Reflecting on Milwaukee Record’s first year

Tyler Maas
On April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record officially launched. In some ways, it's amazing a year has already elapsed since that day that found Matt Wild and I repeatedly messaging one another variations of "Holy shit!...

Nathan Timmel turns loneliness into literature

Tyler Maas
Back in December, we introduced you to Johnny Beehner, a Milwaukee based stand-up comedian who makes a living in comedy clubs throughout the U.S. and Canada. Like Beehner, Iowa City-based career comic Nathan Ti...

First Impression: Strada Pizza

Tyler Maas
For whatever reason, the piece of property at the bustling corner of Lincoln and Howell Avenues has been known to attract a particular type of business: Mexican restaurants. After serving as Taqueria Azteca's b...

The Goodnight Milwaukee Show revamps, returns

Tyler Maas
As we're learning with the ongoing hunt for Jon Stewart's eventual Daily Show successor, witnessing James Corden enter his first week in a late night job once held by Craig Ferguson, and seeing David Letterman ...

Josh Ballew makes the most of hosting

Tyler Maas
When last you read direct mention of Milwaukee comic Josh Ballew on Milwaukee Record, he was boldly joining us for "The Longest Brunch" at Ashley's Que. Yet beyond that ill-fated feast, Ballew's name can invari...

First Impression: Meraki

Todd Lazarski
On first glance, there isn’t a lot to distinguish Meraki, the new venture from Chad Meier, former chef at Blue Jacket. It’s doing the same thing, in the same neighborhood, as most of the rest of the Milwaukee r...

The 15 best comedy shows we saw in 2014

Tyler Maas
Today marks the beginning of Jim Gaffigan's three-night run of shows at Pabst Theater. For going on eight years, the food-obsessed comedian's late December appearances at the venue have served as the unofficial...

Tracklist: 7 things Milwaukee can be thankful for

Matt Wild
Thanksgiving is a time for taking stock of the year gone by; stuffing your face; and participating in an elaborate, multi-family holiday bowling tournament that has gone on for seven years now, and involves det...

Chris Chuzles breathes new life into Hot Coffin

Tyler Maas
This time last year, Chris Chuzles (second from left) was preparing to say goodbye to Disguised As Birds, the decade-old Milwaukee rock band he fronted. Not longer after the release of the band's outstanding sw...