Author Matt Wild

Liz Phair, “day of rock,” more added to Summerfest 2019

May 23, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don’t fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Some Summerfest 2019 headliners are doing intimate acoustic sets, too

Matt Wild

May 22, 2019

What's better than standing on a metal bench and seeing your favorite Summerfest act perform to a crowd of thousands? How about sitting on your butt and seeing your favorite Summerfest act perform to a crowd of...

Chicago Tribune profiles Wisconsin fish fries, Milwaukee Record fish fry expert Caleb Westphal

Matt Wild

May 22, 2019

If you live in Wisconsin, you need no introduction to Friday fish fries, which are awesome. If you're a regular reader of Milwaukee Record, you need no introduction to Caleb Westphal, whose weekly column docume...

DJ Questlove will perform at The Cooperage July 3, following The Roots’ show at Summerfest

Matt Wild

May 22, 2019

On Wednesday, July 3, at 9:45 p.m., The Roots will perform at the BMO Harris Pavilion during Summerfest 2019. It'll be a great show. Then, immediately following the set, Roots drummer Questlove will race over t...

Mark Borchardt talks music videos, new film project

Matt Wild

May 22, 2019

To talk to Mark Borchardt—even, say, for 10 minutes over the phone—is to talk to an artist whose medium is existence itself. The Milwaukee filmmaker is a singular force of positivity, encouragement, and inspira...

Please enjoy some old Cousins Subs commercials featuring Vincent Price

Matt Wild

May 19, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66112); Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee's new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 13 through May 20, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...

Please enjoy the scream-along jam of the summer, IfIHadAHiFi’s “Death Van”

Matt Wild

May 17, 2019

"I wanted to write a song that presented a resigned, even joyful look at doom."That's David Byrne looking back on his 1985 Talking Heads hit, "Road To Nowhere." It's a song that does exactly what Byrne inte...

Show your non-trademarked love for Milwaukee (and the Bucks) with Milwaukee Knockoff

Matt Wild

May 16, 2019

Milwaukee. We all love Milwaukee. The Bucks! The Brewers! The 8,000 flags! The city is far from perfect, of course, but the fact remains that Milwaukee Pride™ has never been stronger. But what if you wan...

A salute to the Hot Dog Guy on the corner of Wisconsin and Water

Matt Wild

May 15, 2019

We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to horrify everyone with our weird fishing story

Matt Wild

May 15, 2019

Last week, we brought you the strange and terrifying tale of a strange and terrifying...thing we caught while fishing. Was it an alien facehugger? Some kind of plant? An eviscerated animal? Or just a waterlogge...

What’s up with this weird rock/log thing in the woods along Lincoln Memorial Drive?

Matt Wild

May 14, 2019

Have you ever come across something in the city—a building, a business, a park—and thought to yourself, "Is this new? Have I seen this before? It can't be new, right? I must have seen this before. I dunno..." I...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar is open at Crossroads Collective and it’s good

Matt Wild

May 14, 2019

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 5-11)

Matt Wild

May 13, 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...

How come no one told us Insane Clown Posse is playing Miramar Theatre June 5?

Matt Wild

May 13, 2019

It's hard to believe now, but there was a moment when the most outrageous thing in pop culture was a song in which two rapping clowns from Detroit questioned the inner workings of magnets. "Fucking magnets, how...

Here’s the musical lineup (and wedding) for Locust Street Festival 2019

Matt Wild

May 10, 2019

Returning for its 43rd (!) year on Sunday, June 9, the annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art is one of the city's best street fests, celebrating all that is good, right, and drum circle-y in Riverwes...

Milwaukee Film secures 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ (not pictured) for Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

May 9, 2019

If you've been to the Oriental Theatre lately and have sensed something...missing, you're not alone. For nearly a year, the historic East Side movie palace has been without a pipe organ. Wasn't it great when th...

I went fishing and I caught…something

Matt Wild

May 8, 2019

UPDATE: Looks like we have a positive ID! Scroll to the bottom of the story to find out what this...thing really is. Thanks, internet!Hi! It's me, your friendly Milwaukee Record co-founder/editor Matt! How ...

Milwaukee duo Anti-Vax embrace online collaboration, YouTube

Matt Wild

May 8, 2019

What do you get when you name your latest musical project Anti-Vax? If you're Milwaukee musician Anthony Weber (Heavy Hand, Moustache Bride, LLAARRSS, more), the answer is "a lot of weird emails.""We get re...

Listen to the incredible new Marielle Allschwang record, ‘VISITATIONS IV’

Matt Wild

May 7, 2019

The first thing to hit you when cueing up the new Marielle Allschwang record is the noise. A distorted guitar. A rat-a-tat snare. A solitary cymbal. Could this possibly be the same Marielle Allschwang whose las...

Buckle up, because here are the JoJo’s Martini Lounge headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

May 3, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...