Author: Tyler Maas

Ryan Holman discusses comedic cross-pollination before Brady Street Festival

July 25, 2014

If you follow Milwaukee comedy, you almost certainly know who Ryan Holman is. The funnyman's relaxed witticisms are regularly put on display in monthly showcases, in opening slots for touring comedians at Comed...

Off Base: Revisiting 11 Brewers mid-season rentals

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2014

Major League Baseball's non-waiver trade deadline is less than a week away. Beyond totally fucking up fantasy teams, exhausting the guy whose job it is to Photoshop a player wearing his new team's cap, and maki...

Counting Crows go long, fall short at Riverside Theater

Tyler Maas

July 24, 2014

Just over two years ago, veteran pop-rock mainstay Counting Crows only filled the BMO Harris Pavilion to about a quarter of its capacity in one of the young venue’s first non-Summerfest bookings. This time arou...

Just 8 remain in Bandsketball championship contention

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2014

What started as a collection of 32 Milwaukee music acts taking the court to determine which is the best at basketball has now shrunk into single-digit contenders. Over the weekend, the second round of Bandsketb...

We saw an experimental band at Treats Tavern at 6:30 a.m.

Tyler Maas

July 21, 2014

Most weekends in Milwaukee, the bounty of performances by local acts and touring talent forces music fans to face difficult decisions in regard to which of the many shows going on throughout the city at any giv...

Off Base: 6 ultra-specific Brewers All-Star break awards

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2014

Though Major League’s All-Star break and its “mid-summer classic” nickname seem to imply an event that cuts the 162-game big league season in half, the Milwaukee Brewers have actually played 96 games to this po...

Don’t miss “Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker” tonight on MLB Network

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2014

Change your plans tonight. Player, actor, Hall Of Fame broadcaster, furry expert, and Milwaukee Record hero Bob Uecker will be honored with an hour-long MLB Network documentary that will air at 6 p.m. CST Thurs...

Caste Of Killers stands front and center in local comedy growth

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2014

While there’s always room for growth, Milwaukee’s stand-up comedy scene is in a very healthy place right now. This weekend alone, area comedians will perform in bar room variety shows, secret house gigs, late n...

Damn! Wisconsin ranks third on bullshit Reddit swearing list

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2014

Holy shit! From Redditor “Niehaus” comes some fucking interesting news that Reddit users in Wisconsin love the hell out of swearing. A pair of specific-ass graphs ranked swearing per subscriber in comments of 1...

WC Tank announces new album, premieres new song/video

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2014

Save for occasional one-off shows in town, Milwaukee rapper, filmmaker, and visuals wizard WC Tank has kept things pretty quiet musically speaking since shortly after the release of Kisscry Patina some 18 month...

Bandsketball preps for second round

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2014

And then there were 17. After starting June 22 to accommodate bands embarking on tour, the opening round of the 32-band three-on-three Bandsketball MKE tournament is finally (almost) complete. Calamity Janes An...

Tracklist: 14+ instances of “LeBron-ing” in Wisconsin sports

Tyler Maas

July 14, 2014

Unless you rely on Milwaukee Record as your only source of sports-related news (which you shouldn’t do), you’ve surely learned of LeBron James’ somewhat surprising decision to opt out of his contract with the r...

Our weird, wonderful weekend of local music

Tyler Maas

July 14, 2014

In the wake of a massive music festival that brought hundreds of acts from all corners of the country (and beyond) to town, it would have been totally understandable for Milwaukee to lay low and keep things qui...

Hugh Bob And The Hustle appears on CMT’s Concrete Country series

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2014

Excuse our tardiness on this one, but CMT.com isn't exactly in our bookmarks. However, we were recently given a reason to check out Country Music Television’s website when Milwaukee alt-country stalwart Hugh Bo...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival announces lineup

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2014

Milwaukee’s comedy scene is truly hitting its stride right now. However, Milwaukee Comedy Festival was way ahead of the game, showcasing stand-up comics, improv troupes, and sketch groups from around the region...

All-improvised Argopelter trusts its instincts

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2014

When Milwaukee trio Argopelter begins its debut performance this Saturday, it will be the first time anybody at Club Garibaldi—or anywhere else for that matter—will hear that particular song. And yes, “anybody”...

Exclusive: Stream Comedic Release Vol. 2

Tyler Maas

July 9, 2014

Believe it or not, Milwaukee comedy is in the midst of a renaissance. Besides area humorists landing opening gigs for noted touring acts like Michael Ian Black, Kumail Nanjiani, and Kyle Kinane at traditional v...

First Impression: Fore! Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2014

In January 2013, former coach, noted southeast Wisconsin instructor, and scratch golfer Tim Grogan took a financial swing and tried to wedge an indoor golfing range into the Third Ward. Not 18 months later, the...

An entirely local day at Summerfest

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2014

Wednesday’s Summerfest lineup scared up a wealth of immensely popular and internationally known talent (and DJ Pauly D) that included the likes of Dave Matthews Band, Ludacris, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Jett, the Wail...

Ed Kowalczyk Lives on at Miller Lite Oasis

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2014

You missed it the first time you thumbed through the Summerfest schedule. It’s okay. Virtually everybody missed it. Eventually, people either stopped dismissing the the oddly arranged smattering of consonant...

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