Author Tyler Maas

A guide to Pi Day events and specials in and around Milwaukee this weekend

March 10, 2020

On the list of important winter holidays, Pi Day falls somewhere between New Year's Eve and Squirrel Appreciation Day (January 21). Each year, when March 14—get it...3.14?!—rolls around, people celebrate a math...

Milwaukee Record’s comprehensive guide to Mama Tried events

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2020

(UPDATE 3/12/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, both Flat Out Friday and the Mama Tried Motorcycle Show have been postponed to a later date. The new dates have ...

Egg & Flour Pasta Bar’s Bay View location will open March 9

Tyler Maas

March 5, 2020

Last fall, we told you that Egg & Flour Pasta Bar—the brainchild of former Black Sheep executive chef Adam Pawlak, which opened its first restaurant inside Crossroads Collective last May—intended to open a ...

Here’s the vendor list for WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

Tyler Maas

March 5, 2020

This Sunday, thousands of Milwaukeeans will flock to the MSOE Kern Center for WMSE's 18th annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. Once again, the station has rounded up some of the city’s most skilled chili connois...

A Milwaukee pizzeria is selling fish-shaped “Lenten Pizza”

Tyler Maas

March 4, 2020

Lent is officially here. Even if you don't adhere to this religious practice, you no doubt witnessed folks with ash on their head last Wednesday and you've likely also overheard friends or loved ones pledging t...

We closed Wolski’s and opened Highbury on the same day (and did local late night stuff in between)

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2020

On Saturday, the world enjoyed an extra day. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, earth is still granted a 29th day in February (or "Leap Day") once every four years. We don't k...

Here’s the lineup for Burnhearts and Solemn Oath’s Folk House Kegger

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2020

UPDATE (3/13/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, Burnhearts and Solemn Oath have decided to postpone Folk House Kegger until further notice. ••• Earlier this m...

Girls Rock Milwaukee announces 2020 camp dates

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2020

Since launching in 2013, Girls Rock Milwaukee—and, later, its affiliated Ladies Rock Milwaukee organization—has worked hard "to empower girls, women, and transgender and gender non-conforming individuals of any...

Khris Middleton autographed a can of Hamm’s

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2020

It's a fun time to be following the Milwaukee Bucks. Last night, the team won its 50th game of the season—the most in the NBA by a pretty wide margin—and became the fastest team in league history to clinch a pl...

7 Leap Day events in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

February 25, 2020

Leap Year. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, Western civilization is still granted a 29th day in February once every four years. It’s been said that every day is a gift, but—...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Central Library has been an incomparable, important public resource since 1898

Tyler Maas

February 24, 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...

Off The Beaten Path’s new South Milwaukee store is now open

Tyler Maas

February 19, 2020

Following more than six years on Farwell Avenue on Milwaukee's East Side and just shy of three years on Howell Avenue in Bay View, Off The Beaten Path is on the move again. The independent record store now has ...

These 15 establishments will take part in next month’s Turner Hall Tiki Takedown

Tyler Maas

February 18, 2020

UPDATE (3/13/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, Pabst Theater Group has postponed Turner Hall Tiki Takedown. Today, they issued the following statement: "We're...

Get ready for The Unitaskers’ EP with “New Moon In Pisces”

Tyler Maas

February 18, 2020

When we last caught up with The Unitaskers, the indie rock outfit was offering listeners a recorded introduction to its incomparable sound with a song about Tide Pods, which—quite fittingly—was called "Tide Pod...

Take a look inside Green Bay’s endangered East Town Mall

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2020

Wisconsin's shopping mall woes aren't just limited to what's going on in and around Milwaukee. Back in December, we showed you the tragic state of affairs out at Fond du Lac's longstanding Forest Mall. That mal...

Watch 64-year-old Bucks great Marques Johnson dunk over two tacos

Tyler Maas

February 17, 2020

Saturday night, Pat Connaughton managed an amazing athletic display during the NBA's Slam Dunk Contest. Even though the judges (especially Dwyane Wade) didn't show as much with their scoring, the Bucks guard pu...

An Illinois brewery is making a “Wisconsin Kringle-inspired” beer

Tyler Maas

February 14, 2020

Other than, like, adhering to FDA regulations and whatnot, there are pretty much no rules when it comes to brewing. That's become especially apparent in recent years as breweries have crafted some creative and ...

Holy Pinto hangs at Highbury, skates with Bonnie Blair, eats cheese curds in “Milwaukee” video

Tyler Maas

February 12, 2020

Aymen Saleh is an unlikely ambassador for Milwaukee. The Canterbury, England native—who performs under the name Holy Pinto—first fell in love with the city when he played in Milwaukee a few years ago. Taken by ...

Here’s the Wückfinter beer list and 3 Floyds Brewpub food menu

Tyler Maas

February 11, 2020

Last February, Ray’s Wine & Spirits and Indiana's beloved 3 Floyds Brewing joined forces to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with an outdoor celebration that was rooted in the love of beer and i...

Cactus Club has been sold to Kelsey Kaufmann

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2020

Beginning this Wednesday, Cactus Club will be under new ownership. Longtime owner Eric Uecke has agreed to sell the Bay View bar and music venue to manager Kelsey Kaufmann, who will officially take over pending...