Author: Tyler Maas

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

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...

Get ready for The Sugar Maple’s “Warm Apple Nights” ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ pop-up with these photos

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2024

In case you missed the news, The Sugar Maple (441 E. Lincoln Ave.)—with a mini assist by your friends at Milwaukee Record—is paying tribute to Joe Pera Talks With You with a multifaceted pop-up experience relat...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know George Bluvas from Water Street Brewery

Tyler Maas

June 13, 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...

The High Crowd Café to bring infused beverages and bakery goods to Brady Street

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2024

Brady Street pretty much has it all. The nine-block stretch on the East Side is home to bars and restaurants for all tastes, oodles of retail shops, a cat cafe, and even a dedicated "dart mart and juggling empo...

Opposites attract on Combustor and Tron Jovi’s ‘Bent & Snapped’ remix EP

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2024

As Milwaukee's music scene continues to strengthen and unify, we're seeing more instances of local artists covering, remixing, and otherwise re-imagining each other's material. Just a few semi-recent examples t...

A guide to finding former Bucks players on BIG3 rosters

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2024

If you’re anything like us, you have absolutely no interest in the NBA Finals. Though we're not watching that Celtics/Mavericks series, the WNBA has been especially fun this season, and beyond that, a different...

Wiggle Room to open Saturday

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2024

broadstreet.zone(159870); Last summer, we broke the exciting news that Vanguard owners/operators Chris Schulist and Jim McCann—along with partners with connections to Blackbird Bar and Dope Folks Records—would...

Check out the lineup for Great Lakes Distillery’s new “Summer Patio Music” series

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2024

Picture this. It's a Sunday afternoon that lands sometime between the dates of June 9 and September 1. You're sitting on a gorgeous patio in vibrant Walker's Point. The weather is beautiful. You're sipping a ta...

Here are music lineups for West Allis’ Food Truck Friday, Farmers Market, and Summer Concert Series

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2024

West Allis rules. Beyond being the host city for Wisconsin State Fair, the misunderstood and maligned Milwaukee suburb is also home to some great bars and breweries, some excellent restaurants, and two places t...

Greek Fest returns to Wisconsin State Fair Park June 21-23

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2024

Opa! Greek Fest will officially return to Wisconsin State Fair Park this summer. The 2024 installment will take place Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23. Organized by the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church...

EXITSTATEMENTS embrace abstraction on self-titled debut

Tyler Maas

June 5, 2024

Last month, we spoke with Scott LaShay, the singer/guitarist of a new rock trio called EXITSTATEMENTS. During that interview, the vocalist of the young project—which features members with ties to notable Milwau...

Enlightened Brewing Company’s Summer Block Party returns June 29

Tyler Maas

June 5, 2024

Originally started as an extremely small brewery in a glorified closet in the Lincoln Warehouse back in 2013, Enlightened Brewing Company's reputation and its footprint have both grown considerably in the years...

Here’s the artist lineup for next weekend’s Brady Street Art Walk

Tyler Maas

June 5, 2024

Saturday, June 15 is one of those wildly busy days that seem to be happening a lot in Milwaukee where, like, 700 great things are all going on at the same time. In addition to things like Lakefront Festival Of ...

Puddler’s Hall is the place to cheer on the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2024

Though Milwaukee doesn't have an NHL team of its own, we still love our ice hockey around these parts. However, beyond the region's collective passion for our hometown Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL, the populac...

Here’s the full PrideFest 2024 lineup

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2024

Back in March, Milwaukee Pride Inc. announced the headliners for the 36th annual Milwaukee PrideFest. Though learning that Mya, Icona Pop, Archuleta, CupcakKe, Alaska Thunderfuck, Violet Chachki, DJ Shawna, and...

Lost Valley Cider Co. to close “later this year”

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2024

Over the weekend, Lost Valley Cider Co. (408 W. Florida St.) celebrated its eighth anniversary. While acknowledging the milestone, the owners of Milwaukee's first dedicated cider bar also announced that 2024 wi...

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