Author: Matt Wild | Page 83 | Milwaukee Record

Claudio Simonetti’s Goblin will perform a live score to ‘Suspiria’ October 30 at Oriental Theatre

August 31, 2022

Back in 2018, Milwaukee moviegoers were treated to a screening of Dario Argento's 1977 classic giallo film Suspiria at the Oriental Theatre. But it wasn't just any screening—it came complete with a live score f...

Let’s visit Regency Mall in Racine, half of which might be demolished for redevelopment

Matt Wild

August 30, 2022

UPDATE (4/22/23): The $39.4 million plan to redevelop Regency Mall—and demolish 400,000 of its 800,000 square feet—was approved by the Racine Common Council. Work is expected to begin in June 2023, and be compl...

Summerfest: People like going on weekends, so we’re doing the 3-weekend format again in 2023

Matt Wild

August 30, 2022

Summerfest announced its 2023 dates today: June 22-24, June 29 - July 1, and July 6-8. So yeah, the 2023 Big Gig (the festival's 55th anniversary!) will do the three-"Thursday-Friday-Saturday"-weekend thing aga...

Polka, polka, polka! Milwaukee Polka Riot will return for 5th year September 10 at Last Rites

Matt Wild

August 30, 2022

Attention polkaholics, polkanewbies, and stans for the Kenosha Kickers: the Milwaukee Polka Riot ("America's first and only alternative polka festival!") is set to return on Saturday, September 10. The festival...

Let’s all chip in and buy Koz’s Mini Bowl for $499,000 and not turn it into something awful

Matt Wild

August 29, 2022

Back in 2021, we implored Milwaukee to chip in and buy Falcon Bowl for $249,000 and not turn it into something awful. It...worked?! Now, another Milwaukee (mini) bowling staple is up for sale: Koz's Mini Bowl (...

Having trouble with the living? Lavish Waste is here to help with electro-punk ‘Juice Demon’

Matt Wild

August 29, 2022

Certain corners of the internet went batty earlier this summer over the trailer for Rob Zombie's The Munsters. Beyond the fact that Rob Zombie was directing a PG-rated Munsters movie, the trailer looked wonderf...

City attorney: Northridge unsecured, unsafe. Countless YouTube videos shot inside Northridge: Yep.

Matt Wild

August 26, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Milwaukee's once-mighty, now-infamous Northridge Mall has been closed since ...

Check out a new, delightfully detailed illustrated map of Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 25, 2022

What is it about illustrated maps of Milwaukee that's so fascinating, so captivating, so delightful? We have one from the '70s hanging in our office, and many others have popped up over the years, too. Now, art...

American Legion emblem at Kilbourn Reservoir Park has been restored, will be dedicated Friday

Matt Wild

August 25, 2022

If you've been to Kilbourn Reservoir Park lately—or if you've driven west on North Avenue, headed towards Riverwest, lately—you've undoubtedly seen restoration work being performed on that big American Legion e...

Here’s the four-show, four-neighborhood schedule for Season 14 (!) of Ex Fabula

Matt Wild

August 25, 2022

Is it possible that Milwaukee's homegrown storytelling org, Ex Fabula, has been around for 13 years? It's true! The nonprofit first arrived on the scene back in 2009, and has been staging inclusive and justice-...

“It was my hobby”: After 9 years of calling it home, Cudahy man says goodbye to historic Lake School

Matt Wild

August 24, 2022

By his own estimation, Greg Gryskiewicz has put more than 12,000 hours of work into his home. "I've averaged 30 hours a week, every week for nine years," Gryskiewicz says. "The weeks that I didn't work 30 ho...

Celebrate Landmark Lanes’ 95th anniversary with games, comedy, ‘Lebowski,’ more

Matt Wild

August 23, 2022

In an era of flashy "activity bars," it's funny to think that Landmark Lanes (2220 N. Farwell Ave.) has been doing the "activity" thing for decades upon decades. The East Side "Underground City" isn't just a ba...

Want Red Arrow Park to be a roller rink in summer? Attend a free skate party, rally this Saturday

Matt Wild

August 22, 2022

In case you missed it, there's been a lot of chatter lately about turning Red Arrow Park (920 N. Water St.) into a roller skating rink during the summer. The park is an ice skating rink in the winter, after all...

East Side residents concerned about losing good restaurant seats object to proposed apartments

Matt Wild

August 21, 2022

An apartment building proposed for a site near Downer Avenue on Milwaukee's east side is getting some pushback from nearby residents. And that pushback is hilarious. Several condominium owners and homeowners...

New video from The Beat Index puts you on hold, and it “Feels Like A Lifetime”

Matt Wild

August 19, 2022

Concept albums are a dime a dozen, but how many concept albums are '70s-soft-rock homages to on-hold music for automated phone systems? That's the delightful hook for the upcoming album from The Beat Index, Vol...

Stuff We Missed: Yep, the Wisconsin State Fair topped 1 million attendees this year

Matt Wild

August 19, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • Every July, Milwaukee has a field day with the question of how many people a...

Mike Mangione provides end-of-summer vibes with new song/video, “The Turnabout”

Matt Wild

August 18, 2022

What makes a home a home? That's the question at the heart of Mike Mangione's latest single, "The Turnabout." The end. Okay, there's more! First, let's talk about Mangione. The veteran singer-songwriter has ...

Buy a Pabst Theater chair, help animals at MADACC and students at ArtWorks

Matt Wild

August 18, 2022

Buying a chair from your favorite Milwaukee institution—like, buying a physical chair and taking it home—is always fun. Hell, the offices of Milwaukee Record are littered with chairs from the pre-renovation Ori...

Watch a Dodgers reporter slide down Bernie’s Slide, get messed up

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

Who among us hasn't dreamed of sliding down Bernie's Slide at American Family Field? Los Angeles Dodgers on-field reporter David Vassegh sure has. With the Dodgers in town for a four-game series against the Mil...

Lilliput Records will celebrate its Grand Opening this weekend with deals, beer, music, more

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

In late July, Lilliput Records rose from the ashes of the Exclusive Company at 1669 N. Farwell Ave., keeping the independent record store dream alive on the East Side. The store is owned by former Exclusive man...

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