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The Lumineers will play AmFam Insurance Amphitheater August 26

March 2, 2023

Ho! Long-running Denver folk-rock band The Lumineers are gearing up for a 2023 world tour. Hey! That tour includes a stop at Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Saturday, August 26. Bay! Engli...

Coming soon: The glorious return of Koppa’s deli

Matt Wild

February 28, 2023

For decades after it opened in 1982, Koppa's (1940 N. Farwell Ave.) served as both a quirky East Side grocery store and a quirky East Side deli. (Could it be considered a bodega? Maybe!) Kitschy decorations, fu...

Milwaukee Film’s Women’s History Month lineup includes newly crowned greatest film of all time

Matt Wild

February 28, 2023

In case you missed it, the most recent Sight & Sound poll named 1975's Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as the greatest film of all time. (Vertigo and Citizen Kane came in at #2 and #3, r...

Watch Giannis eat snacks, talk Charles Antetokounmpo Foundation on ‘The Daily Show’

Matt Wild

February 27, 2023

We'll keep this short and sweet: Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped by Comedy Central's The Daily Show on Monday night. While there, he chatted with guest host Hasan Minhaj about his knee (...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 12-25)

Matt Wild

February 27, 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...

The Flaming Lips will play 2002 ‘Yoshimi’ album live at Riverside Theater June 13

Matt Wild

February 27, 2023

Along with 1999's Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots elevated The Flaming Lips from quirky '90s oddities to (still-quirky) 21st century stars. It's easy to see/hear why: "Fight Test," "Do You...

2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is fast approaching. Here’s this year’s artwork.

Matt Wild

February 27, 2023

It's miserable outside today but guess what? We're less than two months away from the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival! The 15th annual fest is set for April 20 through May 4 at the Oriental Theatre (and other thea...

Hop in the car with Dashcam and check out ‘Sundown On Volcano Beach’

Matt Wild

February 27, 2023

It's been a hazy, golden-hour minute since we've had a new collection of tracks from Milwaukee producer Dashcam. Not that the retro-inspired synth-pop mastermind (real name Donny Jankowski) has been entirely qu...

Dustin Diamond’s former Port Washington home has been remodeled, is back on the market

Matt Wild

February 24, 2023

First of all, R.I.P. Dustin Diamond, who passed away in 2021 at the far-too-young age of 44. So, back in 2020, we gave you a "terrifying look inside Dustin Diamond's water-damaged Port Washington home, which...

Hey! February 24 is the third annual Friday Fish Fry Day!

Matt Wild

February 23, 2023

We've said it before and we'll say it again: every Friday is a Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there's only one Friday when Wisconsin, the country, and the entire world celebrate the official Friday Fish ...

MKE Music Rewind: Black Elephant, “Nutrition” (2004)

Matt Wild

February 23, 2023

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. Dial the ol' Wayback Machine to the early '00s and you'll likely run...

Beauty Steps show us the life of the mind in video for sublime psych-pop “Peaches”

Matt Wild

February 23, 2023

Some songs drill down and focus on one idea—love, sex, the power of partying, whatever—while other songs contain multitudes. "Peaches," the debut single from Milwaukee psych/dream-pop duo Beauty Steps, is the s...

2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will include ‘Metropolis,’ with live score from Anvil Orchestra

Matt Wild

February 22, 2023

It's miserable outside today but guess what? We're less than two months away from the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival! The 15th annual fest is set for April 20 through May 4 at the Oriental Theatre (and other thea...

Protasiewicz, Kelly advance to April 4 election, will decide political leaning of Wisconsin Supreme Court

Matt Wild

February 21, 2023

Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly are the projected winners of Tuesday's primary race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The two will now face each other in the April 4 general election. The political leaning of th...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The hash browns at Café At The Plaza

Matt Wild

February 21, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the hash browns at Café At The Plaza! Back in 2018, we bestowed "Mandator...

County Exec’s 2023 State of County Address predicts “no local dollars” for local services by 2027

Matt Wild

February 21, 2023

On Tuesday morning, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley delivered his 2023 State of the County Address at UW-Milwaukee. It was Crowley's third such address, and his first delivered in-person. Topics inc...

Watch Thrasher skateboarders “rip the remains” of Northridge Mall

Matt Wild

February 21, 2023

Milwaukee's once-mighty Northridge Mall has been closed and abandoned since 2003. Well, calling it "abandoned" may not be entirely accurate. You see, the undead ghost mall has been a favorite spot for pesky van...

The Avett Brothers will headline BMO Pavilion June 23 during Summerfest

Matt Wild

February 20, 2023

And the Summerfest headliners just keep on comin'. Well, in this case, a BMO Pavilion Summerfest headliner, but still. (Also: When did they drop "Harris" from BMO Harris Pavilion? How did we miss that?) Anyw...

Oscar shorts, family films coming to Oriental Theatre

Matt Wild

February 17, 2023

If you're in the market for catching up on this year's crop of Oscar-nominated short films and enjoying the original Muppet Movie on the big screen, have we got some news for you. Beginning Friday, February ...

The Frogs’ Jimmy Flemion will play first hometown show in 17 years March 24 at X-Ray Arcade

Matt Wild

February 17, 2023

In the history of Milwaukee bands that broke into the mainstream—albeit briefly—no group leaves a stranger mark than The Frogs. Brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion formed the aggressively lo-fi and aggressively s...

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