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New gaming bar, The Familiar Place, planned for Oakland Avenue

June 4, 2025

Sheenna Kleveno and Michael Taylor are getting married this year. But that's not the only big project on the couple's plate. Kleveno and Taylor are also planning on opening a gaming bar—stuffed with card games,...

Let’s argue about Milwaukee County replacing its July 3 lakefront fireworks with a drone show

Matt Wild

June 4, 2025

In 2024, Milwaukee County canceled its long-running July 3 fireworks display due to lack of sponsorship. This, as they say, made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move. So what does...

Trio of county supervisors will “raise a toast” to Milwaukee Boat removal on Friday

Matt Wild

June 4, 2025

It's been nearly a month since Milwaukee towing company All City Towing successfully towed the Milwaukee Boat, a.k.a. the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, Deep Thought, or just The Boat. Now, three Milwaukee Co...

My Office will reopen as Your Office this summer

Matt Wild

May 29, 2025

Remember My Office? That little dive bar and restaurant at 763 N. Milwaukee St.? Where you could get a drink and if you were hungry the woman behind the bar might randomly make some spaghetti? Yeah, that was My...

Dr. Mark Borchardt will see (and overprescribe) Trapper Schoepp now in “Loaded” video

Matt Wild

May 29, 2025

Every Trapper Schoepp album/era features an unexpected twist. There was the one with Mark Maron on guitar. There was the one with that guy from Office Space. There was the one where Trapper finished a Bob Dylan...

Food/Drink Roundup: Smoothie place may be opening next to boba place on Downer Ave.

Matt Wild

May 28, 2025

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: a new smoothie place opening next to a boba place on Downer Avenue. •...

Here are all the new food and drink items coming to Summerfest 2025, and that’s it

Matt Wild

May 28, 2025

FOOD Angelo’s Pizza – Sicilian Cheesy Garlic Breadsticks Beats & Eats - Lumpia City Mac 'n Cheese Rolls, Lumpia City Apple Crisp Rolls Charcoal Grill and Rotisserie - 1/4 Rotisserie Chicken with Frie...

Walk with Waldoch in video for The Hallelujah Ward’s “Your Uncertain Shadow”

Matt Wild

May 27, 2025

Look up the phrase "Milwaukee treasure" in the dictionary (not an online dictionary, but an old Funk & Wagnalls dictionary) and you'll find a photo of Mark Waldoch. The singer/songwriter/guitar tech/bartend...

The “Hatman” cometh in debut single from heavy psych band Shadeseeker

Matt Wild

May 27, 2025

True story: Long before the mysterious "Hatman" emerged as an online, creepypasta-era boogeyman, this author totally saw the Hatman. Here's what happened, from my 2017 article about spending the night at Milwau...

Spirit of Milwaukee Boat lives on in new music videos

Matt Wild

May 23, 2025

It's been just over two weeks since the Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, Deep Thought, or just the Boat–was cruelly taken from us. On May 6, after nearly seven months of being stranded betw...

Pop the popcorn and come to our screening of ‘Real Genius,’ June 18 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

May 22, 2025

The great Val Kilmer passed away on April 1 at the age of 65. He left behind a filmography filled with idiosyncratic classics: Top Secret!, Top Gun, Willow, The Doors, Tombstone, Heat—hell, even The Island Of D...

Summerfest 2025 will feature a “mythical North Woods dreamscape where ancient forest spirits harness the magic of the Aurora Borealis in a cosmic chorus of light and song”

Matt Wild

May 22, 2025

Summerfest is all about the music, the food, and the bleachers, but it's also about the quirky one-off attractions. Remember that "Fritos Legacy Diner" in 2023? Remember that "cosmic corn field" in 2024? Well, ...

MKE Music Rewind: Volcano Choir, ‘Repave’ (2013)

Matt Wild

May 22, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Volcano Choir's Repave, from 2013. As a Wi...

Summerfest will transform South Party Pavilion into country-themed Lasso Lounge

Matt Wild

May 21, 2025

Longtime Milwaukee Record readers will remember our reviews of Summerfest's Taped / Pre-Recorded Music. From 2014 through 2021, our very own Tyler Maas would go to Summerfest at noon on opening day, head over t...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 7-20, 2025)

Matt Wild

May 21, 2025

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

Here’s a press release about the RNC’s reported $321 million economic impact, mixed with RNC headlines and photos from 2024

Matt Wild

May 20, 2025

Ten months after the Republican National Convention rolled into and out of town (July 15-18, 2024), we know how much money the convention pumped into the local economy. Or, to be more precise, how much money a ...

Here’s 100% of the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair main stage lineup

Matt Wild

May 20, 2025

The 2025 Wisconsin State Fair will take place July 31 - August 10. As always, we can't wait. The food! The fun! The pig races! The T-shirt tents where one shirt is Taylor Swift, the next one is "SORRY IF I OFFE...

Remembering when Milwaukee had a Chocolate Factory (and eating at the Elm Grove location today)

Matt Wild

May 16, 2025

broadstreet.zone(160542); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Third Space Brewing. From May 12 through May 19, belly up and enjoy adventurous, odd, and elaborate coverage of all t...

Food/Drink Roundup: Temple Goddess Café opening soon in former Lafayette Place

Matt Wild

May 15, 2025

broadstreet.zone(160542); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Third Space Brewing. From May 12 through May 19, belly up and enjoy adventurous, odd, and elaborate coverage of all t...

The empty lot where Y-Not III / Nick’s House used to be: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

May 14, 2025

broadstreet.zone(160542); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Third Space Brewing. From May 12 through May 19, belly up and enjoy adventurous, odd, and elaborate coverage of all t...

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