Author: Tyler Maas

Celesta’s “Fishless Fry” puts a vegan spin on a Wisconsin favorite

April 8, 2020

Each and every Friday, people in Milwaukee and all around Wisconsin eat fish. Even coronavirus can't get in the way of the pandemic-proof Midwestern ritual of enjoying breaded, battered, and fried fish. Over th...

PBR is getting into the hard tea business

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2020

The world is a much different place than it was a month ago. However, as society adjusts to life under quarantine, it's comforting to know some things haven't changed. Days are getting longer, birds are chirpin...

I believe in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2020

Today is Milwaukee Record's 6th anniversary. Each April 7 since Matt Wild and I launched this noble venture in 2014, we've typically celebrated our birthday by thanking our readers, our contributors, and our ad...

14 Milwaukee-made quarantine/COVID-19 songs

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2020

They say "write what you know." Well, for a bunch of Milwaukee musicians, what they know at the moment is isolation, uncertainty, loneliness, lost income, and fear. As a result, a few local acts have taken it u...

Stream five songs from Will Rose’s new album, ‘Wilted’

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2020

When we last caught up with Will Rose in late 2018, the accomplished Milwaukee percussionist and rapper was putting the finishing touches on a Mac Miller tribute show he organized, which would also serve as a f...

Fuzzysurf’s music video hot streak continues with “How Do You Decide?”

Tyler Maas

April 3, 2020

Way back at the end of January (which seems like a lifetime ago at this point), Fuzzysurf completed its album cycle for 2019's great Fuzzy & The Surfs in grand fashion. Following two impressive visual pairi...

Hear Flat Teeth singer’s isolation-inspired song, “Comatose”

Tyler Maas

April 2, 2020

When we last checked in with Flat Teeth, the Milwaukee indie outfit—fresh off the release of its impressive debut full-length, Silent Seconds—was preparing listeners for its show with Cloud Nothings at The Back...

Milwaukee Psych Fest VIII has been postponed

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2020

You can add another festival to the list. Yesterday, which was the same day Polish Fest and Festa Italiana announced they would be postponing and/or canceling their 2020 events, Milwaukee Psych Fest also announ...

Seize the day (while staying safely indoors) and watch Next Paperback Hero’s “Never Know” video

Tyler Maas

March 31, 2020

When we last caught up with Nathan Honoré in late 2018, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter—who performs under the Next Paperback Hero moniker—was getting listeners into the yuletide spirit with his two-track Chris...

Company Brewing’s Milwaukee Day Lager is now available

Tyler Maas

March 26, 2020

In 2018, Company Brewing got in the civic celebration spirit by releasing Milwaukee Day Lager, a beer crafted in collaboration with founders of Milwaukee Day. Though availability was essentially limited to the ...

Our Milwaukee Day Showcase is turning into an August 28 “Milwaukee Day Make Up” show

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2020

Following a few weeks worth of postponements, cancellations, and general uncertainty surrounding the few events on the planet that haven't yet been postponed or canceled, we wouldn't blame you if you simply ass...

Live From The Rock Room video series brings the concerts to you

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2020

broadstreet.zone(78457); As everyone knows, pretty much every live event on the planet has been postponed or canceled as a result of COVID-19 concerns. Though it's absolutely the right call to do away with eve...

Summerfest will move to September

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2020

Last week, PrideFest 2020 became the first major summer festival in Milwaukee to announce it would be postponed for the sake of COVID-19/coronavirus prevention. This week, "the world's largest music festival" a...

Comparing Cudahy, Wisconsin and Cudahy, California

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2020

The following article originally appeared in the February edition of Colectivo Coffee‘s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Milwauk...

Crafty Cow to launch 3 “virtual pop-up restaurants” starting Friday

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2020

Late Monday night, Milwaukee County officials stepped in and effectively shut down every bar and restaurant to the public. As we all know by now, the dramatic action is the result of concerns of community trans...

An oral history of Catholics eating beaver (and muskrat) during Lent

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2020

A few weeks ago, our friend and occasional Milwaukee Record photographer Meg Strobel—hire her to take your photos!—told us a story that seemed too strange and hilarious to be true, but it totally is. According ...

PrideFest Milwaukee 2020 has been postponed

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2020

Following a week in which precautionary measures done in effort to prevent the spread of coronavirus/COVID-19 have resulted in countless event postponements and cancellations in and around Milwaukee, the threat...

Buy Milwaukee Record stickers and support Milwaukee Women’s Center

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2020

Things are bad right now. With that in mind, we here at Milwaukee Record want to do our part to help make a terrible and difficult time for many Milwaukeeans at least a little bit better by raising money for a ...

Here are some ways to help artists, musicians, and venues impacted by COVID-19 closures

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2020

Times are tough. That's a huge understatement, but it needs to be acknowledged. Within the past week, the threat of COVID-19 has forced business owners throughout the country to make the extremely difficult dec...

Meet Mertles Acres and stream “Last Summer”

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2020

With just a handful of shows and even fewer songs released to this point, you might not know Mertles Acres. Though the young project might not ring a bell with listeners quite yet, you've probably heard its mem...

Author Tyler Maas