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Watch The Midwest Beat’s European tour sendoff, “High Up In The Alps”

May 7, 2015

For reason even the band itself can't fully grasp, The Midwest Beat is big in Italy. In fact, the decade-old Milwaukee/Madison folk-rock act says its material seems to go over better with European listeners tha...

Tracklist: Craig Counsell and 10 other WI athletes who took over their former team

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2015

After an absolutely dreadful and MLB-worst 7-18 start to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers gave manager Ron Roenicke his walking papers Sunday. The following day, Craig Counsell was signed to a three-year deal ...

Tonic Tavern owner to open second Bay View bar

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2015

Since 1987, Gerry's Diamond Tap—a Bay View gem that was relatively hidden on the quiet corner of Logan and Lincoln avenues—was a quaint and character-laden South Shore dive where a diverse selection of neighbor...

Get to know Vincent VanGREAT with new “Ninja Sauce” video

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2015

Back in March, we formally introduced you to Vincent VanGREAT—the longtime producer of veteran rap collective, SAFS Crew—by way of "Blast Off," the first single from his forthcoming UnGREATful. Though the highl...

You can buy Wassup! Magazine’s Northern division on Craigslist for $190k

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2015

Have you ever wanted to own a periodical? Speaking from personal experience, it can be kind of cool, and that's coming from the co-founder/co-editor of a Web-only publication with just over a year beneath its b...

Stream the new Piles full-length, Planet Skin

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2015

"The same actions, expecting different outcomes"—the pre-chorus croon in "Mude," partway through Piles' Planet Skin—is a strangely apt lyric for a band that hasn't changed much since its great introductory salv...

Death Cab For Cutie plays it safe in Riverside Theater sellout

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2015

It's ironic, really, but with close to 20 years of existence to its credit—at least half of which was spent either near or at the top of the indie rock pecking order—and 100-some songs in circulation, Death Cab...

Here’s the lineup for the 8th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2015

Each summer of Burnhearts’ existence, the Bay View beer bastion has simultaneously celebrated summer and one of the most iconic (formerly) Milwaukee-made beers with the annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party. The...

Two Bucks owner’s alleged racism sparks employee exodus, boycott

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2015

Late Friday night and early Saturday morning, an "unfortunate incident" at Two Bucks, a bar on Milwaukee East side, led to employees walking off the job, an ongoing boycott effort, and the establishment's owner...

Max Devereaux beats back the darkness with Wasteland

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2015

Milwaukee-based experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist Max Devereaux says he likes to see how far he can push himself. Sonically, his self-described "stream of consciousness" recorded encapsulations of...

At Random is NOT for sale anymore

Tyler Maas

May 1, 2015

Apparently it's a seller's market. On Wednesday morning, we broke the news that iconic Bay View cocktail lounge At Random was listed for sale by the Boerke Company for a $399,000 asking price. Two days later...

Brian Posehn will anchor the Milwaukee Comedy Festival on August 9

Tyler Maas

May 1, 2015

The Milwaukee Comedy Festival has been a late summer fixture in the city since, to be perfectly honest, before Milwaukee even had a viable comedy scene worth celebrating. A decade after what was jokingly referr...

Underwear Comedy Party strips stand-up to the bare essentials

Tyler Maas

April 30, 2015

Given the daunting task of stepping on stage armed with only a microphone and a batch of deeply personal thoughts, feelings, and past experiences in effort to make a room full people laugh against their will, s...

At Random is for sale

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2015

At Random—known for its specialty cocktails, surly servers, and sporadic hours of operation—is usually nestled somewhere between Bryant’s and (insert other local bar du jour) on the onslaught of online “Best Ba...

Graham Hunt discusses new Midnight Reruns releases, opening for The Replacements

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2015

Though Midnight Reruns had an EP in circulation already, the release of the band's next-to-flawless self-titled 2013 album truly brought the rock outfit to local consciousness and saw them privy to nods from na...

Kevin Nash, Princess Night, and Jurassic Park: Here’s your 2015 Lakeshore Chinooks preview

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2015

With nearly an eighth of a season in the books, the 4-16 Milwaukee Brewers are playing historically bad baseball right now. Not only does the franchise have the absolute worst record in the league at the moment...

Exclusive: Stream The New Seven’s Look Closer, Say Something

Tyler Maas

April 27, 2015

Good things come to those who wait. Following a false start in the genre of progressive bluegrass, a shake-up in membership, and a long hiatus that followed, The New Seven reemerged of late. Now locked in as a ...

Haircuts and hilarity: The Jessie Mahne story

Tyler Maas

April 23, 2015

Jessie Mahne does it all. Since first taking the stage in 2007, the Swiss Army Knife of Milwaukee comedy has done stand-up, sketch, improv, musical comedy, and character acting. Off stage, the versatile humoris...

A piece of paper with Phylicia Rashad on it convinced me to listen to a song

Tyler Maas

April 22, 2015

Last weekend, while partaking in Record Store Day festivities, I was sipping a sample of Ale Asylum Hopalicious—now in cans, by the way (I'M A COMPANY MAN!)—outside Bullseye Record and Comet Cafe. There, I was ...

First Impression: Van Buren’s Whiskey Bar And Grill

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2015

With the recent wave of theme bars, lounges, dance club/pizza restaurant hybrids (RIP, Crisp!), and national beer bar franchises (Don't RIP, World Of Beer!) sprouting up on and around the already night life-equ...

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