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Committee votes in favor of adopting “People’s Flag of Milwaukee” as official City flag

September 9, 2024

On Monday, following a lengthy discussion and some testy exchanges, the Milwaukee Common Council's Steering and Rules Committee voted 5-3 in favor of adopting the so-called "People's Flag of Milwaukee" as the o...

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will play Miller High Life Theatre April 30

Matt Wild

September 6, 2024

It's only been a year since Nick Cave graced Milwaukee with his powerful presence. But that was Nick Cave solo (along with Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood). What about Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds? Good new...

Summerfest parent company selects firms that will create new “Master Use Plan” for Henry Maier Festival Park

Matt Wild

September 6, 2024

Back in April, the parent company of Summerfest, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF), announced it was seeking consultant firms to come up with a new "Master Use Plan" for Henry Maier Festival Park. The plan w...

Here’s a bunch of fantastic Milwaukee music that was released today

Matt Wild

September 6, 2024

We've all been there before: It's Friday afternoon, you're exhausted and feeling like you're maybe coming down with something, and you're days behind on writing about all the fantastic Milwaukee music that was ...

Mark your calendars for these exciting Milwaukee bascule bridge closures

Matt Wild

September 6, 2024

You know those bridges that split in the middle and both sides go up to allow boats to pass? Those are called "bascule bridges," apparently. Neat! Oh, and a few Milwaukee bascule bridges will soon be undergoing...

Food/Drink Roundup: Judy’s Cantina, which used to be Judy’s On North, is open in the spot that used to be Simple Cafe, which was supposed to be Sonora’s

Matt Wild

September 5, 2024

broadstreet.zone(154824); 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: Judy's Cantina! • tl;dr: Mexican restauran...

Bunk Bed gets scream-y with new single, “Sweetie”

Matt Wild

September 5, 2024

Give Milwaukee band Bunk Bed credit for taking its sweet time. The math-y and art-y indie group released its two-song debut, Top Bunk, Bottom Bunk, back in 2022. A video for one of the tracks, "Bum," appeared a...

Here’s the lineup for Milwaukee Film’s inaugural Dialogues Documentary Festival

Matt Wild

September 4, 2024

The annual Milwaukee Film Festival has long been the star of Milwaukee Film's year-long programming, but a new festival is poised to become another big event for the ever-busy nonprofit. Enter the inaugural ...

At long last, there’s a compelling plan to save the Domes

Matt Wild

September 3, 2024

Ever since a fallen chunk of concrete caused the temporary closure of the Mitchell Park Domes back in 2016, the question of how to save the beleaguered Milwaukee landmarks has been discussed, studied, and discu...

Hello, Face introduces long-awaited debut, ‘Why The Long Phase?’

Matt Wild

September 3, 2024

By its own admission, Hello, Face is the type of band "best played loudly in a bar on repeat." That's an apt and admirable description, but it's when Hello, Face should be played loudly in a bar on repeat that ...

The City would like someone to redesign Red Arrow Park, please

Matt Wild

August 29, 2024

Located at 920 N. Water St. in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee, Red Arrow Park has been a low-key urban gem since 1970. It's a meeting place. It's a public square. It's an ice skating rink. It's a rollerskating...

Let’s watch a Great TV Auction from 1987, when a Waukesha “dream home” went for $131,234

Matt Wild

August 29, 2024

One of the great local losses of recent years is the loss of the Milwaukee PBS Great TV Auction. A hypnotically watchable and delightfully homegrown staple since 1969, the Great TV Auction was put out to pastur...

Rat Bath reinvents itself, asks “Idk Guys…Does This EP Even Pass The Bechdel Test?”

Matt Wild

August 27, 2024

It's a question that has stumped scholars for centuries: How do you follow up a "murder country rock opera" concept album about a star-crossed vampire and a time-traveler—itself a follow-up to a previous concep...

New Panera Bread coming to corner of North and Oakland

Matt Wild

August 26, 2024

Is there any national eatery that inspires more excitement than Panera Bread? Well... A new Panera Bread is coming to the corner of North and Oakland Avenues on Milwaukee's East Side. At 1800 E. North Ave., ...

Get down, get dirty, listen to new Devils Teeth record ‘The Key Of Dickie G’

Matt Wild

August 22, 2024

"The gritty, raw sleaziness that comes through in the record definitely was enhanced by where and how we recorded." That's Devils Teeth saxophone blower Caleb Westphal, talking about the recording of the gro...

Food/Drink Roundup: Two restaurants you assumed were closed are indeed closed

Matt Wild

August 21, 2024

broadstreet.zone(154824); 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: Merge and Kitchen Kings are closed. • Some...

Dunk beloved locals, one of the goofs from Milwaukee Record, at WMSE’s Backyard BBQ

Matt Wild

August 20, 2024

On Saturday, August 24 at Humboldt Park, Milwaukee independent radio station WMSE will say THANK YOU to its listeners and supporters with its annual Backyard BBQ. And yes, the all-caps THANK YOU is appropriate,...

That mural on Humboldt with Mrs. Incredible: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

August 19, 2024

What is art? Art is many things, of course. Art takes countless forms, is created in countless mediums, and serves countless purposes. Art is infinite. But perhaps the one thing that all art shares is a need...

Relive the magic of the RNC with this lo-fi documentary

Matt Wild

August 19, 2024

Remember the Republican National Convention? The Republican National Convention that was held in Milwaukee July 15-18? Who could forget! The weirdly empty downtown streets! The weirdly empty Milwaukee River! Th...

Riverwest is getting its own renaissance faire

Matt Wild

August 16, 2024

The Bristol Renaissance Faire is an iconic Wisconsin destination/experience/place to eat a turkey leg while watching a guy get pelted with tomatoes. And while there's still time to get ye olde arse to Bristol (...

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