Author Tyler Maas

I went to the last Blimpie Subs in Wisconsin

October 20, 2023

Last weekend, I took to our social media accounts and reposted an October 2022 article where I went to the last Ponderosa restaurant location in Wisconsin. (Yes, it's the one in Wisconsin Dells and it's still o...

Klassik’s “K” music video keeps the smooth summer vibes rolling into fall

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2023

Back in July, incomparable Milwaukee singer, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumental force Klassik put out his SummerSkool EP. The four-song release, which instantly earned mention on our "favorite Milwaukee o...

The Vanguard discusses anniversary, struggles, new chef, Halloween pop-up theme

Tyler Maas

October 18, 2023

This month marks The Vanguard's ninth year in business. Since opening in October 2014, the Bay View bar and specialty sausage emporium has earned oodles of local and national attention, has been a favorite dini...

25 things to do during the Packers bye

Tyler Maas

October 13, 2023

It’s cruel, really. Our beloved Green Bay Packers are but five weeks into the regular season and we already have to take a week off from watching them—right after an 11-day span between Week 4 and Week 5, no le...

Listen to Steely Dan’s long-lost Schlitz jingle from the early ’70s

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2023

Want to hear a new Steely Dan song? Well, it's actually a 50-year-old song that was recently uncovered. And it's not so much a "song" as it is an extended jingle. Oh, and that 109-second composition is about Sc...

Crafty Cow introduces new menu items, all you can eat Friday chicken and fish fry specials

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2023

Though Crafty Cow has been making specialty burgers and tasty fried poultry preparations for the entirety of its near-decade-long existence, the restaurant—which has locations in Milwaukee, Oconomowoc, and Wauw...

Barely Civil’s “Coasting, Mostly” could be a contender for Milwaukee song of the year

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2023

Back in early August, we—"we" meaning me, Milwaukee Record co-founder/editor Tyler Maas—boldly proclaimed Shontrail's "When I'm Alone I Get Real High" to be the front-runner for Milwaukee's song of the summer h...

The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap & Bar Chip Bonanza is coming to Promises on November 4

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2023

Back in May, Milwaukee Record and Busch Light joined forces to host an unconventional event at Promises (538 W. National Ave.) based around the almighty beer sleeve. "The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap" brough...

C-viche’s Bay View location to close October 22

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2023

Today, C-viche (2165 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-800-7329) announced it will be closing its original Bay View location. In a message posted on Facebook and on Instagram, management announced the final day in the ...

The last word on Archie’s Flat Top, a soon-to-be West Allis standby

Tyler Maas

October 10, 2023

Damn. Where did summer go? As always, the season was a crazy, busy, plan-filled blur that flew by in what seemed to be an instant. Now that fall has emphatically announced its presence and the action has (mostl...

The 22 Raiders starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2023

Coming off nine seasons with Derek Carr serving as the team's starting quarterback (and almost never missing a game), it might be surprising to learn the Raiders have actually needed a staggering 22 different s...

NilexNile waits out the rain in “Growing Pains” music video

Tyler Maas

October 6, 2023

If 2022 was the year NilexNile truly made a name for himself in Milwaukee with a flurry of festival appearances and a standout mixtape, then 2023 has been the year the up-and-coming rapper introduced himself to...

Heeeeeere’s the “Shocktoberfest 2023” film lineup!

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2023

It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with events and promotions ending with the "tober" suffix. Now that "spo...

Nightmare On Center Street to bring scary good fun to Company Brewing October 28

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2023

There’s no shortage of great Halloween-adjacent events taking place in and around Milwaukee this year (stay tuned for more on that soon), but one of the longest-running and altogether best holiday happenings in...

Hover Craft announces 2023 vendor lineup

Tyler Maas

October 4, 2023

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad "maker" umbrella together each December to sell Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers durin...

RAYtoberfest to bring fall-focused beer, food to Ray’s Wine & Spirits

Tyler Maas

October 4, 2023

Last week, we rounded up a bunch of Oktoberfest events taking place in and around Milwaukee this fall. Well, we missed one! Not only did we leave one event off the otherwise-very-thorough list, it's quite possi...

Ink Curds to showcase Midwest printmakers October 20-21

Tyler Maas

October 3, 2023

Printmakers. You see their work promoting upcoming events on coffee shop cork boards, utility poles, and store windows. Perhaps you've purchased a limited edition print at a concert or makers fair. Hell, maybe ...

Here’s the Autumn At The Allis concert series lineup

Tyler Maas

October 2, 2023

Now that October is here, surely every weekly concert series in Milwaukee is through for the year, right? Wrong! In addition to the still-quite-full list of fall festivals and the impressive collection of indoo...

‘Holy Food’ isn’t a typical cookbook, but this sandwich recipe is divine as hell

Tyler Maas

September 29, 2023

As the headline of this article states, Holy Food technically isn't a cookbook. Rather, the brand new book—written by Milwaukee-based writer and independent food historian Christina Ward and published by Proces...

Prost! Here are 6 Oktoberfest events left on Milwaukee’s calendar

Tyler Maas

September 27, 2023

Even though Germany's large-scale Oktoberfest celebrations have already come and gone and many-a local version of the festivities have already taken place, Milwaukee isn't ready to stop its Oktoberfest fun quit...