Author: Tyler Maas

Robin Lopez replaced every NBA mascot with Disney characters

April 29, 2020

We here at Milwaukee Record are really missing basketball right about now. More specifically, we're really missing the Milwaukee Bucks. Before the pandemic hit stateside, the Bucks had the NBA's best record, th...

Hear a new song by Tracing Mona, a “long distance recording collaboration” with Milwaukee roots

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2020

Given the band’s unconventional nature of making music, its limited output, and the fact that none of its members currently live in Milwaukee, we'll give you a pass if the name Tracing Mona doesn't ring a bell....

Burnhearts cancels 13th annual Pabst Street Party

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2020

Yesterday, Milwaukee lost two of its favorite summer celebrations when Summer Soulstice and the city's annual Lakefront Fireworks announced their 2020 events have been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisi...

Milwaukee Art Museum cancels this year’s Lakefront Festival Of Art

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2020

Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival Of Art has always been one of the city’s classier summer festivals—no beer runs or zany street performers here! Still, per Milwaukee summer festival regulations, there ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: April 27-May 3 (COVID-19 self-isolation edition)

Tyler Maas

April 27, 2020

Crazy times, eh? With every venue, theater, and public space closed due to COVID-19 concerns, our normally bustling events calendar is pretty barren. So here’s what we’ll be watching, playing, reading, and list...

Milwaukee native Joe Wong talks about scoring (and having a song featured on) ‘The Midnight Gospel’

Tyler Maas

April 24, 2020

Even if you don’t know who Joe Wong is, you’re almost certainly aware of his work. The Milwaukee-born (and now Los Angeles-based) composer and producer can be heard on television shows like Russian Doll, Ugly D...

The best all-time Packers selections in each round of the NFL Draft

Tyler Maas

April 23, 2020

Tonight signals the beginning of the 2020 NFL Draft. From April 23-25, players will be selected, lives will change, and destinies will be set into motion. Years from now, pundits and armchair general managers a...

Spare a little time to check out the new “Old Wisconsin Bowling Alleys” Facebook page

Tyler Maas

April 22, 2020

Remember bowling alleys? Man, bowling was great! Obviously, we're not able to go bowling right now (which is unfortunate-yet-completely understandable), but that doesn't mean we can't use some of our spare t...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival will move to October

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2020

Add another one to the growing list of local event postponements. Today, Milwaukee Comedy announced its annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival—which was scheduled to take place August 5-9—will be postponing its 15th ...

Heed the advice of Something To Do’s quarantine ska jam, “Stay Inside”

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2020

You simply won't find a longer-tenured or better ska band in Wisconsin (or the Midwest?) than Something To Do. The Milwaukee-Madison sextuplet has been playing out regularly and releasing music since 2003, surv...

Forward Music Festival gives listeners a way to watch Milwaukee musicians, support area venues

Tyler Maas

April 20, 2020

With all due respect to the countless musicians who are hosting live streams of performances in their own home or from their practice space in an effort to entertain folks (and hopefully raise a little money) d...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: April 20-26 (COVID-19 self-isolation edition)

Tyler Maas

April 20, 2020

Crazy times, eh? With every venue, theater, and public space closed due to COVID-19 concerns, our normally bustling events calendar is pretty barren. So here’s what we’ll be watching, playing, reading, and list...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Staying home

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

We made our office into a miniature golf course

Tyler Maas

April 16, 2020

Did you catch Milwaukee Record's "14-Hour Socially Distant Telethon" on Tuesday? If you did, thanks so much for watching, donating, and supporting. If you didn't see it, you might be glad to know you can watch ...

This incredible Milwaukee Day video shows the city “apart, but together” during the COVID-19 crisis

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2020

Today is Milwaukee Day. The annual civic celebration—which was originally born out of the realization that Milwaukee's 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14)—transformed ...

Dramatic Lovers premiere new single and release new video they shot while quarantined

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2020

Last year, Dramatic Lovers—a Milwaukee super group that boasts members of Decibully, The Promise Ring, Maritime, and Temper Temper in its ranks—officially announced its presence with You Talk Loud. The band's d...

Celebrate our city with a Long Line Riders cover of “Milwaukee, Here I Come”

Tyler Maas

April 14, 2020

If you've never had the pleasure of hearing Long Line Riders during the band's relatively short run to this point, the six-piece outfit—which features past and current members of Space Raft, Fox Face, Phylums, ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: April 13-19 (COVID-19 self-isolation edition)

Tyler Maas

April 13, 2020

Crazy times, eh? With every venue, theater, and public space closed due to COVID-19 concerns, our normally bustling events calendar is pretty barren. So here’s what we’ll be watching, playing, reading, and list...

Milwaukee photographer’s “Curbside Portrait” series captures the heart of small businesses from a safe distance

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2020

On top of the countless financial concerns small businesses are facing during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, owners and customers alike are missing out on many of the personal accents that help make local retail ...

Club Garibaldi is selling wings on a carryout basis the next two weekends

Tyler Maas

April 9, 2020

We try to be fair and impartial here at Milwaukee Record, but we're just going to say it: Club Garibaldi has the best wings in Milwaukee. Fight us! (Please don't actually fight us.) Sadly, the venerable Bay Vie...

Author Tyler Maas