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50 Cent vodka signing at Oak Creek Woodman’s: A minute-by-minute recap

July 30, 2015

Remember when the news broke that 50 Cent would be signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek Woodman’s? Of course you do. Remember when everyone asked, “Why is 50 Cent signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek ...

Death From Above 1979 comes to life at Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

July 30, 2015

It's been a while since Death From Above 1979 played in Milwaukee. To be more specific, it's been 10 and a quarter years since the Canadian "dance-punk" duo dropped by Mad Planet for a weeknight performance tha...

On The Record Episode 29: Juiceboxxx

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 29, 2015

You know him, you love him, and even if you don’t, you probably have an opinion about him anyway. Yes, this week host Matt Wild sat down and chatted with the one and only Juiceboxxx. The 28-year-old rapper has ...

I tented out inside Miller Park and it was fun and weird

Matt Wild

July 28, 2015

I have a shameful confession to make: I haven’t been to a single Brewers game this year. Yes, the team is mostly a mess and the season is a lost cause, but Miller Park is one of my favorite Milwaukee destinatio...

Watch Twin Brother’s “Fire Fire Fire” music video, filmed at Club Garibaldi

Tyler Maas

July 24, 2015

Last August, Twin Brother came to true local music consciousness with its second album, Swallow The Anchor. By years end, the emotional opus to adolescence earned lofty placement on nearly every Milwaukee publi...

Tracklist: 62 things to do in the 62 remaining days of summer

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2015

As we slowly crawl into the dog days of summer, it’s tempting to simply stay inside, crank the AC, and watch Richie Rich on Netflix or whatever. But no! This is Milwaukee! Home of the insanely long winters and ...

Comedian J.J. Harris comes clean about going dirty

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2015

No matter how you cut it, stand-up comedy isn't easy. That said, you're unlikely to have a smoother entrance to this altogether difficult art form than Christian comedy. Just ask Milwaukee comic "Loveable Mr." ...

We went to Scott Walker’s presidential announcement and this is what we saw

Tea Krulos

July 14, 2015

Photos by Wendy Schreier, captions by Tea Krulos The Waukesha County Fair opens its gates tomorrow, and similar to how the Stones warmed up the Summerfest grounds, Scott Walker—now an official 2016 preside...

Some questions (and answers) for last night’s glorious “Weird Al” show at Summerfest

Matt Wild

July 5, 2015

“Weird Al” Yankovic is a national treasure. The wild-and-wacky song parodist has been lightly skewering popular music (and culture) for more than 30 years, turning radio hits of yesteryear into songs about food...

Obsoletes return for two-show reunion

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2015

Even the snobbiest Milwaukee music historian wouldn’t fault you for not knowing who the Obsoletes were. After all, two-thirds of the band’s members lived upwards of 100 miles outside Milwaukee for the vast majo...

Peter Mulvey wrote a song for Charleston, and it’s spreading

Matt Wild

June 22, 2015

The way in which we, the rank and file citizens of the United States, react to mass shootings in this country has become depressingly predictable. Our initial feelings of shock and grief almost instantly give w...

Belle And Sebastian, Courtney Barnett leave Pabst Theater dancing, wanting more

Matt Wild

June 22, 2015

There were multiple moments during Friday night’s Belle And Sebastian show at the Pabst Theater when it was possible to mistake the proceedings for a ribald comedy show instead of a rock concert. “One of the an...

Is the Bucks arena deal on “life support”?

Matt Wild

June 19, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hot off pondering the great teenage-Redditor question of why a woman can hit ...

Old Earth treads new ground in California

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2015

Since New Berlin native Todd Umhoefer moved back to the region in 2012 after two years in San Francisco, the mastermind of experimental folk project Old Earth locked himself away in his downtown Milwaukee studi...

Kyle Dunnigan somewhat entertains a patchwork Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

June 12, 2015

Kyle Dunnigan is a tough sell at the ballroom level. Though the comic's work is certainly recognizable, the fact that the best known components of his comic catalog come in the form of a little-known character ...

I finally saw The Rocky Horror Picture Show with a live cast at the Oriental Theater

Matt Wild

June 11, 2015

Prior to last month, I had seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show only once, when I was 15. My friends and I were gathered in the wood-paneled basement of the only girl who would give us the time of day, watching m...

No longer new in town, John Mulaney slays in hilarious Milwaukee return

Tyler Maas

June 1, 2015

Former Saturday Night Live head writer John Mulaney's uproariously funny 2012 special New In Town is on the short list of the best hours of comedy captured on tape in recent memory. The intensely quotable—"OHH!...

Walt Hamburger’s preparation meets opportunity

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2015

Walt Lontkowski—better known to Wisconsin punk aficionados as "Walt Hamburger"—is in the midst of a "rock and roll fantasy camp" moment. The Appleton area musician (who went to elementary school in Riverwest) i...

Taco Tuesday Of Reckoning: I ate at every Milwaukee Taco Bell in 8 hours

Tyler Maas

May 14, 2015

What constitutes a hero? Heroes aren’t born. Heroes are made. A hero is fashioned from bravery put to use when times get tough, harvested from experience incurred on the field of battle, and nourished by the ad...

Milwaukee Psych Fest returns to Cactus Club, brings Feck out of retirement

Cal Roach

May 13, 2015

Like most pop culture terminology, the meaning of “psychedelic” has changed over the years. As a description of music, it entered the lexicon a half-century ago as a drug reference. Nowadays, it might have no c...

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