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Here’s who’s performing in the second annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival

July 10, 2017

Last August, the inaugural Milwaukee Fringe Festival showcased more than 50 live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art in Pere Marquette Park, Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hal...

Standout moments from Milwaukee Record’s entirely local day at Summerfest

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2017

Though Summerfest books bands from all corners of the country and brings in a fair amount of international talent, the Big Gig has recently gone about narrowing the disparaging gap between its hometown talent a...

Milwaukee’s (and probably Earth’s) premier Chumbawamba tribute band is calling it quits

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2017

Way back in 2015, we introduced you to Chimp Eats Banana. The unorthodox outfit calls itself “Milwaukee’s premier Chumbawamba cover band” and focuses its tribute set on the nonsensically-named British band's pr...

Jon Waldbauer helps bring laughs to Summerfest with ComedySportz

Tyler Maas

July 6, 2017

In addition to being "The World's Largest Music Festival," Summerfest also offers a bevy of other attractions that complement the 11 days worth of music ("Taped" or otherwise). One of the longest-running non-mu...

Join Milwaukee Record (and Ted Perry) at the 3rd annual Roast Of Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2017

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to take the stage at Bremen Cafe and gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of th...

Death From Above 1979 is rowdy, rusty in Summerfest debut

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2017

Each and every year, there's a select few Summerfest bookings that are capable of coaxing even the most jaded among us to shed their "Bummerfest" shirt and their long-held sentiments for enough time to begrudgi...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re (still) the 8th best city for Fourth of July celebrations

Tyler Maas

July 4, 2017

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...

Kato Kaelin won the 50/50 raffle at today’s Brewers game

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2017

It's July 3 and the Milwaukee Brewers are in first place. The surprising performance of a young squad many assumed was in the midst of a full-on rebuild has brought tons of bandwagon fans out of the woodwork fo...

Sabrosa Cafe & Gallery will open this week

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2017

Last August, Milwaukee learned that former Taqueria Aztec chef Francisco Sanchez and business partner Ruben Piirainen were planning to open Sabrosa Cafe & Gallery at 3216 S. Howell Avenue, in the former sit...

Giannis Antetokounmpo gets shout-out on new Public Enemy record

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2017

Things are pretty good for Giannis Antetokounmpo right now. Last season, the Bucks star signed a $100M extension, the proceeded to earn an All-Star spot and lead Milwaukee to the playoffs. Along the way, he ran...

The Metal Grill has closed

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2017

Last weekend, a near-sellout crowd packed The Metal Grill to see the likes of Off With Their Heads, Negative Approach, PEARS, Toys That Kill, The Copyrights, Direct Hit!, and more during Dummerfest. Less than a...

Review: Taped Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)

Tyler Maas

June 29, 2017

Wednesday signaled the official beginning of Summerfest, an 11-day affair that will bring hundreds of musical acts and close to a million people to Milwaukee's lakefront. Though the Big Gig has pulled out all t...

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

Tyler Maas

June 28, 2017

Today marks the start of another Summerfest. Celebrating its 50th, “The Big Gig” has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from all around th...

Let Foundation Tiki Bar’s second floor “Captain’s Quarters” be your accommodations for (or escape from) Summerfest

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2017

Earlier this year, we called Foundation Tiki Bar "a tropical treasure in a not-so-tropical town." Given the Riverwest mainstay's bamboo and fishnet decor, its island-influenced house music, and its world class ...

Lakefront’s “My Turn” lets staff pour themselves into their work

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2017

During its 30-year run, Lakefront Brewery has earned a reputation as one of Wisconsin's oldest, largest, and most renowned craft breweries. Though the upstart operation has become a must-visit tourist destinati...

Crafty Cow to celebrate Don Majkowski for some reason

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2017

Remember Don Majkowski? It's okay if you answered no to that question. For those unfamiliar, the "Majik Man" was the Packers quarterback in the late '80s and early '90s—and a Pro Bowler nonetheless!—until an in...

UW-Milwaukee alum Ben Kissel combines killers and comedy on Last Podcast On The Left

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2017

Despite the serious and, at times, disgusting nature of the show's subject matter, Last Podcast On The Left is one of the most popular and beloved comedy podcasts around. Each week, three co-hosts discuss the b...

Here’s the 2017 Skyline Music Series lineup

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2017

When we posted our handy Summer Festival Guide back in May, one major omission was COA's Skyline Music Series. It's not that we didn't feel the event that has entertained thousands of folks at the Selig-Joseph-...

The SummerRest: 50 non-Summerfest shows

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2017

Summerfest begins Wednesday, and will bring more than 700 acts to 10 stages—not even counting those weird side stages near the lake—and close to a million people through the gates for 11 days of music, activity...

First Impression: Fro Zone

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2017

Every local food trend begins somewhere. Before small plates had their heyday, the rise and fall of phở, the regrettable dynasty of elaborate $10 cupcakes, and the inexplicable and still-building ramen expansio...

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