Author Tyler Maas

Wow. Doughboys Podcast’s October 3 show is moving to Turner Hall

July 11, 2019

Remember last month when we announced that Doughboys, a wildly popular and downright hilarious chain restaurant podcast, would be coming to Milwaukee on Thursday, October 3? Remember when that show—originally s...

Hacienda Beer Co. is the latest and (arguably) the greatest example of the East Side’s resurgence

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2019

Almost exactly three years ago, we bluntly asked the following question: Is the East Side dying?Even at that time, we acknowledged the neighborhood was not quite on its death bed, but there were more than a...

Sink your teeth into Avalon Theater’s Shark Week film series

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2019

Summer is a time for baseball, barbecues, outdoor activities, and blockbuster movies about killer sharks. While Avalon Theater can't help with the first three things, they'll have the last one covered later thi...

Here’s the 2019 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

July 9, 2019

Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved in kind with Milwaukee’s humor scene. In fact, the annual comedic un...

Here’s the lineup for WMSE’s 10th annual Backyard BBQ

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2019

As we recover from a fun Fourth Of July and prepare to enter the final weekend of Summerfest, it's a great time to look ahead at all the great events that remain on Milwaukee's bursting schedule of summer festi...

We paired Taking Back Sunday lyrics with Milwaukee photos

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2019

On Wednesday night, Taking Back Sunday will play Summerfest. The band's 10 p.m. performance at the Miller Lite Oasis Stage is part of Taking Back Sunday's run of shows in accordance with their 20th anniversary ...

Join Milwaukee Record at the 5th annual Roast Of Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2019

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of the city they love in our inaugural ...

Pucker up! Jeppson’s and Ray’s Growler Gallery are joining forces on the inaugural Malört Fest

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2019

People typically feel one of two ways about Jeppson’s Malört. They either hate it, or they absolutely love it...as something to buy for someone who's never tried it before. Despite being the textbook definition...

Here’s the Riverwest MishMash Fest 2019 lineup

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2019

One event we failed to mention in our otherwise thorough and exhaustive Summer Festival Guide was MishMash Fest. Since The Fatty Acids unofficially christened the inaugural event with an amp fire back in 2011, ...

Dollars For Donuts: Sil’s Mini Donuts (Summerfest)

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2019

Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts, and more. I...

Future you hates you for missing The Beths at Summerfest

Tyler Maas

June 29, 2019

With headliners like The Lonely Island, Brandi Carlile, T-Pain, GGOOLLDD, Jason Aldean, and a novelty performance by Styx for good measure, Friday was arguably the most stacked night of Summerfest 2019. Though ...

Review: Nothing (formerly known as “Taped Music” and “Pre-Recorded Music”) at JoJo’s Martini Lounge

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2019

I'm so tired.Between the unending and unexpected stresses of business ownership and the confusing gauntlet of modern existence in general, I'm just plain exhausted. Throw in a steady diet of interpersonal s...

Here’s the 2019 MKE Punk Fest lineup

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2019

Entering its ninth year, MKE Punk Fest as quietly grown from one or two glorified local shows to become a full-fledged festival. In 2017, the event made the move from spring to late summer, and this year's inst...

Kwik Trip’s Glazers donut potato chips are very strange, pretty good

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2019

Kwik Trip—or "Kwik Star" if you're nasty and/or from Iowa—is, rightfully, a point of upper Midwestern pride. Through the years, the regional gas station has taken great measures to set itself apart from its con...

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2019

Tomorrow marks the start of another Summerfest. Now in its 52nd year, the “Big Gig” has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from all around...

Here’s the Brady Street Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2019

Brady Street isn’t exactly the first place you’d think of when it comes to seeing live music in Milwaukee, but for one day every July, the nine-block thoroughfare on the city’s East Side that's best-known for i...

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Tyler Maas

June 24, 2019

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Here are some dumb pictures from the best Dummerfest to date

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2019

Last Saturday, while thousands flocked Summer Soulstice on Milwaukee's East Side and Lakefront Festival Of Art outside Milwaukee Art Museum, a few hundred folks made their way to a Cudahy venue for a different ...

A guide to Dummerfest 2019, the biggest and dumbest one yet

Tyler Maas

June 20, 2019

After two awesome Dummerfest installments that brought bands like Off With Their Heads, Negative Approach, 88 Fingers Louie, The Copyrights, PEARS, Meat Wave, Masked Intruder, Direct Hit!, and many more to The ...

Rappy Hour brings old school hip-hop and classic music videos to The Vanguard every Thursday

Tyler Maas

June 19, 2019

Aside from serving up some of the finest and most innovative sausages in Milwaukee (or anywhere, for that matter), The Vanguard is probably best-known for the unique things they show on the restaurant's two TVs...