Summerfest will move to September
Last week, PrideFest 2020 became the first major summer festival in Milwaukee to announce it would be postponed for the sake of COVID-19/coronavirus prevention. This week, "the world's largest music festival" a...
Comparing Cudahy, Wisconsin and Cudahy, California
The following article originally appeared in the February edition of Colectivo Coffee‘s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwauk...
Crafty Cow to launch 3 “virtual pop-up restaurants” starting Friday
Late Monday night, Milwaukee County officials stepped in and effectively shut down every bar and restaurant to the public. As we all know by now, the dramatic action is the result of concerns of community trans...
An oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent
A few weeks ago, our friend and occasional Milwaukee Record photographer Meg Strobel—hire her to take your photos!—told us a story that seemed too strange and hilarious to be true, but it totally is. According ...
PrideFest Milwaukee 2020 has been postponed
Following a week in which precautionary measures done in effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 have resulted in countless event postponements and cancellations in and around Milwaukee, the threat...
Buy Milwaukee Record stickers and support Milwaukee Women’s Center
Things are bad right now. With that in mind, we here at Milwaukee Record want to do our part to help make a terrible and difficult time for many Milwaukeeans at least a little bit better by raising money for a ...
Here are some ways to help artists, musicians, and venues impacted by COVID-19 closures
Times are tough. That's a huge understatement, but it needs to be acknowledged. Within the past week, the threat of COVID-19 has forced business owners throughout the country to make the extremely difficult dec...
Meet Mertles Acres and stream “Last Summer”
With just a handful of shows and even fewer songs released to this point, you might not know Mertles Acres. Though the young project might not ring a bell with listeners quite yet, you've probably heard its mem...
Watch Giannis Antetokounmpo play “Smoke On The Water” on guitar
Last Wednesday, as a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, the NBA postponed the remainder of its season indefinitely. Unfortunately, that decision—which was absolutely the ri...
Pitter patter! Puddler’s Hall will host a ‘Letterkenny’ pop-up bar called “MoDeans 414”
UPDATE (3/14/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, Pabst Theater Group has postponed the March 29 Letterkenny Live show at Pabst Theater. As a result of this decis...
Here’s the Triple Eye Industries Fest V lineup
In less than six years, Triple Eye Industries has managed an astounding 56 releases—many of them in vinyl format. To celebrate all they’ve done in a relatively short span, the Milwaukee-based independent record...
Join us at Company Brewing for our Milwaukee Day Showcase
About a decade ago, a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and decided to turn that coincidence into a full-blown local holiday. S...
Drop in, chill out, and stream some of Cashfire Sunset’s ‘Age Before Beauty’
After bursting onto the scene with 2018’s self-titled debut that quickly prompted the young band to land some high-profile local shows, Cashfire Sunset chased its first year in existence with an even more accom...
A guide to Pi Day events and specials in and around Milwaukee this weekend
On the list of important winter holidays, Pi Day falls somewhere between New Year's Eve and Squirrel Appreciation Day (January 21). Each year, when March 14—get it...3.14?!—rolls around, people celebrate a math...
Milwaukee Record’s comprehensive guide to Mama Tried events
(UPDATE 3/12/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, both Flat Out Friday and the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show have been postponed to a later date. The new dates have ...
Egg & Flour Pasta Bar’s Bay View location will open March 9
Last fall, we told you that Egg & Flour Pasta Bar—the brainchild of former Black Sheep executive chef Adam Pawlak, which opened its first restaurant inside Crossroads Collective last May—intended to open a ...
Here’s the vendor list for WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser
This Sunday, thousands of Milwaukeeans will flock to the MSOE Kern Center for WMSE's 18th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. Once again, the station has rounded up some of the city’s most skilled chili connois...
A Milwaukee pizzeria is selling fish-shaped “Lenten Pizza”
Lent is officially here. Even if you don't adhere to this religious practice, you no doubt witnessed folks with ash on their head last Wednesday and you've likely also overheard friends or loved ones pledging t...
We closed Wolski’s and opened Highbury on the same day (and did local late night stuff in between)
On Saturday, the world enjoyed an extra day. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, earth is still granted a 29th day in February (or "Leap Day") once every four years. We don't k...
Here’s the lineup for Burnhearts and Solemn Oath’s Folk House Kegger
UPDATE (3/13/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, Burnhearts and Solemn Oath have decided to postpone Folk House Kegger until further notice.
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