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New York Times (finally) gives this Vernon guy, cheese, PBR some press

May 1, 2014

In a piece posted today, a day a quarter of the way into the year 2014 Anno Domini, T Magazine—which is "The New York Times style magazine—informs its readers about this Justin Vernon fellow, who apparently mad...

Jake Kornely prepares for Kyle Kinane opening gig

Tyler Maas

May 1, 2014

Woody Allen is widely credited with saying “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” That figure seems a bit arbitrary, but it’s impossible to underscore the significance that simply being active and present h...

Brew Ha Ha! crafts comedy with local ingredients

Tyler Maas

April 30, 2014

The connection between stand-up comedy and alcohol is undeniable. Though the former doesn’t necessarily require the latter, “two-drink minimum” is a term firmly implanted in the vocabulary of anybody who’s ever...

Watch a terrifying dummy “cover” Jerry Lee Lewis’ “What Made Milwaukee Famous”

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2014

After getting some shit in the comments section from readers who didn't agree with our ringing anti-endorsement of an overrated alcohol-based marketing exercise (better known as "Schlitz"), we decided to take a...

Demetri Martin brings his heady, hilarious musings to Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2014

Funnyman Demetri Martin isn’t quite a household name, but between his 2007 special Demetri Martin. Person. and the cancellation of his short-lived Comedy Central series Important Things With Demetri Martin in 2...

Nobody cares what you think about Ryan Braun

Tyler Maas

April 25, 2014

When Ryan Braun stepped to the plate for his first at-bat this season—his first Miller Park plate appearance since serving a 65-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s performance enhancing drug p...

First Impression: Who’s On Third

Tyler Maas

April 24, 2014

If Research & Development Pub taught us nothing else, we learned that sometimes a bar can overcome a stupid-ass name to prove itself a worthwhile establishment for one to spend time and money. April 19 mark...

First Impression: Cream City Swirl

Tyler Maas

April 22, 2014

Bay View is in the midst of a restaurant renaissance. The chunk of southeast Milwaukee—which already has such feathers as Odd Duck, Guanajuato, both DeMarinis, Palomino, Classic Slice, and Hué proudly stuck in ...

Tracklist: 10 fictional (or poorly depicted) WI places in film and TV

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2014

Despite being placed directly between coasts and in the thick of a region of America that’s commonly reduced to “flyover country,” Wisconsin manages to be cast in film and on television fairly often. Whether as...

Extra Points: A guide to GreenBayPackersLovers.com

Tyler Maas

April 18, 2014

Whether it comes after a 4-12 rebuilding year or a Super Bowl-winning season, that harsh portion of each year that rests between Green Bay’s final play and the team’s first pick of the NFL Draft is a lonely one...

Milwaukee Bucks’ end is just the beginning

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2014

It was like the last days of Rome…if the empire’s decline featured a t-shirt bazooka, a senior citizen dance squad, and Dippin’ Dots kiosks. After a brutal 81-game stretch that already ensured the team would...

First Impression: Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2014

Milwaukee’s south side isn’t for want when it comes to chain restaurants. The airport-adjacent slice of the city has no shortage of dining establishments to welcome visitors to town with a corporately standardi...

Joke Thief Night brings open mic to taboo places

Tyler Maas

April 15, 2014

In the world of stand-up comedy, there’s no worse crime than stealing another comedian’s material. Even the implied heist of another comic’s jokes has pretty much sunk Carlos Mencia (not that we’re complaining)...

We came, we saw, we pwned: Midwest Gaming Classic recap

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2014

Over the weekend, the Brookfield Sheraton was abuzz with flickering screens, flipping paddles, stacked cartridges, and the persistent click of mashed buttons on plastic controllers. Hundreds of gamers hailing f...

VICE News covers Corey Stingley case in Crime and Punishment series

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2014

The contentious case regarding the 2012 death of West Allis teen Corey Stingley became a topic of national conversation Friday, when VICE News premiered “Racial Injustice in Milwaukee,” part of the site’s ongoi...

Off Base: Putting down Hank The Dog

Tyler Maas

April 11, 2014

Don’t look now, but the 7-2 Milwaukee Brewers are currently in first place in the National League Central, and are tied with the Washington Nationals for the best record in all of baseball. While the team’s ret...

Chris Chuzles joins Hot Coffin

Tyler Maas

April 11, 2014

Lineup changes among bands aren’t all too uncommon an occurrence, but it’s worth noting the rare occasion that bands swap out a singer—especially when the new singer was the voice of an established Milwaukee ba...

Get angry with the Brewers’ video for “Happy”

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2014

Baseball is back. With the return of America’s pastime comes periphery joys of various meats smoldering on a sea of grill, almost-daily Bob Uecker radio ramblings that are equal parts disjointed and hilarious, ...

Decibully talks history, break-up, Milwaukee Day reunion

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2014

It was a Saturday night in early April. Though it wasn’t unusual for Decibully to play to a brimming bar room in its preferred local haunt, the Cactus Club was especially packed, considering the headliner hadn’...

First Impression: R&D Pub

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2014

What’s in a name? When it comes to the means of identifying an establishment that specializes in the sale of items customers ingest, quite a lot. An appetizing name is key. That failing, nomenclature that’s at ...

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