Author Tyler Maas

Dollars For Donuts: Happy Dough Lucky lets you get a mini donut fix at farmer’s markets and a public market

July 20, 2019

Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts, and more. I...

Nu metal lives on at X-Ray Arcade’s Freak On A Leash Friday

Tyler Maas

July 19, 2019

In the late '90s and early aughts, mainstream music was all the rage with a new form of heavy metal that—quite fittingly—was called "nu metal." Bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Crazy Town, and Linkin Par...

Batter up! We’re screening ‘A League Of Their Own’ at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2019

Last night, an enthusiastic audience joined us at Avalon Theater for the second sold-out UHF screening in as many years. While that's certainly a tough act to follow, we think you're going to have a ball at nex...

Let L’Resorts send your ears on an island getaway with “Separate Oceans”

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2019

Back in February, we formally introduced you to L'Resorts, the new "tropical-pop" project spearheaded by Lady Cannon namesake Martha Cannon and Jaill founding member Vincent Kircher. In the months since announc...

Members of Iron Pizza, Canopies, and Appleseeds resurface in Tell Me

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Last December, Iron Pizza called it quits after more than five years as a band. The synth-rock band with a proclivity for partying was a supremely fun and well-liked fixture at Riverwest and Bay View bar shows....

Here’s the Denim Park Summer ’19 Concert Series lineup

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Though Milwaukee seems to have every weekend covered in terms of entertainment, it's always refreshing to see bands perform in the city's collection of weeknight concerts. Events like Chill On The Hill, Jazz In...

A Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

From August 1-4, a total of 10 Milwaukee (or Milwaukee-adjacent) bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake in the fifth annual M...

Don’s Diner will serve “boozy ice cream” at ‘Stranger Things’-themed Scoops Ahoy pop-up

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2019

By now, most of you have certainly made you way through the entire third season of Stranger Things. For those of you who haven't, prepare for a small and mostly-insignificant spoiler: Steve Harrington works at ...

Hear Christopher Porterfield’s cover of a Paper Holland song for the band’s ‘Galápados’ companion album

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

Last June, Paper Holland released its long-awaited sophomore album, Galápagos, a meticulously-crafted batch of summertime-suited songs that cracked the top 15 on our list of 2018’s best Milwaukee records. On Ju...

Sweet Rings has abandoned plans to move into Kinnickinnic Avenue location

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

In early 2018, Bay View learned a new bakery would be moving to the former site of East Side Ovens at 2895-2899 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. In the year and a half since that news broke about Sweet Rings, owners Bobby ...

Ron Funches is fun and freewheeling in Turner Hall return

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

In August 2017, Ron Funches threw cookies and stole hearts at Turner Hall. In the roughly two years since that long-overdue stop in Milwaukee, the comedian and actor amassed tons of film and television credits,...

Andy Junk talks about his new Lakefront beer, “My Turn: Junk”

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2019

Tonight, Lakefront Brewery and Andy Junk will officially celebrate the release of Junk. The brewery's 31st "My Turn" installment is unlike any beer previously released in the employee-focused series. It's not j...

Wow. Doughboys Podcast’s October 3 show is moving to Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2019

Remember last month when we announced that Doughboys, a wildly popular and downright hilarious chain restaurant podcast, would be coming to Milwaukee on Thursday, October 3? Remember when that show—originally s...

Hacienda Beer Co. is the latest and (arguably) the greatest example of the East Side’s resurgence

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2019

Almost exactly three years ago, we bluntly asked the following question: Is the East Side dying?Even at that time, we acknowledged the neighborhood was not quite on its death bed, but there were more than a...

Sink your teeth into Avalon Theater’s Shark Week film series

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2019

Summer is a time for baseball, barbecues, outdoor activities, and blockbuster movies about killer sharks. While Avalon Theater can't help with the first three things, they'll have the last one covered later thi...

Here’s the 2019 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

July 9, 2019

Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved in kind with Milwaukee’s humor scene. In fact, the annual comedic un...

Here’s the lineup for WMSE’s 10th annual Backyard BBQ

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2019

As we recover from a fun Fourth Of July and prepare to enter the final weekend of Summerfest, it's a great time to look ahead at all the great events that remain on Milwaukee's bursting schedule of summer festi...

We paired Taking Back Sunday lyrics with Milwaukee photos

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2019

On Wednesday night, Taking Back Sunday will play Summerfest. The band's 10 p.m. performance at the Miller Lite Oasis Stage is part of Taking Back Sunday's run of shows in accordance with their 20th anniversary ...

Join Milwaukee Record at the 5th annual Roast Of Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2019

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of the city they love in our inaugural ...

Pucker up! Jeppson’s and Ray’s Growler Gallery are joining forces on the inaugural Malört Fest

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2019

People typically feel one of two ways about Jeppson’s Malört. They either hate it, or they absolutely love it...as something to buy for someone who's never tried it before. Despite being the textbook definition...