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Prepare for Arte Para Todos 2017 with this compilation

April 20, 2017

Believe it or not, Arte Para Todos begins in a week. The third annual city-wide benefit for Milwaukee school art programs will bring an awesome mix of about 100 combined musical acts to 25 venues in five neighb...

A Milwaukee muralist wants to improve Bay View’s ‘Art Stop’

Tyler Maas

April 19, 2017

Since coming into existence on the high-traffic intersection of Kinnickinnic, Howell, and Lincoln avenues in late 2014, Bay View's "Art Stop" has been a source of considerable criticism. The piece designed by R...

Here’s the lineup for the second annual Gloss Weekend

Tyler Maas

April 19, 2017

Following a successful inaugural weekend-long event last spring to commemorate the cassette label's first year in business, Gloss Records decided to bring "Gloss Weekend" back for a second year. From May 19-21,...

Stream Nickel&Rose’s effusive European souvenir, ‘Oh Sweet Love’

Tyler Maas

April 18, 2017

When we last heard from Nickel&Rose, the folk duo composed of guitarist Carl Nichols (Painted Caves, RAS Movement) and upright bass player Johanna Rose (New Boyz Club, Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Thistledown Thunder...

9 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2017

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2017

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

Off The Beaten Path record store is moving to Bay View

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2017

This year's Record Store Day will be the last one Off The Beaten Path will celebrate on the East Side. Following more than six years of quiet growth at 1936-38 N. Farwell Avenue, the independent record store is...

This Is It! officially has a new logo

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2017

Last month, This Is It! asked patrons to redesign its logo that will be used in accordance with TITs’ 50th anniversary next year, and likely for years to come. Dozens of submissions were collected and those ent...

Celebrate 4/14 with rare Milwaukee rap mix from Dope Folks Records

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2017

Happy Milwaukee Day, everyone! What started as a lighthearted acknowledgement of the city's area code between a small group of friends has quickly become a full-fledged local holiday with no shortage of things ...

Here’s the 2017 Lakefront Festival Of Art lineup

Tyler Maas

April 13, 2017

Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival Of Art has always been one of the city’s classier summer festivals—no beer runs or zany street performers here! Still, per Milwaukee summer festival regulations, there ...

Inaugural Lady Business raises more than $9,000

Tyler Maas

April 13, 2017

Back on March 8, more than 30 female-owned Milwaukee businesses joined forces in solidarity with A Day Without A Woman movement to partake in the inaugural Lady Business. The event—which was organized on less t...

What if Milwaukee named its NBA team the way Toronto did?

Tyler Maas

April 13, 2017

Last night, the NBA's playoff picture was set. After a particularly torrid second half of the season, the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the No. 6 seed, which earned them the right to take on the Toronto Raptors in t...

Tucked Away: Al-Yousef Supermarket & Restaurant

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

Watch Lady Lamb’s captivating Hear Here session

Tyler Maas

April 11, 2017

Last November, we alerted you to Lady Lamb's desire to have one of her Milwaukee area fans host an intimate private show for her when the Maine-based singer-songwriter came through town on January 26. The secre...

Mader’s celebrity customers, ranked

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2017

Last weekend, Milwaukee dining was dealt a massive blow with the surprising announcement that Karl Ratzsch Restaurant had closed. The German mainstay had been a point of local pride since it opened in 1904, and...

Brad and Blue: Remembering the shittiest team on ‘NBA Jam’

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2017

This weekend, thousands of video game enthusiasts, cosplayers, tabletop competitors, collectors, and pinball wizards will descend upon Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield for three days of fun centered around a shared...

Gloss Weekend returns in May

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2017

Since its start in early 2015, Gloss Records has played an invaluable role in Milwaukee music. The label Joe Peterson (Rio Turbo, Platinum Boys) and Harrison Colby (NO/NO, Sex Scenes) founded just over two year...

Milwaukee native Gareth Reynolds makes history (funny) on The Dollop

Tyler Maas

April 5, 2017

The Dollop is a popular American history podcast. At least once a week (usually more), comedian Dave Anthony reads a story to his friend, comedian Gareth Reynolds, who has no idea what the topic is going to be ...

Cast your vote for This Is It!’s new logo

Tyler Maas

April 4, 2017

Last month, This Is It! asked patrons to redesign its logo. The winning logo will be used next year in honor of TITs' 50th anniversary, and likely for years to come. After receiving oodles of submissions, Milwa...

The former site of The Borg Ward will be replaced by a retailer called Motive8

Tyler Maas

April 4, 2017

Last February, The Borg Ward—a long-running Walker's Point artist collective and performance space, and one of the city's few options for all-ages shows—abruptly closed. While the announcement came with no noti...

Milwaukee contestant Jaymes Mansfield eliminated from ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’

Tyler Maas

April 3, 2017

Back in February, the world was introduced to Jaymes Mansfield when the Milwaukee drag queen was announced as a contestant on the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The popular VH1 show's season premiered on F...

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