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Michail Takach documents city’s gay past in ‘LGBT Milwaukee’

August 18, 2016

// With monumental events like marriage equality, the growth of the city's PrideFest, and an exponential increase in acceptance and understanding from all sections of society, Milwaukee's LGBT community has...

First Impression: Good City Brewing

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2016

It's only August and 2016 can already be chalked up as a tough year for bars and restaurants on Milwaukee's East Side. After 11 years on Kenilworth Place, Yield screeched to an abrupt stop in May. Y-Not III's B...

Bad Grades aim to make good marks in Milwaukee music

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2016

// Saturday night's show at Cactus Club will also be a back to school event of sorts, when Shane Hochstetler and Nathan Lilley return to the stage where their beloved band Call Me Lightning played countless...

We’re showing ‘Fargo’ at The Avalon September 20

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2016

// You're cordially invited to join Milwaukee Record at Avalon Theater in Bay View the night of Tuesday, September 20 when we say farewell to summer with a screening of Fargo. The special event also commemo...

Can you fucking believe it? Here are 13 more Milwaukee patios!

Tyler Maas

August 16, 2016

// For whatever reason, Milwaukee can't seem to get enough patios. Maybe the fact that more than half the year is spent hunkered indoors, waiting out the cold, gray, and altogether shitty conditions outside...

Caley Conway And The Lucy Cukes save best for last with swan song, ‘Silk For Life’

Tyler Maas

August 16, 2016

// It's never easy to say goodbye to a band. Arguably worse than a band retroactively deciding their most recent performance and release would be their last is when an act senses the need for a change and k...

Here’s The Vanguard’s new menu

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2016

// Since opening in October 2014, The Vanguard has been a boon to Milwaukee dining, while also doubling as a prime place to watch the Packers and pro wrestling, and serving host for a single-day Chinese res...

Here’s the lineup for Rush-Mor’s Bay View Bash stage

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2016

// Occurring just days before the autumnal equinox, Bay View Bash is technically the last summer festival on Milwaukee's massive collection of warm weather festivities. As such, the Bash is perennially the ...

Bumstead Provisions to bring dining, deli, corner store, mini cocktails, Chris Farley art, and more to Bay View next month

Tyler Maas

August 12, 2016

// More than a year after its projected opening date, Bumstead Provisions will finally be in business next month. The Bay View bar, restaurant, corner shop, and deli will have its soft opening September 15,...

First Impression: Black Husky Brewing

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2016

// It's a story as old as time. A young man from a small northwoods town moves to the big city. He meets a woman. They fall in love. After starting a family and spending years in the city they met, the man ...

Shake, rattle, and ralph with The Pukes’ debut full-length

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2016

// Believe it or not, The Pukes have only been a band since the spring of 2015. It might seem like a much longer span of time to local listeners because the grimy trio has released an EP and a 45, played do...

The Hotel Foster is closing

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2016

// Following what's been a summer of speculation, rumors, assumptions, and an overriding sense of uncertainty, The Hotel Foster will be closing Saturday, August 13. Wednesday evening, longtime Foster barten...

The Fatty Acids’ Josh Evert embraces the environment in ‘Uncle Sam’s Club For The Agoraphobic’

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2016

// Though best known as the frontman of The Fatty Acids and drummer of Jaill, Josh Evert has ventured into unfamiliar territory and struck out on his own for his last two efforts. Seriously. In December, he...

Stream Ugly Brothers’ long-awaited album, ’16 Tiny Mountains’

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2016

// As ubiquitous has Ugly Brothers' name has become on show bills and festivals since the band's 2011 origin, the Riverwest folk project has released shockingly few songs. It's been two years since Ugly Bro...

Marisa Lange celebrates a year of Sorry Not Sorry showcase

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2016

// Technically speaking, Marisa Lange has been doing comedy since the mid-'90s. Though her teenage flirtation with stand-up didn't last long, Lange eventually made her way back to the stage roughly two year...

Airo Kwil breaks barriers in “Run Away Now” music video

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2016

// Last year, Will Rose formally re-introduced himself as Airo Kwil (née Airhytmatic) with Dark Cinema, a full-length that showcased the rapper's distinct voice and his drumming acumen, which he does simult...

‘Lobotomy: The Musical!’ drills to the core of mental health issues

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2016

// After last winter's run of Spread The Nudes shows, it didn't take long for inspiration to strike writer Chris Holoyda again. Following one of the performances, a conversation with friends during a post-s...

The MexItalian Food Truck is so random, so awesome

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2016

// For a select few hours on sporadic weekdays, a few feet of sidewalk between the Piggly Wiggly and Home Depot parking lots on Chase Avenue becomes the site of something truly special. There, nestled tight...

Latino Arts announces fall/winter exhibitions, performances

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2016

// Last year marked Latino Arts Inc.'s 30-year anniversary. Despite being around since 1985 (and formally taking root in Walker's Point in 1997), the invaluable outlet for showcasing the work of Hispanic ar...

Atomic Records will be back in business (for a day)

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2016

If you talk to any record collector in Milwaukee who's over the age of 30 for long enough, you're bound to hear them wax poetic about Atomic Records. After being in business for more than 20 years, the East S...

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