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

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...

Milwaukee Film Festival announces 2025 attendance and winners, 2026 dates

Matt Wild

May 14, 2025

The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last week. It was a blast! From April 24 through May 8, more than 200 feature films and short films screened at the Oriental and Downer theatres. There were Q&As,...

Sex Scenes serve up snotty, searing hardcore on ‘Everything Makes Me Sick’

Matt Wild

May 13, 2025

"How can I think at a time like this / When everything just makes me sick? / AHHHHHHHHHH!" Have truer words ever been sung/screamed about living in the year 2025? Probably not. These particular words come co...

Here are Summerfest’s “get in free” admission promotions for 2025

Matt Wild

May 12, 2025

Summerfest! You know it, you love it, and you want to get in for free! And thanks to the bevy of admission promotions listed below, you can totally do that last part! Summerfest 2025 runs for three consecuti...

We’re partnering with Lion’s Tooth for a monthly Music Book Club

Matt Wild

May 12, 2025

Do you like books? Do you like music? Do you like books about music? Then you're in luck, because we're partnering with beloved Bay View bookstore Lion's Tooth (2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) for a monthly Music Bo...

A clue-by-clue solution to our 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival treasure hunt

Matt Wild

May 9, 2025

In case you missed it, the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up Thursday night. It was a blast! (The line for the Closing Night film, Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, went around the block.) Oh, and something el...

Summerfest boosts 2025 lineup with Third Eye Blind, Local H, numerous Milwaukee acts, more

Matt Wild

May 8, 2025

It looks like we need to update our easy-to-read Summerfest 2025 lineup article, because the Big Gig just juiced its lineup with a bunch of new names. Leading the pack are Third Eye Blind and The Gufs, who w...

Here’s the 2025 lineup for Lake Park’s Musical Mondays

Matt Wild

May 8, 2025

Milwaukee summers are absolutely stuffed with outdoor music series. (Need proof? Here you go!) But none of those outdoor music series are quite as cozy—or quite as eclectic—as Musical Mondays. The free summerti...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The wonderful world (and programs) of Milwaukee Recreation

Matt Wild

May 8, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Milwaukee Recreation! Milwaukee Recreation is the best. For more ...

Boat gone

Matt Wild

May 7, 2025

After nearly seven months of being stranded on the Milwaukee shores of Lake Michigan between Bradford and McKinley beaches, the Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, Deep Thought, or just t...

Sendik’s on Downer temporarily closed by health department due to “escalating pest activity”

Matt Wild

May 5, 2025

UPDATE (5/7/25): Nehring's Sendik's has reopened. Says the Milwaukee Health Department: "During today's re-inspection, MHD confirmed that all pest-related violations have been addressed. Affected areas have bee...

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