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Watch the gorgeous, cinematic video for WebsterX’s “Lately”

August 10, 2015

There are few Milwaukee musicians working today with as much tenacity, confidence, and forward momentum as WebsterX. Ever since the release of Desperate Youth in 2013, the tireless rapper—a.k.a. Sam Ahmed—has b...

Phylums’ debut LP, Phylum Phyloid, is a giddy slab of thoughtful three-chord rock and roll

Matt Wild

August 10, 2015

Much like film noir, “gonzo” journalism, and CSI shows, three-chord rock and roll is easy to replicate but hard to perfect. Any band can slap together some ’60-inspired surf guitars and a handful of bubblegum m...

Ian’s Pizza on North Ave. is temporarily closing, expanding, adding wine and beer

Matt Wild

August 7, 2015

Great news for East Side pizza lovers: The North Ave. location of Ian’s Pizza is expanding and adding wine and craft beer to its menu. The only hitch? It’ll be closed for a while. In a somewhat deceptively t...

Exclusive: Listen to two songs from The Scarring Party’s final album, End Times

Matt Wild

August 6, 2015

It’s perhaps surprising that a band specializing in defiantly out-of-time music should make it to its 10th anniversary. But for The Scarring Party, standing apart from musical trends both locally and nationally...

Celebrate the first day of the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair with 10 years of pig racing videos

Matt Wild

August 6, 2015

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2015 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 6-16, thousands upon thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in the sights, t...

Exclusive: Listen to the title track from Marielle Allschwang’s solo debut, Dead Not Done

Matt Wild

August 4, 2015

If Marielle Allschwang’s voice seems familiar, there’s a reason for that. For the past five years the Milwaukee musician has provided vocals—along with violin, guitar, and percussion—for some of the city’s best...

Sat. Nite Duets’ Andi Action goes solo on wonderfully ridiculous All Lit Up

Matt Wild

August 4, 2015

There are plenty of warning signs that All Lit Up, the debut solo album from Sat. Nite Duets’ Andrew Jambura, should be taken with a grain of salt. One, it’s the debut solo album from Sat. Nite Duets’ Andrew Ja...

Watch Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild talk 50 Cent, Miller Park camping on The Morning Blend

Matt Wild

July 30, 2015

Back in April, I wrote about watching popular TMJ4 morning show The Morning Blend for an entire week. I felt pretty good about that. A few days later, The Morning Blend invited me on the show to talk about my p...

50 Cent vodka signing at Oak Creek Woodman’s: A minute-by-minute recap

Matt Wild

July 30, 2015

Remember when the news broke that 50 Cent would be signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek Woodman’s? Of course you do. Remember when everyone asked, “Why is 50 Cent signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek ...

I tented out inside Miller Park and it was fun and weird

Matt Wild

July 28, 2015

I have a shameful confession to make: I haven’t been to a single Brewers game this year. Yes, the team is mostly a mess and the season is a lost cause, but Miller Park is one of my favorite Milwaukee destinatio...

Watch some videos of UFOs—a.k.a. the U.S. Army Golden Knights—flying over Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 27, 2015

// In case you needed a reminder, this past Saturday was bonkers. In one 24-hour period, Milwaukee played host to the Riverwest 24, Brady Street Festival, the Milwaukee Air & Water Show, Milwaukee Brewf...

Inconceivable: The Princess Bride screening at Riverside Theater with Cary Elwes has been canceled

Matt Wild

July 24, 2015

The Princess Bride is one of those movies that isn’t just beloved by countless fans, it’s internalized. The absurdist quotes (“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die,”) the plethora of l...

Let’s remember the Cadillac Escalade that was swallowed by an East Side sinkhole in 2010

Matt Wild

July 23, 2015

Back in 2010, Milwaukee was hit with not one, but two nights of flash flooding in a single week. The night of July 15/16 saw basements and streets overflowing with rain, but it was the second night, July 22/23,...

High Dive coming soon to former Impala Lounge

Matt Wild

July 22, 2015

Since December 2014, the building at 701 E. Center St.—formerly Impala Lounge, and before that River Horse—has been empty. What was once a lively and quintessentially Riverwest-y Riverwest bar has been little m...

Let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 21, 2015

Okay, let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee. So the Journal Sentinel is reporting that a woman called Milwaukee police Monday afternoon claiming she had spotted a lion roaming the ...

Exclusive: Punctuate your summer with two songs from (ORB)’s Inside Voices

Matt Wild

July 21, 2015

Take one glance at the curious punctuation surrounding the name of Milwaukee/Chicago synth-rock duo (ORB), and you wouldn’t be blamed for dismissing the band as an aside, an afterthought. Both of the band’s mem...

Wisconsin punk bands take on Scott Walker with ‘Unintimidated’ project

Matt Wild

July 20, 2015

In case you missed it, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is running for President of the United States. The former Milwaukee County Executive officially announced his candidacy last week at the Waukesha County Fairgr...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): July 13-17

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week’s best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST Senator Chris Larson, on the Senate approval of the Bucks arena deal...

Anything happen in Milwaukee lately? Kind of a boring week, huh?

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • So, anything new in Milwaukee? Kind of a boring week, huh? Yawn. Sure, there ...

Pabst is coming back to Milwaukee (sort of)

Matt Wild

July 15, 2015

Back in 2014, a grassroots effort sprung up with the aim of bringing Pabst Brewing Co. back to Milwaukee. The so-called “Bring PBR Home” campaign turned out to be more froth than beer, but the dream remained: b...

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