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Chicken Wire Empire traverses new territory on ‘What Moves Mountains’

December 27, 2018

Chicken Wire Empire has done a lot in its first five years as a band. Since being formed by a pair of jam band enthusiasts, the contemporary Milwaukee bluegrass outfit has grown to five members. Along the way, ...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide

Tyler Maas

December 26, 2018

It’s been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between all the celebrity deaths, polarizing political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Monday ...

The Alchemist Theatre will close

Tyler Maas

December 23, 2018

Early this morning, The Alchemist Theatre announced in an email and on its Facebook page that it will close after almost 12 years in Bay View. Owners of the offbeat and intimate 64-seat playhouse located at 256...

’18 And Life To Go: Intermittent fasting stops the clock on holiday weight gain

Tyler Maas

December 21, 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...

Brush up on some of 2018’s best local music with the Silver City Sampler

Tyler Maas

December 20, 2018

In case you missed our various recent reminders, Milwaukee music is an incredibly good place. Though there's no shortage of Best Of lists and awards that help recognize the recorded efforts of Milwaukee musicia...

6 oversized Milwaukee beverage displays, ranked

Tyler Maas

December 19, 2018

Milwaukee is a city known for its drinks. Between our array of micro and macro breweries, our hundreds of bars, the various distilleries that have popped up in town in recent years, and our altogether impressiv...

21 Milwaukee events to help heat up winter

Tyler Maas

December 18, 2018

Even though it's already snowed a few times, the daylight hours have dwindled significantly, and the Packers are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, it's technically not even winter yet. Yes, the...

The Uncanny Soup Company owners want to reopen, are “looking for a new location”

Tyler Maas

December 17, 2018

In late 2014, The Uncanny Soup Company—which had a location in Milwaukee’s historic Gas Light Building before leaving to turn its focus to locations in Cudahy and Kenosha, along with a slight commercial presenc...

Sundays at the Highbeary: How a Bay View soccer pub became Milwaukee’s biggest Chicago Bears bar

Tyler Maas

December 14, 2018

This Sunday afternoon, the Chicago Bears will host the Green Bay Packers for an important late-season game. The outcome could either clinch a division title for the Bears or potentially extend Green Bay's slim ...

Caley Conway adds to her holiday repertoire with ‘Boleslaus The Cruel’

Tyler Maas

December 14, 2018

Struck with the yuletide spirit, Caley Conway gave listeners the gift of a holiday EP last December. Her Heart Be Light EP found the Milwaukee singer-songwriter taking artistic liberty “with abandon” in each of...

First Impression: Hemp World CBD Cafe

Tyler Maas

December 13, 2018

It's been quite a year for CBD in Milwaukee. After finally hitting store shelves this summer, Cannabidiol (better known as “CBD”)—a hemp extract that’s a distant relative of marijuana without THC—has become muc...

At Random will reopen tonight

Tyler Maas

December 13, 2018

In June, we reported that At Random was for sale. With the fate of the longtime Bay View cocktail institution in question, Milwaukee breathed a collective sigh of relief when John Dye of Bryant's and The Jazz E...

Christopher Porterfield talks about the long road to ‘Summertime Songs’

Tyler Maas

December 12, 2018

Field Report is on the tail end of a prosperous and busy year in which the band released a well-received album, toured throughout the country, garnered considerable radio play, welcomed in some new members, and...

Go nowhere fast with The DUIs and stream “Lowlife”

Tyler Maas

December 11, 2018

Since forming in 2011, The DUIs have operated with a pretty simple set of motivations. The band that lives to "Party, get drunk, and play punk" has put out a steady stream of albums, EPs, and splits in its seve...

Weather got you down? Let Toasty Vibes warm your soul with his “Good Vibe Of The Day”

Tyler Maas

December 11, 2018

Last month, we introduced you to Toasty Vibes, an anthropomorphic marshmallow stoner and the mascot of the Brewers' new Rookie-Advanced affiliate. Though we think the Rocky Mountain Vibes probably should've put...

Get in the yuletide spirit with 7 more Milwaukee holiday releases

Tyler Maas

December 10, 2018

Milwaukee musicians can be quite festive from time to time. Through the years, local bands and solo artists have amassed an extensive playlist of amazingly tolerable holiday songs. There list grows more and mor...

Green Day songs and football-focused lyrics come together in “Green Day Packers”

Tyler Maas

December 10, 2018

Way back in August, we announced the lineup of our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show series at Cactus Club. At that time, many of you asked about the "Secret Band" that was slated to perform on December 16. In all...

Uncle Wolfie’s Breakfast Tavern will open December 17

Tyler Maas

December 8, 2018

After months of renovations, a handful of pop-up events, and loads of anticipation, Uncle Wolfie's Breakfast Tavern finally has an opening date. The Brewer's Hill breakfast and lunch restaurant (located at 234 ...

12 reasons to keep watching the 2018 Green Bay Packers

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2018

The 2018 season has been a tough one for the Green Bay Packers. As we all know, last week's loss to the 2-9 Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field was immediately followed by Mike McCarthy's firing. The team has st...

Brook Lopez autographed some dude’s microwave

Tyler Maas

December 5, 2018

Following nine (mostly) good seasons with the Nets and a year with the Lakers, Brook Lopez signed a team-friendly one-year, $3.38M deal with the Bucks this summer. Though the 2018-19 campaign is young, the vete...

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