Search Results for: "great job milwaukee"

October 10, 2016

After 15 days of events, parties, panel discussions, and more movies than any sane human being could possibly watch (282 of them, to be exact), the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival came to a close last week Thurs...

Oh great, there’s going to be another Jeffrey Dahmer movie

October 7, 2016

It seems like Hollywood is plum out of new ideas. Periodically, when they aren't adapting Lethal Weapon into a TV series or harvesting '80s nostalgia to redressed as a Netflix original, television executives ...

Milwaukee celebrates life of Dave Monroe with birthday spin, memories

October 6, 2016

Last year, Milwaukee mourned the death of a true original: Dave Monroe. The ever-present Monroe was a familiar face behind the turntables at decades' worth of DJ nights and dance parties, spinning everything ...

Wisconsin’s Old Fashioned obsession, as explained by Milwaukee bartenders

September 28, 2016

During this week's ongoing Milwaukee Cocktail Week festivities, local bartenders, mixologists, and spirit experts will craft elegant, unique, and altogether delicious liquor combinations that will showcase th...

MFF2016: Inside The Milwaukee Show I

Cal Roach

September 26, 2016

Not only does the Milwaukee Film Fest get bigger every year, it gets more Milwaukee every year. The Cream City Cinema program continues to spotlight some of the city's established and rising talent, and 201...

Doors Open, Adventure Rock, and the ever-changing face of Milwaukee

September 13, 2016

I'm scaling a 30-foot indoor rock climbing wall—in jeans and a button-up, because I'm an idiot—and all I can think about is empty space. Air, grass, an open field, an unobstructed view. A break from the mon...

Here’s what $1,000 in rent gets you in Milwaukee (and 8 other U.S. cities)

August 29, 2016

Back in July, Madison-based apartment listings site Abodo.com revealed that Milwaukee was home to the fastest increasing rent in the entire country. Milwaukee! An Abodo infographic put Milwaukee's average 1...

Can you fucking believe it? Here are 13 more Milwaukee patios!

August 16, 2016

// For whatever reason, Milwaukee can't seem to get enough patios. Maybe the fact that more than half the year is spent hunkered indoors, waiting out the cold, gray, and altogether shitty conditions outside...

Is it time for Milwaukee to leave its “happy days” behind?

August 10, 2016

// In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler...

Milwaukee County is finally—finally!—considering a parking fee along the lakefront

August 9, 2016

// Milwaukee is a city on the move. Every day brings new luxury apartments you can't afford, new increases in rent you can't afford, and other new developments you can't afford (though being white helps). L...

Milwaukee Record’s 2016 summer movie guide

June 15, 2016

// In addition to the wealth of festivals, patio fun, (ugh) pedal taverns, tailgating blowouts, beer gardens and beach relaxation, and countless other outdoor activities Milwaukee offers throughout the summ...

A conversation with Leo Hayashibara, Milwaukee’s (former) serial showgoer

Maggie Iken

February 11, 2016

// Milwaukee has many icons. The Milverine patrols our streets, the Milwaukee Lion may or may not still prowl the north side, the East Side Turkeys steer clear of college students, and the Brewers have that...

Open View shares Milwaukee’s insider art world

John Riepenhoff

January 28, 2016

Open View started emailing subscribers in the fall of 2015 with a concise but diverse list of recommended screenings, exhibitions, lectures, and other conceptual cultural events happing each month in Milwau...

Milwaukeeists: 1996-2006 or: What Made Milwaukee Famous

Nicholas Frank

January 19, 2016

Editor's note: The following piece, covering a 10-year period in Milwaukee's alternative art scene, originally appeared as an accompanying essay for the 2013 "Milwaukeeists: 1996-2006" exhibition at the Lawton ...

Old Milwaukee: Turner Hall’s connection to the feminist movement

Erin TerBeek

January 15, 2016

// The four-story, Cream City brick building on 4th Street known as Turner Hall is well known for hosting a wide variety of shows that range from concerts to comedians to live wrestling. Turner Hall also ho...

Tracklist: 12 things Milwaukee needs to accomplish in 2016

January 4, 2016

// If there was a dominant storyline for Milwaukee in 2015, it was this: Milwaukee is changing. From the streetcar system to the Bucks arena, from Downtown development to condos, condos, condos luxury apart...

Milwaukee mouthfeel: The best and worst of 2015 dining

December 22, 2015

// Milwaukee's culinary and nightlife identities are enjoying staggering growth and inarguable evolution. Each year, a flurry of great new restaurants, enjoyable new bars, and downright wonderful new food exp...

The 15 best Milwaukee music videos of 2015