Author: Tyler Maas | Page 136

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

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 ...

11 Wisconsin professional athletes who changed their jersey number

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2018

Over the weekend, the Milwaukee Bucks signed Brandon Jennings to a 10-day contract. The move came after the past-prime guard proved himself over a seven-game stint with the Wisconsin Herd. His second stop with ...

Download the Local Coverage 2018 concert

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2018

On Friday, January 19, Milwaukee Record hosted our fourth annual Local Coverage show at Turner Hall. There, a diverse cast of eight Milwaukee acts took the stage to perform (approximately) 15-minute sets of ano...

In Tall Buildings’ Erik Hall learns to relinquish control, embrace contrast on ‘Akinetic’

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2018

Back in early 2015, In Tall Buildings released Driver. The 10-song album was written, performed, recorded, produced, and mastered entirely by Erik Hall—a Chicago musician and the project's only permanent fixtur...

Come to (or sign up to be a vendor at) our Broken Up Band Bazaar

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2018

Last April, Milwaukee Record decided to help raise funds for Arte Para Todos by throwing our first “Broken Up Band Bazaar” event. For a few hours on a spring Saturday, dozens of people came out to Black Husky B...

Excellent! Lakefront Brewery will screen ‘Wayne’s World’ at Avalon Theater in April

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2018

Last month, Lakefront Brewery and Avalon Theater joined forces to show Tommy Boy on the eve of Chris Farley's birthday for an event they called "Farley + Barley." After the success of that sold out screening, t...

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