Author Matt Wild

Let’s talk about the Rocky Rococo short film playing tonight at the Milwaukee Film Festival

October 28, 2019

Last month, we received an email with the subject line "Rocky Rococo Tipline: (1) New Messages." We opened it immediately."Hi there," the email read. "I know y'all are big Rocky Rococo fans, so just wanted ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (October 20-26)

Matt Wild

October 28, 2019

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...

Reliving the Great Giannis Quote Controversy of yesterday

Matt Wild

October 25, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a story that quoted Mi...

Platinum Boys return with “Happens All The Time,” from upcoming ‘Raw Romance’ LP

Matt Wild

October 24, 2019

In these troubled and tumultuous times, the city of Milwaukee—nay, the entire world—needs the Platinum Boys more than ever. The hard-rocking, hard-partying group has been a fixture of the local scene since 2013...

Mural Watch 2019: New mural debuting downtown, new mural doc debuting at Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 23, 2019

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

Watch the latest episode of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, ‘The Brain That Wouldn’t Die’

Matt Wild

October 23, 2019

Tuesday night, for the four installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater, we conducted some shady experiments, embarked on some sleazy day trips, and waited for...something to burst out of the closet. Yep...

Get pumped, get excited with Heavy Hand’s 17-minute album ‘Get Soft Get Clean’

Matt Wild

October 22, 2019

What can you do with 17 minutes? You can take a shower. You can wait for the bus. You can stare at the internet. Or you can cue up the new 10-song album from Heavy Hand, Get Soft Get Clean, and get a serious ju...

Let’s watch more clips of The Milwaukee Elvira vamping it up in 1985

Matt Wild

October 22, 2019

Hello, darlings. Last year we told you about Milwaukee's very own version of legendary horror movie host Elvira. Yes, Milwaukee had something of an "official" Elvira look-alike back in 1985, as confirmed by the...

Milwaukee is looking for someone to figure out how to design the city’s 8,000th flag

Matt Wild

October 21, 2019

Previously on Milwaukee Flag...On April 25, 2019, Milwaukee's Steering and Rules Committee approved a resolution to create a new process to come up with an official city flag. This despite the fact that A.)...

I dug up the free George Webb burger I buried in the woods one year ago and it was gross

Matt Wild

October 18, 2019

On Thursday, October 18, 2018, I buried a free George Webb burger in a time capsule in the woods. I did this for several reasons: 1.) The Milwaukee Brewers had recently won 12 games in a row, and regional resta...

Lion’s Tooth debuts alt-comics subscription service, looks ahead to brick-and-mortar future

Matt Wild

October 17, 2019

Milwaukee has a long and storied history with alternative comic books. Local artists like Jim Mitchell and Denis Kitchen were influential figures in the underground comix boom of the 1960s and '70s. Events like...

Confessions of a (former) 40-year-old coffee virgin

Matt Wild

October 17, 2019

The following article originally appeared in the September edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up "Off The Record" free of charge at all 13 Milwau...

Watch the wistful video for Negative/Positive’s “Space Smells Like Lilacs”

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

If you've been following Milwaukee band Negative/Positive over the last few years, you've seen the group grow up. Literally. The guitar-bass-drum trio formed at the inaugural Girls Rock Milwaukee camp in the su...

LiveSCREAM Theater: Watch ‘Dementia 13’ with the cast and crew of ‘The Field’

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

Tuesday night, we took a dip in a nearby pond, discovered a watery grave, and got our heads chopped off for the third installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. Yep, we watched the 1963 Francis Ford Co...

Bruce McCulloch will bring “Tales of Bravery and Stupidity” to Shank Hall January 25

Matt Wild

October 16, 2019

You know who's great? Bruce McCulloch. You know what's great? Bruce McCulloch bringing his latest solo show, "Tales of Bravery and Stupidity," to Milwaukee's Shank Hall on Saturday, January 25, 2020. Tickets ar...

11 reasons to get excited for the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 15, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); HERE WE GO: The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival runs October 17-31. Roughly 300 films will screen at various Milwaukee-area theaters and venues. Oodles of panels, discussions, and concert...

Behold the new signage on the almost-complete BMO Tower in Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

October 15, 2019

If it feels like Downtown Milwaukee's skyline is different these days, it's because it is. Big time. And one of the biggest additions just celebrated a milestone: This week, construction crews successfully inst...

Chevy Chase will bring ‘Christmas Vacation’ to Riverside Theater December 27

Matt Wild

October 14, 2019

Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas, we have one. Tickets to see An Evening With Chevy Chase, preceded by a 30th anniversary screening of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, at the ...

Some folks aren’t keen on the idea of a north side slaughterhouse—er, “meat processing plant”

Matt Wild

October 14, 2019

UPDATE 10/15: The Common Council unanimously voted to send the Strauss proposal back to the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee for further discussion and community input. Urban Milwaukee has a fu...

Streetcar ridership down again, suggesting weather and festival season might have something to do with it

Matt Wild

October 11, 2019

It's that time of the month, Milwaukee: the time when ridership numbers for the city's forever-controversial streetcar system, The Hop, are released, analyzed, and argued about. And you better buckle up for thi...