Iron Pizza is breaking up
This weekend, Iron Pizza will play our Halftime Show at Cactus Club. It turns out the abbreviated Sunday night performance will be one of the last times the band will play together. Earlier this week, Iron Pizz...
Vote next Tuesday, and then check out these free #iVoted shows
Perhaps you've heard about a big election coming up next week. Perhaps you've been implored by friends and strangers alike to vote in said election. If not, let us join the chorus: On Tuesday, November 6, 2018,...
MKE Music Rewind: Scowler, “Tell Us, Mr. Sir”
In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.
It took a mere 12 seconds of listening to Scowler’s 2013 EP How To ...
MKE Music Rewind: Fable & The World Flat, “Straight Jackin The Yellow Brick Road”
In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.
Think about some of your favorite Milwaukee projects from the early...
MKE Music Rewind: Red Knife Lottery, “The Good Land”
In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.
In retrospect, 2009 was a strange time of transition in Milwaukee m...
As the Bradley Center enters its final days, watch a star-studded video from its first days
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, today marks the first day of official closing operations for the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Forty-five full-time and 606 part-time employees are officially out of wo...
239 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Fritz’s Pub
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.
"Oh, we come on the ship they call the Mayflower
We come on the ship that sailed the moon
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236 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Cliff’s Boathouse Cafe (Racine)
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.
Do you remember last week, when I almost died in the heat at Summerfest, while trying all ...
MKE SEX: Worried about warts
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Dear MKE SEX,
I was seeing this guy who seemed pretty great. But when I asked about his STI status, he told me that he had HPV. He said it's the kind that causes warts. He also told...
Summerfest’s “Throwback Thursday” lineup at Harley-Davidson Roadhouse was Lit (and Alien Ant Farm and P.O.D.)
Though Summerfest officially started off in grand (and/or soul-searching) fashion on Wednesday, thousands upon thousands of people were convinced to kick off their Big Gig attendance with "Throwback Thursday," ...
Tucked Away: African Garden gives Lincoln Avenue a taste of Somalia
UPDATE (2/22/19): After just over a year in business, African Garden appears to be closed. All exterior signage has been removed and windows are covered. Google Reviews also says the restaurant is "Permanently ...
We spent three days at Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire
While Justin Vernon's annual Eaux Claires gets lots of attention, and rightly so, another Eau Claire-based music event went down this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Co-hosted by the Bischel Family, Pert N...
Lost Whale will bring sustainable fast-craft cocktails to Bay View June 28
Last month, we let you know that 2151 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., the original site of Boone & Crockett, would soon be filled by a new establishment, a whimsical cocktail bar called Lost Whale. Owned and operated...
Someone paid $25,000 for a signed Prince guitar that probably wasn’t owned or played by Prince
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• The BMO Harris Bradley Center is in its final days. The soon-to-be-replaced are...
“I’ll say this album is 99.9% sample-free”: Capturing the futuristic hip-hop sounds of Spacecrime
Milwaukee native John Brander has been making cleverly titled hip-hop instrumental music with a futuristic feel for 15 years. Five years ago, he teamed up with fellow instrumentalist/DJ and artist Zach Chappell...
This Is It has been it for 50 years, and shows no signs of slowing down
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Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee’s new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 31 through June 7, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...
Shot For Shot With Chefs: Watch us have 17 shots and a pleasant discussion with Goodkind’s Paul Zerkel
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Welcome to Food/Drink Week at Milwaukee Record, brought to you by Milwaukee’s new favorite import, Bofferding. From May 31 through June 7, belly up and enjoy a fresh smattering of rest...
Yeah…we’re going to need you to go ahead and check out Rosebud Cinema’s “Geek Week” movie lineup
With their movie series put together in accordance with Halloween and Christmas, anime nights, unique monthly themes like “Antihero April” and “Martial Arts May,” honoring fallen music greats, hosting classic m...
Come to The Cooperage June 4 to watch our ‘Shot For Shot With Chefs’ series premiere
It's no secret that, in general, chefs are incredible drinkers. Between the long hours spent on their feet in hot kitchens, the chaotic work atmosphere, and the generally thankless aspects of the job, its hard ...
We took MC Chris on a Rush-Mor Records shopping spree
Last night, nationally regarded "nerd rapper" MC Chris performed at Cactus Club. This morning, before the veteran musician, animator, and Adult Swim mainstay—who Aqua Teen Hunger Force fans might know as "MC Pe...