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June 1, 2016

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...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with “Real Pat McCurdy drinking song or fake Pat McCurdy drinking song?”

March 17, 2016

// Today is St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, all things green, and all things WOOO!!! YEEEAAAHHH!!! WOOO!!! Yep, a whole lot of folks are going to be buckling down and getting ...

Here’s everything you need to know about Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016

February 3, 2016

// Since the first frost of last autumn, many Milwaukee-area residents have set their sights on the events of February 6. As the days became shorter, the holidays came and went, and the Packers season reach...

Reviewing Kato Kaelin’s review of ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’

January 29, 2016

// Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • When the Green Bay Packers were knocked out of the playoffs a few week...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2016

January 25, 2016

// Four days, four venues, more than 50 acts, and nary a hitch. Based on those stats alone, the second annual Riverwest FemFest would be considered a success. But with more than $10,000 (!) raised for Date ...

Welcome to January: Here’s what you’re doing this month

January 4, 2016

// It wasn't too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and the post-...

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...

Welcome to December: Here’s what you’re doing this month

December 1, 2015

// After 11 months of fun, it's almost time for Milwaukee's events calendar to flip to a new year. Not even counting the city's six-month run of festival and block parties, it's been a hell of a year for mu...

The Vanguard just added 5 new sausages to its menu

November 30, 2015

// Is there anything better than The Vanguard, Bay View’s preeminent sausage-slinging and Packer-watching hot spot? No. Well, scratch that: The only thing better than The Vanguard is The Vanguard with five ...

Extra Points: 69 things that happened since the last time the Detroit Lions won at Lambeau Field

November 13, 2015

// To paraphrase the dude from Staind, it's been a whiiiiiiiile since the Detroit Lions have beat the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. More specifically, Detroit hasn't emerged victorious from a game in ...

Extra Points: Projecting John Kuhn’s next beard

October 30, 2015

Congratulations! If you're reading this, you survived the Packers bye week. Hopefully you found some bullshit to help occupy you last Sunday as you waited for the green and gold to return to action. Green Bay p...

First Impression: Sal’s Pizza

October 16, 2015

If you tweak the old expression “May you live in interesting times” to “May you live in interesting pizza times” (and why wouldn’t you want to do this?), Milwaukee surely fits the bill. The last few years have ...

26 horror films set in Wisconsin

October 5, 2015

This article is from 2015. If various tourism organizations are to be believed, Wisconsin is filled with natural beauty, endless outdoor and urban activities, and die-hard Packers fans. If various horror fil...

Welcome to October: Here’s what you’re doing this month

October 1, 2015

In September, we officially said goodbye to Milwaukee's brief-but-bursting summer festival season. A few days after the Bay View Bash, fall officially started and, in doing so, also signaled a mass entertainmen...

I crashed a family reunion in Wauwatosa and Public Enemy was playing there for some reason

Corey Baumann

September 28, 2015

Social media can be a man’s best friend. Saturday night I had gotten home from work, ate take out, and planned on watching Wet Hot American Summer. It was going to be a pretty uneventful night. That all chan...

We’re showing Wet Hot American Summer at The Avalon

August 26, 2015

It’s sad to say, but summer is almost over. The temperature is dropping, the sun is setting a little earlier each day, and Packers players are already sustaining year-ending injuries. Instead of mourning the se...

Tracklist: 10 totally reasonable reactions to Jordy Nelson’s season-ending injury

August 24, 2015

// Sunday afternoon, Green Bay Packers star wide receiver Jordy Nelson reportedly tore his ACL during a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A lot can be said when the No. 1 wideout on a team fav...

Tracklist: 62 things to do in the 62 remaining days of summer