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Guns N’ Roses will play Summerfest September 18

May 18, 2021

And the rescheduled-from-2020 Summerfest announcements keep on coming: Guns N'Roses will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Saturday, September 18. Tickets are on sale NOW. And, um, that'...

Milwaukee’s COVID health order and mask mandate (indoors and outdoors) will end June 1

Matt Wild

May 18, 2021

Milwaukee's indoor and outdoor mask mandate, along with its full COVID-19 health order and all accompanying COVID restrictions, will end June 1. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett made the announcement during a media ...

33,227 MKE voters who haven’t voted in 4 years will be mailed Suspension of Registration cards

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

Are you one of the 33,227 registered voters in the City of Milwaukee who hasn't voted in about four years? Then expect a postcard in the mail asking you to continue your registration...OR ELSE. Okay, it's no...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 9-15)

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

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...

Update on Milwaukee’s indoor mask mandate expected Tuesday

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

Yes, Virginia, Milwaukee still has an indoor mask mandate. But for how long? Some info on the future of the indoor mask mandate is expected to drop this Tuesday. In case you missed the flurry of mask-related...

Green Day, Fall Out Boy, Weezer will play Summerfest September 1

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

In another "kind of Summerfest but not quite Summerfest" show announcement, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer will bring their "Hella Mega Tour" to Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Wednes...

Maker Faire Milwaukee coming to MSOE campus September 24-26

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

One of the 8,000,000 things we missed in 2020 was Maker Faire Milwaukee, a gloriously geeky celebration of funky engineering, crazy crafts, those Dalek folks, and a teenager we spotted one year making a Bob Uec...

Alice Cooper (and Ace Frehley) will play BMO Harris Pavilion October 1

Matt Wild

May 17, 2021

Ever listen to Alice Cooper's radio show Nights With Alice Cooper? Isn't it funny that the bulk of the stuff he plays is really obvious and overplayed, like "Crazy Train" and, I dunno, "Baba O'Riley"? Weird. Al...

Nature Is Healing, pt. 12: Wisconsin State Fair headliner lineup is exactly what it should be

Matt Wild

May 14, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair headliner lineup! • The 2021 Wisconsi...

Milwaukee will end most COVID restrictions (except indoor masks) beginning June 15

Matt Wild

May 13, 2021

The end is near, Milwaukee! In a good way! Like, in a "the end of most of Milwaukee's COVID restrictions is nigh" way! On Thursday, Mayor Tom Barrett and Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson announc...

Brewers home games will return to 100% capacity beginning June 25

Matt Wild

May 13, 2021

A few days after announcing that, beginning this Saturday, fan capacity at Milwaukee Brewers home games at American Family Field will be bumped from 25% to 50%, the Brewers announced Thursday that they will go ...

New breakfast and lunch spot, Canela Cafe, planned for former Pancake House on Downer

Matt Wild

May 12, 2021

Pancakes and omelets for breakfast, and burgers and wraps for lunch are coming to the former Original Pancake House on Downer Avenue. All that and more thanks to Canela Cafe. Canela Cafe is set to soon take ...

Bring an unvaccinated friend to Black Husky vaccine clinic, both of you get a free beer

Matt Wild

May 12, 2021

Let's keep this simple: If you haven't been vaccinated yet, go ahead and do that. And if you have a friend that hasn't been vaccinated yet, bring that unvaccinated pal to Black Husky Brewing, 909 E. Locust St.,...

Former ’90s Milwaukee band, Big Mother Gig, has a new record, ‘Gusto,’ and it’s great

Matt Wild

May 12, 2021

It's always wonderful to hear modern bands replicate the sometimes jangly, sometimes soaring alt/indie-rock sounds of the 1990s. It's even more wonderful, however, to hear the original bands from that college-r...

B~Free tackles jealously on cosmic dance track “Hate 2 Luv”

Matt Wild

May 11, 2021

When we last checked in with Milwaukee soul/R&B powerhouse B~Free, she was pondering a year spent in quarantine. "The loss of all of my in-person shows for the full year was initially devastating," the sing...

Fan capacity for Brewers, Bucks games to increase to 50%

Matt Wild

May 11, 2021

Yep. Fifty percent. Brewers = this Saturday. Bucks = later this month for the playoffs. First, the Brewers... CAPACITY FOR BREWERS HOME GAMES TO INCREASE TO 50% BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY MILWAUKEE – The Milwa...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Bublr Bikes are the best

Matt Wild

May 10, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

It’s “Bliss Or Bust” as Caley Conway wraps up trilogy of songs/videos

Matt Wild

May 10, 2021

Trilogies usually don't end well. The Rise Of Skywalker was a mess. The Matrix Revolutions was worse. Remember the third Godfather movie? (Of course you don't.) Well, at least the third Back To The Future movie...

All 11 sentences in Esquire’s latest listicle blurb about Milwaukee, ranked

Matt Wild

May 10, 2021

In case you missed it, we're currently on Day 4 of Milwaukee publications writing about the city's appearance in Esquire's "5 Unexpectedly Awesome Domestic Cities to Fuel Your Wanderlust" list. The list—brought...

Tonight! Milwaukee author Todd Lazarski talks ‘Spend It All’ with Justin Kern for Boswell Books

Matt Wild

May 10, 2021

What do you get when you combine not one, not two, but three Milwaukee institutions for a night of highbrow (and probably some lowbrow) conversation? You get Milwaukee writer Todd Lazarski speaking about his la...

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