Arts

There’ll be a “melted Bronze Fonz” at tonight’s Pop-CultureJam at RedLine

October 18, 2018

Back in July, we stumbled across a curious crowdfunding campaign: "Melt the Bronze Fonz." "IT'S TIME TO PUT MILWAUKEE ON THE MAP!" cried the accompanying write-up. "Let's look at objectively better cities (Chic...

Now you’re shooting with power: Milwaukee photographer documents city with Game Boy Camera

Matt Wild

October 9, 2018

In the era of hi-res smartphone cameras and even higher-res professional cameras, Milwaukee has never looked better. Poke around online and you'll find oodles of gorgeous pictures of the city we love. But for o...

A brief timeline of the bizarre Milwaukee Bus Shelter Art Heist of 2018

Matt Wild

September 24, 2018

Back in June, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) unveiled a program to install original vinyl artwork on Milwaukee County bus shelters. Funded by personal donations—including a $5,000 personal donation ...

Here’s a guide to this fall’s Bay View Gallery Night

Tyler Maas

September 11, 2018

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized “Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community.” The massive artistic undertaking brings together talented area artists and...

“What if music was a place?”: Misha Siegfried switches gears in ‘The Moments Before Dark’

Catherine Jozwik

August 27, 2018

Milwaukee artist and blues guitarist Misha Siegfried is used to performing for crowds large and small. However, after more than 15 years on stage, Siegfried has decided to switch gears.Siegfried's record la...

“Double Dare Live” (with original host Marc Summers!) coming to Miller High Life Theatre November 7

Matt Wild

August 20, 2018

On your mark...get set...GOOOO to Nickelodeon's frickin' "Double Dare Live," coming to Milwaukee's Miller High Life Theatre Wednesday, November 7. Original host Marc Summers and sidekick Robin Russo will be the...

A really cool art/music installation begins tonight on Wisconsin Avenue

Matt Wild

August 15, 2018

Take a stroll down Wisconsin Avenue and you'll bump into all kinds of public art: Sculpture Milwaukee sculptures, Mauricio Ramirez utility box murals, whatever NEWaukee has cooking at its monthly Night Market. ...

Mushroom Books literary pop-up brings oddball titles to Blackbird Bar

Brent Gohde

August 3, 2018

It's no easy feat to stand out in the crowded Milwaukee bar scene. You've got establishments catering to discerning tastes of beer-lovers, wine connoisseurs, and craft cocktail aficionados. Then some taverns wi...

Cesar Millan brings canine companions, plenty of treats to Riverside Theater

Dan Agacki

June 21, 2018

We live in a world where Saturday morning cartoons are a thing of the past. Cycling through the channels turns up nothing but news shows and infomercials. The sole moment of glory is found with syndicated episo...

Zoinks! Edgar Cantero and Milwaukee Record will talk ‘Meddling Kids’ June 14 at Boswell Book Company

Matt Wild

June 12, 2018

For readers of a certain age and sensibility, Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids will go down as easy as a bowl of sugar-choked cereal on a Saturday morning. In the summer of 1977, a group of Scooby-Doo-esque teen d...

All 21 Sculpture Milwaukee 2018 sculptures, ranked

Matt Wild

June 5, 2018

Take a stroll down Wisconsin Avenue this summer and you'll see something familiar, yet different. Yes, it's Sculpture Milwaukee, the "outdoor art gallery" that first populated downtown with world-class sculptur...

Genesis strives to create, disrupt with downtown gallery and all-ages space

Tyler Maas

May 15, 2018

As we've mentioned before (a few times, actually), Milwaukee is hurting for all-ages opportunities in the city's music spaces. Between dated local ordinances and businesses weighing the economic ramifications o...

Here’s the artist lineup for Milwaukee Fringe Fest 2018

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2018

Over its first two years, Milwaukee Fringe Festival showcased more than 75 live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art in Pere Marquette Park, Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2018

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2018

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized “Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community.” The massive early June event brings together talented area artists and mus...

Watch a time-lapse video of that new sculpture being installed outside City Hall

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2018

On Monday, crews installed an 18-foot-tall, 9,200-pound bronze sculpture outside Milwaukee City Hall. The piece, titled Mixed Feelings, is the work of British sculptor Tony Cragg, and was previously on display ...

Christopher Moore will bring a touch of ‘Noir’ to Boswell Books May 2

Matt Wild

May 1, 2018

In a career that stretches back more than 25 years, Christopher Moore has tackled it all. Christianity, lovelorn vampires, Shakespeare's England, put-upon "death merchants," and pesky demons have all populated ...

Two new murals are coming to Black Cat Alley this spring

Matt Wild

April 20, 2018

Since opening in September 2016, the East Side's Black Cat Alley has seen its fair share of controversy. Adam Stoner's "Devontay," which depicted a black man in an orange prison jumpsuit, immediately came under...

18-foot-tall bronze Sculpture Milwaukee piece will be permanently installed outside City Hall

Matt Wild

April 17, 2018

Tuesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously approved a gift of an 18-foot-tall, 9,200-pound bronze sculpture from Sculpture Milwaukee, which will be permanently installed outside City Hall. Instal...

Listen to Kavon Cortez-Jones’ poem, “A Love Letter To Milwaukee”

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2018

Kavon Cortez-Jones loves Milwaukee. The poet (pictured third from left) and lifelong resident calls the city the “Paris of the Midwest” in his book, Club Noir. Cortez-Jones’ debut release is bursting with refer...

Milwaukee neighborhood posters, ranked

Tyler Maas

April 11, 2018

On top of being known as the "City Of Festivals" and "Cream City," Milwaukee has been aptly called "A City Of Neighborhoods." While enclaves like Bay View, Walker's Point, and Third Ward are well-known neighbor...