morning, the legendary trio of Carrie Br...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 19-25)

Matt Wild

May 28, 2019

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...

Summerfest announces 2019 Emerging Artist Series

Matt Wild

May 28, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Backline selects Kaylee Crossfire, Klassik, REYNA for latest music accelerator program

Matt Wild

May 28, 2019

Tuesday night, Backline—a grant and educational initiative from 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and startup accelerator gener8tor—announced the recipients of its latest music accelerator and grant program. Rapper Kaylee...

Milwaukee not too proud to beg Bucks, anyone else to help pay for streetcar

Matt Wild

May 24, 2019