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On The Record Episode 40: TMJ4 anchor/reporter Bridget Shanahan

October 21, 2015

For the “lordy, lordy, look who’s 40” episode of On The Record, Tyler and Matt sit down and chat with TMJ4 anchor and reporter Bridget Shanahan. An Illinois native, Shanahan has worked in a number of different ...

Video: We conduct a blind taste test to find the least terrible Wisconsin-made pumpkin beer

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 20, 2015

The Halloween season is a glorious time of year, filled with beautiful fall weather and spooky tidings of great joy. But there’s a dark underbelly to the season, one that lurks beneath every caramel apple and...

Okay, let’s talk about changing the Milwaukee flag (again)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 15, 2015

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 ...

On The Record Episode 39: John Axford

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 14, 2015

Despite playing for four other teams since the Milwaukee Brewers traded him in 2013, John Axford has maintained a great relationship with his first Major League city. The current Colorado Rockies reliever remai...

Tracklist: 12 standout moments from the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 12, 2015

After 15 days of events, parties, panel discussions, and more movies than any sane human being could possibly watch (more than 300, to be exact-ish), the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival came to a close last week T...

Should Milwaukee create an “adult entertainment district”?

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2015

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: Why is Milwaukee getting so worked up over a Portillo’s coming to town?

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2015

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: ...

On The Record Episode 38: Yeah, Bro podcast’s Jacob Bach

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 7, 2015

Late last month, Milwaukee Record co-founder/editor Tyler Maas embarked on a straight man's tour of every Milwaukee gay bar in a single night. To help him navigate the unfamiliar territory, he called upon Jacob...

Is music journalism “dying at the hands of PR firms”?

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 1, 2015

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 ...

On The Record Episode 37: Emo with Braid and The Promise Ring

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 30, 2015

If you're even faintly aware of emo, chances are you're familiar with The Promise Ring and Braid. Together they carved an indelible thoroughfare for the revitalized genre that ran straight through the Midwester...

On The Record Episode 36: MFF2015 with The Tiny Film Invasion

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 25, 2015

The 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival is currently in full swing, and it will continue to swing through Thursday, October 8. So in honor of this most awesome event, this week’s very special episode of On The Record ...

Milwaukee midnight movies, Ryan Adams’ ‘1989,’ more

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 24, 2015

// 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...

Tracklist: 13 reasons to get excited for the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 21, 2015

// Beginning Thursday, September 24, the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival will transform Milwaukee from a drab, black-and-white wasteland into a dazzling, Technicolor utopia. (You know, like in The Wizard Of Oz a...

Bay View Bash 2015: A minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 21, 2015

// And just like that, another Milwaukee festival season is officially in the books. Though summer is on its waning days, the season's final weekend was a far-from-quiet one. On Saturday alone, Country In The...

On The Record Episode 35: Ex Fabula

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 16, 2015

// For the past six years, Ex Fabula has served as Milwaukee’s premier live storytelling series, bringing a diverse cross-section of the city together and finding a common bond through the power of simple, di...

Opening AND closing Wolski’s: A supposedly fun thing we’ll never do again

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 15, 2015

If you spend enough time anywhere in or around Milwaukee, you’re bound to eventually see a bumper sticker proudly proclaiming “I Closed Wolski’s.” Established more than 100 years ago, the East Side tavern that’...

Tracklist: 15 notable reunions in Milwaukee music

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 14, 2015

// Tonight, Milwaukee will play host to a reunion show of sorts when Desaparecidos comes to Turner Hall. Probably better known as “Conor Oberst’s old band,” the Omaha act disbanded in 2002 when the frontman s...

Blackbird’s “From The Stage To The Booth” DJ series returns

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 11, 2015

Blackbird is an all-around great place. The Bay View bar—which, truth be told, was one of the first places to advertise with us—boasts a staggering selection of Wisconsin-brewed beer, more pinball machines than...

Fall concert preview: Chance The Rapper, Maritime, Beach House, more

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 10, 2015

// 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...

On The Record Episode 34: Recording in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 9, 2015

// Here, in the age of the bedroom EP and at a time when albums can be captured by laptop microphones at a stream of consciousness pace, the recording industry is having to deal with some serious changes. Tho...

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