And your 2018 WAMI nominees are…
Who's got WAMI fever? Do you have WAMI fever? Do you have WAMI fever? We all have WAMI fever. Today, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry unveiled the nominees for WAMI's 38th annual awards show, ...
Welcome to February: Here’s what you’re doing this month
February holds the distinction of being the year’s shortest month, one of Wisconsin’s coldest spans of time, and the final full month of winter. However, this particular February finds Milwaukee artists and ven...
Here’s everything you need to know about Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2018
After months of cold, dreariness, premature darkness, and an absence of outdoor activity, the sixth annual Burnhearts Mitten Fest is just days away. For eight hours (noon to 8 p.m.) on Saturday, February 3, por...
Milwaukee women DJs play out, speak up, and take over
Common DJ pet peeves include drunks bumping into turntables, drunks spilling drinks on turntables, and crowds complaining about the music.
Women who DJ in Milwaukee may face headaches such as these, along wi...
Here’s everything you should know about Local Coverage 2018
After months of planning, the night is almost upon us! Friday night, historic Turner Hall Ballroom will play host to Milwaukee Record's fourth annual Local Coverage benefit concert. Over the course of the event...
A-side/B-side: Is it possible to have fun in Milwaukee without drinking?
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.
Lauren Keene...
Members of Carolina, Maritime, and The Championship resurface in Hello, Face
It isn't unnatural for a musician to take some time off between projects. Sometimes it takes somebody whose band just ended a little while to realign their creative focus and to get that itch to take the stage ...
Short and sweet: 10 standout Milwaukee EPs of 2017
In the post-everything world of 2017, there's probably little distinction left between "albums" and "EPs." And yet distinguish we do, dedicating our annual 25 best Milwaukee albums list to releases with five or...
20 standout moments from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival
Is it over already? Yep, after 15 days, countless films, and one long weekend to let it all soak in, the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival is officially in the books. It was another terrific year for the fest (maybe...
Here’s the Local Coverage 2018 lineup
After three years of fun philanthropy, Milwaukee Record’s Local Coverage benefit will return to Turner Hall Ballroom in 2018. On Friday, January 19, an eclectic cast of nine local acts from all corners of the s...
2017 Milwaukee Film Festival recap: Days 1-4
In case you missed it, the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival is running now through Thursday, October 12 at the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cinema, and Avalon Theater. Here's what w...
Here’s the full Cream City Cinema lineup for the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival
We're approximately one month out from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival (September 28 – October 12 at the Landmark Oriental Theatre, Landmark Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cinema, and Avalon Theat...
Welcome to August: Here’s what you’re doing this month
Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Though the vast majority of the city’s festivals...
52 things to do in Milwaukee during the 52 remaining days of summer
Though you've likely spent much of the summer to this point screaming at strangers while navigating through road construction, it’s still comforting to know that of the 94 days in the season, 52 remain. But wha...
NXT is a preview of WWE’s not-so-distant future
The last time that NXT hit Milwaukee, the show opened with everyone in the crowd enthusiastically singing/speaking along with every word out of Enzo Amore's mouth. He introduced himself and his partner Big Cass...
Here’s the Filth Fest V lineup
Next weekend, the fifth iteration of Filth Fest brings about a convergence of punk mentalities, grass roots music and art, and a self-described “political subversion” that—to quote organizers—"create an inclusi...
Welcome to June: Here’s what you’re doing this month
Though July comes close to matching it, there’s simply no month in Milwaukee that’s more jam-packed with entertainment than June. Festival season officially kicks off with PrideFest, which gives way to Polish F...
Let’s remember (West Allis native) Liberace by remembering The Haskels’ “Liberace Is Coming”
In the long list of notable entertainers to come out of the Milwaukee area—Gene Wilder, Bob Uecker, Mrs. Garret from The Facts Of Life—piano prodigy Liberace can sometimes get lost in the shuffle. Born in West ...
Milwaukee Record’s 2017 summer festival guide
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...
Here’s the Dummerfest 2017 lineup
Back in June of 2015, a dozen (primarily) punk and hardcore bands hailing from five states came to The Metal Grill in Cudahy for an unforgettable day of all-ages fun known as Dummerfest. The inaugural festival ...