Author: Milwaukee Record Staff

On The Record Episode 111: Twitch character streamer Joe Vella (aka “BizSNES”)

October 11, 2017

As far as career options go, professional video game player sits somewhere between food tester and sleep study participant. Unthinkable as it is, one Milwaukee man has managed to make an occupation out of gamin...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival recap: Days 5-12

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 10, 2017

In case you missed it, the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival is running now through Thursday, October 12 at the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cinema, and Avalon Theater. Here's what w...

Temporarily escape the hell of existence with these photos from the Brady Street Pet Parade

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2017

The world can be a rough place. Between the ever-widening political divide, the injustices so many face on a daily basis, and the unending string of tragedy and pain that permeates existence, it can all be too ...

A-side/B-side: 10 years after Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows,’ how has “Pay-What-You-Want” changed music?

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2017

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: ...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival recap: Days 1-4

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 2, 2017

In case you missed it, the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival is running now through Thursday, October 12 at the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cinema, and Avalon Theater. Here's what w...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 1, 2017

In September, we officially said goodbye to Milwaukee’s brief-but-bursting summer festival season. A few days after the Bay View Bash, fall officially started and, in doing so, also signaled a mass entertainmen...

Public Domain: De La Buena performs “Scarborough Fair”

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 28, 2017

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...

On The Record Episode 110: Milwaukee Film Festival preview with Matt Mueller

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 28, 2017

Hey! Today is the first day of the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival! From September 28 through October 12, the ninth annual fest will light up the screens of the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Gri...

Why does Milwaukee have trouble saying goodbye to its past?

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 21, 2017

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 ...

Relive Bay View Bash 2017 with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 18, 2017

Bay View Bash is a bittersweet affair. The bitterness is brought by the stinging realization that festival season is almost over and yet another awful winter is on the way. We’re all going to die and there’s no...

Guns N’ Roses, Andrew W.K., and 14 more standout fall shows

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 18, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); Do you like fall? Of course you do. Do you like shows? Yep. Here are 16 shows to see this fall. Friday, September 22 Twin Brother + Abby Jeanne, Dramatic Lovers @ Anodyne Coffee's ...

West Vliet Street will host inaugural Fall Festival October 7

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 14, 2017

Still not ready to let the Milwaukee festival season go? You're in luck, because there's a new block party on the block: West Vliet Street's inaugural Fall Festival. On Saturday, October 7, from noon to 7 p.m.,...

Milwaukee public art done right (and very, very wrong)

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 14, 2017

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 ...

Hari Kondabolu talks touring, his path to comedy, ‘The Problem With Apu’

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 13, 2017

Brooklyn-based comedian Hari Kondabolu has amassed an impressive reel of TV appearances, released two chart-topping albums, and been called "one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today" by the N...

On The Record Episode 108: Let’s just talk about ‘Twin Peaks’

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 8, 2017

The new season of Twin Peaks—a.k.a. Twin Peaks: The Return, Twin Peaks Season 3, or just "new Twin Peaks"—wrapped up earlier this week, and even though Twin Peaks has absolutely nothing to do with Milwaukee, le...

Fall concert preview: Guns N’ Roses, Angel Olsen, A$AP Mob, Kesha, more

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 7, 2017

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 ...

So long, summer: 23 Milwaukee songs for the end of Summer 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 4, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); It's Labor Day, and, like you (hopefully), we're taking the day off. We're solemnly honoring the progress and sacrifices of the American labor movement, of course, but we're also shedd...

Public Domain: Abby Jeanne performs “A Good Man Is Hard To Find”

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 30, 2017

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...

On The Record Episode 107: New shit with Dan Shafer

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 29, 2017

There's no shortage of new shit headed Milwaukee's way. It seems as if a new multi-use apartment complex is announced every month, and just as many craft breweries are popping up as well. The populace is embroi...

Let’s talk about live music and why more bands should be like Phish

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 24, 2017

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 ...

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