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PrideFest, Center Street Daze Festival announce 2024 dates

February 20, 2024

Are you keeping up with the sudden release of Milwaukee summer festival dates? To sum up: Festa Italiana is moving to May 31 - June 2; Locust Street Festival is happening June 9; Summer Soulstice is going down ...

A super-simple voting guide to Tuesday’s super-simple 2024 Spring Primary

Matt Wild

February 19, 2024

On Tuesday, February 20, Milwaukee will vote in the 2024 Spring Primary. It's a relatively quiet and straightforward election, but hey, vote anyway! It's fun! Use the invaluable MyVote Wisconsin to find out whe...

Help fund a locally designed adult card game, ‘Forbidden Plates’

Matt Wild

February 19, 2024

Are you and your friends, in the Year of Our Lord 2024, still playing Cards Against Humanity? Looking to mix things up a bit? Then buckle up for a new game: Forbidden Plates. (Tagline: "The adult card game for ...

Brett J.B. is “So Damn Happy”

Matt Wild

February 19, 2024

It's been a minute since we checked in with Brett J.B. Back in 2021, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter dropped "Make You Move," an "open-hearted indie-power-pop anthem about breaking through the drudgery of the d...

Next Sugar Maple pop-up: It’s Always Sunny In Milwadelphia

Matt Wild

February 16, 2024

The last few years have found The Sugar Maple (441 E. Lincoln Ave.) becoming a go-to destination for themed pop-ups and art shows. In 2023 alone, the beloved Bay View craft beer bar transformed itself into a We...

“I, Tony Evers, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim February 16, 2024, as FRIDAY FISH FRY DAY”

Matt Wild

February 16, 2024

In case you missed it, today, February 16, 2024 (the first Friday of Lent, dontcha know), is Friday Fish Fry Day. Like, officially Friday Fish Fry Day. The homegrown holiday was first cooked/fried up in 2021 by...

Vampire Weekend will play BMO Pavilion on August 1

Matt Wild

February 16, 2024

Boo! Vampire Weekend is back! Today, nearly five full years after the release of their last album (Father Of The Bride), Ezra Koenig and company dropped two new songs. "Capricorn" and "Gen-X Cops" (lol) are fro...

Watch Social Cig and Wave Chapelle play a packed, “unplugged” show at Riverwest Radio

Matt Wild

February 15, 2024

Back in January, a unique show took place at a unique location. Social Cig and Wave Chapelle—a.k.a. two of Milwaukee's best and busiest musicians—played a co-headlining show in the cozy confines of Riverwest Ra...

Café Benelux will temporarily close for renovations, boast “completely reimagined” bar, more

Matt Wild

February 15, 2024

Back in late 2018, Café Benelux unveiled its instantly popular rooftop domes. Now, more than five years later, the Third Ward eatery (346 N. Broadway) is planning something a little more expansive. Beginning...

Click this: A list of Milwaukee-area Catholic parish fish frys happening this Lent

Matt Wild

February 15, 2024

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day that marks the first day of Lent. What's Lent? It's the six-ish weeks of prayer and fasting that lead up to Easter. Yes, for those who celebrate, you're totally...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 2024)

Matt Wild

February 15, 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...

The 16 band names of All Messed Up XII, ranked by how funny they are

Matt Wild

February 14, 2024

Any event organizer worth their salt knows that chaos, randomness, and uncertainty are their enemies. But what if an event not only celebrates chaos, randomness, and uncertainly, but is practically built around...

Listen to new Milwaukee country band Convoy (10-4, good buddy)

Matt Wild

February 14, 2024

Milwaukee is filled with both country-tinged bands and artists (think Trapper Schoepp and Long Mama) and straight-up country-country bands and artists (think Ladybird and the late-great Hughes Family Band). Add...

Laugh Track Cinema returns February 29 with 2009 Milwaukee-made monster flick ‘Guardians’

Matt Wild

February 13, 2024

Are you a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000-style movie riffing? Are you a fan of semi-obscure Milwaukee-made movies? THEN HAVE WE GOT AN EVENT FOR YOU. On Thursday, February 29, at 7:30 p.m., get yourself...

They Might Be Giants will play Pabst Theater June 21 and 22, and that is beautiful

Matt Wild

February 13, 2024

How does the old saying go? "No one in the world ever gets what they want, and that is beautiful"? Yeah, that's it. Who said that again? Oh yeah, it was They Might Be Giants! And why are we bringing up the ever...

Our bodies are ready: Midwest Gaming Classic returns to Baird Center April 5-7

Matt Wild

February 13, 2024

In a city absolutely stuffed with events, the annual Midwest Gaming Classic is one of our favorites. Want to relive the 2023 installment? Read our one-day minute-by-minute report HERE. Want to experience all th...

Let’s argue about the streetcar’s 2023 ridership numbers

Matt Wild

February 13, 2024

When we last argued about the streetcar's ridership numbers, The Hop had delivered 31,246 rides in September 2023, and 41,176 rides in October 2023. As always, this made people extremely angry. "HOW MUCH MONEY ...

Holy spirit of Sat. Nite Duets lives on in Andrew Jambura’s “Can U Spell God?”

Matt Wild

February 7, 2024

"For any remaining Duets heads worldwide..." That was a message posted last week to the X/Twitter account of Sat. Nite Duets. In case you need a little brush-up, Sat. Nite Duets were one of Milwaukee's best ...

A tribute to my favorite McDonald’s

Matt Wild

February 6, 2024

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! I'm aware that the above headline may horrify and d...

Take a trip with the artwork for the 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

February 2, 2024

Believe it or not, we're roughly two months away from the 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival. It's true! The 16th installment of the annual cinematic blowout is set for April 11-25. The full lineup won't be revealed ...

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