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Watch the wistful video for Negative/Positive’s “Space Smells Like Lilacs”

October 16, 2019

If you've been following Milwaukee band Negative/Positive over the last few years, you've seen the group grow up. Literally. The guitar-bass-drum trio formed at the inaugural Girls Rock Milwaukee camp in the su...

Milwaukee Beer Bistro is closing this weekend

Tyler Maas

October 3, 2019

In late 2013, Milwaukee Beer Bistro opened in the former site of Rio West Cantina. Close to six years later, the Riverwest-based bar and restaurant is preparing to close its doors for good. On Thursday afternoo...

The 12 best Green Bay Packers who never actually played a regular season game with the Green Bay Packers

Tyler Maas

October 3, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72581); As arguably the most accomplished and storied franchise in NFL history, the Green Bay Packers have seen their fair share of outstanding players don green and gold over the last 100 yea...

It just got easier for Milwaukee to host all-ages shows

Matt Wild

October 1, 2019

In case you're just joining us, Milwaukee needs more all-ages venues. Or, put another way, Milwaukee needs less-restrictive city codes that would make it possible for venues to host all-ages shows and simultane...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (now with more Yeli!)

Josh Hoppert

September 30, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72206); The “25 Facts” series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

The “reimagined” Bayshore looks a lot like the same old Bayshore

Matt Wild

September 30, 2019

In 2006, Bayshore Town Center opened in Glendale. The new-and-improved retail center was the result of a two-year, $300 million project that transformed the aging Bayshore Mall—first built in 1954—into a much-b...

The Summer of Neaux Claires

Joey Grihalva

September 26, 2019

It's official. The North American music festival market is oversaturated. Over the last two years it has reached a tipping point, as a swath of festivals have either bowed out or been left on indefinite hiatus....

New “high-end cocktail lounge,” The Public Pool, coming to former 1983 Arcade Bar space

Matt Wild

September 10, 2019

UPDATE: Despite the information presented at Tuesday's meeting, business owner Edward DeShazer tells us the name and concept of the bar at 1110 N. Old World Third St. will be different. "That was our original c...

Dead Horses singer Sarah Vos talks about upcoming show with The Who, headlining Pabst Theater, what’s to come

Tyler Maas

September 6, 2019

Dead Horses singer, guitarist, and founding member Sarah Vos continually tours the country to play concerts at bars, theaters, festivals, amphitheaters, and everywhere in between. Before her up-and-coming Ameri...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 2, 2019

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Though the seasonal shift essentially puts a nine-month ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Greatness never sleeps at Nessun Dorma

Matt Wild

August 28, 2019

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Tucked Away: Mexic 103 bolsters Cudahy’s reputation for Mexican fare

Tyler Maas

August 28, 2019

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

5 public art controversies from Milwaukee’s past (and present)

Matt Wild

August 27, 2019

Art, as we all know, is in the eye of beholder. But so too is the purpose of art. What is art supposed to do? Inspire? Memorialize? Provoke? Decorate? "Start a conversation"? Here are five examples of recent Mi...

My First Band: Chris Conley (Saves The Day)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 23, 2019

Technically, Chris Conley has only been in one band in his life—and what a band it is! In their 20-plus years as a band, Saves The Day has toured the world many times over, released nine studio albums, and made...

My flight was delayed, so I wandered around Mitchell Airport listening to the new Bon Iver album

Joey Grihalva

August 21, 2019

I am the type of music fan who prefers to listen to a new album with "virgin ears," uninterrupted and in the intended sequence. Because of this, I tend to avoid pre-release singles like the plague. I also try t...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: August 19-25

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 19, 2019

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...

A Milwaukee bar will host Big Boy Fest this weekend

Tyler Maas

August 19, 2019

Big Boy still holds a special place in Milwaukee’s heart. At one point, the classic burger chain and diner boasted more than 1,000 locations nationwide, and over 60 of those were Marc’s Big Boy restaurants. The...

Hear Devils Teeth’s Mondo Lucha anthem, “Mondo Lucha”

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2019

Last September, Mondo Lucha decided to celebrate 10 years of high-flying lucha libre wrestling in Milwaukee by inviting an all-star cast of area musicians to perform in a project simply called "Supergroup." The...

MKE Music Rewind: The Scarring Party, ‘Losing Teeth’

Matt Wild

August 15, 2019

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. It's funny how music designed to sound out-of-time can end up perfec...

Merry Figgsmas! An oral history of the Midwest’s love affair with The Figgs

Erin Dorbin

August 7, 2019

The Figgs have been a motivating and binding force in the Wisconsin/Midwest music scene for over two decades. They travel exclusively to satiate the Wisconsin audiences with multiple back-to-back shows every fe...

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