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License applications filed for The Vig, a ’50s-themed sports parlor coming to The Couture

February 10, 2026

Milwaukee's premier lakefront luxury apartment tower The Couture, 909 E. Michigan St., has been open for nearly two years. Sadly, it still has yet to open a publicly accessible 1950s-themed sports bar and resta...

WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili will return to Kern Center March 22

Matt Wild

February 10, 2026

It may feel like winter will never end, but—believe it or not—spring is right around the corner. Need proof? Behold the annual announcement of WMSE's Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser! The springtime shindig will ret...

Talk amongst yourselves on the new Milwaukee Record forums, Read The Comments

Matt Wild

February 9, 2026

Talking on the internet is weird. Back in the day it was all primitive chat rooms and AOL Instant Messenger. Then it was commenting—and arguing—at the bottom of articles. Then it was websites nuking their comme...

Here’s the just-announced date of the 2026 Summer Soulstice Music Festival, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 9, 2026

Saturday, June 13 Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Scenes from the 2025 Summer Soulstice Music Festival • Scenes...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about some upcoming events

Matt Wild

February 5, 2026

Do like big Milwaukee events? Do you like small Milwaukee events? Do you like strange Milwaukee events? If you do, you're in luck, because that's what I talked about for my latest appearance on TMJ4 afternoon s...

Renovated indoor playground, new outdoor plaza coming to American Family Field in 2026

Matt Wild

February 4, 2026

We're a mere 50 days away from your Milwaukee Brewers' 2026 Opening Day. We know all about this season's theme and community nights. We know all about the team's TV and streaming plans. And we know there's appa...

Daydream Retrievers face the darkness with “Joke For A Light”

Matt Wild

February 3, 2026

It's been four long, dark, miserable years since Ian Olvera has graced the universe with a new song from his Daydream Retrievers project. Not that the former Sleepwalker has been laying low—one glance at the cr...

Here’s a list of the Milwaukee Brewers’ 2026 Theme and Community Nights, and that’s it

Matt Wild

February 3, 2026

THEME NIGHTS Friday, April 24 Star Wars Night with postgame laser show (Grogu bobble), presented by ESPN Milwaukee Tuesday, May 12 Bark at the Park (Rope chew toy), presented by Tavo Pets Friday, May 2...

License applications filed for Jalisco’s Cocina y Bar in former Hacienda/BBC space on East Side

Matt Wild

January 30, 2026

Earlier this month we reported that it looked like a new Mexican restaurant, Jalisco's Cocina y Bar, was being planned for the former Triple Taproom/Hacienda/BBC space on the city's East Side. Now, license appl...

Pond hockey tournament returns to The Rink at Center Street Park this Saturday

Matt Wild

January 30, 2026

Located at 6420 W. Clarke St., right on the border of Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, the outdoor Rink at Center Street Park has long been a destination for local ice skaters and amateur hockey players alike. And on S...

What would MPS do if immigration agents came to a school? If students organized a walkout?

Matt Wild

January 29, 2026

Ever idly wonder what Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) would do if immigration agents came to a school? Ever idly wonder what MPS would do if there was a student-organized walkout? Well, idly wonder no longer. (T...

More Milwaukee Public Museum deinstallations coming in February

Matt Wild

January 29, 2026

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) will close on January 3, 2027. The new, currently under-construction museum, the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin (NCMW), will open at 1310 N. 6t...

Food/Drink Roundup: Take one last look

Matt Wild

January 29, 2026

In this installment of our bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup: Beans & Barley will close January 31. Take one last look. • Please enjoy (?) this short, simple, and depressing reminder: East Side landmark Beans...

Licenses Committee approves Diaspora Sports Bar and Lounge for former Company Brewing space

Matt Wild

January 28, 2026

On Tuesday, following a nearly hourlong discussion, the Milwaukee Common Council's Licenses Committee approved tavern and food dealer licenses for Diaspora Sports Bar and Lounge. Diaspora is planned for the for...

Summerfest’s UScellular Connection Stage will be renamed T-Mobile Stage

Matt Wild

January 28, 2026

In a bit of corporate sponsorship housekeeping, Summerfest announced Wednesday that its longtime UScellular Connection Stage will be renamed the T-Mobile Stage. The new name will go into effect beginning with t...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Not spreading unsourced, unverified misinformation online

Matt Wild

January 27, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: not spreading unsourced, unverified misinformation online You know...

Lunde delivers gem after gem on ‘The Shotgun Theory’

Matt Wild

January 26, 2026

You're at an antiques store, digging through a crate of used records. You come across a compilation from a local radio station called 97.2 The ROCK or something. Judging by the album's cover, the station had it...

MKE Music Rewind: The Esquires, ‘Get On Up And Get Away’ (1967)

Matt Wild

January 23, 2026

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In this installment: The Esquires' 1967 album Get On Up ...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (January 7-20, 2026)

Matt Wild

January 22, 2026

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

Milwaukee launches “Know Your Rights and Available Resources” page in wake of national ICE actions

Matt Wild

January 22, 2026

The City of Milwaukee launched a "Know Your Rights and Available Resources" webpage on Thursday. The page is intended for "residents of Milwaukee, especially those who are not citizens, are understandably f...

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