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Coming to Downtown Milwaukee this summer: lunchtime music series, staycations, more

April 28, 2022

It's been nine long, hot, throbbing years since Downtown Milwaukee released a promotional video scored to a Peaches song about oral sex. "Cause I wanna take you downtown / Show you my thing, show you my thing" ...

This Milwaukee realtor’s Wu-Tang billboard ain’t nuthing ta f’ wit

Matt Wild

April 27, 2022

Take a break from diversifying your bonds and listen up: Milwaukee realtor Jon Frost is the Genius/GZA behind a new billboard that reads: "Low mortgage rates are Temporary. WU-TANG IS FOREVER." A mock-up of the...

Giannis and his family were the subjects of yesterday’s Final Jeopardy

Matt Wild

April 27, 2022

Another day, another Wisconsin-related reference on Jeopardy! Yes, mere days after the Culver's cheese curds popped up on the popular quiz show (we prefer the curds at Cousins' tbh), none other than Milwauke...

Ranking 20 video game systems for the 2022 Midwest Gaming Classic

Matt Wild

April 27, 2022

This article was originally published in 2021. It has been updated for 2022. The author stands by his rankings, though he has been playing more PS4 lately. Beginning Friday, April 29, and running through Sun...

Guess who?

Matt Wild

April 26, 2022

Yep, it's Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, of course. Well, it's a Giannis mural, to be exact. The three-story, 54' by 56' mural is currently being painted on the east facade of the 600 EAST ...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (April 17-23)

Matt Wild

April 25, 2022

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...

Record Store Day: Say goodbye to The Exclusive, help Lilliput, enjoy DJ set from Spoon’s Britt Daniel

Matt Wild

April 22, 2022

Record Store Day hype fluctuates from year to year—It's great! It's awful!—but there's no denying that for at least one Milwaukee record store, Record Store Day 2022 will be special. On Saturday, April 23, t...

Don’t change the channel, don’t touch that dial: We’re screening ‘UHF’ at the Avalon May 18

Matt Wild

April 21, 2022

Put down your remote control. Throw out your TV Guide. Put away your jacket. There's no need to go outside. Well, there is a need to go outside on Wednesday, May 18. Yes, that's the night we're teaching poodles...

A handy guide to Milwaukee County Parks beer gardens

Matt Wild

April 21, 2022

Spring has (sort of) sprung, so you know what that means, Milwaukee: BEER GARDENS. Yes, it's time to drink beer in public parks, AS GOD INTENDED. Once again, you'll have many beer garden options this season,...

Check out these new spots at 3rd Street Market Hall and Crossroads Collective

Matt Wild

April 20, 2022

We here at Milwaukee Record like to stay on top of the latest comings and goings in our city's ever-busy food halls. A new Middle Eastern joint at 3rd Street Market Hall! A new "experimental coffee bar" at Cros...

Here’s the lineup for Bayshore’s “Family Flicks” outdoor movie series

Matt Wild

April 19, 2022

You know that big video screen in that big public square in Bayshore? You know, that big video screen in that big public square that used to be a splash pad? They're gonna show free family-friendly movies on it...

No more mask requirement for MCTS buses (UPDATE: Oops, masks are required again)

Matt Wild

April 19, 2022

UPDATE: Never mind. Masks are required again. MCTS released this statement at 5 p.m. on Tuesday: The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) will continue to require riders to wear masks on County buses. The de...

When and where to see all 14 Cinema Hooligante films at the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 18, 2022

The 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to take over the Oriental Theatre, Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema April 22 - May 5. The 14th annual fest will feature 134 features and 150 short films. Of those 134 fea...

Nearly a year later, Milwaukee is still responding to ESPN’s “terrible city” remark

Matt Wild

April 18, 2022

Way back in June 2021, in the midst of the 2021 NBA playoffs, the hosts of ESPN's First Take casually talked smack against Milwaukee. "You really want to be in Milwaukee? Is that where you want to be? Milwauke...

“New light, refreshed life”: Happy Milwaukee Day, Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 14, 2022

Happy Milwaukee Day, Milwaukee. Or 414 Day. Or 414 Milwaukee Day. Or 414MKEDay. It's all the same. It's all about Milwaukee. In that spirit, please enjoy this year's Milwaukee video love letter from Imagine MK...

WMSE’s Friday Night Freak Show returns to Times Cinema May 20 with ‘Better Off Dead’

Matt Wild

April 14, 2022

In case you missed it, the Times Cinema (5906 W. Vliet St.) reopened earlier this month with a new programming format. Yes, more than two years after closing due to COVID-19, the cozy neighborhood cinema is bac...

The Riverwest 24 will return July 29-30

Matt Wild

April 14, 2022

A whole lotta Milwaukee summer festivals are returning in 2022, and so is "The People's Holiday." Yep, the Riverwest 24 is back! A real-deal, in-person Riverwest 24! The 24-hour bike ride and neighborhood pa...

MKE.WTF offers limited-run shirts for “locals who have a complicated relationship with their city”

Matt Wild

April 14, 2022

There are approximately 8 billion ways to show your Milwaukee pride via T-shirt. Hell, you can do it right here on this very website. But if you're looking for ultra-specific, if-you-know-you-know Milwaukee T-s...

A Milwaukee Day ode to Bob Uecker

Matt Wild

April 14, 2022

This story was originally published in 2016. There's a picture, taken in 1964, of Bob Uecker playing a tuba. It's moments before the second game of the '64 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and th...

Join us at Nice Times for “Bloody Sundays” during the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 13, 2022

Back in the early-ish days of the Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee Film and Milwaukee Record predecessor A.V. Club Milwaukee brought "Bloody Sundays" to The Hotel Foster. What could be better than Sunday morn...

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