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A-side/B-side: Should Miller Park field more local entertainment options?

November 26, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild: W...

Come to Blackbird Bar December 5 for “From The Stage To The Booth” with Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 25, 2014

The second year of Blackbird Bar's "From The Stage To The Booth" DJ series has already seen beloved local bands like The Championship, GGOOLLDD, Heavy Hand, Canopies, and Fresh Cut Collective plopping down behi...

A-side/B-side: The BoDeans, and the way Milwaukee sees its music scene

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 19, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas: ...

Tracklist: 8 Milwaukee reinventions we’d welcome

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 18, 2014

// You don’t have to be a hot-shit real estate developer or a car-loathing urban enthusiast to know Downtown Milwaukee is on the verge of some major changes. As rounded up in a comprehensive Milwaukee Magaz...

Tracklist: 20 bands that played Milwaukee before breaking out

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 10, 2014

// Saturday night, Interpol will play a sold-out Pabst Theater show. Even though the seminal New York indie-rock mainstay isn’t exactly a frequent Milwaukee visitor, the band is no stranger to local venues....

The Disclaimer: Milwaukee Magazine’s Dan Shafer talks Downtown

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 6, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

A-side/B-side: Should there be stricter audience “rules” at shows?

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 5, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild: I...

Welcome to November: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 3, 2014

By the time the novelty of the leaves changing colors wears off, your Halloween costume is put away, and you reach the annual realization that you don’t actually like pumpkin beers, it’s already November. Once ...

The Disclaimer: Jordan Lee talks Miltown Beat Down

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 30, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

The Disclaimer: The (sorry) state of music criticism

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 23, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Come out to Cactus Club October 29 for “Wednesday Night Off!” with Milwaukee Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 22, 2014

Wednesday nights can be slow for local music venues, what with the majority of shows falling on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday. Bay View’s venerable Cactus Club, however, has been filling the mid-week void with ...

Tracklist: 15 random “best of Milwaukee” awards we’d like to see

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 20, 2014

Along with cooler weather and a never-ending parade of people who can’t stop talking about how much they love this time of year, autumn in Milwaukee means one thing: awards season. Yes, October and November are...

Sleater-Kinney to reunite, release new album, play Turner Hall in February

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 20, 2014

The Internet was set abuzz last week with news that an upcoming Sleater-Kinney vinyl box set (due Tuesday, October 21 on Sub Pop) contains a mysterious 7” with a new song entitled “Bury Our Friends,” and labele...

The Disclaimer: Talking “Smith Uncovered” with Betty Strigens

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 16, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Milwaukee Record presents “Local Coverage” January 16

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 15, 2014

Milwaukee’s music scene can be somewhat insular at times. Think about how many times you see the same three to four bands or rappers booking shows at that one venue in their own neighborhood. Conversely, how of...

The Who is coming to BMO Harris Bradley Center in 2015

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 10, 2014

Back in July, in our recounting of the strange story of Tim “The Rock And Roll Animal”’s quest to bring The Who to Milwaukee in 1982, we speculated that the legendary group would likely skip Milwaukee on its cu...

10 standout moments from the 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 10, 2014

And that’s a wrap: After 15 days of movies, more movies, and even more movies, the 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival has come to a close. Bookended by an opening-night screening of 1971 and last night’s sendoff from...

The Disclaimer: Film fest highs, Bay View “Art Stop” lows

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Tracklist: 10 especially ambitious Milwaukee music videos

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 6, 2014

// No modern band has done more with the music video medium than OK Go. With its genius use of things like treadmill choreography, Rube Goldberg-like mechanisms, paint, and other artsy accoutrements, the L....

Welcome to October: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 1, 2014

Isn’t it funny when people breathlessly tell you that fall is their favorite time of year, like it’s some sort of weird little personal quirk? It’s everybody’s favorite time of year, and if it isn’t, you’re cra...

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