This Is It has closed
Months shy of what would have been its 57th year in business, This Is It—Milwaukee's oldest and longest-running LGBT+ bar—has closed. The historic Cathedral Square-based bar's closure was announced on social me...
Surprise! Enjoy Telethon’s unexpected and exceptional new album, ‘Suburban Electric’
Surprise! Even though the world seems to be full of almost exclusively bad surprises these days, we're thrilled to be sharing a rare bit of unexpected news that's actually not terrifying or soul-crushing. In fa...
View a few tattoos in Something To Do’s new music video debut
Last year, Something To Do released two excellent music videos in support of its latest album, Here Comes The Panic. "Draw Me Like One Of Your French Girls" was a wine-fueled and sip and paint-inspired music vi...
Tosa Restaurant Week brings food, drink specials to more than two dozen Wauwatosa businesses
When is the last time you went out and explored Wauwatosa? If it’s been a while since you dined, drank, and spent some quality time in the Milwaukee suburb, there’s no better time to experience Wauwatosa’s wide...
Milwaukee Record is up for a WAMI award!
It's that time of year again! Last month, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry unveiled the field nominees for their 2025 awards show shindig, which is set to take place Sunday, May 4 at The Deco ...
Ventura’s Taco is planning to open a location in West Allis this month
UPDATE (3/17/2025): The West Allis Ventura's Taco location will officially open at noon on Sunday, March 23.
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In May 2021, Ventura’s Taco opened a brick and mortar location at 2899 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in ...
Old Pup weaves an intricate, entrancing web with ‘Spider Towns’
In 2022, Old Pup—the pet project of Milwaukee multi-instrumentalist Will Hansen—introduced listeners to its winning mixture of psych, folk, and country with the release of Incognito Lounge. Since then, Hansen a...
10 food and drink events in March that we’re excited about
At long last, March is upon us. Even though temperatures will be gradually rising and it'll now be light past 6 p.m. until sometime in November, we're still frustratingly far from the beginning of festival seas...
X-Ray Arcade announces “Accessible Entryway Construction Fundraiser” events and merch
It’s tough to remember a time before X-Ray Arcade. Frankly, we don’t want to think about it. Amazingly, in spite of seeming like it’s been a fixture in Milwaukee-area music forever, the Cudahy-based arcade and ...
Travel back to early 2000s Milwaukee with these episodes of ‘ElimiDATE’
Somewhere between Blind Date and NEXT on the hierarchy of trashy early aughts dating shows you'll find ElimiDATE. The syndicated reality show in which a contestant goes on a date with four potential suitors at ...
Get in the Seances spirit with the “Forgiveness” music video
If you listen to Milwaukee-made music with any regularity, there's a good chance you're familiar with Eric Arsnow's work. Over the last 10-plus years, he's had lengthy stints playing bass in Tigernite and Devil...
The Vanguard is making some menu changes this week
Since opening just over 10 years ago, The Vanguard has established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Even though the Bay View bar and restaurant has a winning mix of specialty sausag...
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to become “Wisconsin Frozen Pizzas” on June 12
A somewhat recent phenomenon in minor league, semi-professional, and summer league baseball has been the temporary team name transformation. It’s a fun and effective way to bring fans out to the ballpark and se...
Fuzzysurf does anything but blend in on ambitious, genre-jumping double LP, ‘Chameleons’
Since the band's 2017 origin, Fuzzysurf has become known for its tremendous, next-level music videos that are routinely paired with upbeat, indie-tinged surf rock compositions. It's been a pattern you could rel...
7 Wisconsin drinks deserving of a Sloppy Boys review
What iiiiiiiiiiiiis up? This Saturday, The Sloppy Boys—a podcast that "takes a deep dive into the drinks that you love"—will be coming to X-Ray Arcade for the penultimate stop on its winter tour. Beyond the lau...
Old 97’s to kick off Tosa Tonight’s 2025 season
Since 2000, the Tosa Tonight summer concert series has brought free and family-friendly live music to Rotary Performance Pavilion in Wauwatosa’s Hart Park. Thankfully, Tosa Tonight won't just be returning for a...
Women’s Beer And Spirits Collective to host more than 30 Milwaukee-area fundraising events in March
For many years, the beer and spirits industries were completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers and distillers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically ...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Pull-Tabs!
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Some tavern activities come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Pull-Tabs!
Wisconsin bars have it all. In addition to being plac...
Milwaukee Record’s guide to Mama Tried events
This week, throngs of riders and motorcycle enthusiasts who have been cooped up since fall and whose choppers have been in storage for months will enjoy a brief escape from the cold, dark, dull bikelessness of ...
32 things to do in Milwaukee during the 32 remaining days of winter
Doesn’t it seem like it’s already been a long winter? Believe it or not, there are still 32…yes, THIRTY-TWO, days of Wisconsin winter ahead of us. Knowing that the fact there's still more than a full calendar m...