29 Milwaukee songs for Summer 2019
Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and cook out or something. It's also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. Summer! Is there anything bett...
My First Band: Mary Joy (Fox Face, The Olives, Saebra & Carlyle)
If you live in or around Wisconsin and you like punk and garage rock, you're probably familiar with Mary Joy's work in Fox Face. The Dirtnap Records band has toured Europe, played SXSW, and has rightfully earne...
Riverwest FemFest begins Sunday. Listen to the 2019 comp now
Since 2015, Riverwest FemFest has been an annual celebration and platform for femmes, trans, GNC, women, non-binary, and POC artists. Beginning May 26 and running through June 2, the philanthropic endeavor retu...
Milwaukee Record Recommended (May 20-26)
Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...
Here are more than 100 patios for your sitting pleasure
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Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee’s new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 13 through May 20, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...
My First Band: Stacey Dee and Jennie Cotterill (Bad Cop/Bad Cop)
Though the members have all been involved in a variety of projects through the years, Bad Cop/Bad Cop seems like a case of the right band with the right people happening at the right time in life. The Fat Wreck...
Shot For Shot With Chefs: Watch us get drunk and become best friends with Gregory León of Amilinda
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Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee’s new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 13 through May 20, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...
Trailer Park Tavern will open next week
Back in February, we broke the news that Palm Tavern had been sold and that the venerable Bay View beer bar would close to allow the property's new owners to do "some retooling." It turns out the "retooling" wa...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: (May 13-19)
Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...
My First Band: Deanna Belos (Sincere Engineer)
In the roughly year-and-a-half span since her project, Sincere Engineer, released Rhombithian—the band’s debut album—on Red Scare Industries, Deanna Belos has earned heaps of attention and praise from music pub...
Join us at Colectivo’s Lakefront Cafe for another summer of “Friday Nite Music”
Colectivo Coffee has a wide variety of cafes spread across metro Milwaukee (and a few in Madison and Chicago), each with its own look, feel, and unique personality. However, as far as location and view are conc...
Milwaukee Record Recommended (May 6-12)
Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...
Check out the beer list for Milwaukee County Parks’ Traveling Beer Garden
Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn’t normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking, like public parks? Then you’re in luck, because Milwaukee County’s ever...
My First Band: Josh Caterer (The Smoking Popes, Speedstick)
Few have heard of Josh Caterer's first band—Speedstick—but after a name change and a swap of drummers, that band, now known as "The Smoking Popes," quickly made a name for themselves in the early '90s Chicago p...
Let’s say goodbye to The Disclaimer
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild TOOK to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest WAS called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the...
Here are the Klement’s Sausage & Beer Garden headliners for Summerfest 2019
If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee’s lakefront, don’t fret: it’s just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who’s playing in 2019? ...
Come to The Cooperage May 13 for a ‘Shot For Shot With Chefs’ episode premiere, featuring Gregory León of Amilinda
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Last June, Milwaukee Record debuted the pilot episode of a series called Shot For Shot With Chefs. The first installment of the booze-fueled and food-focused web series featured haples...
Welcome to May: Here’s what you’re doing this month
May in Milwaukee usually serves as the calm before the storm that is summer festival season. By this time next month, we’ll be gearing up for block parties, weekly concerts, and a massive wave of occurrences be...
We dropped by ‘The Morning Blend’ to talk about Friday’s Stomata and B~Free show at the Wilson Center
On Friday, May 3, get ready to sit comfortably or dance beautifully in The Harris Theater at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts in Brookfield. Milwaukee's own Jay Anderson will return from New Orleans ...