Canary Coffee Bar is now open
It looks like Downtown Milwaukee has a new coffee shop. Today, Canary Coffee Bar opened its doors to the public for the first time. The business—located at 720 N Old World 3rd Street—was slated to open in sprin...
The Wildbirds and The Championship will both reunite to play a Flannel Fest Pre-Party
Last week, we announced the downright awesome lineup that would be playing outside Boone & Crockett on Saturday, October 12 during the Harbor District bar's Flannel Fest. As if seeing the likes of Polica, H...
Here’s the 2019 Milwaukee Short Film Festival schedule
The 21st annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival will set up shop at the Fox Bay Cinema Grill Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7. Over the course of the weekend, a total of 55 films will screen during t...
Here’s who’s playing the Rush-Mor Records Stage at Bay View Bash
Even though most of Milwaukee’s first major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will return to Kinnickinnic Avenue o...
The Sugar Maple will host a “Last Blast!” for Lakefront Brewery’s recalled (and potentially explosive) My Turn: Junk
Last month, The Sugar Maple in Bay View hosted a special release party for My Turn: Junk. The kettle sour created by Lakefront Brewery Export Manager and Social Media Manager Andy Junk is the 31st limited-editi...
It looks like Miller Gourmet Popcorn Shop is opening a retail location in Walker’s Point
In recent years, the Walker's Point neighborhood has been a hot destination for new bars, restaurants, breweries, venues, retail shops, unnecessary upscale apartments, headquarters for local publications, and m...
We went to western Wisconsin to stroll through a graveyard for fiberglass molds
Out in the small western Wisconsin town of Sparta, an industrial company's back yard has quietly turned into something of a low-key tourist attraction. FAST Corporation—a manufacturer of large-scale fiberglass ...
Here are the 2019 Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival winners
Over the weekend, Brookfield was alive with the sweet sounds of the almighty six-string as Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts hosted another installment of its annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition &...
Here’s who’s playing the WMSE Stage at Bay View Bash
Even though most of Milwaukee’s first major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will return to Kinnickinnic Avenue o...
Bundle up and embrace autumn at Boone & Crockett’s Flannel Fest
Even though there's still a lot of summer left, there's no harm in looking ahead to the bounty of awesome events that will keep Milwaukee's ever-widening festival season going strong into autumn. As if the Milw...
A Milwaukee bar will host Big Boy Fest this weekend
Big Boy still holds a special place in Milwaukee’s heart. At one point, the classic burger chain and diner boasted more than 1,000 locations nationwide, and over 60 of those were Marc’s Big Boy restaurants. The...
Mini Meltdowns release song from upcoming EP, announce first full-band show
Last year, we introduced you to Mini Meltdowns—a super group featuring current and former members of Limbeck, Dashboard Confessional, The Promise Ring, The Benjamins, Rx Drugs, and the backing bands of Tommy St...
Tart, tangy, saucy, bitter: “Like 20” Fernwood neighbors come together through a shared affinity for weird yard signs
As the country continues to become more divided by the day, neighbors seem increasingly reluctant to get to know one another. While communities debate trivial things on neighborhood Facebook pages and residents...
Hear Devils Teeth’s Mondo Lucha anthem, “Mondo Lucha”
Last September, Mondo Lucha decided to celebrate 10 years of high-flying lucha libre wrestling in Milwaukee by inviting an all-star cast of area musicians to perform in a project simply called "Supergroup." The...
Elijah Holbrook makes the most of opportunities in Milwaukee comedy
Elijah Holbrook is trying to make the most of his opportunities as a comedian because, up until recently, there weren't many on his plate. About five years ago, Holbrook was living in the Fox Cities and struggl...
Milwaukee Record Halftime Show concert series returns to Cactus Club
Most fans of the Green and Gold probably aren’t in a hurry to look back at last season. However, one of the few bright spots (other than Davante Adams, the emergence of Aaron Jones, and doing away with Mike McC...
Here’s who’s playing the Milwaukee Record Stage at Bay View Bash
Even though most of Milwaukee’s first major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will return to Kinnickinnic Avenue o...
Celebrate 6 years of MobCraft Beer at next weekend’s Weird Fest Block Party
It's been a fun and eventful summer full of awesome festivals, great block parties, wonderful weekly concerts, and many more reasons to get out and enjoy the summer. But now that August is here, festival season...
Pack your bags, travel light, and let the “twinkly emo” of Burmecia’s ‘Placeholder’ take you on a trip to the early 2000s
Like nu metal and swing, screamo is a musical sub-genre that people might attach to a specific moment in time. Though it was a loud and guttural blip in the collective consciousness of listeners in the early au...
Some highlights, observations, and takeaways from BIG3’s Milwaukee debut
Sunday afternoon, Fiserv Forum was alive with the sounds of squeaking sneakers, emphatic cheers, and bass thumps from backing music during the BIG3's Milwaukee stop. Now in the midst of its third season, the 3-...