Arts

We talked to dwellephant about his coffee cup illustrations

January 23, 2020

On Sunday morning, Turner Hall Ballroom will be full and caffeinated during the inaugural Coffee And Donut Festival. Unfortunately, the celebration of beloved breakfast standards is sold out. However, the first...

20 Years Later: Lion’s Tooth co-owner Cris Siqueira in conversation with Peter Bagge

Cris Siqueira

January 9, 2020

Peter Bagge should be a household name. Sure, he's one of the most notorious underground cartoonists (you're welcome for the oxymoron), but he really should be indecently famous by now. The amazing (and tragica...

Want to paint a mural on the 2nd Street skywalk of The Avenue? Apply now!

Matt Wild

January 7, 2020

It's been a while since the once-mighty, long-withering Shops of Grand Avenue closed up shops (heh). Now dubbed "The Avenue," the downtown complex is currently being redeveloped. The east end has already been c...

Milwaukee Fringe Festival announces 2020 festival and submission dates

Tyler Maas

December 16, 2019

Each August since 2016, Milwaukee Fringe Festival has showcased live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art downtown in Pere Marquette Park, Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, ...

Behold Nomad World Pub’s new large-scale, interactive, Pandora-equipped mural

Matt Wild

December 9, 2019

Hot on the heels of that Giannis/Yelich/Rodgers triple Wisconsin MVP augmented reality bobblehead puzzle set comes another piece of Milwaukee art that features some hi-tech bells and whistles. On Monday, Nomad ...

20 Years Later: Lion’s Tooth co-owner Cris Siqueira in conversation with Dame Darcy

Cris Siqueira

December 5, 2019

This is the second installment in a series of interviews with legendary cartoonists and publishers I first met in 1997. Back then I was a Brazilian journalist touring the U.S. with the not-so-subtle mission to ...

Here’s the schedule for the 2019 Milwaukee Krampusnacht, coming to the Bavarian Bierhaus December 5

Matt Wild

November 12, 2019

If you're looking to spice up your holiday season with a little something off the beaten Hallmark Christmas movie path, look no further: On Thursday, December 5, the third annual Milwaukee Krampusnacht will ret...

20 Years Later: Lion’s Tooth co-owner Cris Siqueira in conversation with Gilbert Hernandez and family

Cris Siqueira

October 24, 2019

In 2017, one day before getting married in Vegas (by the real Elvis, in case you're wondering), my then-future-husband Brock and I met legendary cartoonist Gilbert Hernandez, his wife Carol Kovinick Hernandez, ...

7 takeaways from last night’s ‘Hamilton’ show at Marcus Center for the Performing Arts

Tyler Maas

October 24, 2019

In case you've been living under a rock or you've been actively avoiding Milwaukee area entertainment news, allow us to be the bearer of good news: Hamilton is in town! If you haven't been keeping up on the 201...

Mural Watch 2019: New mural debuting downtown, new mural doc debuting at Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

October 23, 2019

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

Lion’s Tooth debuts alt-comics subscription service, looks ahead to brick-and-mortar future

Matt Wild

October 17, 2019

Milwaukee has a long and storied history with alternative comic books. Local artists like Jim Mitchell and Denis Kitchen were influential figures in the underground comix boom of the 1960s and '70s. Events like...

Hover Craft 2019 announces vendor lineup

Tyler Maas

September 20, 2019

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought some of the most skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad “maker” umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers d...

It’s a twister! Buckle up for Lakefront Brewery’s new “Kegnado”

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

The last time we checked in with Lakefront Brewery, things were getting explosive. Now, the beloved Milwaukee brewery is unveiling it's latest whirling dervish: a 40-foot, three-dimensional, LED-lit "Kegnado" t...

5 public art controversies from Milwaukee’s past (and present)

Matt Wild

August 27, 2019

Art, as we all know, is in the eye of beholder. But so too is the purpose of art. What is art supposed to do? Inspire? Memorialize? Provoke? Decorate? "Start a conversation"? Here are five examples of recent Mi...

We went to western Wisconsin to stroll through a graveyard for fiberglass molds

Tyler Maas

August 21, 2019

Out in the small western Wisconsin town of Sparta, an industrial company's back yard has quietly turned into something of a low-key tourist attraction. FAST Corporation—a manufacturer of large-scale fiberglass ...

Mural Watch 2019: New murals for Crossroads Collective and Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild

August 8, 2019

It’s Wednesday, so there’s another giant mural coming to Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 7, 2019

Do you like murals? Well, Milwaukee certainly does. It seems a week can't go by without another giant mural popping up somewhere in town. Last month it was the gorgeous "Gateway Mural" on West Wisconsin Avenue....

Dr. Evermor’s Art Park is a scrap-metal mecca in the town of Sumpter

Rachel Seis

July 24, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

16 pictures of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wisconsin Avenue’s new Gateway Mural

Matt Wild

July 19, 2019

Back in March, Downtown Milwaukee announced an open call for the Gateway Mural Project. It was an initiative to bring a bit of color and action to the west-facing facade of 622 W. Wisconsin Ave., on the northea...

Here’s the performance schedule for the fourth annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 16, 2019

Each August since 2016, Milwaukee Fringe Festival has showcased live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art. This year, between Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, close to 30 thea...