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Hey! Here’s the 2023 Summerfest lineup!

March 23, 2023

Well, here it is! The 2023 Summerfest lineup! For the 55th anniversary of the Big Gig! Dig in! Similar to recent years, Summerfest 2023 will take place over three consecutive Thursday-Saturday blocks: June 2...

Explore the future Milwaukee Public Museum’s second gallery, “Wisconsin Journey”

Matt Wild

March 23, 2023

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Public Museum and exhibit partner Thinc Design gave the public a sneak peek at renderings of "Wisconsin Journey," the second permanent gallery that will be part of MPM's future museum...

Nick Cave. Riverside Theater. September 27.

Matt Wild

March 23, 2023

The one, the only, the incomparable Nick Cave will play Milwaukee's Riverside Theater on Wednesday, September 27. The date is part of the legendary musician's just-announced North America solo tour. What else c...

Here’s the lineup for this summer’s Edelweiss Concert Cruise series

Matt Wild

March 22, 2023

If there's one thing we love more than live Milwaukee music, it's live Milwaukee music in the summer. And if there's one thing we love more than live Milwaukee music in the summer, it's live Milwaukee music in ...

Peter Gabriel will play Fiserv Forum on October 2

Matt Wild

March 21, 2023

It's been a few years since the forever-awesome Peter Gabriel graced Milwaukee with his presence. (His last show here was during Summerfest 2016, yes?) So it brings us great pleasure to announce that the Genesi...

Here’s when the 2023 Summerfest lineup will drop, and that’s it

Matt Wild

March 21, 2023

Thursday, March 23 at 6 a.m. Exclusive articles, podcasts, and more. Support Milwaukee Record on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Elvis Costello & The Imposters will headline BMO Pavilion June 24 du...

Pizza Man’s last day of service on Downer Avenue will be March 25

Matt Wild

March 20, 2023

Want to drop in and enjoy a meal at Pizza Man on Downer Avenue? You've got about a week. Yes, after nearly 10 years of holding down the corner of Downer and Belleview on the city's east side, Milwaukee stapl...

2023 Milwaukee Film Festival’s Cream City Cinema program features true crime, beavers, more

Matt Wild

March 17, 2023

One of the best things about the annual Milwaukee Film Festival is the local love. In addition to hundreds of national and international selections, MFF includes dozens of locally produced feature films, short ...

Stuff We Missed: This guy again?

Matt Wild

March 17, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • This guy again? Yeah, this guy again. This guy may or may not be mulling add...

Hey! Here’s the schedule for the 2023 Traveling Beer Garden

Matt Wild

March 16, 2023

Hey! Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking in parks? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks' ever-popular Traveling Beer Garden is returning for 2023. YES. The beer/park extravaganza will o...

MKE Music Rewind: Spanic Boys, “Face The Facts” (1991)

Matt Wild

March 16, 2023

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In the history of Milwaukee artists who brushed up against mainstrea...

Milwaukee Irish Fest will return to the lakefront August 17-20. Here’s who’s playing.

Matt Wild

March 16, 2023

With spring just days away and summer (theoretically) around the corner, it's time for Milwaukee summer festival announcements! Today's announcement belongs to Milwaukee Irish Fest, which is set to return to He...

Lion’s Tooth 2-year birthday bash will feature art, music, raffles, grimoire cookbooks, more

Matt Wild

March 15, 2023

Look up the term "Milwaukee gem" in a dictionary and you'll find an impeccably illustrated picture of Lion's Tooth. Cris Siqueira and Shelly McClone-Carriere launched the local company in late 2019 as a graphic...

Aaron Rodgers: “I want to play, and I would like to play in New York”

Matt Wild

March 15, 2023

Green Bay Packers superstar, once-in-a-generation quarterback, Hall of Fame lock, Jeopardy! guest host, darkness retreater, and noted researcher Aaron Rodgers appeared on The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday afternoon...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 26 – March 11)

Matt Wild

March 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...

Elvis Costello & The Imposters will headline BMO Pavilion June 24 during Summerfest

Matt Wild

March 13, 2023

Summerfest has been dropping a bunch of BMO Pavilion announcements lately (Cheap Trick! Cypress Hill! More!), but this one is especially sweet: Elvis Costello & The Imposters will headline the outdoor venue...

East Side locksmith Badge Lock & Key closes (and locks) doors after 45 years

Matt Wild

March 10, 2023

It's the kind of place you don't think about until you need it, and the kind of place you don't appreciate until it's gone. On March 31, after 45 years of holding down a small storefront on the corner of Far...

Save the dates: Locust Street Festival, Center Street Daze will return this summer

Matt Wild

March 10, 2023

Never mind the 7 inches of wet, dense snow currently making us question why we live here—THINK SUMMER, MILWAUKEE. Yes, two beloved Riverwest festivals will return this summer: Locust Street Festival (Sunday, Ju...

Here’s a glimpse of the future Milwaukee Public Museum’s first gallery, “Time Travel”

Matt Wild

March 7, 2023

On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Public Museum and exhibit design partner Thinc Design gave the public its first glimpse of "Time Travel," one of five permanent galleries that will be part of MPM's future museum. A...

After nearly 16 years, something is finally planned for the former Chancery on Downer

Matt Wild

March 6, 2023

On March 31, 2007, the Chancery closed its doors at 2575 N. Downer Ave. The space has been empty ever since. But now, AFTER NEARLY 16 YEARS, that may change. Yep, according to a license application filed ...

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