2015 Midwest Gaming Classic announces dates

Tyler Maas
Since 2001, gamers, pinball nuts, tabletop competitors, and cosplayers alike have had an electronic oasis near Milwaukee each spring, as the Midwest Gaming Classic has taken root in a suburban hotel and become ...

Bar Rescue is rescuing another bar, Packy’s Pub

Tyler Maas
// Last week, SPIKE TV’s premier non-COPS-reality show Bar Rescue came to town and transformed Y-Not III into a ’70s themed Smirnoff cocktail emporium called “Nick’s House.” However, when a city has as many...

Christopher Schmidt finds growth in versatility

Tyler Maas
If Milwaukee's comedy scene was a baseball team, Christopher Schmidt would be the trusty utility man—able to be slotted anywhere in the batting order, moved virtually everywhere on the diamond, brought in cold ...

Let’s move Paul’s Video Arcade to Milwaukee

Tyler Maas
For approximately every 2,000 Kickstarter campaigns soliciting donations for things like launching a business specializing in artisan doilies or gloves with fucking can koozies velcroed to them, one or two camp...

First Impression: Cafe India

Tyler Maas
If the name of Milwaukee’s newest Indian restaurant sounds familiar, it should. Perhaps you noticed the Cafe India sign while gassing up at the Walker’s Point Mobil station. Maybe you even threw caution to the ...

Allison Dunne preps for Nick Thune opening slot

Tyler Maas
Having just celebrated her one-year anniversary doing comedy, Allison Dunne has accomplished quite a lot in a short time. With her ability to fearlessly tackle heavy topics in a lighthearted way, she’s quickly ...

Herman Astro is breaking up

Tyler Maas
In a status posted to its Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, established soulful Milwaukee alternative outfit Herman Astro announced it will be calling it quits. The seemingly amicable exodus comes as a result ...