Author Tyler Maas

PridetoberFest releases its 2021 lineup

September 23, 2021

Summer might be over, but Milwaukee's ever-growing festival season is nowhere close to being done. Now that live, in-person events have returned in a big way, there are even some new fests making their debut th...

Nile talks collaboration, getting back on stage, ‘Free Lunch’ mixtape

Tyler Maas

September 22, 2021

In 2019, Nile was working his way onto big Milwaukee bills, he was embarking on out-of-town shows, he was earning attention from local media and listeners alike, and he was beginning to hit his stride as a solo...

Here’s the lineup for Beet Street 2021

Tyler Maas

September 22, 2021

Following four years of family-friendly, fall-focused fun (and taking 2020 off for pandemic-related reasons), Cactus Club has decided to bring its Beet Street Harvest Festival back for another installment. From...

Here’s the 2021 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

September 21, 2021

Following an abbreviated 2020 edition that featured fewer shows, far smaller audiences, a more localized lineup, and many more protective face coverings than ever before, Milwaukee Comedy Festival is getting ba...

Wire & Vice is changing hands, selling a bunch of stuff

Tyler Maas

September 21, 2021

THE BAD NEWS: After roughly 20 years in Wauwatosa—where he recorded albums by the likes of Field Report, Trapper Schoepp, WebsterX, Abby Jeanne, Rose Of The West, and countless others—Daniel Holter is selling W...

Jamaal Williams and other ex-Packers who have remained fan favorites

Tyler Maas

September 20, 2021

Tonight's Monday Night Football game between the Packers and Lions will be significant for a few reasons. It'll be a chance for a Green Bay team that looked absolutely abysmal in Week 1 to right the ship and wi...

Milwaukee Psych Fest VIII is postponed (again)

Tyler Maas

September 20, 2021

Last month, we brought you the good news that Milwaukee Psych Fest would, at long last, be hosting its eighth installment this fall. Originally scheduled to take place in May of 2020, Milwaukee Psych Fest VIII ...

Watch Megan Thee Stallion go ghost hunting at Pfister Hotel

Tyler Maas

September 17, 2021

Through the years, Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel has developed a reputation as one of the city's most haunted places. Among the countless customers who've been freaked out during their stay are professional athlete...

Vincent Van Great and Amanda Huff pair perfectly on ‘Troublemakers’ EP

Tyler Maas

September 17, 2021

Peanut butter and jelly. Giannis and Khris. Bacon and, well, pretty much anything else. Those are just a few examples of great duos. As of today, you can officially add Vincent Van Great and Amanda Huff to that...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3

Tyler Maas

September 15, 2021

Summerfest! The World’s Largest Music Festival mixed things up in 2021, moved to September and has staked out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the traditional 11-day run. (Oh, and there were a f...

The Jazz Estate will reopen October 22

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2021

Since opening in 1977, The Jazz Estate has been nothing short of a Milwaukee music institution. However, the music stopped in the quaint jazz club at 2423 N. Murray Avenue last March on account of the COVID-19 ...

Wow. Doughboys Podcast will return to Turner Hall on January 28

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2021

In January of last year, Doughboys—a popular chain restaurant podcast—came to Milwaukee for a long-awaited live show at Turner Hall and to finally review Culver’s for the first time in the show’s history. Joine...

The sound effects Michael Winslow did at Summerfest, ranked

Tyler Maas

September 10, 2021

With hundreds of bands playing on a dozen stages over the course of nine days (usually 11 days in pre-pandemic times), Summerfest's claim of being "The World’s Largest Music Festival" seems quite accurate. That...

20 local ambers that are the color of 311’s energy

Tyler Maas

September 10, 2021

On Saturday night, 311 will make its way to Summerfest for a headlining performance at the Generac Power Stage. While the Omaha, Nebraska rock outfit has managed its fair share of hits through the years (includ...

Here’s our Green Bay Packers All Food Team

Tyler Maas

September 9, 2021

Believe it or not, football is back! The NFL's regular season begins tonight, and our Green Bay Packers will start play on Sunday afternoon when they take on the New Orleans Saints in a game that had to be move...

The Lowdown returns to Indeed Brewing Company on October 2

Tyler Maas

September 8, 2021

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta the end of Milwaukee's festival season? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, as live and in-person events are starting to return in a...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

Tyler Maas

September 8, 2021

Summerfest! The World’s Largest Music Festival is mixing things up in 2021, moving to September and staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the traditional 11-day run. (Oh, and there’ll be ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Learning to love Summerfest again

Tyler Maas

September 7, 2021

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

Here’s to the afternoon we saw Eve 6 at Summerfest

Tyler Maas

September 5, 2021

With all due respect to the actual night-ending headliners who have earned top billing at their respective Summerfest stage this year, there's really nothing better than a quality afternoon "headliner" at the B...

Taped Music Review: Turning My Luck Around

Tyler Maas

September 3, 2021

Yup! I did the thing again. Before I get into this year's review of Taped Music (formerly known as "Pre-Recorded Music"), though, I want to share an excerpt from my 2019 installment of this recurring Summerfest...