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Polish Fest will return June 9-11. Here’s the musical lineup

April 17, 2023

Summer, we're told, is right around the corner—and with it, the Milwaukee Summer Festival Season™. We'll have a full summer festival guide when things thaw out in May, but until then, let's talk about Po...

Here’s the “spiritual successor” to MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee, “Milwaukee Revealed”

Matt Wild

April 14, 2023

It's Milwaukee/414/MKE Day, so the Milwaukee Public Museum is giving the public a sneak peak at the "spiritual successor" to its Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit, "Milwaukee Revealed." This is the third permane...

“Never lose your identity behind the opinions of others.” Happy Milwaukee Day, Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 14, 2023

Happy Milwaukee Day, Milwaukee. Or MKE Day. Or 414 Day. Or 414 Milwaukee Day. Or 414MKEDay. Or Milwaukee Cyber Monday. It's all the same. It's all about Milwaukee. In that spirit, please enjoy this year's "l...

On 40th anniversary of Violent Femmes’ debut, Milwaukee declares today Violent Femmes Day

Matt Wild

April 13, 2023

It was 40 years ago today that Milwaukee's own Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut album. Yes, on April 13, 1983, the world got its first taste of a record that contains such stone-cold folk-punk cl...

Bug Moment steps right up in sublime ‘The Flying Toad Circus’

Matt Wild

April 13, 2023

There are songs on Bug Moment's excellent The Flying Toad Circus where the swamp-submerged carousel on the album's cover comes to life. Opener "Carousel" is preceded by a 30-second soundscape of crickets, night...

Take a pandemic-era tour of Riverwest in Resurrectionists’ “The New Winter” video

Matt Wild

April 11, 2023

Let's take ourselves back to the early months of 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic is still hanging around, new variants are...no, wait, how about we don't take ourselves back to the early months of 2021. What's that...

Bob Mould (!) will headline WMSE Backyard BBQ on August 26

Matt Wild

April 11, 2023

Yep, you read that right: legendary punk/alt-rock pioneer Bob Mould—he of Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and solo fame—will headline the WMSE Backyard BBQ in Humboldt Park on Saturday, August 26. Mould will be joined by his...

South Shore Terrace will open for the season on April 12

Matt Wild

April 10, 2023

Spring has truly sprung. The weather is glorious, the Nite Owl is back in business, and the Marcus Center snow pile is doomed. Oh, and the South Shore Terrace beer garden (2900 South Shore Rd.) is set to open o...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 26 – April 8)

Matt Wild

April 10, 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...

On our 9th anniversary, 9 things that make Milwaukee great

Matt Wild

April 7, 2023

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. That's nine years ago today! But enough about us. (We'll save something big and ridiculous for next year.) Here are nine things that make Milwaukee great! MILWAUK...

Stuff We Missed: You can buy alcohol for one inning longer at Brewers games this year

Matt Wild

April 7, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • If you've been paying attention to baseball this year, you've surely noticed...

Murder meets Jiu Jitsu in new novel from Milwaukee’s Zhanna Slor, ‘Breakfall’

Matt Wild

April 6, 2023

Murder, countless true crime podcasts and episodes of Dateline tell us, can happen anywhere. Big cities, small towns, where you least expect it. But in Breakfall, a new novel from Milwaukee author Zhanna Slor, ...

Check out the full 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival program NOW

Matt Wild

April 6, 2023

The 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is right around the corner—April 20 - May 4 around the corner, to be exact. You've seen the previous announcements about various films, but have you seen THE ENTIRE PROGRAM? Pro...

Nipple factories, Little Richard, ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ doc coming to Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 5, 2023

Hey! The 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is right around the corner! From April 20 through May 4, the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema will host 135 feature films and 148 short films. Some of...

Bucks win, Brewers win, Janet Protasiewicz wins

Matt Wild

April 4, 2023

Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Washington Wizards 140-128. Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Mets 9-0. Tuesday night, at about 9 p.m., the Associated Press called...

A super-simple voting guide to the super-important 2023 Spring Election

Matt Wild

April 4, 2023

On Tuesday, April 4, Wisconsinites will go to the polls to vote in the 2023 Spring Election. It's super important. Everyone in Wisconsin will vote for an open seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. If Janet Pr...

My Saturday at the 2023 Midwest Gaming Classic: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

April 3, 2023

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes—or, more accurately, like Phoenix being summoned by Cloud in Final Fantasy VII—the Midwest Gaming Classic returned to its full glory this past weekend. A few years of COVID-...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Opening Day!

Matt Wild

April 3, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Opening Day! What can you can say about Opening Day? You can say somethin...

Stuff We Missed: World Burrito Eating Championship (with Joey Chestnut) coming to Deer District

Matt Wild

March 31, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • It seems National Burrito Day decorations go up earlier and earlier every ye...

Hacienda chef Ashley Turner will compete on April 4 episode of Food Network’s ‘Chopped’

Matt Wild

March 29, 2023

Milwaukee is no stranger to food and drink reality shows. Think Egg & Flour's Adam Pawlak on Hell's Kitchen and the upcoming Superchef Grudge Match. Think, if you must, of the time Bar Rescue blew into town...

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