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      CJ Johnson
      June 19, 2026
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      Vince Morales
      June 18, 2026
    • Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Force’s ‘We Carry Heavy Blood,’ Silver Circle’s Headbanger Half

      Steve Lampiris
      June 17, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 17, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 17, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 16, 2026
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      March 16, 2021
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      June 19, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 16, 2026
    • Brady Street will launch 6-week ‘Summer Safety Pilot Program’ June 25

      Matt Wild
      June 15, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 15, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 13, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 12, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      April 15, 2024
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      Juan Miguel Martinez
      June 19, 2026
    • We tried 10 new food/drink items at Summerfest (2026 edition)

      Milwaukee Record Staff
      June 19, 2026
    • Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Binge the bluegill at Andrea’s Red Rooster in Waukesha

      Caleb Westphal
      June 12, 2026
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      Juan Miguel Martinez
      June 12, 2026
    • Nadi Plates will NOT move into former Crossroads Collective, will move into former Pomona Cider Co. instead

      Matt Wild
      June 11, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 11, 2026
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      May 22, 2015
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      Rick Katschke
      June 10, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      March 25, 2026
    • Comedy for a cause: Raegan Niemela discusses this week’s Cowboy Killers “ICE Out Now!” benefit show

      Tyler Maas
      March 24, 2026
    • The Laughing Tap will celebrate grand re-opening at new downtown home March 27-28

      Matt Wild
      February 24, 2026
    • Comedy (and ‘The Traitors’) fans rejoice: Ron Funches will return to Turner Hall this summer

      Tyler Maas
      February 18, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      December 8, 2025
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      Tyler Maas
      June 7, 2017
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      Tyler Maas
      June 18, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 17, 2026
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      Michael Viers
      June 15, 2026
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      Tad Kriofske Mainella
      June 2, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      May 26, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      May 21, 2026
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      February 4, 2016
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      Matt Wild
      June 18, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 12, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 10, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 10, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      May 29, 2026
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      May 27, 2026
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      September 17, 2014
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      June 16, 2026
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      Matt Wild
      June 9, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      June 3, 2026
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      Milwaukee Brewers had a designated ‘Tarps Off’ section at Tuesday’s game

      Matt Wild
      May 26, 2026
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      Tyler Maas
      May 7, 2026
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      Milwaukee Record Staff
      April 29, 2026
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      July 31, 2019
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      Rick Katschke
      June 9, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      June 2, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      May 26, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      May 19, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      May 12, 2026
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      Rick Katschke
      May 5, 2026
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Locust Street Festival, Beer Run/Walk moving to June 1

Matt Wild
March 14, 2025
Last month, in the dead of winter, we gave you two summertime events to look forward to: Locust Street Festival and Center Street Daze. Well, the date of one of those events has changed, so update your calendar...

Join us at Boswell March 20 when we talk to Christine Wenc, author of new book about The Onion

Matt Wild
March 13, 2025
The Onion. You know it, you love it, you probably have a favorite headline. (Ours: "37 Record-Store Clerks Feared Dead In Yo La Tengo Concert Disaster.") But how much do you really know about The Onion? Yes, it...

Here’s the schedule for Oriental Theatre’s David Lynch retrospective

Matt Wild
March 13, 2025
If you're a David Lynch obsessive like we are, you've been mainlining Lynch movies, Lynch TV, Lynch documentaries, Lynch music, and Lynch clips ever since the director's death in January. Ugh. Just typing that ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 26 – March 11, 2025)

Matt Wild
March 12, 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...

Drinking a beer in the Domes: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild
March 11, 2025
In 2024, following nearly a decade of endless campaigns and task forces, Milwaukee County finally embraced an ambitious plan to "reimagine" the Mitchell Park Domes. The $134 million multi-year plan will not onl...

Nelly, Shaq will play Brewers postgame concerts in 2025

Matt Wild
March 10, 2025
Remember when Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature, and Rob Base played a Milwaukee Brewers postgame concert in 2022? Well, buckle up for something in kinda-sorta the same wheelhouse in 2025. On Monday, the Brewer...

