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Comedian AJ Grill will perform during the Milwaukee Record Halftime Show on December 20

December 8, 2025

Football has a "next man up" mentality. It's a long, arduous season, so when someone is lost to injury, suspension, or any other personal matters that take them off the field, another player is waiting to take ...

Save Strange Town

Tyler Maas

December 6, 2025

Earlier this week, Milwaukee collectively mourned as we learned the shocking, awful news that Beans & Barley will be closing its doors on January 31, 2026. Three days later, another East Side dining establi...

Love it or hate it, here’s a guide to Malört Fest 2025

Tyler Maas

December 4, 2025

Back in October, we let you know that our friends at Busby's (3475 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-249-4766) would be hosting its second annual Malört Fest from noon to midnight on Sunday, December 7 to coincide with...

Here’s the lineup for Neighborhood Theater Group’s “Ho Ho Holiday Movie Bash”

Tyler Maas

December 3, 2025

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and the city is currently covered in snow, it’s safe to say it: the holidays are right around the corner. Along with their approach also comes another annual seasonal traditio...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Walking to the closest neighborhood bar on a snowy day

Tyler Maas

December 2, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: walking to the closest neighborhood bar on a snowy day. In case yo...

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

Tyler Maas

December 1, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); Believe it or not, we’ve somehow already reached the last month of 2025. This year wasn’t particularly great. In fact it was pretty bad...and things will probably just get noticeably ...

MKE Music Rewind: Direct Hit!, ‘Brainless God’ (2013)

Tyler Maas

November 30, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Direct Hit!'s apocalyptic pop-punk masterpiec...

Alive And Fine will close “at the end of January”

Tyler Maas

November 29, 2025

On Thanksgiving weekend in 2016, Hover Craft co-founder and One Trick Pony mastermind Ashley Smith brought her ever-growing collection of amazing vintage clothing finds to 2652 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. and opened A...

Warm up with The Steph Lippert Project’s gorgeous new single, “Here Again”

Tyler Maas

November 26, 2025

Since its formation in 2021, The Steph Lippert Project has been a Milwaukee music mainstay, playing shows all around the city on a regular basis and being a fixture on local festival lineups. As prolific as the...

Ryan Necci talks new Buffalo Gospel album, long distance songwriting, 2026 plans

Tyler Maas

November 25, 2025

Even though Ryan Necci—the founding member, bandleader, and namesake of Ryan Necci And The Buffalo Gospel—now calls Tennessee home, we’ve continued keeping tabs on him since he left Milwaukee to start a career ...

Amorphic Beer to host 4th Birthday Party on December 6

Tyler Maas

November 25, 2025

Can you believe Amorphic Beer has only been around for four years? We can’t! Somehow—despite routinely releasing innovative and impressive beer, hosting a variety of events in its top-notch taproom (and its gor...

Nicholas Elert begins a new chapter of ‘Speculative Fiction’ with Phase Machines

Tyler Maas

November 24, 2025

Beyond being a guitar virtuoso who brought projects like Northless and Bad Grades to the next level, a skilled composer who has provided the score to a variety of film projects, and a sound engineer who has pro...

Help The Laughing Tap make improvements to its new location

Tyler Maas

November 24, 2025

Back in June, The Laughing Tap moved out of 706B S. 5th Street—where it had been hosting comedy shows since January 2020—and set its sights on a new location. In October, owners revealed where "Milwaukee's new ...

Classy Girl Cupcakes to close December 23

Tyler Maas

November 24, 2025

Since 2010, Classy Girl Cupcakes (825 N. Jefferson St., 414-270-1877) has been a mainstay in Milwaukee's Cathedral Square neighborhood with its elevated and inventive takes on cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and othe...

N/A Day is coming to The Cooperage on January 3 and The Bur Oak in Madison on January 10

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2025

Are you looking to start 2026 on a sober note? Planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Interested in sampling a wide range of products in the rapidly-g...

Wire & Nail pay tribute to Just Art’s Saloon owner with new single, “Too Drunk”

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2025

On August 14, 2025, Milwaukee lost a legend when Art Guenther died at the age of 80. The owner and namesake of Just Art's Saloon was nothing short of a fixture in Walker’s Point for much of his life. To quote o...

Party like it’s 2032 and watch ‘Demolition Man’ at Avalon Theater on December 17

Tyler Maas

November 20, 2025

Now that we've entered the final six weeks of the year, we can't help but look ahead to the future. No, not 2026. We're talking about taking a 115-minute trip to the year 2032 when we screen Demolition Man at A...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Buying local beer on Black Friday (and all year long)

Tyler Maas

November 19, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: supporting Milwaukee breweries by purchasing beer on Black Friday. ...

Queen Quail talks Milwaukee origin, life in Berlin, debut EP

Tyler Maas

November 17, 2025

Last month, we introduced you to Queen Quail, the musical moniker of Berlin, Germany (by way of Milwaukee) artist Kirstin Edwards, when we wrote about the latest single (and accompanying music video) from her f...

Check out The Vanguard’s new menu items

Tyler Maas

November 16, 2025

Our friends at The Vanguard aren't afraid to shake things up from time to time. Less than two weeks removed from temporarily transforming into a sports bar concept called "Whooterz" for a Halloween pop-up, the ...

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