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Damn! Wisconsin ranks third on bullshit Reddit swearing list

July 16, 2014

Holy shit! From Redditor “Niehaus” comes some fucking interesting news that Reddit users in Wisconsin love the hell out of swearing. A pair of specific-ass graphs ranked swearing per subscriber in comments of 1...

Relive the Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party with this awesome video

Matt Wild

July 16, 2014

Is it too early to be reminiscing about summer 2014? Probably, but a snap of unseasonably cool weather has us thinking back to a time when we were young, idealistic, and a little bit warmer. You know, like last...

WC Tank announces new album, premieres new song/video

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2014

Save for occasional one-off shows in town, Milwaukee rapper, filmmaker, and visuals wizard WC Tank has kept things pretty quiet musically speaking since shortly after the release of Kisscry Patina some 18 month...

Spend a minute with the video for Heavy Hand’s “David Bowie Wants To Steal Your Baby”

Matt Wild

July 15, 2014

There was a time when music videos blurred the line between video and short film—think of all those ridiculous videos from Michael Jackson’s Dangerous—though there’s something to be said for videos that get in ...

Bandsketball preps for second round

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2014

And then there were 17. After starting June 22 to accommodate bands embarking on tour, the opening round of the 32-band three-on-three Bandsketball MKE tournament is finally (almost) complete. Calamity Janes An...

Tracklist: 14+ instances of “LeBron-ing” in Wisconsin sports

Tyler Maas

July 14, 2014

Unless you rely on Milwaukee Record as your only source of sports-related news (which you shouldn’t do), you’ve surely learned of LeBron James’ somewhat surprising decision to opt out of his contract with the r...

Exclusive: Stream Jay Joslyn’s new EP, Here! I Live Here!

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 14, 2014

Who is Jay Joslyn? Local music fans may better know this under-the-radar solo artist from his contributions as drummer of area folk fixture Ugly Brothers, or singer (sometimes into a telephone receiver) of oddb...

Our weird, wonderful weekend of local music

Tyler Maas

July 14, 2014

In the wake of a massive music festival that brought hundreds of acts from all corners of the country (and beyond) to town, it would have been totally understandable for Milwaukee to lay low and keep things qui...

851,879 people enjoyed Summerfest this year (and 181,758 enjoyed those mini donuts)

Matt Wild

July 11, 2014

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • As much as we love Summerfest (and as much as we love continuing the tradition of gently m...

Looking inward with Performing For Cyclops at Pitch Project gallery

July 11, 2014

Earlier this year, Mike Brenner unveiled his own happy utopia: a huge Walker’s Point warehouse dedicated to his two lifelong loves of beer and art. Yes, the newly opened Brenner Brewing also houses The Pitch Pr...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival announces lineup

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2014

Milwaukee’s comedy scene is truly hitting its stride right now. However, Milwaukee Comedy Festival was way ahead of the game, showcasing stand-up comics, improv troupes, and sketch groups from around the region...

All-improvised Argopelter trusts its instincts

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2014

When Milwaukee trio Argopelter begins its debut performance this Saturday, it will be the first time anybody at Club Garibaldi—or anywhere else for that matter—will hear that particular song. And yes, “anybody”...

Watch Dana Coppafeel, SPEAK Easy, and Klassik in the video for “Wait”

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 10, 2014

What happens when Milwaukee rappers Dana Coppafeel, SPEAK Easy, and Klassik get together for a night on the town? If the new video for “Wait” is any indication, they hang out in photo booths, bowl a few games, ...

The Disclaimer: Local media, Bar Louie dress codes, and living room shows

Matt Wild

July 10, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

It’s time to establish some rules for using (or not using) cell phones at concerts

Matt Wild

July 10, 2014

A few weeks ago, mere hours before Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds took the stage at Milwaukee Theater, I made a joke about the show on Twitter: “MKE drinking game: Take a shot for every Nick Cave picture you see i...

Milwaukee welcomes Welcome To Night Vale to Pabst Theater

Rob Wieland

July 10, 2014

Radio shows were once a dying art form rarely heard outside of scratchy compilation CDs and community theater one-offs. The rise of podcasting, however, introduced a new format for narrative radio and got a new...

Exclusive: Stream Comedic Release Vol. 2

Tyler Maas

July 9, 2014

Believe it or not, Milwaukee comedy is in the midst of a renaissance. Besides area humorists landing opening gigs for noted touring acts like Michael Ian Black, Kumail Nanjiani, and Kyle Kinane at traditional v...

Joseph Huber goes it alone on The Hanging Road

Jared Blohm

July 8, 2014

Joseph Huber is a solitary craftsman. The Milwaukee musician and woodworker works alone, unburdened by time or a clouded vision. Whether he’s constructing a song or a piece of furniture, Huber dismantles rec...

Here’s the lineup for the 2014 Brady Street Festival

Matt Wild

July 8, 2014

The lumbering beast known as Godzilla Summerfest has finally lumbered back into Lake Michigan, content to slumber for another year while plotting the destruction of the city more great music and entertainment f...

Sylvan Esso to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon July 9

Matt Wild

July 7, 2014

Sylvan Esso may hail from Durham, North Carolina, but the hot-as-shit two-piece electro act has some serious Milwaukee connections. Nick Sanborn, of course, is a former Milwaukeean and former member of the gone...

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