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Join us for a 20th anniversary screening of ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ at Avalon Theater

April 5, 2018

It's going to be tough to top last night's sold-out screening of UHF we hosted at Avalon Theater, but dammit if we won't try. With school ending and the film's 20th anniversary a few weeks away, we figured it w...

Avast! Feast yar eyes on Milwaukee Boat Line’s Concert Cruise lineup

Tyler Maas

April 3, 2018

Despite the dozens of festivals, block parties, and weekly outdoor music series taking place on Milwaukee soil every summer, Milwaukee Boat Line sees fit to extend the city’s celebratory spirit to the water wit...

Cream City Comedy Festival announces 2018 performers, shows

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2018

In its first two years, Cream City Comedy Festival staged a total of 25 shows with more than 100 comedians from Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, and New York for a few days each May. Even more impressive than the i...

PrideFest announces 2018 headliners

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2018

Even though it's still only March and we're just days into spring, Milwaukee's festival season is right around the corner. The official beginning of that long and joyous run of celebrations comes each June, whe...

Stream ‘Ah Yes,’ Slow Walker’s latest and greatest

Tyler Maas

March 29, 2018

We’ve said it before, but it still holds true: There’s nothing slow about Slow Walker. Since the band’s 2011 start, they’ve averaged one album or EP per year. Their continually-expanding catalog is full of fast...

Hear a song from all 3 of Gallery Night’s forthcoming 7-inches

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2018

If you're reading this article, it's probably for one of two reasons. Reason #1: You've mistakenly stumbled on this, thinking it had information about Bay View Gallery Night or another artsy event. Reason #2: D...

Get a taste of Yum Yum Cult before March 31 debut

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2018

You've never heard Yum Yum Cult, but if you listen to Milwaukee-made music with any regularity, you've surely encountered some of its components. The new project features current and former members of Ugly Brot...

Undeterred by failure on East Side, Rosati’s Pizza will open a Bay View location

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2018

In early 2016, Rosati's—a Chicago-based pizza chain—opened a location at the corner of Farwell and North on Milwaukee's East Side. Milwaukee collectively said "no thanks" and the restaurant abruptly closed last...

First Impression: Oscar’s Winner’s Circle

Tyler Maas

March 27, 2018

In spring of 2011, Elisabeth Stoeger and husband Oscar Castañeda quietly opened Oscar's Pub & Grill on 17th and Pierce. It didn't take long for buzz to build around the bar and restaurant, its excellent sel...

Phoenix Cocktail Club to host a “Dad Bar” pop-up in April

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2018

When we last checked in with The Phoenix Cocktail Club in January, the Cathedral Square lounge was chasing its Elf-focused holiday drink offerings and Kanye West-themed “New Yeez Eve” party with LoveShaq, a sem...

I dipped in and dropped out at Float Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

The daughter from ‘The Goldbergs’ is apparently a country singer, will perform at Potawatomi

Tyler Maas

March 21, 2018

In this era of the multi-hyphenate, it's becoming incredibly common for actors you know from film or television to come to Milwaukee to perform in a musical capacity. In just the past few years alone, the city ...

Ladies Rock opens 2018 enrollment with a fundraiser show

Tyler Maas

March 20, 2018

Since beginning in 2015, Ladies Rock Milwaukee—the grown-up companion to Girls Rock Milwaukee—has become an established resource to help empower "women, transgender, and gender non-conforming folks of any ident...

Here’s Midwest Gaming Classic 2018’s music lineup

Tyler Maas

March 20, 2018

In 2001, two guys started a small show “to celebrate the Atari Jaguar” at a Boy Scout Service Center that drew about 100 gaming enthusiasts. Since that unheralded outset, the event—which was later named Midwest...

Fuel Cafe throttles down on breakfast catering with new “Gear Box”

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2018

Fuel Cafe has been an important part of Milwaukee's morning ritual since 1993. Over the last 25 years, the cafe has evolved to expand its drink menu and food offerings as its local legend has grown in kind. In ...

B.J. Wentker’s, one of Wisconsin’s oldest restaurants, has closed

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2018

Even if you're not from Burlington, you probably know three things about the small southeast Wisconsin city: 1. Tony Romo grew up there, 2. It's NOT where Burlington Coat Factory started, and 3. It's home to B....

Hot Snakes were worth the wait in Mad Planet (and Milwaukee) debut

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2018

"When's the last time Hot Snakes played in Milwaukee?" guitarist John Reis asked a full Mad Planet as the band prepared to play Thursday night. "Never before, so we'll never be here again. Let's make the most o...

Trixie Mattel won ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2018

Milwaukee-born drag queen Trixie Mattel first came to national consciousness by finishing sixth on season seven of RuPaul‘s Drag Race. Since the reality show put her on the map in 2015, she’s kept busy performi...

Nite Owl will open for the season March 20

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2018

With the longer days, rising temperatures, and Bob Uecker’s voice on the radio, it’s beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee. The season is almost here, and when it begins, so will Nite Owl's season. ...

Watch a Milwaukee drag queen try a $1,000 pizza

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2018

As we wait to see how Milwaukee-born drag queen Trixie Mattel fares in the finals of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 3 tonight, Chicago Magazine has thankfully saw fit to satisfy your hunger for Midwestern ...

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