Author Matt Wild

New “high-end cocktail lounge,” The Public Pool, coming to former 1983 Arcade Bar space

September 10, 2019

UPDATE: Despite the information presented at Tuesday's meeting, business owner Edward DeShazer tells us the name and concept of the bar at 1110 N. Old World Third St. will be different. "That was our original c...

Milwaukee County wants to save Milwaukee County with possible sales tax hike

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

Milwaukee County, you may have heard, is up deferred maintenance creek without a paddle. There's a whole lot of things to pay for, and not a whole lot of money. There's a revenue crisis, you see, with Milwaukee...

Bob Dylan will play The Rave on October 26

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

It's telling that when it comes to Bob Dylan—arguably the greatest singer-songwriter of all time—one needs to practically apologize for wanting to see him play live. Dylan, ever the confounding contrarian, does...

Study: Wisconsin is neither happy nor sad. Discuss. Or not.

Matt Wild

September 9, 2019

Earlier this year, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Jim Stingl did some musin' and thinkin' about the glut of online studies ("Hardest-Working States in America," "Best & Worst States to Have a Baby," "...

Ready your steins for Milwaukee Brewing Company’s inaugural Oktoberfest celebration

Matt Wild

September 6, 2019

Milwaukee is currently in the throes of Oktoberfest celebrations. From now until, well, October, there are oodles of events taking place in and around the city. But for our money, the most promising one is Milw...

Watch ‘Hoan Alone,’ a short documentary on Hoan Bridge suicides

Matt Wild

September 6, 2019

Last year's Milwaukee Short Film Festival saw the local debut of Hoan Alone: Personal Stories From The Bridge, a short documentary that explores the delicate subject of suicides on Milwaukee's iconic Hoan Bridg...

Public hearing on $66 million plan to save Mitchell Park Domes set for September 18

Matt Wild

September 5, 2019

In case you missed it, the Mitchell Park Conservatory Domes Task Force recently capped off nearly three years (!) of work by approving an "extensive, $66 million proposal to restore the Domes and turn Mitchell ...

‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ (with guests Sheryl Lee and Ray Wise) slated for 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

September 5, 2019

AHHHH! Coming this fall (October 17-31) to the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me with special guests Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer) and Ray Wise (Leland Palmer)! Yes! Not only will Milwauke...

Peer inside the psychedelic world of new Milwaukee audio/visual project Some Strange Kaleidoscope

Matt Wild

September 5, 2019

It's been a minute since we've heard from Milwaukee musicians Jeff Grabo and Phil Hoge. As part of the once-busy garage-rock outfit The Rashita Joneses, the duo played oodles of shows, released a handful of rec...

Crossroads Collective adds SmallPie, Pilcrow Coffee

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Since opening in December 2018, Crossroads Collective—a.k.a. one of the city's first food halls, located in the former Oriental Drugs space on the East Side—has been great. Walk inside and you're greeted with v...

Milwaukee authorizes $400,000 to Bucks’ Sterling Brown for 2018 tasing incident

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-2 to authorize an offer of $400,000 to Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown. The offer is intended to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 incident in ...

It’s baa-aack! Milwaukee Paranormal Conference returns September 13-14

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Like the living dead or those pesky poltergeists in Poltergeist II (yeah, we know the above picture is from the first Poltergeist; sue us), the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference is back! After taking 2018 off, th...

Fiserv Forum’s “Fear District” sounds awesome, is looking for “scare actors”

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

By now you've probably heard that the public plaza surrounding Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, the so-called "Deer District," will transform into the so-called "Fear District" this fall. Oh, you haven't heard? Well, ...

Indeed Brewing Company will open September 6 in Walker’s Point

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

Hey! Minneapolis' Indeed Brewing is just about ready to open its pilot brewery and taproom in Milwaukee. The new Walker's Point location, 530 S. 2nd St., will open to the public on Friday, September 6 with a ri...

What’s up, you cool baby? ‘My Brother, My Brother, And Me’ returns to Riverside Theater November 17

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

"The McElroy brothers are not experts, and their advice should never be followed."That's the tongue-in-cheek (?) disclaimer that precedes My Brother, My Brother, And Me, the long-running and wildly popular ...

It’s a twister! Buckle up for Lakefront Brewery’s new “Kegnado”

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

The last time we checked in with Lakefront Brewery, things were getting explosive. Now, the beloved Milwaukee brewery is unveiling it's latest whirling dervish: a 40-foot, three-dimensional, LED-lit "Kegnado" t...

Study: Milwaukee is a crappy place to drive in

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

As anyone who drives in Milwaukee can tell you, driving in Milwaukee kind of sucks. There are pesky bicyclists and scooter-riders clogging up the right passing lanes. There are inconsiderate pedestrians walking...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 25-31)

Matt Wild

September 3, 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...

NO/NO says goodbye with the excellent, bittersweet ‘Diagnostic’

Matt Wild

August 30, 2019

Bands come and go. It's just the way things work: bands form; bands make their mark (or not); and, provided the guitarist isn't named Keith Richards, bands end. They flame out, fizzle out, or simply disappear. ...

MKE Music Rewind: The Movies, “Dancin’ On Ice” (1976)

Matt Wild

August 29, 2019

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.With all due respect to folks who remember the short-lived Milwaukee...