First Impression: Sushi Go
It's safe to say the food truck trend is in full swing in and around Milwaukee. Most every outdoor event in town now includes an edible component provided by mobile restaurants. Moreover, food trucks are someti...
Twin Brother returns with reinforcements on ‘Alone In Austin’
Following a fruitful 2014 in which Twin Brother released its emotive coming of age record, Swallow The Anchor, the band that began as a folk trio started to move in a different direction. Amid departures, shift...
Bo & Airo hits the mark with “4GLDK9$”
When we last wrote about Bo & Airo, we were introducing you to the dynamic hip-hop duo consisting of bass prince Bo Triplex (Bo Triplex And His Beautiful Band, New Age Narcissism) and drummer/rapper Airo Kw...
Hungry Sumo could open tonight and will “for sure” be open tomorrow
In less than three weeks, Bay View will go from having zero dedicated sushi restaurants to boasting a whopping two sushi joints. Today, just 19 days after Sushi Go opened on the corner of Kinnickinnic and Oklah...
Midwest Gaming Classic will move to Wisconsin Center in 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...
Great Job, Milwaukee? We’re the 34th most fun city in America
Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns...
Come to (or sign up to be a vendor at) our Broken Up Band Bazaar
Way back in 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 ...
Beet Street returns to Bay View October 14
Last October, a two-block chunk of Bay View was transformed into a fall utopia. The inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival—a collaboration between Goodkind, Palomino, and Cactus Club—brought live music, kegged ...
Skin to win: The tale of the NFC Championship tattoo bet
As much as camaraderie is a special part of sports, trash talking between rivals also makes the gameday experience even more fun and interesting for fans. In January, one proud Packer Backer and an Atlanta tran...
Black Bear Soda will live on after Black Bear Bottling closes
On Wednesday, we acknowledged the closure of the Black Bear Bottling plant in Oak Creek and, in doing so, mourned the loss of the 90-year-old Black Bear Soda brand in both written and audio formats. It seems th...
Jay Som kind of wonderful in The Back Room @ Colectivo
Wednesday night, thousands of indie rock enthusiasts flocked to Pabst Theater to take in a sold-out performance by stage veterans, Spoon. Meanwhile, a couple hundred people converged in the comparably more cozy...
Black Bear is closing, but here are 15 other Wisconsin sodas
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On Friday, Black Bear Bottling will close permanently. The Oak Creek-based soft drink company has been in business for 90 years, and its closure will put more than 70 people out of a j...
First Impression: Grate Modern Mac & Cheese
Every franchise starts somewhere. Before McDonald's took over the world in the ruthless hands of Ray Kroc, it was a small burger outfit operated by Maurice and Richard McDonald in San Bernadino, California. The...
‘The 60 Yard Line’ makes ‘Reggie’s Prayer’ look like ‘Citizen Kane’
Over the weekend, the Green Bay Packers started another regular season with a strong opening performance against the Seahawks at Lambeau Field. Last weekend also marked the Wisconsin opening of another (absolut...
Great Job, Wisconsin! We’re the 9th happiest state in America
Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the city’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deign...
Former Blessed Feathers member Donivan Berube goes it alone on “Love Is A Dog From Hell”
Donivan Berube's life has been turned upside down. Since the summer of 2016, the nomadic singer-songwriter, who accounted for half of Blessed Feathers, saw his marriage fall apart and, as a direct result, his b...
First Impression: Gathering Place Brewing Company
Last year was an unprecedented one in Milwaukee craft brewing. In 2016 alone, Third Space, Good City, and Urban Harvest opened in town. Black Husky, MobCraft, and Like Minds opened tap rooms in the city, and En...
Hear the “Sounds Of Bay View” with this late ’50s record
Bay View, much like anywhere else in Milwaukee, is changing. Many of the dining and nightlife haunts, shops, residents, and even the landscape of the neighborhood itself are virtually unrecognizable compared to...
Tippecanoe Herbs moving from farmers markets to Walker’s Point storefront
Since 2015, the husband and wife team of Kyle Denton (of Milwaukee-Madison band The Midwest Beat) and Serena Marinelli has been selling teas, tinctures, salves, infused vinegar, syrups, and oils made from local...
Avoid analysis this season with the “Milwaukee Record Halftime Show” concert series
Football is back! As the green and gold prepare for another season on the field, fans are beginning to formulate their game day viewing plans. It's no secret that Milwaukee has no shortage of great places to ba...