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Eaux Claires festival will return August 12-13, 2016

October 21, 2015

The inaugural Eaux Claires festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin was a breath of fresh air in a music festival climate dominated by overhyped shit-shows like Coachella and Bonnaroo. The Justin Vernon- (Bon Iver) an...

Hello Death and friends go crazy with “Prince Uncovered” for Alverno Presents

Matt Wild

October 19, 2015

If you’re angling to include Prince in the Great American Songbook, situating him alongside such tintype legends as Stephen Foster, you’re eventually going to have to contend with lyrics like “I sincerely want ...

Here are the Wisconsin theaters participating in the “Star Wars Marathon Event” December 17

Matt Wild

October 19, 2015

On December 18, 2015, millions of voices will suddenly cry out in orgasmic glee when Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters. And why not? Fans have been waiting on pins and needles for the J.J. Abrams-d...

First Impression: Sal’s Pizza

Matt Wild

October 16, 2015

If you tweak the old expression “May you live in interesting times” to “May you live in interesting pizza times” (and why wouldn’t you want to do this?), Milwaukee surely fits the bill. The last few years have ...

Jesse Eisenberg will appear at Boswell Book Company in October

Matt Wild

October 16, 2015

Boswell Book Company is known for a lot of things: being a breath of fresh, independent air in the world of bookselling; proudly continuing the homegrown traditions of its predecessor, Harry W. Schwartz; and br...

Listen to Q The Sun and Milo find their way “On The Way To Something Else”

Matt Wild

October 14, 2015

Music can be an exact science, thoroughly rehearsed and produced, or it can be spontaneous and off-the-cuff. Both approaches have their merits, though the latter often leads to the more unexpected and thrilling...

2015 Milwaukee Film Festival attracted 70,885 attendees—a 10% increase over 2014

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

Yesterday we rounded up our 12 standout moments from the recently wrapped 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival; today, Milwaukee Film has revealed a few highlights of its own. 70,885 of them, to be exact. Featuring ...

That fire-breathing “Pirate Party Barge” is totally for sale, matey

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

If you’ve sailed the Milwaukee waterways in the last few years—or simply glanced in the general direction of the Milwaukee waterways—you’ve probably spotted that absolutely crazy and undeniable awesome “Pirate ...

Watch WebsterX go public on PBS’ ’30-Minute Music Hour’

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

If you’re looking for a Milwaukee artist with big ideas and bigger ambitions, look no further than WebsterX. The last few years have seen the young rapper take the initial momentum of his terrific debut album D...

Found Footage Festival will return to Milwaukee in November with “Salute to Weirdos”

Matt Wild

October 12, 2015

For more than 10 years, Wisconsin natives Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher have been bravely scouring America’s cut-out bins, Goodwills, and dumpsters in order to find some of the most bizarre and delightful VHS od...

John Waters’ ‘Polyester’ will screen at the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival in 35mm and “Odorama”

Matt Wild

October 12, 2015

Two of the many, many highlights of the recently wrapped 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival were screenings of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, both in glorious 35mm. But while it was incred...

Halloween Superstores Of The Damned: Discount Halloveen

Matt Wild

October 8, 2015

If there’s one holiday season that depends almost entirely on “mood,” it’s Halloween. Christmas and Easter have obvious religious ties, the Fourth of July has obvious national ties, and Thanksgiving has food. S...

Here’s what’s screening at “Shocktoberfest” at the Avalon, Rosebud, and Times

Matt Wild

October 6, 2015

It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with “Rocktober” and “Shocktober” events. In the case of the latter, the...

26 horror films set in Wisconsin

Matt Wild

October 5, 2015

This article is from 2015. If various tourism organizations are to be believed, Wisconsin is filled with natural beauty, endless outdoor and urban activities, and die-hard Packers fans. If various horror fil...

Exclusive: Listen to WebsterX remix and “reslice” Airo Kwil’s “Tangerine Tint”

Matt Wild

October 5, 2015

In a Milwaukee musical landscape currently dotted with singular artists and cross-pollinated projects, it’s still easy to pick out Airo Kwil from the crowd. The outfit is the rapping alter-ego of New Boyz Club ...

MFF2015 Day 9: The Milwaukee Show II, ‘Turbo Kid’

Matt Wild

October 2, 2015

The 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival runs Thursday, September 24 through Thursday, October 8. Check out our list of 13 reasons to get excited for the fest here. If you’re looking for daily recommendations and/or wh...

Brandi Carlile goes big and gets intimate at stunning Pabst Theater show

Matt Wild

September 30, 2015

Before anything else is said about Brandi Carlile’s sold-out show at Pabst Theater Tuesday night, it should be noted that halfway through the evening the singer-songwriter performed the impossibly gorgeous and ...

Watch children ride, get pummeled by sheep in Dogs In Ecstasy’s “Do Me Ronnie” video

Matt Wild

September 29, 2015

We’re big rodeo fans here at Milwaukee Record, and even bigger “mutton busting” nuts. (Heh.) What’s mutton busting, you ask? Why, only the time-honored tradition of strapping small children to ornery sheep and ...

MFF2015 Day 1: ‘Youth,’ Opening Night Party

Matt Wild

September 24, 2015

// The 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival runs Thursday, September 24 through Thursday, October 8. Check out our list of 13 reasons to get excited for the fest here. If you’re looking for daily recommendations and/...

Return to Haunchyville

Matt Wild

September 22, 2015

This article is from 2015. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: There’s a place, somewhere deep in the woods of Muskego, where a group of mysterious little people have created their own pint-sized mini-u...

Author Matt Wild