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Here’s the lineup for the 2024 Waukesha Rotary BluesFest

July 9, 2024

Summerfest 2024 may be in the rearview mirror, but that doesn't mean there aren't tons of other music festivals coming up this summer—both in and outside Milwaukee proper. For an example of the latter, behol...

Some semi-deep final thoughts on Summerfest 2024

Matt Wild

July 8, 2024

To paraphrase a great band that played Summerfest in 1983: it's the end of Summerfest 2024 and I feel fine. Of Summerfest 2024's nine days—divided into three consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday chunks—I att...

The DNC has some bus wraps for the RNC

Matt Wild

July 8, 2024

The Republican National Convention will take place in Milwaukee July 15-18. You can find oodles of great RNC info and coverage HERE. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Ahead of ...

Take Me Back To Summerfest 2002: The Promise Ring and Guided By Voices at Piggly Wiggly Music Market

Matt Wild

July 4, 2024

On August 24, 2024, Guided By Voices will headline WMSE's Backyard BBQ in Humboldt Park. Yes, on that Saturday, you can simply show up at the Humboldt Park stage and enjoy a free show (!) from the Dayton, Ohio ...

Victor Buell IV goes back to the retro-future with ‘Material Vessel’

Matt Wild

July 2, 2024

When he's not busy performing monolith-sized psych-rock with Astral Hand, Milwaukee musician Victor Buell IV is busy crafting hazy retro-future soundscapes with his own solo/studio project, VBIV. Buell released...

See inside super trashed Northridge Mall before it’s torn down

Matt Wild

July 1, 2024

Milwaukee's once great Northridge Mall closed in 2003. For the next 15 years or so, Northridge stood as a mostly intact ghost mall. In the past five or six years, however, thanks to near-constant break-ins, van...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We have one of the “most beautiful skylines in the world”?

Matt Wild

July 1, 2024

Before we begin, let it be known that Milwaukee Record loves Milwaukee. We live here, work here, raise our families here, and have written exclusively about Milwaukee for the past 10-plus years. It's who we are...

Milwaukee chef Ashley Turner will compete in new season of Food Network’s ‘BBQ Brawl’

Matt Wild

June 28, 2024

It's high times for Milwaukee's food scene. The recently wrapped season of Top Chef was filmed in Milwaukee and Wisconsin, of course, and hometown hero Dan Jacobs made it all the way to the finals. So what's ne...

We’re screening 1999’s ‘Cruel Intentions’ at Avalon Theater July 24

Matt Wild

June 27, 2024

It's summer, which means it's a perfect time to duck into the air conditioned confines of a movie theater and enjoy some steamy flicks. And flicks don't get much steamier (well, flicks we're able to screen, any...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

Matt Wild

June 25, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! Like the last three installments, the Big Gig is staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the old 11-day run. In an effort to help you make some potent...

The Quilz unleash “Wild Cat”

Matt Wild

June 25, 2024

We all have social media postings we wish we could take back. One random tweet that has haunted us for years was when we suggested the part in Stop Making Sense where Tom Tom Club plays "Genius Of Love" was a g...

They Might Be Giants delight hardcore fans with two-night “Big Show” at Pabst Theater

Matt Wild

June 24, 2024

The last time They Might Be Giants rolled into Milwaukee (weeks before the initial COVID lockdowns of 2020), they were touring behind the 30th anniversary of their classic album Flood. While that two-and-a-half...

Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Fugees will bring Miseducation Anniversary Tour to AmFam Amphitheater

Matt Wild

June 24, 2024

The headline says it all, folks. Ms. Lauryn Hill and The Fugees will bring an extension of their co-headlining Miseducation Anniversary Tour to Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Friday, Augu...

It’s summer! Celebrate with Oh Geeez, Not Again’s “Summer Weather”!

Matt Wild

June 20, 2024

Hey! It's summer! Like, officially summer! Let's celebrate with a song about summer weather! Behold the aptly named "Summer Weather," the latest single from the delightfully named Milwaukee indie-pop band Oh Ge...

Food/Drink Roundup: Seafood Shack planned for former Louie’s Char Dogs on East Side

Matt Wild

June 19, 2024

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: The Seafood Shack coming to the East Side? • Remember Louie's Char Do...

Stephen Colbert. Donald Trump. Milwaukee. “Horrible city.” Argue in the comments.

Matt Wild

June 18, 2024

On Monday's Late Show, host Stephen Colbert talked about...oh, hell, it doesn't matter what we write here. The comments are going to be an absolute shit show. So... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoog...

Ian Ash sets the mood for upcoming solo album, unveils “Sex Magic”

Matt Wild

June 18, 2024

The world can be a cold, cruel, and corrosively divisive place. Need a break from all the negativity? Looking for a sun-kissed summertime pop ditty to take the blues away? Looking for a little sex, a little mag...

Just sitting at Bradford Beach in the morning, thinking about stuff: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

June 17, 2024

Ever go down to Bradford Beach in the morning and just sit there and think about stuff? It's great, right? It's one of Milwaukee's finest pleasures. Timing is key. In the summer months, during the afternoon ...

Urban Beets will close its Wauwatosa location on June 30

Matt Wild

June 17, 2024

Urban Beets, the vegan cafe and juicery that first opened in Milwaukee in 2016 and later expanded to Wauwatosa and Brown Deer, announced Monday that it will close its Wauwatosa location (3077 N. Mayfair Rd.) on...

State Fair’s 2024 Sporkies: Cool Ranch Doritos Pickle, Hot Ham & Glazers, more

Matt Wild

June 12, 2024

It's almost time for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair! (It runs August 1-11.) And that means it's time to unveil, ponder, drool over, and/or worry about this year's Sporkies finalists! You know, the Sporkies! The ...

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