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Social Caterpillar tackles ‘Hurting/Healing’ in latest ‘(Distance)’ EP

February 9, 2022

The word "intimate" immediately comes to mind when listening to Social Caterpillar. Since 2016, the Milwaukee band has specialized in a pastoral, lightly psychedelic—and occasionally tightly wound—brand of indi...

Pray for Milwaukee: Unenforceable mask mandate set to end in 19 days won’t end early

Matt Wild

February 9, 2022

This is how it ends, Milwaukee. Not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with two and a half more weeks of an unenforceable mask mandate that many Milwaukeeans are completely unaware of. In case you're one o...

Here’s your handy Milwaukee mayoral primary voting guide

Matt Wild

February 8, 2022

Milwaukee will take one step closer to electing a new mayor on Tuesday, February 15. That's the day when the city will vote in the 2022 Spring Primary. Fun! Register to vote HERE. Find out about early voting an...

Victor DeLorenzo and Night Crickets supergroup dream of ‘A Free Society’

Matt Wild

February 8, 2022

When is a pandemic record not a pandemic record? According to Milwaukee drummer Victor DeLorenzo, his long-distance collaboration with far-flung musicians David J and Darwin Meiners—the result of which is the d...

ALERT: “BEAR ON A TIGHTROPE” IS BACK AT THE AVENUE

Matt Wild

February 8, 2022

We love the new 3rd Street Market Hall. The long-awaited food hall opened last month on the first floor of The Avenue—a.k.a. the old Shops of Grand Avenue. A host of food vendors share the communal space, and t...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Posting a picture of your car’s dashboard thermometer when it’s really cold outside

Matt Wild

February 7, 2022

Some things come and go, while some things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: posting a picture of your car's dashboard thermometer when it's really cold outside. You wake ...

What happens when two bands write three new songs based on the same three song titles?

Matt Wild

February 7, 2022

"What's in a name? Would 'Kiss By A Rose' by any other name sound so sweet?" So asks Milwaukee post-rock/power-pop outfit Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends in the linear notes to a new split EP, Dangerous...

Let’s remember Scott Walker’s ineptitude with some updates on Foxconn and trains

Matt Wild

February 4, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: past, present, and future doofus Scott Walker. • Scott Walker. Reme...

Beginning today: Vote early in Milwaukee’s 2022 mayoral primary

Matt Wild

February 1, 2022

On Tuesday, February 15, Milwaukee will take one step closer to electing a new mayor when the city votes in the 2022 Spring Primary. Don't want to wait until the 15th to vote? Good news: you can vote early, fro...

Tori Amos will play Milwaukee’s Bradley Symphony Center May 29

Matt Wild

February 1, 2022

Unless we're mistaken (and someone will surely tell us if we're mistaken), Tori Amos hasn't played a show in Milwaukee since 2009. That's set to change Sunday, May 29, when the music icon makes a stop at the Br...

Skate with superheroes February 12 at Red Arrow Park’s “Downtown Ice CAPE-ade”

Matt Wild

February 1, 2022

Last week we rounded up 7 Milwaukee outdoor ice skating rinks for all your outdoor ice skating needs. This week, we're here to tell you that one of the rinks—Red Arrow Park's "Slice of Ice"–will host a superher...

Sculpture Milwaukee 2022, “Nature Doesn’t Know About Us,” will be guest-curated by Ugo Rondinone

Matt Wild

February 1, 2022

We love Sculpture Milwaukee. Since 2017, the nonprofit organization has been filling Downtown Milwaukee (and nearby neighborhoods) with outdoor art pieces from artists both world-renowned and locally celebrated...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 23-29)

Matt Wild

January 31, 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...

Please enjoy Appleton, Wisconsin native Willem Dafoe saying “bubbler” on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Matt Wild

January 29, 2022

Forever awesome actor Willem Dafoe is originally from Appleton, Wisconsin. (Dafoe also attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and was a part of Theatre X.) Forever awesome actor Willem Dafoe hosted Sat...

Only 3 days remain to see Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel at the Milwaukee Boat Show

Matt Wild

January 28, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: TWIGGY THE WATER-SKIING SQUIRREL. • The Milwaukee Boat Show is curr...

Canela Cafe brings breakfast back to Downer Avenue breakfast spot

Matt Wild

January 27, 2022

When The Original Pancake House closed its Downer Avenue location in January 2021, the East Side street lost a 16-year breakfast staple. Sure, The Original Pancake House was a national chain, but it was a good ...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Milwaukee is the best coffee city in America, neither dirty nor clean

Matt Wild

January 27, 2022

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the state’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication ackn...

Rufioooooo! We’re screening ‘Hook’ at Avalon Theater February 23

Matt Wild

January 27, 2022

What if...Peter Pan...grew up? That's the, er, hook of Steven Spielberg's 1991 fantasy adventure film Hook. You know it, you love it: Robin Williams plays the adult Peter. Dustin Hoffman plays the titular pi...

Miscellaneous Milwaukee: Uecker’s Ride For The Arts poster (1988)

Matt Wild

January 26, 2022

In Miscellaneous Milwaukee, we take a stroll through the aisles of Antiques On Pierce and unearth curious, strange, or valuable Milwaukee artifacts. TEM: UECKER'S RIDE FOR THE ARTS POSTER (with 1963 baseball...

Mural Watch 2022: Two new murals coming to skywalks of The Avenue

Matt Wild

January 26, 2022

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

Author Matt Wild