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April 27, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Are we really going to talk about the "People's Flag of Milwaukee" again, a m...

Midwest Gaming Classic powers up with new events, new location

April 11, 2018

"The Midwest Gaming Classic is a trade show, but we're really a social trade show. It's less about finding out about products, and more about coming to the show and finding people." So says Dan Loosen, co-or...

A comprehensive guide to Milwaukee Day events and deals

April 9, 2018

It’s been less than 10 years since a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and turned that laughable coincidence into a full-blown ...

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

April 2, 2018

April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season begins, the first full month of spring is upon us, and rampant festival announcements combine with extended daylight and occasional days of unseasonable w...

Bob Uecker survived a deadly spider bite and he has pictures of the open wound on his phone

March 23, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • One of Milwaukee's most hallowed traditions isn't the return of festival seas...

Here’s Midwest Gaming Classic 2018’s music lineup

March 20, 2018

In 2001, two guys started a small show “to celebrate the Atari Jaguar” at a Boy Scout Service Center that drew about 100 gaming enthusiasts. Since that unheralded outset, the event—which was later named Midwest...

Join us at Company Brewing for the official Milwaukee Day Showcase

March 6, 2018

It’s been less than 10 years since a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and turned that laughable coincidence into a full-blown ...

8 (more) couples in Milwaukee bands

February 12, 2018

Love is in the air. Even if you don’t buy into the fabricated sham holiday that is Valentine’s Day, the sheer volume of mushy, emotional stuff permeating your senses the second week of each February causes even...

Faux Fiction sheds and shreds in “Skin” music video

January 4, 2018

Milwaukee musicians don't seem to be wasting any time starting 2018 on a strong note. Adding to the handful of post-New Year releases and album announcements we've already seen in this young year is Faux Fictio...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide

December 27, 2017

It’s been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between the celebrity deaths, frightening political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Sunday, mu...

What the hell, here are some more Milwaukee-made holiday songs

December 26, 2017

Almost every December of Milwaukee Record's existence, we've rounded up a mess of amazingly tolerable local songs that are helping to improve the predominately terrible holiday music genre. This year was no dif...

Happy holidays, Milwaukee. Here are a bunch of restaurant openings and closings

December 22, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hey! Christmas break is kinda-sorta here! Why are you looking at the internet...

Exclusive stream: The Bang Bang crosses into new, improved creative territory with ‘Bridges’

November 15, 2017

When we last checked in with The Bang Bang way back in early 2015, the young Milwaukee blues rock outfit was preparing to release its self-titled debut album. Since then, the quartet has become a regular on the...

Hey Milwaukee! Get your band out of town and check out these 5 Racine/Kenosha venues

DJ Hostettler

October 5, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); Stop us if this sounds familiar: you're in a hot-shit up-and-coming Milwaukee band. You work a day job because it's not like someone's bankrolling you, so you don't get to tour as much...

Guns N’ Roses, Andrew W.K., and 14 more standout fall shows

September 18, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); Do you like fall? Of course you do. Do you like shows? Yep. Here are 16 shows to see this fall. Friday, September 22 Twin Brother + Abby Jeanne, Dramatic Lovers @ Anodyne Coffee's ...

Avoid analysis this season with the “Milwaukee Record Halftime Show” concert series

September 5, 2017

Football is back! As the green and gold prepare for another season on the field, fans are beginning to formulate their game day viewing plans. It's no secret that Milwaukee has no shortage of great places to ba...

Hi Hat is turning 20! Here’s who’s playing its block party

August 8, 2017

Brady Street has changed a great deal since the late '90s. Though the East Side thoroughfare has experienced frequent turnover, rampant competition, and has been forced to cater to the the city's ever-changing ...

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

August 1, 2017

Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Though the vast majority of the city’s festivals...

52 things to do in Milwaukee during the 52 remaining days of summer