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Man who played “Rocky Rococo” is dead. Long live man who played “Rocky Rococo”

February 8, 2016

// Sad news, Wisconsin pizza lovers: Madison's Channel 3000 is reporting that James Martin Pedersen, the man who played the character of "Rocky Rococo" for the beloved (just us?) Rocky Rococo pizza franchis...

Milwaukee development, the Shops of Grand Avenue, and a requiem for the underdog

Matt Wild

February 4, 2016

// There's a moment early on in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy when the novel's befuddled protagonist, Arthur Dent, is lying in the mud in front of a bulldozer, protesting the unexpecte...

Here’s the limited edition screen print for Christopher Lloyd’s ‘Back To The Future’ screening

Matt Wild

February 4, 2016

// Back in December, the space-time continuum was briefly disrupted when it was announced that Christopher Lloyd would be coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, February 20 for a screening of the 1985 bo...

Exclusive: Stream the self-titled Indonesian Junk album that’s going ’round

Matt Wild

February 2, 2016

// Genre labels can be maddening for musicians and listeners alike, offering little to no indication of what an artist actually sounds like. (Honk if the words "post-punk" always leave you with a blank stare....

First video from anti-Scott Walker “Unintimidated” project skewers Facebook activism

Matt Wild

February 2, 2016

// Have you been displeased with Wisconsin's political climate for the last, oh, let's say, five years? Does the very thought of a certain Wisconsin governor make you break out in hives? If you answered "no...

Mark it, dudes: WMSE’s Rock-N-Roll Bowl returns March 20

Matt Wild

February 1, 2016

// Winter in Milwaukee can be a long, slushy slog, filled with interminable grey days and bitterly cold nights. But Milwaukeeans are a hardy bunch, and wintertime events like Riverwest FemFest and Burnheart...

Reviewing Kato Kaelin’s review of ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’

Matt Wild

January 29, 2016

// Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • When the Green Bay Packers were knocked out of the playoffs a few week...

Christopher Porterfield channels early Milwaukee music hustler for “How To Write A Popular Song”

Matt Wild

January 26, 2016

// In 1893, Milwaukee-based songwriter Charles K. Harris penned popular music's first multi-million-selling piece of sheet music, "After The Ball," a sentimental ballad with a bittersweet twist ending. Thir...

‘Making A Murderer’ attorneys Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will speak at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

January 26, 2016

Perhaps you've heard of Making A Murderer, the 10-part Netflix documentary investigating the contentious legal issues surrounding Manitowoc resident Steven Avery and the murder of Teresa Halbach. Perhaps yo...

Dave Chappelle will return to the Pabst for 8 shows in 4 nights, beginning this Sunday

Matt Wild

January 25, 2016

// It seems like only yesterday when Dave Chappelle dropped by Milwaukee for two—no, make that four; no, make that six—shows at the Pabst Theater. That instantly sold-out three-night stint was one of the hi...

The restaurant inside of Yield, Comiskey’s Burgers, now features more burgers

Matt Wild

January 21, 2016

// For the past 10 years, Yield has made an East Side name for itself with lively crowds, lively live music, and a whole lot of '90s band posters plastered to the walls. The one thing the bar hasn't been kn...

Here’s what was changed to make that non-anti-Semitic Shorewood sculpture even more non-anti-Semitic

Matt Wild

January 18, 2016

Take yourself back to November 2015, when a New Jersey blogger "well known for his innovative and transformative ideas as a marketing, social media, and business development consultant" named Matt Sweetwood tra...

Tom Bamberger explores time and trash with 36-foot-long landfill photo in “Civil Twilight”

Matt Wild

January 14, 2016

// For all of photography’s triumphs in capturing a moment in time, the medium is surprisingly ill suited to capturing a moment over time. A moment is just that, and although plenty of exceptions abound—thi...

Alverno Presents’ current season will be its last, and that really sucks

Matt Wild

January 13, 2016

// For the past 56 (!) years, the performing arts series of Alverno College, Alverno Presents, has been bringing some of the most rewarding art and artists to Milwaukee's doorstep. Internationally celebrate...

Exclusive: Revel in the blues-rock goodness of The Young Revelators’ ‘All I See’

Matt Wild

January 13, 2016

// When one thinks of the sound of Riverwest, "earnest blues-rock" probably doesn't come to mind. Yet here are The Young Revelators, a young (natch) trio hailing from the ever-buzzing neighborhood, speciali...

First Impression: Asian Fusion

Matt Wild

January 11, 2016

// The East Side stretch of North Avenue is currently going through ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. Most of those changes have been smart: a remodeled and expanded Ian's Pizza is terrific, the new East Library (and AT...

Let’s analyze that photo of Brett Favre watching yesterday’s Packers game

Matt Wild

January 11, 2016

// We're all cool with Brett Favre again, right? Right. Following Favre's two-pronged Green Bay Packers homecoming this season, it seems the great state of Wisconsin is finally content to let bygones be byg...

Forget Powerball: try to open a downtown strip club, inevitably get denied, sue the city

Matt Wild

January 8, 2016

// Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • If someone tries to open a strip club in Downtown Milwaukee and OnMilw...

Let’s look back on 2015 with Milwaukee’s favorite troll, Sheriff David Clarke

Matt Wild

January 7, 2016

// How's your 2016 going so far? Good? Kind of shitty? We hear you. How about 2015? Sure, we may be a full week into the new year, but that doesn't mean it's too late to look back and take stock of the year...

Nick Sanborn’s solo project, Made Of Oak, will play Cactus Club April 8

Matt Wild

January 6, 2016

// Milwaukee expat and former Decibully member Nick Sanborn is one busy fellow. In addition to his current high-profile gig as one-half of Sylvan Esso, Sanborn occasionally records and performs under his lo...

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