And the 2020 WAMI nominees are…
Who's got WAMI fever? Thursday morning, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 40th annual shindig, set for Sunday, April 19 at Turner Hall Ballroom. Covering ...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: February 24-March 1
Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...
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 landing pretty much smack dab in the middle of winter. However, this particular February finds Mi...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: January 6-12
Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...
Welcome to January: Here’s what you’re doing this month
Not too long ago, January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra in terms of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and the post-holiday ...
Milwaukee Record Recommended: September 30-October 6
Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...
Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2019
Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup, stuffed with new records, notable singles, and more.
LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Cashfire Sunset ...
Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2019
Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup, stuffed with new records, notable singles, and more.
LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Marielle Allschw...
10 Milwaukee acts playing South By Southwest 2019
Once upon a time, thousands of bands and artists made the trek to the annual South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas in hopes of "making it." Those days are long gone—SXSW is more machine now than man—but ...
From Foxconn to fox costumes: Furry company Pawstar is coming to Racine
In news that's sure to delight last weekend's Anime Milwaukee crowd and haunt the dreams of Bob Uecker, Illinois cosplay company Pawstar has announced that it's coming to Racine. The Milwaukee Business Journal ...
Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide
It’s been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between all the celebrity deaths, polarizing political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Monday ...
Let us ponder, for a moment, DJ Aaron Rodgers
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• How about that Aaron Rodgers? How about that career-defining comeback Monday ...
Welcome to March: Here’s what you’re doing this month
March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons, a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and ...
Sylvan Esso will play two shows at Pabst Theater in July
Can Milwaukee claim Sylvan Esso? If you're a weary internet commenter who gets bent out of shape every time we write about an artist who grew up outside the city limits ("Actually, Juiceboxxx is from Mequon,") ...
Milwaukee needs more hotel rooms (even though it has too many)
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• Milwaukee, you'll be shocked to discover, is building a lot of new shit. A good...
Watch the host of ‘Racine & Me’ draw a county-by-county map of Wisconsin in 3 minutes
When we last left Jacob Kittilstad—a.k.a. the host of public affairs show Racine & Me—he was getting a little emotional over a new Racine & Me theme song written and performed by Juiceboxxx. Now that th...
Guns N’ Fucking Roses will play BMO Harris Bradley Center November 7
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• You know where Guns N' Fucking Roses are going to be Tuesday, November 7? The...
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...
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 ...
19 Milwaukee releases we’re excited to hear in 2017
It seems like we're just days removed from celebrating the best releases Milwaukee managed in 2016. With all the promise a new year brings also comes the promise of new music. In the same way many of us resol...