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October 31, 2016

It's not outlandish to call 2016 the year of Milwaukee's brewery boom. Following decades with a microscopic microbrewery climate, at least for a metropolis that calls itself Brew City, this calendar year alon...

Hover Craft 2016 announces vendor lineup

September 21, 2016

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought some of the most skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad "maker" umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consume...

First Impression: MobCraft Beer

July 18, 2016

// While historians are quick to acknowledge the role beer played in establishing Milwaukee as a world-renowned utopia of yeast and barley beverages, there was a stretch when the "Brew City" moniker didn't ...

Pizza! Weed whackers! Outer space!: Enjoy the latest episode of Rock ‘N’ Roller Remote Controller

March 18, 2016

// What's better than Rock 'N' Roller Remote Controller? The Milwaukee-made program's endearingly lo-fi production value combined with local music and a dash of punk-tinged campiness has entertained a proud...

Hover Craft 2015 announces vendor lineup

September 14, 2015

// Attention, shoppers! Though it’s still technically summer, we’re pretty much nanoseconds from the oncoming onslaught of holiday advertisements, yuletide music re-entering radio rotation, and the intense pr...

Let’s all get worked up about the weird “Milwaukee” space on the new Monopoly board

March 20, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Monopoly is one of those classic board games that is constantly being remade ...

Messed up: The short, troubled history of Space Heater

Tea Krulos

February 10, 2015

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” - Vince Lombardi December 7 Packers win over Atlanta Falcons, 43-37. Temperature: 34° Linneman’s Riverwest Inn is packed with approximately...

Milwaukee game designer Jordan Davis slays with 8-bit swashbuckler ‘The Storied Sword’

April 4, 2024

Back in February, Microsoft announced that its state-of-the-art (and pricey) PlayStation 5 was entering "the latter stage of its life cycle." This came as something of a shock for PS5 owners, since the console ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Best of Local/Live (and more!)

March 20, 2024

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, March 19, 2024: Best...

Cream City Chaos: Arcade game at Last Rites a celebration of Milwaukee punk scene

Ethan Duran

October 18, 2023

If you visited punk hangout Last Rites (625 S. 6th St.) this past summer, you might have noticed a new arcade game pop up in the back corner by the stage. If you took a second look or even played it, you may ha...

Listen to us talk about new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (March 2023)

April 5, 2023

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HE...

My Saturday at the 2023 Midwest Gaming Classic: A minute-by-minute report

April 3, 2023

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes—or, more accurately, like Phoenix being summoned by Cloud in Final Fantasy VII—the Midwest Gaming Classic returned to its full glory this past weekend. A few years of COVID-...

Milwaukee Minute Arcade will power up July 28 at The Cooperage, highlight local game development

July 21, 2022

Back in 2020, Milwaukee musician Jordan Davis added "Milwaukee game developer" to his resume when he released Space Raft: The Game. The NES-style video game was inspired by Davis's band, Space Raft, and was an ...

Ranking 20 video game systems for the 2022 Midwest Gaming Classic

April 27, 2022

This article was originally published in 2021. It has been updated for 2022. The author stands by his rankings, though he has been playing more PS4 lately. Beginning Friday, April 29, and running through Sun...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2021

December 13, 2021

Last year, we put our annual "25 Best Milwaukee Albums" list to bed and opted for a looser and more personal year-end concept. We think it went well! So, once again, here are some of our favorite Milwaukee LPs,...

Tyler Chicorel and Ashley Smith join forces on instant holiday classic, “Give It All Away”

December 9, 2021

Over the course of a few Decembers of Milwaukee Record's existence, we've rounded up a mess of amazingly tolerable local songs that have helped improve the largely unsatisfying holiday music genre. (You can che...

Milwaukee Record’s last-minute, semi-informative guide to 4/20 events and specials

April 20, 2021

It's the 20th day of April and you know what that means, riiiiiiiight?! Yeah, you know! Love it, hate it, or feel absolutely indifferent to it, this unofficial holiday is reason for a sizable portion of the pop...

18 more Milwaukee-made holiday songs

December 21, 2020

Over the course of a few Decembers of Milwaukee Record‘s existence, we’ve rounded up a mess of amazingly tolerable local songs that are helping to improve the largely unsatisfying holiday music genre. (You can ...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2020