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Kathleen Madigan sings Pabst Theater’s praises in behind the scenes footage

November 21, 2016

Late last winter, Kathleen Madigan joined an exclusive group that includes Louis CK, Kathy Griffin, Ralphie May, Spinal Tap, and...ugh Jeff Dunham by becoming the latest comedian to film a special in Milwauke...

Listen Up! aspires to assist others through entertainment

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2016

Milwaukee musicians are a generous breed. Recent years have found artists using their talents and passion for specific causes to bring assistance to others through entertainment with grassroots events like Ar...

Spend two hours watching a Milwaukee filmmaker execute “The world’s longest and worst Mannequin Challenge”

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2016

With productions like The Life And Times Of Thomas Thumb Jr. (a short where the titular character has a "giant fuckin' thumb for a head") and the Adult Swim-featured R.P.M. 2, which found him duct taping a ca...

Daughter treats Turner Hall to one mother of a show

Tyler Maas

November 20, 2016

Friday night, as the wind whipped through downtown a few hours after darkness and the dipping temperature made autumn's belated arrival officially known to Milwaukee, roughly 600 people braved the elements an...

Milwaukee drag superstar Trixie Mattel was on the ‘American Horror Story’ season finale

Tyler Maas

November 18, 2016

Those with any awareness of drag—especially on the local level—are sure to know the name Trixie Mattel. The Milwaukee-born drag queen achieved international notoriety as a contestant on season seven of RuPaul's...

Hot ‘n Now or never: Driving thru the edge of extinction

Tyler Maas

November 17, 2016

It's said nothing lasts forever, but that isn't always true. In this insatiable era of nostalgia, reunions, reissues, and arbitrarily-numbered lists of minutia only kids can understand, anything simply ce...

Alive And Fine gives new life to vintage items in Bay View

Tyler Maas

November 16, 2016

Next weekend, as hoards of consumers are camped out in front of big box retailers in effort to get deals on brand new mass-produced items, a new shop in the heart of Bay View will open its doors with the inte...

1840 Brewing Company to open in Bay View next spring

Tyler Maas

November 15, 2016

At the tail end of an extraordinarily fruitful year for Milwaukee microbreweries, it's looking as if the brewery boom is going to continue into 2017. Soon, 1840 Brewing Company will join local newcomers Good ...

Cast your vote for the 2016 Radio Milwaukee Music Awards

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2016

Awards season is in full swing in Milwaukee. Some media outlets have already named their winners, while others recently announced the nominees for their Whole Foods- and vape shop-heavy ballots. Shit, we're e...

Here’s the list of Riverwest FemFest 2017 artists and makers

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2016

Last week, we unveiled more than 50 music, comedy, and poetry acts that would be participating in the third year of Riverwest FemFest. Not only is the female-focused benefit—that's raising funds for ...

I hung out with the mayor of South Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

November 10, 2016

Way back in 1892, a small village came into existence along the Lake Michigan shoreline just a few miles south of Milwaukee. For reasons we can only speculate, the suburb was named South Milwaukee. The follow...

David Louis strives to bring his comedy to new territory

Tyler Maas

November 8, 2016

Though the Milwaukee and its abundance of stage time and stand-up showcases is never hurting for quality performers, the allure and opportunities of more comically-equipped locales like Los Angeles, New York ...

Joe Wong will return to Milwaukee November 26 for The Trap Set Live

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2016

If you haven't listened to The Trap Set yet, you're really missing out. The weekly show hosted by former Milwaukeean and Akarso drummer Joe Wong calls itself "the world's most popular podcast and terrestrial ...

Comedian Charlie Berens introduces the world to Wisconsin with viral voiceover videos

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2016

Since moving to Los Angeles in 2010, Charlie Berens has compiled quite a list of accomplishments. The Elm Grove native and University of Wisconsin graduate is an actor, comedian, on-air host, and Emmy-winning...

First Impression: Mango’s Cafe

Tyler Maas

November 4, 2016

For a while there, Milwaukee was a one tiki bar town. After Lucky Joe's Tiki closed shop last fall to focus on its Alchemy & Eatery offshoot in Wauwatosa, Foundation was pretty much the only truly dedicat...

Vape shops, Whole Foods, UW-Green Bay among Shepherd Express’ “Best Of Milwaukee” finalists

Tyler Maas

November 3, 2016

It's November, and you know what that means. It's time to get out and vote. Yeah, yeah, the Presidential Election is important and all, but that race only holds a fraction of the local impact that another bal...

I hung out with the mayor of St. Francis

Tyler Maas

November 2, 2016

A few months ago, I met up with the mayor of Cudahy and left with some new perspective on the south shore scapegoat and industrial city. A year earlier, I hung out with the mayor of West Allis, another much-m...

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

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2016

November. Summer is now far in the rear view mirror. By now, your Halloween costume has been washed, de-vomited, and stored away for later use. Save for Thanksgiving, November doesn’t offer much. It’s the con...

Riverwest FemFest to return bigger and better in 2017

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2016

Back in January, the second annual Riverwest FemFest brought more than 50 acts to four venues in as many days. Beyond being a great celebration of the outstanding and important things women are doing in Milwa...

Want Lady Lamb to play a show in your living room, Milwaukee?

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2016

In 2015, five-foot powerhouse Lady Lamb delighted close to 200 Milwaukeeans in a mid-summer outing at Turner Hall, which she (Aly Spaltro) called “one of three favorite places to play” in the world. At show'...

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