Author Tyler Maas

Chill On The Hill’s 2020 season has been canceled

June 18, 2020

For the last 15 years, Bay View Neighborhood Association’s Chill On The Hill has brought music to Humboldt Park’s amphitheater every Tuesday between the beginning of June and the end of August. Much like every ...

Listen to Ryan Mason and J Tyler Menz’s ‘My Brew Dads’ comedy album

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2020

Need a laugh? Miss stand-up comedy? Not ready to risk your life and/or the lives of strangers and loved ones to see a show at a non-Milwaukee comedy club while a worldwide pandemic is still in full swing? If yo...

South Shore Farmers Market returns June 20 (with some safety guidelines)

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2020

Saturday officially marks the first day of summer. The long-awaited date also marks the beginning of a beloved Bay View summer tradition. On June 20, South Shore Farmers Market will begin its 22nd season. Like ...

Listen to The Old Northwest’s new EP, ‘Lowland Hymns’

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2020

It wasn't supposed to be this way. The Old Northwest's three-song EP, Lowland Hymns, was originally intended to see the light of day during a Sugar Maple release show (which was to feature support from Hello De...

Wisconsin miniature golf pro to appear on ABC’s ‘Holey Moley’

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2020

When we last spoke with Karl Barth earlier this spring, the founder of Mini Golf Reviews and Jack-Putt LLC who goes by the moniker of "Mister Mini Golf" was raising funds for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society wit...

No Seatbelts debut “The One” music video, issue statement about “black joy”

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2020

Since first hitting the scene in 2017, No Seatbelts—a project with direct ties to artists like Two Tones, ¡palabra!, and B~Free, among others—quickly developed a reputation for can't-miss live shows, unconventi...

Safe & Sound announces Virtual Juneteenth Celebration, seeks performers

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2020

Much like countless other Milwaukee events, this year's Juneteenth Day Parade and Street Festival has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Though a Freedom Ball—expected to take place sometime between Octobe...

Washington Park Wednesdays cancels 2020 concert series

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2020

Washington Park Wednesdays has canceled its 2020 season. The annual concert series—which features a perennially impressive range of local acts performing under the gorgeous Washington Park bandshell every Wedne...

Milwaukee County Parks’ beer garden season begins today (with some guidelines)

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2020

Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn’t normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking? Then you’re in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks’ Traveling Beer Gar...

NBA G League ends with Wisconsin Herd at the top of the standings

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2020

Today, the NBA G League announced the remainder of its season has been canceled. The NBA's developmental league suspended play on March 12, one day before the NBA itself halted its season as well. If there is a...

Summerfest has been canceled

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2020

After first opting to move the event to September as a result of COVID-19 concerns, Summerfest has now decided to cancel the World's Largest Music Festival for the first time in the event's 53-year history. Her...

Brady Street Festival has been canceled

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2020

Thursday, the same day Summerfest announced this year's "Big Gig" was canceled, Brady Street Festival—scheduled to take place Saturday, July 25—also made the decision to cancel its 2020 event. Here's the Brady ...

JC’s Parkside Pub & Grill is coming to Cudahy

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2020

Want some suburban bar news? You got it, baby!A new bar and grill called JC's Parkside Pub & Grill is, according to exterior signage, "coming soon" to 4671 S. Lake Dr. in Cudahy. The property was most r...

Bay View Bash 2020 has been canceled

Tyler Maas

June 1, 2020

The 2020 installment of Bay View Bash has officially been canceled. The sprawling neighborhood festival—which was scheduled to take place Saturday, September 19—is typically one of the city's last large-scale s...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: June 1-7 (COVID-19 self-isolation edition)

Tyler Maas

June 1, 2020

With every venue, theater, and public space closed due to COVID-19 concerns, our normally bustling events calendar is pretty barren. So here’s what we’ll be watching, playing, reading, and listening to at home ...

The Underground Collaborative has closed

Tyler Maas

June 1, 2020

After eight years in business, The Underground Collaborative has closed.Since opening in 2012, the versatile 110-capacity venue located in the basement of the Shops Of Grand Avenue has hosted an eclectic ra...

Check out Live From The Rock Room’s videos from May

Tyler Maas

May 30, 2020

broadstreet.zone(78457); Long before the sudden wave of homespun performances and living room livestreams in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, there was a video series that offered viewers the opportuni...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Fuel Cafe has specialized in “killer coffee, lousy service” since 1993

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Animation and imagination take center stage in Fuzzysurf’s “I Don’t Dream Anymore” video

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2020

We've said it again and again and again, but it's worth repeating: on top of being a great band, Fuzzysurf also puts out some ambitious and all-around awesome music videos. Just when you thought the indie rocke...

Taco Stop MKE’s Bay View location is now open

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2020

Back in January, we let you know Taco Stop MKE would be coming to Bay View. The family-owned and family-operated chain spent the subsequent months renovating and prepping the Bay View Commons retail space at 21...