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Gordon Gano sets Lawrencia Bembenek saga to music in Milwaukee Rep’s ‘Run Bambi Run’

September 7, 2023

If you're looking to sum up the zeitgeist of '80s Milwaukee, look no further than the Violent Femmes and Lawrencia "Bambi" Bembenek. The legendary folk-punk group formed in 1981 and were famously "discovered...

Milwaukee wants to redevelop Marcus Center Parking Garage, depriving city of iconic landmark

Matt Wild

September 6, 2023

When you think of Downtown Milwaukee, what do you think of? You think of the Milwaukee Art Museum. You think of the Milwaukee Public Market. And, of course, you think of the Marcus Center Parking Garage Snow Pi...

Woof! Brady Street Pet Parade will return October 8

Matt Wild

September 5, 2023

Attention, four-legged creatures and the two-legged creatures who love them: The beloved Brady Street Pet Parade will return to the bustling East Side street on Sunday, October 8. Dogs, cats, pigs, ferrets, rat...

Snag finds hope amidst chaos in “On The Human Condition” video

Matt Wild

September 5, 2023

It's a real "gestures broadly at everything" time in human history. Not a day—hell, not an hour—seems to go by without a new horror or crisis shattering what's left of our collective psyche. For Milwaukee clima...

“It’s been a good run.” After two decades, Riverwest club Circle-A will close in early October

Matt Wild

August 31, 2023

You can cram a lot of Milwaukee music memories into a small space. For 22 years, Circle-A Cafe, located at 932 E. Chambers St. in the city's Riverwest neighborhood, has served as an intimate and quirky venue...

Help Milwaukee filmmaker Frankie Latina fund his third feature, ‘Skinny Dip’

Matt Wild

August 29, 2023

Back in 2009, Milwaukee enfant terrible filmmaker Frankie Latina made a splash with Modus Operandi, a delightfully sleazy, Z-grade exploitation flick co-produced by Sasha Grey and starring Danny Trejo. It was t...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (August 13-26)

Matt Wild

August 28, 2023

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." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...

Good luck getting the debut record from punk-rock trio Jinksie out of your head

Matt Wild

August 28, 2023

Less than halfway through the debut record from Milwaukee punk-rock trio Jinksie, singer-guitarist Wendy Norton and singer-bassist Amelinda Burich shout out what could be either a sentiment of kinship or a veil...

Indulge in latest song from Rose Of The West, “Feast Or Famine”

Matt Wild

August 25, 2023

Earlier this summer Milwaukee dream-pop project Rose Of The West suddenly re-bloomed with its first new song in four years, "Come And Find Me." The song was the lead single from ROTW's upcoming album No Things ...

MKE Music Rewind: The Lovelies, “Catalina” (2000)

Matt Wild

August 24, 2023

In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. Local bands come and go, often breaking up with little to no fanfare. It's notab...

Watch Milverine throw out first pitch at Tuesday’s Brewers game

Matt Wild

August 22, 2023

On Monday, Milwaukee folk/superhero Milverine announced he would be throwing out the first pitch at Tuesday's Milwaukee Brewers game at American Family Field. "Yes, hi guys, this is the Milverine," Milverine...

Milverine will throw out first pitch at Tuesday’s Brewers game

Matt Wild

August 22, 2023

UPDATE: Watch it HERE. Today in "This rules! Wait, how has this not happened already? Oh well, it still rules!" news, Milwaukee folk/superhero Milverine will throw out the first pitch at Tuesday's Milwaukee ...

Here’s the schedule of events for this week’s Hip-Hop Week MKE

Matt Wild

August 21, 2023

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th birthday in 2023, and from August 21 through August 27, Milwaukee is throwing it a hell of a party. Yes, the city-sponsored Hip-Hop Week MKE returns this week with a slew of e...

Bob Dylan will play two nights at Riverside Theater, October 11-12

Matt Wild

August 21, 2023

Bob Dylan! Two nights at Milwaukee's Riverside Theater! Wednesday, October 11; and Thursday, October 12! Tickets ($59-$129) go on sale to the general public August 25 at 10 a.m.! (A presale begins August 24.) G...

Velocihamster pays tribute to father with lap steel cover of Pink Floyd’s “Money”

Matt Wild

August 21, 2023

As we all know, Milwaukee is home to the world's only lap steel metal band, Velocihamster. We've covered the unlikely group in these digital pages many times before, telling you that a.) Velocihamster is the pr...

Stuff We Missed: FPC Live’s two-room Deer District venue is gonna be a one-room venue now

Matt Wild

August 18, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • We're in the process of compiling a detailed timeline of the Great Milwaukee M...

East Side Maytag Coin Laundry will close August 27

Matt Wild

August 16, 2023

It's the final spin for a longtime laundromat on Milwaukee's east side. After 17 years in business, East Side Maytag Coin Laundry, 2009 E. Kenilworth Pl., will close its doors (and washers and dryers) on Sun...

Wisconsin State Fair attendance tops 1 million—again

Matt Wild

August 15, 2023

If, during your visit(s) to the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair last week (and two past weekends), it seemed like roughly one million other folks were there with you, enjoying the Fair's sights, sounds, smells, and p...

Milwaukee is once again the “drunkest city in America.” Or maybe not? Who knows.

Matt Wild

August 14, 2023

If there's one thing Milwaukee loves more than drinking, it's sharing random internet lists that reveal how much Milwaukee loves drinking. Yep, it's time for another "Milwaukee is the drunkest city in Americ...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 30 – August 12)

Matt Wild

August 14, 2023

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." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...

Author Matt Wild