Author Matt Wild

That ‘Boy With Goose’ sculpture in Marshall Park: The Milwaukee Record Review

January 12, 2023

Tucked away on the East Side, near Downtown, is the Lower East Side. Tucked away on the Lower East Side, on the corner of Lyon and Marshall, is Marshall Park. And tucked away in Marshall Park, behind the East P...

Kick off the new year with Alternative Radio’s ‘Kicking Down The Door’ EP

Matt Wild

January 11, 2023

Milwaukee's love affair with its late-'70s, early-'80s rock scene is well-documented and well-earned. Bands like The Haskels ruled, full stop. Looking for a modern take on that classic Milwaukee sound? Then loo...

Milwaukee Public Museum would like to clarify the whole “entire exhibits won’t be moving over” thing

Matt Wild

January 10, 2023

Following a flood of not-thrilled online comments over the news that "entire exhibits" from the current Milwaukee Public Museum—like the Streets of Old Milwaukee—"won't be moving over" to the museum's future lo...

Listen to RUSTBELT cover The Promise Ring’s “Nothing Feels Good”

Matt Wild

January 10, 2023

Last summer we introduced you to RUSTBELT, a.k.a. New-York-by-way-of-Milwaukee musician John Chiaverina, a.k.a. the man formerly known as Juiceboxxx. "Juiceboxxx was an exercise in believing in myself despite e...

Don’t forget to order your special Valentine’s Cream Puffs!

Matt Wild

January 10, 2023

With just over a month until Valentine's Day, it's time to issue this annual reminder: special strawberry and cocoa versions of Wisconsin State Fair's popular/contentious Original Cream Puffs are available for ...

“This would be a tremendous asset”: 11-story hotel planned for Brady and Farwell

Matt Wild

January 9, 2023

Developers Jeno Cataldo and Michael Klein have something big planned for Brady Street: an 11-story hotel that would occupy the corner lot of Brady and Farwell. You know, that Farwell Point building that used to...

The New Pornographers will play Turner Hall Ballroom on May 4

Matt Wild

January 9, 2023

Fans of Canadian supergroups who have been crafting impeccable pop-leaning indie rock for more than two decades take note: The New Pornographers will play Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom on Thursday, May 4. Ge...

Prepare for Ghost Cuts’ first record in nearly 7 years with a pair of haunting videos

Matt Wild

January 9, 2023

It's been more than a minute since we heard from moody Wisconsin/Milwaukee post-rock outfit Ghost Cuts. In fact, it's been nearly seven years: Way back in April 2016, we prepped you for the band's debut record,...

Lazy Susan will permanently close April 8

Matt Wild

January 8, 2023

After exactly nine years in business, popular Bay View restaurant Lazy Susan (2378 S. Howell Ave.) will close its doors for good on April 8. Chef and owner A.J. Dixon made the announcement on social media and v...

Milwaukee Public Museum says “entire exhibits” like Streets of Old Milwaukee “won’t be moving” to new location

Matt Wild

January 8, 2023

UPDATE (1/10/23): Milwaukee Public Museum would like to clarify the whole "entire exhibits won't be moving over" thing.Pockets of the Milwaukee internet are currently in a tizzy over the Milwaukee Public Mu...

Here are the films and events coming to Milwaukee Film’s Black History Month celebration

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

February is Black History Month, and, for the fifth consecutive year, Milwaukee Film and its Black Lens program are going all out with a monthlong lineup of screenings and events. Want to see 1985's The Last Dr...

Watch local short films about “timelines,” donate to help beloved UWM film lecturer Carl Bogner

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

Earlier this week, Cactus Club hosted a screening of short, locally produced films centered around the idea of timelines. "Think linearity (or lack thereof), progress of existence, events in the past, present, ...

Settle into an endless winter with Liquid City Motors’ “Endless Winter”

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

The recent run of mild weather hasn't exactly put us in a winter mood, but rest assured winter is coming. A long, endless, Wisconsin winter. So why not prep for that inevitability with a song called "Endless Wi...

Hen’s Deli is open, we tried it, and it’s great

Matt Wild

January 5, 2023

Last summer, Walker's Point soup staple Soup Bros. quietly closed its doors at 209 W. Florida St. Happily, the space wasn't empty for long: On December 22, Hen's Deli—a.k.a. the first physical location for Dail...

MKE Music Rewind: ’93QFM Hometown Music Project III’ (1988)

Matt Wild

January 5, 2023

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.Milwaukee radio station WQFM 93.3 went through numerous format chang...

Help Milwaukee service industry veteran Eric Gutbrod open his own bar in Washington Heights

Matt Wild

January 4, 2023

am an expert in beer, the business of beer, and the history of beer." So reads the LinkedIn page of Eric Gutbrod, a familiar and welcome presence in Milwaukee's beer and service industry scene. Over the past 2...

Watch some highlights from the 2022 season of WMSE’s Local/Live

Matt Wild

January 4, 2023

Pound for pound, one of the best showcases for local music is WMSE's weekly Local/Live program. Every Tuesday at 6 p.m., a Milwaukee artist drops by the station's downtown studio, plays some songs live on the a...

7 Milwaukee things to look forward to in 2023

Matt Wild

January 3, 2023

A new year represents new beginnings, new opportunities, and new ways that things can crash and burn and leave us begging to shuffle off this mortal coil once and for all. BUT LET'S NOT FOCUS ON THAT LAST BIT. ...

Terrible Job, Wisconsin! Insurance site says we’re the 4th-worst driving state (which seems low)

Matt Wild

January 3, 2023

Back in 2021, we wrote about Milwaukee's nasty habit of passing on the right, a.k.a. the "Milwaukee Slide," a.k.a. "lol it's called 'baselining' you out-of-touch doofuses." And though the "Milwaukee Slide" / "b...

Pho Spot MKE coming soon to 3rd St. Market Hall

Matt Wild

January 3, 2023

The bustling 3rd St. Market Hall—a.k.a. the wildly successful food hall located on the first floor of the old Shops of Grand Avenue, 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.—will soon be even more bustling.According to licens...