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Oh god yes! Avalon is screening ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ on Valentine’s Day

February 5, 2016

// Ever since we finally convinced the Avalon to show Wet Hot American Summer last September (no big deal!), the Bay View theater has rolled out a steady stream of celebrated cinema classics to coincide wit...

Queen Tut’s dominion extends to Mitten Fest

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2016

// If you're among the nearly 7,000 people who have checked either "interested" or "going" on the Facebook event for Saturday's day-long Burnhearts Mitten Fest, it's possible you've looked upon the name Que...

Here’s everything you need to know about Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016

Tyler Maas

February 3, 2016

// Since the first frost of last autumn, many Milwaukee-area residents have set their sights on the events of February 6. As the days became shorter, the holidays came and went, and the Packers season reach...

Three. Stacks. Eliot becomes Rhythm Changes

Tyler Maas

February 2, 2016

// Even though Three. Stacks. Eliot announced its formal debut just six months ago with The Message Is Real, the (largely) instrumental jazz group has been making its mark in Milwaukee music since its 2013 ...

Welcome to February: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

February 1, 2016

// February holds the distinction of being the year's shortest month, one of Wisconsin's coldest spans of time, and the final full month of winter. However, this particular February finds Milwaukee artists ...

TV’s favorite dirty dad Bob Saget is coming to Pabst Theater March 11

Tyler Maas

January 29, 2016

Everywhere you look (everywhere) lately, there's a prominent '90s comedy figure being booked by Pabst Theater Group. Perhaps you're reading this while picking pieces of watermelon out of your hair after last ni...

Masked Intruder nemesis Officer Bradford tells tales from his punk rock patrol

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2016

// It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Since being "court appointed" to the position about four years ago, a Milwaukee man who goes by the name Officer Bradford puts on his uniform—jean shorts, a f...

First Impression: Dock18 Cocktail Lab

Tyler Maas

January 27, 2016

// As much as Milwaukee leans on its rich brewing history, there has been an exponential uptick in the number of distilleries popping up around town in recent years. Great Lakes Distillery was at the forefr...

First Impression: Iron Grate BBQ Co.

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2016

// Way back in October, local dining writers were thrilled with the announcement of a strange-yet-intriguing partnership that would squeeze an established coffee shop/roaster and a barbecue joint beneath on...

Tracklist: 12 Milwaukee bands we want to reunite

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2016

It's so hard to say goodbye. Luckily, when it comes to music these days, it seems that there's no such thing as a permanent break up. In recent weeks, Guns 'N Roses and At The Drive-In both announced plans to r...

Rush-Mor Records gives graffiti bandit taste of own medicine

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2016

// Since 1971, Rush-Mor Records has been a Bay View beacon standing on the corner of Potter and Kinnickinnic avenues. In 1994, Dan Duchaine and Bill Rouleau bought Milwaukee's oldest and longest-running rec...

Mozza-lunacy: Brookfield “ristorante” leaves Best Of Milwaukee awards empty-handed, honorably-mentioned

Tyler Maas

January 22, 2016

// In case you missed it, Shepherd Express unveiled the winners of its 25th "Best Of Milwaukee" awards during a star-studded ceremony at Turner Hall Ballroom earlier this week. We didn't attend because we h...

Appleseeds return for FemFest with new music, perspective

Tyler Maas

January 21, 2016

// If you've looked at the altogether outstanding lineup for Riverwest FemFest (which begins tonight and runs through Sunday), you've probably seen the mysterious "surprise band" slated to take the stage at...

‘Harsh’ finds humor in heated debate

Tyler Maas

January 21, 2016

// After what he justifiably called "a weird, shitty year" in which his mother passed away and his girlfriend moved out, Cudahy comedian Adam Loeding is ready to get back on stage in 2016. Following the len...

Celebrate Groundhog Day with ‘Groundhog Day’ at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

January 20, 2016

// While Milwaukee's cruel arctic temperatures suggest winter might never end, spring will eventually come. It has to, right? As we bundle up and wait, at least we can look forward to Groundhog Day. No matt...

Riverwest FemFest is nigh! Download the third and final compilation

Tyler Maas

January 20, 2016

// Believe it or not, it was technically last summer when the utterly loaded 50-act lineup for the second annual Riverwest FemFest was announced. It's been more than two months since the four-day schedule w...

Making A Meme Thief: ‘Making A Murderer’ fan art goes viral, lacks credit

Tyler Maas

January 19, 2016

// After finishing the Netflix series Making A Murderer last month, Milwaukee comedian Ryan Holman had an idea for a joke. "I remember that I had a key chain that looked kind of like the one in the show,...

Thanks for making Local Coverage 2016 great, Milwaukee!

Tyler Maas

January 18, 2016

// Holy shit! As creators of Local Coverage, we might be a little biased, but the second annual benefit show wherein 10 local acts covered each other will probably go down as our single favorite concert of ...

They made ‘SLC Punk 2’ for some reason and you can see it at The Oriental (but there’s a catch)

Tyler Maas

January 15, 2016

// Remember SLC Punk? "Kind of, I guess," you say? Hey! It was pretty okay at the time. Who could forget the 1998 cult classic wherein Bob the straight edge guy died, Devon Sawa had a bunch of LSD absorb in...

Continue your FemFest prep with the benefit’s second compilation

Tyler Maas

January 15, 2016

// Only a year in, it's in no way hyperbolic to say that Riverwest FemFest is already one of the best events bearing the "fest" suffix in town. Following a successful first year in which two days of female-...

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