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Valerie Lighthart gets emotional, raw on “Gilded”

June 14, 2021

Last fall, Valerie Lighthart—a musician who also has a background in photography, writing, acting, and modeling—announced her intentions to release a new EP in 2021. The motivated Milwaukee multi-hyphenate did ...

Here’s the map and menu for this weekend’s Greek Fest Drive Thru

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2021

Organized by the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Greek Fest typically fills Wisconsin State Fair Park with gyros and other spit-roasted meats, Greek music and dancers, games and rides, a Greek marketplace, ...

Here’s the lineup for Tonic Tavern’s “Gigs 4 Good” summer concert series

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2021

On June 12, 2009, Paul Jonas opened The Tonic Tavern on Kinnickinnic Avenue in Bay View. The neighborhood has changed immensely in the 12 years since the bar came to be, but Tonic has remained a popular place t...

Cozy Danger parties with pooches in “Where Are All My Dogs At” video

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2021

When we last checked in with Cozy Danger way back in 2019, the Milwaukee indie rock trio was starting to play out again after a six-year hiatus and had just released a long-belated music video for a song from i...

Comparing Riverwest Stein NA to R.L. Stine YA

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2021

Last week, the fine folks at Lakefront Brewery officially announced the release of a non-alcoholic version of Riverwest Stein, the delicious flagship beer it's been making for 34 years. The new release, Riverwe...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2021

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2021

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized "Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community." The massive neighborhood-wide event brings together talented area artists ...

Milwaukee Improv to open at The Corners of Brookfield on August 20

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2021

After more than a year in which most entertainment options featured the word "virtual" somewhere in their vicinity, live and in-person events are finally able to return in a safe and at least somewhat normal wa...

Third Space Brewing launches “beer fund” to give teachers free pints this summer

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2021

Teachers are nothing short of superheroes. That's probably never been more apparent than it was this school year, as educators needed to find a way to shift their curriculum to virtual formats before eventually...

Steven Wright, North Mississippi Allstars highlight South Milwaukee Performing Art Center’s 2021-2022 season

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2021

Just a few miles south of Milwaukee proper sits the aptly-named city of South Milwaukee. In addition to its natural wonders, some standout restaurants, and an awesome new statue downtown, the industrial suburb ...

Beet Street Harvest Festival to return October 9

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2021

Following four years of family-friendly, fall-focused fun (and taking 2020 off for pandemic-related reasons), Cactus Club has decided to bring its Beet Street Harvest Festival back for another installment. On S...

Big Boy Restaurant appears to be coming back to Wisconsin

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2021

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...

Get ready for the Milwaukee-Brooklyn series with these Bucks tribute songs

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2021

After making quick work of the Miami Heat with a first-round sweep, your Milwaukee Bucks are set to face the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The series tips off in Brooklyn on Saturday eveni...

Holey Moley Coffee + Doughnuts has permanently closed its Milwaukee location

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2021

Since landing in the Historic Third Ward in August 2014, Holey Moley Coffee + Doughnuts quickly became one of the city’s most popular donut destinations and helped push the diversity of local breakfast pastries...

Telethon returns with new single, “Selfstarter A.E.”

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

Telethon has the unique ability to craft interesting, fun, and palatable material that touches on decidedly less enjoyable aspects of life. The Milwaukee- and Chicago-based "Hard Pop" band came out of relative ...

MKE Punk saved from extinction, updated with new features and more releases

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

What's that old saying about not knowing what you've got until it's gone? Oh yeah, it's something like, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone." The sentiment relates to humanity's collective tenden...

The 6-foot-tall Bloody Mary and other quirky local monuments

Tyler Maas

June 2, 2021

In case you missed it, Milwaukee got a brand new statue last week and it's one that's sure to become an area icon. The new 6-foot-tall, 400-pound work of art standing outside of the flagship Sobelman's Pub &...

Ventura’s Taco will open Bay View restaurant May 30

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2021

Those living in or around Bay View might know Ventura's Taco as the popular taco truck that's perpetually parked near the post office on Oklahoma Ave. Well, following months of planning, preparation, and renova...

The fruits on Wisconsin’s state flag, ranked

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2021

Today is Wisconsin's birthday. Yes, on the 29th day of May way back in 1848, the land that was previously in the Northwest Territory (and briefly part of Massachusetts for some reason) became the 30th state adm...

Brendan Kelly is coming to The Cooperage July 30

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2021

Brendan Kelly is the best. While you certainly know and love the Chicago punk legend and former Slapstick and Broadways member’s modern-day work in The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, and on his hilariously bleak Ni...

Supertentacles embraces nature in “No Creature Left Behind” music video

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2021

Whether you're currently reading this article on your phone, on a computer or tablet at home, or while hunched over a desk in your office, there's a good chance you're currently looking for a momentary distract...

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