On The Record #143: LeRoy Butler
This week's guest is one for the ages! Host and lifelong Packer fan Tyler Maas was fortunate enough to get half an hour of LeRoy Butler's time to talk about the All-Pro safety and Green Bay legend's storied car...
Let’s talk about the streetcar, the Milwaukee Public Museum, and a bunch of other things
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 ...
Ahhh! We’ve added a second screening of ‘The Burbs’ on November 20
Ray, you're chanting! Ray. Ray, look. Ray! Unconscious chanting! You're chanting! "I want to kill. Everyone. Satan is good. Satan is our pal. Milwaukee Record. Has added. A second screening. Of The 'Burbs. Nove...
15 standout moments from the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival
Is it over? Is it really over? Boo. Yes, after 15 days, countless films, and one long weekend to let it all soak in, the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival is officially in the books. The tenth annual fest was an abs...
Welcome to November: Here’s what you’re doing this month
November. Summer is now far in the rear view mirror. By now, your Halloween costume has been washed, de-vomited, and stored away for later use. Save for Thanksgiving, November doesn’t offer much. It’s the conti...
Let’s talk about the streetcar, Bay View development, and more (with Jeramey Jannene)
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 ...
Scenes from yesterday’s Rally for Resistance at City Hall
Thursday afternoon, Milwaukee Pride and other LGBTQ organizations staged a Rally for Resistance at Milwaukee City Hall. The rally was in response to a recent New York Times piece that revealed the Trump adminis...
Public Domain: PEARS perform “Camptown Races”
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features adapting some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been heard before. Watch the entire series here.
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On The Record #142: ‘Sijan’ with Janine Sijan Rozina
Half a century after his death in a North Vietnamese prison camp following horrific injuries, unimaginable hardship, and unspeakable torture, United States Air Force Captain Lance P. Sijan’s name and heroics ar...
Let’s talk about “Milwaukee-style” pizza
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 #141: Let’s talk about the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival
From Thursday, October 18 through Thursday, November 1, the 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival will transform this old black-and-white town into a glowing Technicolor dream. (Not that there's anything wrong with blac...
Frank’s Power Plant is closed
UPDATE: A visit to Frank's Power Plant Tuesday night has confirmed that Frank's is not closed. Here's what's going on (we think).
Multiple people on social media are reporting that longtime Bay View bar/venu...
Relive Beet Street Harvest Festival 2018 with these photos
Though rain put a damper on last year's festivities, Beet Street Harvest Festival, thankfully, came back for a third year. And it was amazing! Spearheaded by Cactus Club and in association with Goodkind and Pal...
On The Record #140: Sports with Ramie Makhlouf
Though sports is always a relevant topic (especially in Wisconsin), each autumn seems to bring about a competitive crescendo of sorts. But it's never been quite like this. The Brewers are in the NLCS and have t...
Get into the Halloween spirit with some top-notch Lake Drive Halloween decorations
Do you like fall? (Yes.) Do you like Halloween? (Of course.) Do you like elaborate outdoor Halloween decorations? (Yes, of course). Then please enjoy these photos, courtesy of Wendy Schreier, of some ghoulishly...
Let’s talk about endings and beginnings
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 ...
Welcome to October: Here’s what you’re doing this month
In September, we officially said goodbye to Milwaukee’s brief-but-bursting summer festival season. A few days after Bay View Bash, fall officially started and, in doing so, also signaled a mass entertainment mi...
‘The Evil Dead’ and ‘The Fly’ highlight Avalon Theater’s “Shocktoberfest” lineup
It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with “Rocktober” and “Shocktober” events. In the case of the latter, the...
A-side/B-side: Who’s the 2018 National League MVP?
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.
Nick Olig: T...
On The Record #139: Fall shows with Kevin Mueller
After yet another long, fun, and exhausting summer of entertainment in Milwaukee, fall has come. Historically, autumn's arrival has been a time in which things slow down in the city, as residents retreat inside...