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Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (September 2026)

October 5, 2026

Once a month, I (Matt) sit down with Joy Powers of WUWM's Lake Effect to discuss some of my favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HERE. This month, I break the news on...

Only one month left of this miserable horse shit

Matt Wild

October 5, 2026

The 2026 general election is set for Tuesday, November 3. Wisconsin will choose a new governor: either Republican candidate Tom Tiffany or Democratic candidate David Crowley. There will be plenty of down-ballot...

Ellie Jackson finds strength on stunning ‘Stay Soft’

Matt Wild

October 2, 2026

Does Ellie Jackson have to repeat herself? Throughout her fantastic debut LP Stay Soft, Jackson continually cuts through the bullshit and drives her point home—over and over and over again. "Love is such an eas...

Underground Tavern on Brady Street will close for good October 8

Matt Wild

October 2, 2026

Brady Street's Underground Tavern, 1239 E. Brady St., will close its doors for good on October 8. The bar was formerly known as WurstBar. The sudden closure comes roughly seven months after it rebranded as the ...

Here’s info on final Halloween, holiday seasons for Streets of Old Milwaukee

Matt Wild

October 1, 2026

This is it, folks. The current Milwaukee Public Museum will close its doors at 800 W. Wells St. on January 3, 2027. Then, sometime in spring 2027, the new Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin will open i...

There’ll be Haunted Mini Golf, cosplay, more at Summerfest grounds this October

Matt Wild

October 1, 2026

It's kind of a drag there aren't any Halloween events at the Summerfest grounds, isn't it? But wait, what's that? You're reading an article titled "There'll be Haunted Mini Golf, cosplay, more at Summerfest gro...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (September 16-29, 2026)

Matt Wild

September 30, 2026

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...

Bob Reitman transcends time on spoken word ‘12th House’

Matt Wild

September 29, 2026

Bob Reitman's 12th House begins with death. "Death waits like a frozen pillow / Death hides in the corner of a circle," Reitman says. "Death sits on a wall too high to see, and whistles in Latin tunes we for...

Watch Milwaukee journalists (and me) talk about AI

Matt Wild

September 28, 2026

A few Fridays ago, I (Matt) participated in a panel discussion on everyone's favorite topic: AI. Specifically, believing in human creativity in the age of AI. Even more specifically, how local journalists use A...

Cute Robot Japanese Kitchen closes, Midwest Sad refocuses on downtown location

Matt Wild

September 25, 2026

One Walker's Point restaurant has closed its doors for good. Another is refocusing its energy on its previous location. After roughly two years in business, Japanese restaurant Cute Robot Japanese Kitchen, 7...

Milwaukee Krampusnacht is coming back to town this December

Matt Wild

September 25, 2026

For the past nine winters, Milwaukee has gotten wild, weird, and naughty with Milwaukee Krampusnacht. The annual blowout celebrates the half-goat/half-demon Krampus—a.k.a. a figure from Alpine folklore who puni...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about fall festivals

Matt Wild

September 25, 2026

Everyone knows that Milwaukee's summer festival season is PACKED. But the city's fall festival season is no slouch! Need proof? Feast your eyes on the glut of autumnal shindigs in our 2026 fall festival guide! ...

Here’s everything that’s going on with Milwaukee potholes, parking, and parking meters

Matt Wild

September 24, 2026

Potholes! Parking! Parking meters that won't accept direct credit card payments beginning October 1! It's a roundup that has it all! First up, potholes. Milwaukee roads and alleys are littered with the thing...

3 Dialogues Documentary Festival films that are ‘Milwaukee Record-coded’

Matt Wild

September 23, 2026

Milwaukee Film's third annual Dialogues Documentary Festival is set to take over the screens of the Oriental and Downer theaters September 24-27. The fest will feature more than 35 new documentary films—many of...

10 GOTO UWM’s time-warp Retrolab during this weekend’s Doors Open Milwaukee

Matt Wild

September 22, 2026

Tucked away in a small room on the fourth floor of Holton Hall on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a time machine. Several time machines, actually. And all of them lead to separate points ...

Tonight: Wave Chapelle kicks off Milwaukee Public Library’s ‘Songs From The Stacks’ series

Matt Wild

September 22, 2026

Approximately half the city packed the Milwaukee Central Library earlier this month for a free concert from local hip-hop stars 414BigFrank, AyooLii, and more. The so-called Library Show was such a hit that the...

Milwaukee is (un)buckling up for World Car-Free Day, Week Without Driving

Matt Wild

September 21, 2026

Are you tired of having to drive everywhere? Are you currently without a vehicle and frustrated that you're still expected to drive everywhere? Then the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County have some upcoming...

We’re just gonna leave this press release here: Milwaukee Bucks name Wisconsin-based ULINE as official jersey patch partner

Matt Wild

September 21, 2026

Here you go! MILWAUKEE BUCKS NAME WISCONSIN-BASED ULINE AS OFFICIAL JERSEY PATCH PARTNER MILWAUKEE (Sept. 21, 2026) – The Milwaukee Bucks and ULINE have formed a multi-year partnership that will place the...

Hell yeah, it’s a new Tigernite song, ‘New Devil’

Matt Wild

September 18, 2026

It's been many (blood) moons since we were lucky enough to write the words "new Tigernite song." Seriously, it's been eight years since the witchy Milwaukee glam-rock group released its last album, Sublunary, a...

Out today: New LPs from Josh Evert, Fellow Travelers, new song from Ellie Jackson

Matt Wild

September 18, 2026

It's another busy Friday in Milwaukee music. We've already told you about the Joe Wais EP. We've already told you about the new Tigernite song/video. But there's more! Plenty more! Let's start with the long-...

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