Search Results for: "bar rescue"

January 26, 2016

// Way back in October, local dining writers were thrilled with the announcement of a strange-yet-intriguing partnership that would squeeze an established coffee shop/roaster and a barbecue joint beneath on...

I went to the motherfucking Bead & Button Show

June 8, 2015

What the fuck did you do last weekend? Milwaukee’s nightlife was vibrant as hell by the time June’s first Friday rolled around. Close to 50 bars, restaurants, cafes, and retail shops in one neighborhood tran...

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

April 1, 2015

Though we won't discount the possibility of experiencing one last volley of snowfall this month, April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season begins, the first full month of spring is upon us, and ra...

Hey! Our one-year anniversary show is April 24 at Linneman’s and it’s going to be great

March 31, 2015

Greetings, beloved Milwaukee Record readers. Matt Wild here. It seems like only 365-ish days ago that the website currently searing itself into your eyeballs, Clockwork Orange-style, was born. Yes, on April 7, ...

Ariana Grande fans are really, really pissed at Journal Sentinel music critic Piet Levy

March 2, 2015

A common misconception about Milwaukee Record is that we love to “hate.” But beyond some snarky shit we wrote about a crappy “reality show,” we dare you to find an example of us tearing down a local band, music...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2014

December 22, 2014

On April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record launched with a story entitled—appropriately enough—“Welcome to the Milwaukee Record.” Since that time, we’ve published over 600 stories, reached over one million readers (yes...

It’s Wednesday, which means Silk Exotic is applying for a downtown license again

December 10, 2014

If there’s one piece of news Milwaukeeans can count on hearing about time and time again—other than the streetcar, the Grand Ave., and Bar Rescue—it’s the plight of Silk Exotic and its never-ending quest to ope...

Tracklist: 15 random “best of Milwaukee” awards we’d like to see

October 20, 2014

Along with cooler weather and a never-ending parade of people who can’t stop talking about how much they love this time of year, autumn in Milwaukee means one thing: awards season. Yes, October and November are...

Tracklist: 8 questionable local rebrandings

October 13, 2014

Within the last two weeks, a pair of Milwaukee bars—Y-Not III and Packy’s Pub—have experienced extensive renovations and thematic overhauls as a result of Bar Rescue coming to town. Now known as Nick’s House an...

Summer Soulstice 2014: A minute-by-minute recap

June 23, 2014

The East Side’s annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival is meant to ring in the first day of summer with music, food, drinks, and that one guy who always shows up to this thing carrying a giant lizard. All of th...

Locust Street Festival 2014: A minute-by-minute recap

June 9, 2014

The annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art & Tai Chi Demonstrations marks the official start of Milwaukee’s summer street fest season. The busy Riverwest thoroughfare pulls out all the stops with ...

Joke Thief Night brings open mic to taboo places

April 15, 2014

In the world of stand-up comedy, there’s no worse crime than stealing another comedian’s material. Even the implied heist of another comic’s jokes has pretty much sunk Carlos Mencia (not that we’re complaining)...

Here’s Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s 2025 State of the City address

March 4, 2025

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson delivered his 2025 State of the City address at the Baird Center on Monday. He was introduced by his predecessor, former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. Johnson's wide-ranging a...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: January 6-12, 2025

January 6, 2025

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Year

December 14, 2024

broadstreet.zone(172558); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in th...

Milwaukee Record Recommended Events: November 18-24, 2024

November 18, 2024

broadstreet.zone(152022); Milwaukee is chock full of things to do, but only a handful of Milwaukee events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendations—br...

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

November 1, 2024

November. Summer is now far in the rear view mirror. Most of Milwaukee’s festivals are now over. By now, your Halloween costume has been washed and stored away for later use. On paper, November doesn’t offer mu...

We’re screening ‘Escape From New York’ at Avalon Theater on November 20

October 24, 2024

The year is 1997. Due to rising crime rates in the country, New York City has been turned into a maximum security prison that holds all the nation's violent offenders. All bridges and waterways are blocked off,...

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