Author Matt Wild

Lauryl Sulfate and LUXI team up for “Basement Show”

January 8, 2021

Ahhh, the basement show. That magical beast where 17 hardcore bands are on one bill, where three dozen people have to squeeze past the washer and dryer without accidentally unplugging the Christmas lights, and ...

Everything at West Allis Bakers Square is up for auction (sorry, no pies)

Matt Wild

January 8, 2021

Last month saw the closing of the last remaining Bakers Square in Wisconsin. The Elm Grove location followed the closing of a Shorewood location in 2016, and locations in Greenfield and West Allis earlier in 20...

When will the Marcus Center parking structure snow piles melt THIS year?

Matt Wild

January 6, 2021

Back in spring 2019, we asked a perennial Milwaukee question: When would the big snow piles on the sides of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts parking structure, 929 N. Water St., finally melt? We kept t...

Favorite Milwaukee Music We Forgot To Include In Our Year-End Favorites: Red Stuff, ‘Bless Us’

Matt Wild

January 6, 2021

In 2020 we dropped our usual year-end "25 Best Milwaukee Albums" list and went with something less stuffy. "Milwaukee Record's favorite Milwaukee music of 2020" contained lists of our favorite LPs and EPs, but ...

Greet the new year with Mere Of Light and the wistful “Moon From A Well”

Matt Wild

January 5, 2021

Entering a new year is a lot like waking up in the morning: it's best done slowly, quietly, and, if at all possible, without doomscrolling through Twitter. With that in mind, please let new Milwaukee project Me...

Ranking Milwaukee-themed polka songs by the number of times they say “Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

January 5, 2021

Back in December, Milwaukee-area polka king Mike Schneider released a video for his delightful "Christmas Kielbasa." The song ended up getting stuck in our heads for approximately three weeks. Go figure.htt...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Kicking icy chunks of slush out of your vehicle’s wheel wells

Matt Wild

January 4, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places strange wintertime activities come and go, while some places strange wintertime activities become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit ...

Rexxx goes to the toppermost of the poppermost in video for “Animal”

Matt Wild

January 4, 2021

Back when the Beatles were a struggling band playing dingy clubs and ratty ballrooms, John Lennon would cheer the group on with a rallying cry. "Where are we going, fellas?" Lennon would ask. "To the top, Johnn...

Milwaukee Admirals “opt out” of 2020-21 American Hockey League season

Matt Wild

January 4, 2021

Milwaukee Admirals owner and CEO Harris Turer announced on Monday that the team will "opt out" of the 2020-21 American Hockey League season. Why? Because of the "financial and related implications caused by the...

Reminder: Only four more days before Miller Park becomes American Family Field

Matt Wild

December 28, 2020

Yep. There are only four more days before Miller Park, long the home of your Milwaukee Brewers, becomes American Family Field. That's it. That's the article.Okay, here's a little more. The change becomes of...

Scott Walker supports local business with cropped pizza photo from 2019

Matt Wild

December 27, 2020

We need to support local restaurants and small businesses in these difficult and trying times. You know it, we know it, former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker knows it. Don't believe us on the last part? Behold...

Marijuana-themed Cheba Hut planned for corner of Oakland and Locust

Matt Wild

December 22, 2020

Way, way back in 2018, Fort Collins, Colorado-based marijuana-themed restaurant chain Cheba Hut announced plans to set up shop in Milwaukee. Now, during a particularly harsh time when we all need the chain's "t...

New “MKE It Local” campaign supports local businesses, gives away a bunch of gift cards

Matt Wild

December 22, 2020

Want to support local businesses during this long, long, winter? A new campaign from Milwaukee Downtown BID #21, dubbed "MKE It Local," is making that a little easier—and tossing in a bunch of free gift cards, ...

Wisconsin! Now you can request a free at-home COVID-19 collection kit

Matt Wild

December 22, 2020

Do you enjoy getting tested for COVID-19 but wish you could do it in the comfort of your own home (with a licensed health care professional supervising over a Zoom call)? Now you can, thanks to an at-home COVID...

Updates on what’s going on with COVID-19 vaccinations in Milwaukee and Wisconsin

Matt Wild

December 21, 2020

What's going on with COVID-19 vaccinations in Milwaukee and Wisconsin? We're keeping tabs on the story in this updated roundup piece.MONDAY, DECEMBER 21Wisconsin will receive shipments of Moderna COVID-...

Wisconsin will receive shipments of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week

Matt Wild

December 21, 2020

More good news, Wisconsin. Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Monday that Wisconsin will receive shipments of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The initial shipment of 1...

Wanna sing the national anthem before a Bucks game (virtually, of course)? Submit a video now

Matt Wild

December 17, 2020

Wanna sing the national anthem at Fiserv Forum before a Milwaukee Bucks game? Actually since it's 2020, let's try that again: Wanna have a video of you singing the national anthem play at Fiserv Forum before a ...

Gov. Evers announces new contact tracing app for your phone, WI Exposure Notification

Matt Wild

December 17, 2020

Cool! Unleash the "BUT MY PRIVACY" comments from folks currently using Facebook on their phones. Here's the press release for the so-called WI Exposure Notification app:Gov. Evers Announces New Contact ...

Get Fudgy’s new 30-song double LP by donating to Milwaukee nonprofit Pathfinders

Matt Wild

December 16, 2020

When we last heard from Fudgy, the far-flung group of musicians led by Milwaukee's Justin Kern (other members hail from Buffalo, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis) was offering its latest 7-inch record in e...

Milwaukee PBS releases statement on future of ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’

Matt Wild

December 15, 2020

On Sunday, the Washington County Insider reported that Milwaukee PBS programming staple Around The Corner With John McGivern would not be returning for another season. According to the story, McGivern himself l...