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Cash grab or unfinished business? Examining Outkast’s (temporary?) return

July 1, 2014

“If you don’t know us by now,” Andre 3000 yells, from underneath his alien sunglasses and silver wig as his horn section vamps behind him, “You probably never will.”In that moment, the crowd comes unglued. ...

Tracklist: 14 weird moments from Summerfest 2014 (so far)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 30, 2014

And on the sixth day, Summerfest rested. Yes, today is Summerfest’s day off, a day for relaxation, contemplation, and probably a good delousing. Nearly half of the Big Gig ’14 is behind us, with only six more ...

Off Base: A bevy of bad Brewers bobbleheads

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2014

People love bobbleheads. The Milwaukee Brewers were among the first teams in Major League Baseball to realize that an oversized, spring-mounted head propped atop a tiny body translated into butts in seats. For ...

Celebrate our 200th post with 100 MORE things to do in Milwaukee

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 27, 2014

On May 13, 2014, we celebrated our 100th post with 100 highly specific things to do in the greatest city on Earth: Milwaukee. Now, just over a month later, we’ve arrived at our 200th post, which means it’s time...

Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn talks breakout year, coming full circle

Matt Wild

June 26, 2014

Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso have just landed at Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport. “A preemptive apology: We might have to stop and restart this interview,” Sanborn says. “We’r...

Review: Pre-Recorded Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2014

Without fail, it’s on the schedule every year. No, not I’m not referring to “Joan Jett & The Blackhearts” or “Wayne & Wingnut - Red Hot Chili Puppets”—though they are, too. Along with more than 700 band...

Milwaukee Record’s Summerfest guide…guide

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2014

It’s here. After 50-plus weeks away from the lakefront, Summerfest has returned. By now, you’ve already figured out the performers you’re absolutely going to see, and committed those stages and set times to mem...

Milwaukee Record’s Summerfest survival tips

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2014

Face it, Summerfest can be expensive and annoying. Short of avoiding it altogether, there’s no hope of fully evading the soul-dulling pang that flanks the (arguably) worthwhile enjoyment the massive Milwaukee f...

Tracklist: 11+ shows taking on Summerfest

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2014

Like most Milwaukeeans, we have a love-hate relationship with Summerfest. We love the immense assemblage of national and local talent the Big Gig brings, the exponential rise in our PizzaCone consumption, the f...

Summer Soulstice 2014: A minute-by-minute recap

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 23, 2014

The East Side’s annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival is meant to ring in the first day of summer with music, food, drinks, and that one guy who always shows up to this thing carrying a giant lizard. All of th...

15 shows to look forward to this summer (non-Summerfest edition)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 19, 2014

It’s finally here! Following an especially brutal Wisconsin winter and a bipolor spring season, summer makes its long-awaited return this weekend. Sure, we’ve had to endure more than a few “it’s not the heat, i...

Decent! Turner Hall to screen Trailer Park Boys’ Countdown To Liquor Day July 25

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2014

With a brand-new season of the recently revived Canadian cult television show Trailer Park Boys headed to Netflix this fall, Turner Hall decided screening Countdown To Liquor Day—the 2009 TPB feature-length fil...

Breadfest is back with more bands, venues, days in second year (UPDATES)

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2014

Last year, the inaugural Breadfest brazenly took on Summerfest and saw 21 bands that were either in the Breadking DIY music collective or just other Big Gig snubs take part in a two-day, six-venue festival in R...

Defying “Dirty Dining” at No. 1 Chinese

Tyler Maas

June 13, 2014

By the time you finish reading this sentence, you will have ingested 20 milligrams of fecal matter. Okay, maybe that’s not accurate (THAT’S A HARD MAYBE!), but there’s no denying that most of us consume some pr...

I failed Red Rock Saloon’s “Unforgiven Challenge”

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2014

I’ve always been able to eat a lot. Even before I was a love-handled and beer-gutted walking (with some discomfort) Wisconsin male stereotype, I could always put away more food than those around me—usually at a...

Tony Memmel to compete in VH1 contest

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2014

Star-making television contests are far from guarantees of fame and fortune for the winning musicians—just ask American Idol champs Fantasia Barrino, Ruben Studdard, and Lee DeWyze; or Making The Band participa...

VISIT Milwaukee’s “You Gotta Be Here” video is hilariously awful

Matt Wild

June 6, 2014

Back in 2008, a strange video surfaced online called “This Is My Milwaukee.” The 11-minute clip was an upbeat tourism video touting the many benefits of the Brew City, hosted by an agreeably accented man named ...

Where to go (and what to see) at Friday’s Bay View Gallery Night

Matt Wild

June 4, 2014

For the past few years, Made In Milwaukee’s semi-annual Bay View Gallery Night has taken the tried and true citywide art exhibition and whittled it down to a single neighborhood. By staging many of its exhibits...

A-side/B-side: Does Milwaukee need more all-ages venues?

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.Tyler Maas...

Lakeshore Chinooks season preview

Tyler Maas

May 27, 2014

It’s safe to say that baseball season is in full swing. The Brewers are about a third of the way through the year. Rickie Weeks has already experienced his hot streak that inevitably precedes his season-ending ...