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Buckle up for this weekend’s CrusherFest with Lovanova’s bruising “Da Crusher”

June 4, 2019

Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski is known as "The Man Who Made Milwaukee Famous." Over the course of his 40-year professional wrestling career, the South Milwaukee native and World War II vet was the pride of a reg...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2019

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 3, 2019

"I think moving forward, we'd love to see FemFest as a thing that just happens all the time, everywhere." That was festival organizer Ellie Jackson in the closing moments of this year's eight-day, multi-venue, ...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 3, 2019

Though July comes close to matching it, there’s simply no month in Milwaukee that’s more jam-packed with entertainment than June. Festival season officially kicks off with PrideFest, which gives way to Polish F...

My First Band: Samiam

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 31, 2019

Over the course of the band's 30-plus-year existence, Samiam has done it all. Since starting out on Gilman Street in the late '80s, the legendary punk band has released eight influential albums and a mess of ex...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2019

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 31, 2019

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup, stuffed with new records, notable singles, and more. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Marielle Allschw...

Milwaukee Record Recommended (May 28-June 2)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2019

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...

29 Milwaukee songs for Summer 2019

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 27, 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)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 24, 2019

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 24, 2019

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)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 20, 2019

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 20, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66112); 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)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 17, 2019

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 16, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66112); 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

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 14, 2019

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)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 13, 2019

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)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 10, 2019

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”

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 9, 2019

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)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 6, 2019

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 6, 2019

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)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 3, 2019

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...

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