Author Tyler Maas

Mandatory Milwaukee: Pryor Avenue Iron Well has hydrated Bay View since 1882

June 24, 2021

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...

Enderis Park Neighborhood will offer “Traveling Band” shows in place of Concerts On The Green series

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2021

Now that summer is officially upon us, the status of most Milwaukee summer festivals, block parties, concert series, and other entertainment undertakings is starting to become more clear.Some festivals made...

Chill On The Hill is coming back in 2021

Tyler Maas

June 22, 2021

For 15 consecutive years, Bay View Neighborhood Association’s Chill On The Hill brought music to Humboldt Park’s band chalet every Tuesday between the beginning of June and the end of August. After initially po...

Trapper Schoepp’s “Little Drop Of Medicine” video breaks the mold

Tyler Maas

June 22, 2021

When we last caught up with Trapper Schoepp, the tireless Milwaukee singer-songwriter had just released an outstanding music video for "River Called Disaster," the first single from his latest album (May Day). ...

Canni Hemp Co.’s Garden Vibes concert series brings live music to a backyard setting

Tyler Maas

June 22, 2021

Following a year that offered very little in the way of in-person events, live music is coming back in a big way in 2021. On top of the return of many of Milwaukee's festivals, block parties, and concerts at tr...

Sheryl Crow likes the Bucks, so we paired players with some of her songs

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2021

Saturday night was amazing. Not only did the Bucks shock the sports world and ignite Milwaukee's collective spirit with a thrilling overtime win in Brooklyn that punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference F...

A professional eating power couple is moving to Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2021

The past 15-plus months have been incredibly difficult for restaurant owners. Thankfully, things are starting to improve as the country continues turning the corner on the COVID-19 crisis. And things are about ...

Milwaukee Milkmen will play as the “Milwaukee Sweet Teats” this Sunday

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2021

Remember in 2019 when the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers announced they were changing their name to "Wisconsin Udder Tuggers" for one game? Remember how it resulted in lots of attention (by A-level minor league base...

Marcus Center’s “Rainbow Summer” series returns with concerts, free film screenings

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2021

Marcus Performing Arts Center is known for hosting touring Broadway productions, concerts, ballet shows, community programs, and other sources of entertainment within its walls all year long. Fortunately, the v...

Delight in the synth-laden psych stylings of Robot Witch’s “Millennial Hat”

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2021

It's a familiar story among musicians, but one that's worth telling. Just before the COVID-19 crisis came knocking in early 2020, a young project was starting to play out semi-regularly, had recorded material t...

Watch Sculpture Milwaukee install 400+ tambourines for an Allison Janae Hamilton work

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2021

For the past four years, Sculpture Milwaukee has brought astounding works from nationally-known and internationally-appreciated artists to various spots scattered through the city’s downtown. The innovative and...

7 airport-adjacent Milwaukee bars that have plane-related names

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2021

Last month, a new bar and grill opened across from General Mitchell International Airport. Fittingly, the young business that took over the 700 E. Layton Ave. property that was most recently home to Brass Monke...

A West Allis bar is giving all-you-can-drink Spotted Cow to anyone who gets vaccinated there June 17

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2021

As the COVID-19 crisis continues and Wisconsin struggles to approach herd immunity levels because we've tragically managed to somehow make a pandemic into a political issue and society is doomed, people have st...

Valerie Lighthart gets emotional, raw on “Gilded”

Tyler Maas

June 14, 2021

Last fall, Valerie Lighthart—a musician who also has a background in photography, writing, acting, and modeling—announced her intentions to release a new EP in 2021. The motivated Milwaukee multi-hyphenate did ...

Here’s the map and menu for this weekend’s Greek Fest Drive Thru

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2021

Organized by the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Fest typically fills Wisconsin State Fair Park with gyros and other spit-roasted meats, Greek music and dancers, games and rides, a Greek marketplace, ...

Here’s the lineup for Tonic Tavern’s “Gigs 4 Good” summer concert series

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2021

On June 12, 2009, Paul Jonas opened The Tonic Tavern on Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View. The neighborhood has changed immensely in the 12 years since the bar came to be, but Tonic has remained a popular place t...

Cozy Danger parties with pooches in “Where Are All My Dogs At” video

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2021

When we last checked in with Cozy Danger way back in 2019, the Milwaukee indie rock trio was starting to play out again after a six-year hiatus and had just released a long-belated music video for a song from i...

Comparing Riverwest Stein NA to R.L. Stine YA

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2021

Last week, the fine folks at Lakefront Brewery officially announced the release of a non-alcoholic version of Riverwest Stein, the delicious flagship beer it's been making for 34 years. The new release, Riverwe...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2021

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2021

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized "Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community." The massive neighborhood-wide event brings together talented area artists ...

Milwaukee Improv to open at The Corners of Brookfield on August 20

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2021

After more than a year in which most entertainment options featured the word "virtual" somewhere in their vicinity, live and in-person events are finally able to return in a safe and at least somewhat normal wa...