Tucked Away: Moonshine Pub & Grill
Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...
Before tonight’s ‘Star Trek’ podcast, listen to Data singing old pop standards on forgotten record
Tonight, The Back Room at Colectivo's Prospect Avenue cafe will host none other than The Greatest Generation, a Star Trek podcast that's specifically devoted to Star Trek: The Next Generation. From 1987-1994, t...
Charlie Berens strives to celebrate his home state with ‘Manitowoc Minute’
Last November, Los Angeles (by way of Elm grove, Wisconsin) comedian Charlie Berens told us how his Badger State background informed his comedy. At the time of that interview, Berens' Wisconsin-themed Titanic, ...
Ron Funches throws cookies and steals hearts at Turner Hall
Ron Funches is in a good place right now. The comic has amassed an impressive (and growing) résumé of acting and voiceover work. He's lost about 140 pounds. He's dating someone new and is having fun raising his...
Hot Head Fried Chicken to open September 12
Last month, Twelve12 Hospitality Group announced plans to change the name and concept of Bumstead Provisions. Owners Mike Bodow, Devin Eichler, and David Eichler said the restaurant, which originally occupied t...
We’re showing ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at Avalon Theater again
In 2015, we said goodbye to the summer with a late September screening of Wet Hot American Summer. The first-ever Milwaukee showing of the cult comedy classic sold out, people dressed up as characters from the ...
1840 Brewing Company to open this weekend
After an unprecedented year in Milwaukee microbrewing in 2016 and a steady wave of breweries opening at the beginning of 2017 (including Westallion, Broken Bat, City Lights, Explorium, and Eagle Park), it seems...
Outlaw Artists make it their damn selves, debut company with Sam Shepard’s ‘Fool For Love’
Sam Shepard died on July 27, 2017. In the 73 years that preceded his passing, the Midwestern-born playwright and director won a Pulitzer Prize, garnered Tony and Oscar nominations, dated and inspired musicians,...
Craig Finn and John K. Samson are playing at Cactus Club October 22
Here's another one to file in the "huge shows happening in intimate venues" category. Roughly six weeks after Cactus Club hosts P.O.S, the same Bay View bar will be the site of another impressive bill that's no...
Hi Hat is turning 20! Here’s who’s playing its block party
Brady Street has changed a great deal since the late '90s. Though the East Side thoroughfare has experienced frequent turnover, rampant competition, and has been forced to cater to the the city's ever-changing ...
Points View Boîte’s soft opening will be this week
This summer, a business calling itself "Milwaukee's first and only boîte"—basically, a French word that means small lounge or nightclub—will open on the edge of Walker's Point and within spitting distance of Ba...
Michael Ian Black eats cheese curds, debates fruit, and delights Turner Hall
The 12th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival was the yearly event's largest and largest-scale iteration to date. Not even including our semi-affiliated Roast Of Milwaukee, the Comedy Fest consisted of a whopping 1...
Spend your Sunday helping Steve Look, a local musician who was electrocuted and almost died
For more than a decade, Steve Look’s voice could be heard bolstering beyond-their-years indie rock projects The Meteah Strike and, later, Fable & The World Flat. Since early 2015, the singer-guitarist has s...
Rosebud Cinema to celebrate Edgar Wright’s films August 11-17
Having received oodles of acclaim from critics and audiences alike and a worldwide box office take of $141 million (and counting), it's safe to call Edgar Wright's latest effort, Baby Driver, a complete and utt...
Stream another track from the ‘Land By The Lake II’ hip-hop compilation
Back in mid-May, we treated you to an early taste of Land By The Lake II, the forthcoming follow-up to a compilation that producer and engineer DSCRIBE curated to help "create a snapshot of Milwaukee’s potent h...
Ron Funches talks stand-up, acting, voiceover, new show with Kesha before Milwaukee tour stop
Even though Ron Funches is one of the most exciting and refreshingly original comedians working today, it's quite possible (if not probable) that the charismatic comic has gone undetected on the collective rada...
PUP is great, grateful at Turner Hall in Milwaukee debut
Since reaching continental consciousness with its outstanding 2013 debut, PUP has toured aggressively—only stopping long enough to write and record their (even better) 2016 follow-up, The Dream Is Over. In spit...
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2017 Milwaukee Comedy Festival
Last night, Milwaukee Record held the 3rd annual Roast Of Milwaukee at Club Garibaldi. In addition to giving local media personalities and comedians a chance to rib the city they love and collecting donations f...
Hernán Pérez and 11 other Brewers position players who took the mound
The Brewers are struggling. Since the All-Star break, the young team has been mired in a 4-9 tailspin, including eight losses over the last 10 games. With the surging Chicago Cubs—who've posted an 11-2 record s...
The story behind Kaszube’s Park: Milwaukee’s smallest, strangest piece of public land
Undoubtedly, one of metro Milwaukee's best amenities is its abundance of amazing parks. The near-150 parcels of public land in Milwaukee County give citizens well-maintained sites that feature golf courses (bot...