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October 27, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Though there's never a shortage of #SceneBeef to go around, the Milwaukee mus...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 7: Packers vs. Saints

October 20, 2017

The four times that Mike McCarthy has faced a Sean Payton offense since they both started head coaching in 2006, the Packers have given up 34, 51, 34, and 44 points. In one of those games, Aaron Rodgers and Ran...

Brewers prospect Cameron Roegner is moonlighting as an Uber driver in Milwaukee this offseason

Kyle Lobner

October 17, 2017

On June 25, over 5,000 fans saw Milwaukee Brewers prospect Cameron Roegner pitch four perfect innings in relief for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, protecting a 3-2 lead and preserving a win over the Kane County...

20 standout moments from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

October 16, 2017

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...

A-side/B-side: 10 years after Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows,’ how has “Pay-What-You-Want” changed music?

October 9, 2017

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 Maas: ...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 5: Packers vs. Cowboys

October 6, 2017

For the fourth time in five games, a retired Dallas Cowboy quarterback will be providing color commentary for the national TV broadcast of a Packer game. Some of you are claiming that Tony Romo wasn't so bad th...

Hey Milwaukee! Get your band out of town and check out these 5 Racine/Kenosha venues

DJ Hostettler

October 5, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); Stop us if this sounds familiar: you're in a hot-shit up-and-coming Milwaukee band. You work a day job because it's not like someone's bankrolling you, so you don't get to tour as much...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival recap: Days 1-4

October 2, 2017

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...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 3: Packers vs. Bengals

September 22, 2017

The grudge matches are over. In the first two weeks of this season the Green Bay Packers were forced to confront teams that directly stopped Super Bowls in 2017 and 2015. Next on the docket is an obscure fra...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 2: Packers vs. Falcons

September 15, 2017

Where are you watching the game this Sunday night? Nik Kovac and Keith Gaustad will be providing live play by play and color commentary from the famous backroom stage at Linneman's, with all video action on a s...

Black Bear is closing, but here are 15 other Wisconsin sodas

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); On Friday, Black Bear Bottling will close permanently. The Oak Creek-based soft drink company has been in business for 90 years, and its closure will put more than 70 people out of a j...

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: then and now

September 13, 2017

On Thursday, August 31, Fox News pundit, podcast host, tired internet troll, hat-wearer, and nominal public servant David A. Clarke Jr. resigned from his post as Milwaukee County Sheriff. And while there was mu...

Joe Vella uses improv and puppetry to make a living on Twitch as BizSNES

Tyler Maas

August 31, 2017

As far as career options go, professional video game player sits somewhere in between food tester and sleep study participant. Unthinkable as it is, one Milwaukee man has managed to career out of gaming with th...

The man who made mediocrity famous: Bob Uecker’s ‘Catcher In The Wry’ still delights after 35 years

Nick Olig

August 24, 2017

It may have been lost in the glory of Harvey's Wallbangers and a charge to the World Series, but on August 24, 1982, incomparable Brewers' play-by-play man Bob Uecker published his autobiography: Catcher In The...

Here’s the full Cream City Cinema lineup for the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

August 22, 2017

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...

18 gratuitous Milwaukee references in the 1995 Charles Bronson TV movie ‘Family Of Cops’

August 15, 2017

When one thinks of movies made in Milwaukee, the usual suspects come to mind: Major League, American Movie, maybe that one with Bernie Mac. There are others, of course, but none more Milwaukee-tastic and obscur...

I saw a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend for $20 at the Racine Zoo

Caleb Westphal

August 11, 2017

During the 1960s, Stax Records of Memphis was at the forefront of American soul music, possibly only being eclipsed by Berry Gordy's Motown. Otis Redding and Sam & Dave were the biggest artists to come from...

Buckle up, Milwaukee, for the world’s first “alternative polka festival”

August 11, 2017

When out-of-town travel writers pen glowing reviews of Milwaukee, they almost always mention how our city is much more than its "beer-and-brats" reputation. (Which is true, though we do love our beer and brats....

What’s the (good or bad) deal with Foxconn?