Cyndi Lauper will bring farewell tour to AmFam Amphitheater August 3

Matt Wild
March 10, 2025
We'll keep this short and sweet, folks: Music icon Cyndi Lauper will bring her "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour" to Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Sunday, August 3. The show is pa...

Enjoy this bootleg recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan at Oriental Theatre in 1985

Matt Wild
March 10, 2025
Milwaukee's Oriental Theatre isn't just a historic movie palace, it's a historic concert venue. Dedicated musical concerts at the East Side theater may be few and far between these days, but, over the decades, ...

Bug Moment sets new high score with ‘The Lazer Collection’

Matt Wild
March 7, 2025
On 2023's The Flying Toad Circus, Milwaukee "emo-adjacent rock melancholia" group Bug Moment spun a hushed and haunting spell. There were moments of brilliant noise and anguished cries, but the bulk of the reco...

MKE musicians headed to SXSW; wish them luck at tonight’s Cooperage sendoff party

Matt Wild
March 6, 2025
Beginning this weekend, the 2025 South by Southwest music conference/festival/blowout will take over every venue/bar/corner of Austin, Texas. And amidst all the madness will be a contingent of artists giving Au...

Food/Drink Roundup: Milwaukee named 8th best beer city in U.S., which seems low

Matt Wild
March 5, 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: Milwaukee is only the 8th best beer city in the U.S.? • Milwaukee exi...

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Matt Wild
March 4, 2025
More than two dozen 4th, 5th, and 6th graders dash around a dimly lit gymnasium. Discussions of money and morality are punctuated by the sounds of fire alarms and mid-period Styx. The richest person in the worl...

Here’s Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s 2025 State of the City address

Matt Wild
March 4, 2025
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson delivered his 2025 State of the City address at the Baird Center on Monday. He was introduced by his predecessor, former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Johnson's wide-ranging a...

Oriental, Downer theaters will go cashless beginning March 10

Matt Wild
March 3, 2025
The 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to run April 24 through May 8 at the Oriental Theatre and Downer Theatre. (Sorry, MFF films won't be screening at the Avalon or Times this year.) It will feature approxim...

McBob’s would like to remind you not to scream at your server if they give you root beer instead of Dr Pepper

Matt Wild
February 28, 2025
In February 2024, business partners Katy Klinnert and Sara McConville assumed ownership of beloved neighborhood treasure McBob's Pub & Grill (4919 W. North Ave.; 414-871-5050). "I looked around and I though...

George Webb on Oakland is closed; building owner would like something that’s NOT George Webb

Matt Wild
February 26, 2025
After more than 15 years of dedicated service, affordable burgers, and eternally sketchy vibes, the George Webb at 2935 N. Oakland Ave. on Milwaukee's East Side has closed. The news was first reported on Tuesda...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 12-25, 2025)

Matt Wild
February 26, 2025
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No matter the season, Danny Arcane will heat things up with “Girl”

Matt Wild
February 26, 2025
Milwaukee singer-songwriter Danny Arcane largely travels in the indie-pop lane, but he's no stranger to some good old fashioned slow jams. Back in 2023, The U.S.- and U.K.-raised Arcane released the smooth "Do ...

Orange two-sided anchor tied to the Milwaukee Boat: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild
February 25, 2025
The beloved Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. the S.S. Milwaukee, the S.S. Minnow, the Minnow, Deep Thought, or just "The Boat"—ran ashore on October 13, 2024. But this article isn't about who owns the thing or why it hasn...

Let’s vote on when the Marcus Center snow pile will melt this year (2025 edition)

Matt Wild
February 24, 2025
Hey! Guess what? It's time to vote on when the Marcus Center snow pile will melt THIS year! You know the pile. It's that big snow pile in downtown Milwaukee, at 929 N. Water St. The one on the side of the Ma...
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