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Yoshi Beer Nommelier is coming to Milwaukee to drink local beer with you

July 10, 2024

One of the last/only good things left on the internet these days is Yoshi Beer Nommelier, an affable Japanese man (now based in New York) who reviews beers and malt beverages from all around the world and posts...

Hot Science’s ‘Shaman’ EP is just what the doctor ordered

Tyler Maas

July 9, 2024

When we last checked in with Hot Science—the musical moniker of electronic artist Sam Sumner—in late 2020, the project was gearing up to put out Summoner, its third release in roughly a year's time. In the near...

Watch Trapper Schoepp play an impromptu concert in front of the Whitefish Bay sinkhole

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2024

While Trapper Schoepp spends much of each year on the road and has found fans all over the world, the tireless Milwaukee troubadour makes sure to regularly pay homage to Wisconsin in his work. In recent years, ...

Listen to our “July 4 / Summer BBQ” Milwaukee music playlist

Tyler Maas

July 4, 2024

Today is July 4. Some of you are celebrating the nation today, as is your right. Others are spending America's birthday acknowledging the country's flaws and inequalities, as is also your right. Many of you are...

Start your day at Orenda Cafe in Silver City

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2024

While we always try to put a spotlight on local dining, the recent rash of restaurant closings in and around Milwaukee has found us being even more intentional about supporting places we love—both through our p...

Milwaukee musicians, vendors to have major presence at this year’s Great Midwest Hemp Fest

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2024

In addition to the dozens upon dozens of great festivals, block parties, and seasonal music series happening in and around Milwaukee between now and the end of September, one Madison-based happening has recentl...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! Like the last three installments, the Big Gig is staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the old 11-day run. In an effort to help you make some potent...

Okay Omen’s “Headlock” grabs hold and won’t let go

Tyler Maas

June 28, 2024

Ever since Okay Omen loudly announced its presence with a debut single and accompanying music video almost exactly two years ago, we've tried our best to keep tabs on the local emo outfit that features members ...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know Nate Bahr from Central Waters Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2024

broadstreet.zone(160166); In Milwaukee Record’s "Meet A Brewer" series, we aim to introduce you to some of the professionals behind the scenes who are responsible for making your favorite local beers. The recu...

Take me back to Summerfest 2011: Alkaline Trio at U.S. Cellular Connection Stage

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2024

As strange as it sounds, I think one of my favorite aspects of Summerfest is just how not on the pulse of popular music it can be. There are a lot of moving parts involved with trying to book something for ever...

MobCraft announces entertainment lineup, beer list for 2024 “Weird Fest Block Party”

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2024

Ever since it launched 11 years ago, MobCraft Beer has been known to keep things unorthodox, unconventional, and yes, a little weird with inventive crowdsourced brewing creations and outstandingly off-kilter ev...

I invented a “Happy Gilmore” cocktail. Here’s the recipe

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2024

Since we're screening Happy Gilmore at Avalon Theater on Wednesday, I figured now might be a good time to tell you about a drink I invented that's named after that wonderful 1996 sports comedy. Much like most o...

Valley Fox shows it’s worth the wait with debut single “Roll On Mary”

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2024

You know the phrase "you just had the be there"? When it comes to Valley Fox, that saying has actually been fairly accurate to this point. Despite kicking around the city's music scene for a few years, managing...

Watch Bert Lauderdale report from the “Baby You Milwaukee” giant baby balloon art installation

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2024

On Friday, June 21, as Summerfest was in full swing at Henry Maier festival Park, a group was gathered at nearby Veterans Park to witness a spectacle that's, well, a little tough to put into words. A long-runni...

MATTHÚ traverses new territory on genre-bending “Lasso”

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2024

Back in late 2022, we introduced you to MATTHÚ. The project helmed by Kevin Bush—who is half of established sibling synthwave duo Immortal Girlfriend—instantly got on our radar by way of Montana, its exceptiona...

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

Tyler Maas

June 19, 2024

Thursday marks the official start of another Summerfest. Now in its 56th year, the "Big Gig" has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from a...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 1

Tyler Maas

June 18, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Summerfest! Like the last three installments, “The World’s Largest Music Festival” is mixing things up in 2024 by staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the trad...

Hear some of the season’s best local music with our “Spring 2024” playlist

Tyler Maas

June 18, 2024

Even though festival season is now in full swing and we've already experienced a few days with temperatures in the nineties, it's technically still spring for a couple more days. This spring has been bustling, ...

Bask in the warmth of Shorelining’s shimmering self-titled EP

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2024

While most music can be enjoyed all year long, we're firm believers in so-called "summer songs." Perhaps they were written and recorded during a different part of the year and, yeah, they can absolutely be list...

Comedian Mike Hanford is coming to Cactus Club in August

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2024

Remember when The Sloppy Boys played two sold-out shows at Cactus Club in April? Man, that was fun! (Even though Tim Kalpakis scolded me for blocking the band's fan. It was an accident, Kalpy!) Apparently the b...

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