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The Demix returns with long-awaited ‘Arrival’

March 26, 2024

"It's not the destination, it's the journey." This time-honored truism applies to all aspects of life: love, relationships, work, leisure, the ideals of the Knights Radiant, the very act of living itself. It...

Hey! Here’s the 2024 Summerfest lineup!

Matt Wild

March 21, 2024

Well, here it is! The 2024 Summerfest lineup! For the 56th anniversary of the Big Gig! Dig in! Similar to recent years, Summerfest 2024 will take place over three consecutive Thursday-Saturday blocks: June 2...

Hey! Here’s the 2024 Traveling Beer Garden schedule!

Matt Wild

March 21, 2024

Hey! Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking in parks? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks' ever-popular Traveling Beer Garden is returning for 2024. YES. The beer/park extravaganza will o...

19 photos of Deer District’s new New Fashioned, plus 1 photo of last night’s nice sunset

Matt Wild

March 20, 2024

The first thing to know about The New Fashioned (1122 Vel R. Phillips Ave.) is that it's big. The former Punch Bowl Social space in the Deer District clocks in at two floors and 25,000 square feet. Milwaukee's ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 6-19)

Matt Wild

March 20, 2024

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...

Milwaukee musician Sigmund Snopek III is the subject of a new 6.5-hour documentary

Matt Wild

March 20, 2024

If you've been around the Milwaukee music scene for a while—and/or have ever attended a Locust Street Fest—you know Sigmund Snopek III. The tireless musician and WAMI Hall of Famer has been beating his own drum...

Early voting starts today for the April 2 Spring and Presidential Preference Election

Matt Wild

March 19, 2024

Remember last month when you voted in the relatively quiet and straightforward 2024 Spring Primary? Well, get ready for the slightly more exciting general election: the 2024 Spring and Presidential Preference E...

Those “insane” advisory bike lanes on Edgewood Avenue: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

March 18, 2024

If there's one thing Milwaukee residents and people who simply pass through Milwaukee can agree on, it's that the city has a reckless driving/driver problem. Article after article, study after study, and horror...

BLAX previews ‘The Blaxploitation’ with new single, podcast

Matt Wild

March 15, 2024

When we last caught up with BLAX, the veteran Milwaukee MC was channeling director Wes Anderson for the wonderful "Intelligent Beings" video. The video came a year after the release of the full-length Angeline,...

Stuff We Missed: Those darn scooters might return to Wauwatosa, too

Matt Wild

March 15, 2024

Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: those darn scooters! Again! • In case you missed it, those darn dockless electric...

Milwaukee bar The Mothership explains decision to close during Republican National Convention

Matt Wild

March 14, 2024

As you probably already know, the Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee July 15-18. It'll be something. Also, as you've probably already seen on social media, at least one Milwaukee bar wants...

Here’s when the full 2024 Summerfest lineup will drop, and that’s it

Matt Wild

March 14, 2024

Thursday, March 21, at 6 a.m. Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon....

Let’s argue about the streetcar’s 2024 ridership numbers

Matt Wild

March 14, 2024

When we last argued about the streetcar's ridership numbers, The Hop had delivered a total of 494,445 rides in 2023. As always, this made people extremely angry for some reason. "HOW MUCH MONEY DID IT MAKE ON F...

Food/Drink Roundup: Some new damn fine coffee shops are coming to Milwaukee

Matt Wild

March 13, 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: new coffee shops! • Looking for some new coffee shops? Well, check ou...

Sleepy Gaucho unveils new album, billboard

Matt Wild

March 13, 2024

In an increasingly digital world, there's something to be said for in-real-life promotion. Physical flyers still provide plenty of engagement, and billboards (yes, even digital ones) can reach entire city block...

Brett Newski gets back to basics with analog, home-recorded Vanity Metrics

Matt Wild

March 12, 2024

Back in the '90s, Danish film directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg created the Dogme 95 movement. The movement proposed a loose set of "rules" for producing films: shooting on location, using handheld...

Milwaukee Record’s 2024 State of the Snow Pile

Matt Wild

March 11, 2024

Folks, it's been a strange year for the Marcus Center Snow Pile. We've diligently kept watch on the big pile of snow that forms on the east side of the Marcus Performing Arts Center's parking structure—the p...

Angelo’s Piano Lounge is apparently going to become Donnie’s

Matt Wild

March 11, 2024

Angelo's Piano Lounge, located just off Brady Street at 1686 N. Van Buren St., is in the midst of a name change. According to a sign outside the building and some social media posts, the iconic spot is set to b...

Stuff We Missed: Those darn scooters will probably return, permanently this time

Matt Wild

March 8, 2024

Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: those darn scooters! • Has it really been almost six years since those dockless e...

Full Nude (the Milwaukee band) posts ‘Free Nudes’ (its debut album)

Matt Wild

March 8, 2024

There are band names that are easily Google-able, and there are band names that absolutely require the word "band" at the end of the search. Guess which category new-ish Milwaukee band Full Nude belongs to! (Al...

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