Author: Matt Wild

Falcon Bowl finds new operators, announces “Falcon Flea” market on December 18

December 1, 2022

Back in June 2021, iconic Riverwest bar/hall/bowling alley Falcon Bowl (801 E. Clarke St.) was listed for sale. "Let's all chip in and buy Falcon Bowl for $249,000 and not turn it into something awful," we said...

Celebrate a ‘Wisconsin Christmas’ with this stocking-stuffed 22-track comp

Matt Wild

December 1, 2022

Christmas radio is fine and all, but let's be honest: how many times do you really need to hear Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" and/or a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas"? If you're looking instead f...

Milwaukee has a new district: the Milwaukee Theater District

Matt Wild

November 30, 2022

Milwaukee, as we all know, is a City of Neighborhoods. (Seriously: throw a stone in one neighborhood and it'll land in another.) But it soon may be known as something else: a city of Districts. Yes, hot on t...

Hughes Family Band spends ‘One Last Night With Nathan Hughes’

Matt Wild

November 29, 2022

The title of Hughes Family Band's debut full-length, One Last Night With Nathan Hughes, is a somber hat-tip to its tragic backstory. Nathan Hughes, the band's co-founder and one half of its namesake (joining br...

As Oak carves out magic in fantastic, enigmatic ‘Lake House Sessions’

Matt Wild

November 28, 2022

Some records simply do their thing and light up the pleasure centers in your brain. Other records hum with a strange and unclassifiable energy that penetrates every bone and pore and follicle in your body. Lake...

Coming soon: a historical documentary about Brady Street, produced by docUWM

Matt Wild

November 25, 2022

Anyone who has dipped into a John Gurda book or documentary knows that Milwaukee is steeped in history. Bridge wars, socialist mayors, bronze statue controversies—it's all there, and more. Speaking of "more," t...

Prep for the holly jolly season with Meltwater Pulse’s ‘A Very Melty Christmas’ comp

Matt Wild

November 23, 2022

"Daylight's fading away / And even though it's almost here / Christmas is further away this year." So sings Milwaukee musician Brett J.B. on the tear-jerking "Further Away," a strong new entrant in the ever-pop...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (November 6-19)

Matt Wild

November 22, 2022

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Here are the MCTS routes that are being cut or changed in 2023

Matt Wild

November 22, 2022

In a preview of the tough times ahead for Milwaukee County, Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) recently announced a number of service changes included in the County's 2023 budget. Per MCTS, those service ch...

Stuff We Missed: The Bucks can’t wear cream-colored jerseys anymore because of digital ads

Matt Wild

November 18, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Ever wonder why the Milwaukee Bucks and other NBA teams don't wear cream-col...

Sweet Joy Brazilian Cafe opening soon in former Brewed spot on Brady Street

Matt Wild

November 16, 2022

Beloved Brady Street business Brewed Cafe closed its doors after 14 years in 2021, but the location won't remain empty for long. Brazilian native Marcia Joy plans to open Sweet Joy Brazilian Cafe at 1208 E. ...

R.I.P. Wisconsin Pizza Authority?

Matt Wild

November 16, 2022

If a disconnected phone line and an interior strewn with junk and debris are any indication, Wisconsin Pizza Authority has closed. The pizza purveyor at 1888 N. Humboldt Ave.—just across the street from Finks, ...

Cozy up to the debut EP from Bunk Bed, ‘Top Bunk, Bottom Bunk’

Matt Wild

November 15, 2022

There's an old episode of Unsolved Mysteries about a family in Horicon, Wisconsin, who, back in 1987, claimed their house was haunted. Their story covered all the classics—demonic forces, hellish visions, terri...

Lizzo will play Fiserv Forum May 16, 2023; P!nk will play American Family Field August 14, 2023

Matt Wild

November 14, 2022

Hot on the heels of the just-announced Imagine Dragons Summerfest show, Milwaukee has gone ahead and (simultaneously, thus the two-for-one article) announced two more big shows for 2023: Lizzo at Fiserv Forum T...

Tempting fate, Summerfest books Imagine Dragons for July 8, 2023

Matt Wild

November 14, 2022

The history of Summerfest is chock-full of infamous shows—the time George Carlin got arrested, for example. One of the more recent examples comes from 2013, when bombastic rock band Imagine Dragons played the M...

Former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on missing Milwaukee politics: “It’s all yours, baby!”

Matt Wild

November 14, 2022

Does former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett—who held the city's top position from 2004 to 2021, only to suddenly resign mid-term and accept a position as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg—miss his old gig?...

Stuff We Missed: Lakefront Brewery will ditch bottles, go “all cans” in February

Matt Wild

November 11, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Remember that part in Beck's "Where It's At" where he says "Bottles and cans...

Drift off, fall in love with Sleepy Gaucho’s “Best Drug”

Matt Wild

November 11, 2022

It's been a long week. Winter has arrived. Twitter is a mess. A maddening election cycle has finally come to an end. The guy who voiced Batman on the forever-awesome Batman: The Animated Series is dead. What to...

Revamped Hacienda Taproom & Kitchen now home to some of East Side’s best food, drinks

Matt Wild

November 10, 2022

It's a quiet Wednesday on the East Side, but inside Hacienda Taproom & Kitchen—née Hacienda Beer Co.—something is happening. Amidst pockets of folks sipping beer at the bar and a handful of tables taking pa...

9 Milwaukee places to relax or break stuff, should you need to do such things in the upcoming days

Matt Wild

November 8, 2022

Apropos of nothing, here are 9 places in Milwaukee (and the surrounding Milwaukee area) where you can relax or break stuff! (This list is far from exhaustive, so let us know YOUR favorite place to relax or brea...

Author Matt Wild