Last Impression: VIA Downer
More often than not, a restaurant closure comes as the result of some combination of factors like poor sales, health violations, or an irreparably bad reputation, or as a reaction to stiff competition sprouting...
Deer Diary: Bucks make Jason Kidd head coach for some reason
Lately, the Milwaukee Bucks franchise has taken significant strides to move the last place, rudderless organization (that was perennially rumored to be an eventual candidate for relocation) in a positive direct...
Brewers bullpen stars in awful Will Smith medley
It’s a good time to be a Brewers fan. Milwaukee currently has the best record in the National League, and had the distinction of being the first team to 50 wins. The team’s shutdown bullpen has a lot to do with...
First Impression: Bounce Milwaukee
With 42 Lounge enjoying a downtown stronghold, pinball enthusiasts taking to bars in all corners of the city in droves, and events like the Midwest Gaming Classic thriving in nearby Brookfield (why Brookfield?!...
Off Base: A bevy of bad Brewers bobbleheads
People love bobbleheads. The Milwaukee Brewers were among the first teams in Major League Baseball to realize that an oversized, spring-mounted head propped atop a tiny body translated into butts in seats. For ...
Review: Pre-Recorded Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)
Without fail, it’s on the schedule every year. No, not I’m not referring to “Joan Jett & The Blackhearts” or “Wayne & Wingnut - Red Hot Chili Puppets”—though they are, too. Along with more than 700 band...
Milwaukee Record’s Summerfest guide…guide
It’s here. After 50-plus weeks away from the lakefront, Summerfest has returned. By now, you’ve already figured out the performers you’re absolutely going to see, and committed those stages and set times to mem...
Field Report to release new album, Marigolden, October 7
If you’re anything like us, you’ve been waiting for Field Report to release the follow-up to its outstanding self-titled 2012 debut album (which earned the number two spot on our 50 best Milwaukee albums of the...
Milwaukee Record’s Summerfest survival tips
Face it, Summerfest can be expensive and annoying. Short of avoiding it altogether, there’s no hope of fully evading the soul-dulling pang that flanks the (arguably) worthwhile enjoyment the massive Milwaukee f...
Tracklist: 11+ shows taking on Summerfest
Like most Milwaukeeans, we have a love-hate relationship with Summerfest. We love the immense assemblage of national and local talent the Big Gig brings, the exponential rise in our PizzaCone consumption, the f...
Bandsketball courts 32 Milwaukee music acts
When it comes to music, the title of “best” is almost always subjective. Try as writers may to remain impartial, it’s only natural for at least some personal preference to trickle into record reviews and year-e...
Johnny Pemberton talks acting, stand-up, the Midwest
On name alone, you might not know who Johnny Pemberton is. Yet whether you know it or not, you’re surely familiar with his face and his voice from virtually every recent film and television show. Okay, that mig...
Kumail Nanjiani fills and fulfills Turner Hall in Milwaukee debut
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani has never been more popular than he is now. He’s a regular on the hilarious HBO series Silicon Valley, which just wrapped up its first season. He’s made a mark with recurr...
Decent! Turner Hall to screen Trailer Park Boys’ Countdown To Liquor Day July 25
With a brand-new season of the recently revived Canadian cult television show Trailer Park Boys headed to Netflix this fall, Turner Hall decided screening Countdown To Liquor Day—the 2009 TPB feature-length fil...
Breadfest is back with more bands, venues, days in second year (UPDATES)
Last year, the inaugural Breadfest brazenly took on Summerfest and saw 21 bands that were either in the Breadking DIY music collective or just other Big Gig snubs take part in a two-day, six-venue festival in R...
Ryan Mason answers the call to open for Kumail Nanjiani
Until recently, Ryan Mason was regarded to be among the funniest stand-up comedians in Milwaukee. Sadly, that’s no longer the case. No, the quality of Mason’s slanted observations on everyday existence—which yi...
Defying “Dirty Dining” at No. 1 Chinese
By the time you finish reading this sentence, you will have ingested 20 milligrams of fecal matter. Okay, maybe that’s not accurate (THAT’S A HARD MAYBE!), but there’s no denying that most of us consume some pr...
This dude has seen Sevendust 36 times
Certain bands have a way of appealing to fans in a special way. Phish, Widespread Panic, and Tool are just a few of the bands that see supporters follow them to each tour stop on cross-country jaunts. Countless...
Michael Ian Black stands up strong in Turner Hall return
Last time The Late Late Show gig was up for grabs, Michael Ian Black fell just short of Craig Ferguson for the hosting role. Almost a decade later, Ferguson is relinquishing the reins, and Black is in the hosti...
I failed Red Rock Saloon’s “Unforgiven Challenge”
I’ve always been able to eat a lot. Even before I was a love-handled and beer-gutted walking (with some discomfort) Wisconsin male stereotype, I could always put away more food than those around me—usually at a...