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Cozy up to the debut EP from Bunk Bed, ‘Top Bunk, Bottom Bunk’

November 15, 2022

There's an old episode of Unsolved Mysteries about a family in Horicon, Wisconsin, who, back in 1987, claimed their house was haunted. Their story covered all the classics—demonic forces, hellish visions, terri...

Lizzo will play Fiserv Forum May 16, 2023; P!nk will play American Family Field August 14, 2023

Matt Wild

November 14, 2022

Hot on the heels of the just-announced Imagine Dragons Summerfest show, Milwaukee has gone ahead and (simultaneously, thus the two-for-one article) announced two more big shows for 2023: Lizzo at Fiserv Forum T...

Tempting fate, Summerfest books Imagine Dragons for July 8, 2023

Matt Wild

November 14, 2022

The history of Summerfest is chock-full of infamous shows—the time George Carlin got arrested, for example. One of the more recent examples comes from 2013, when bombastic rock band Imagine Dragons played the M...

Former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on missing Milwaukee politics: “It’s all yours, baby!”

Matt Wild

November 14, 2022

Does former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett—who held the city's top position from 2004 to 2021, only to suddenly resign mid-term and accept a position as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg—miss his old gig?...

Stuff We Missed: Lakefront Brewery will ditch bottles, go “all cans” in February

Matt Wild

November 11, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Remember that part in Beck's "Where It's At" where he says "Bottles and cans...

Drift off, fall in love with Sleepy Gaucho’s “Best Drug”

Matt Wild

November 11, 2022

It's been a long week. Winter has arrived. Twitter is a mess. A maddening election cycle has finally come to an end. The guy who voiced Batman on the forever-awesome Batman: The Animated Series is dead. What to...

Revamped Hacienda Taproom & Kitchen now home to some of East Side’s best food, drinks

Matt Wild

November 10, 2022

It's a quiet Wednesday on the East Side, but inside Hacienda Taproom & Kitchen—née Hacienda Beer Co.—something is happening. Amidst pockets of folks sipping beer at the bar and a handful of tables taking pa...

9 Milwaukee places to relax or break stuff, should you need to do such things in the upcoming days

Matt Wild

November 8, 2022

Apropos of nothing, here are 9 places in Milwaukee (and the surrounding Milwaukee area) where you can relax or break stuff! (This list is far from exhaustive, so let us know YOUR favorite place to relax or brea...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (October 23 – November 5)

Matt Wild

November 7, 2022

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...

Watch Billy Corgan snacking somethin’ during Smashing Pumpkins’ recent Milwaukee show

Matt Wild

November 7, 2022

Full disclosure: We didn't attend Smashing Pumpkins' October 30 show at Fiserv Forum. We like Smashing Pumpkins and all, but, we dunno. We saw the band—or, should we say, we saw Billy Corgan and some other folk...

East Side street between Hooligan’s and Crossroads Collective could become public plaza

Matt Wild

November 4, 2022

With talk still bubbling about partially closing Brady Street to vehicular traffic, another East Side street could soon become a traffic-less public plaza: Ivanhoe Place. Specifically, a half-block of East Ivan...

Watch Dead Horses play their ‘Brady Street’ album on WMSE’s Local/Live

Matt Wild

November 3, 2022

Back in August, Milwaukee duo Dead Horses released the terrific Brady Street. The album features 10 tracks of gorgeously rendered folk/Americana, all highlighted by singer Sarah Vos' timeless vocals and Dan Wol...

Common Council gives final approval to FPC Live concert venues in Deer District

Matt Wild

November 1, 2022

After several months, several committee meetings, and several rounds of public support and opposition, the Milwaukee Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal from Madison-based, Live Nation/Tic...

Buckle up and take a leisurely stroll across the newly restored Ravine Road Bridge in Lake Park

Matt Wild

November 1, 2022

The long wait is over: With restoration work (nearly) complete, you can totally walk across the Ravine Road Bridge in Lake Park again. (Well, you always could when the bridge was still standing, but you had to ...

Dinner Set Gang releases debut LP, hits up hotel pool in new video

Matt Wild

October 28, 2022

Art-damaged indie-pop outfit Dinner Set Gang has been making the Milwaukee music scene a more interesting place since 2020. The latest project from Josh Evert and Derek De Vinney of The Fatty Acids, Dinner Set ...

Alright everyone, chill! We’re screening ‘Batman & Robin’ at the Avalon on November 30

Matt Wild

October 27, 2022

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman was an attempt to move the Caped Crusader as far away from the cartoony camp of the '60s Batman TV show as possible. It worked, and was perfected with Burton's 1992 Batman Returns. Stil...

Great Job, Milwaukee! National Geographic includes Milwaukee in “25 breathtaking places” list

Matt Wild

October 26, 2022

When you think of the world's most "breathtaking places and experiences," which places and experiences do you think of? If you're the venerable National Geographic—a publication that knows a thing or two about ...

When, where, and how to vote early (and in-person) in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

October 25, 2022

The 2022 General Election is happening on Tuesday, November 8. Perhaps you've seen some ads about it? Anyway, if you don't want to wait until November 8 to cast your ballot but you still want to savor the in-pe...

Witness the last call of Judge’s Irish Pub on the East Side

Matt Wild

October 25, 2022

Judge's Irish Pub (1431 E. North Ave.) is no more. Well, the classic/infamous East Side watering hole has been closed since 2013, but the Judge's building—built in 1905—is now no more. Crews were on site Tue...

As Widespread Panic Weekend begins, mayor declares today to be Pabst Theater Group Day

Matt Wild

October 21, 2022

That noise coming from the heart of Downtown Milwaukee isn't construction (well, it's probably that, too). It's just the kickoff to the three-night, three-show, completely sold-out Widespread Panic Weekend at R...

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