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December 18, 2014

Though we're quick to joke about ever-occupied Myles Coyne and his 600 bands, it's not really that much of an exaggeration. As the Riverwest troubadour, label owner, avid promoter, festival co-creator, and memb...

Tracklist: 10 final Bar Rescue takeaways

December 17, 2014

And so it’s come to this. Okay, so it’s not quite Woodward and Bernstein-level journalism. No, we didn’t compile an irrefutable report that a Heisman trophy candidate’s deceased girlfriend never existed, nor di...

3-D Bud Selig hologram, “Selig Experience” coming to Miller Park in 2015

December 15, 2014

The Milwaukee Brewers’ 2015 season may be approximately 8,000 years away, but that doesn’t mean we can’t dream of green grass, golden-brown hot dogs, and the dulcet tones of Robert G. Uecker calling the game. H...

Extra Points: The Green Bay-Buffalo connection

December 12, 2014

On paper, the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills couldn't be more different. One franchise owns four Lombardi Trophies, as the other is best known for losing four consecutive Super Bowls. Since the Brett Favre...

The 15 best Milwaukee music videos of 2014

December 11, 2014

This year was an incredibly bountiful year in Milwaukee music. Meanwhile, the utter success of the 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival suggests the city is coming into its own, both in the ability of locals to capture...

The 25 best Milwaukee albums of 2014

December 8, 2014

If the sign of a deliriously overstuffed and overwhelming year in local music is the almost paralyzing difficulty in ranking it all come year’s end, then 2014 was one for the books. The number of assured, accom...

Tracklist: 12 Bar Rescue takeaways

December 8, 2014

// It finally happened. Months after revealing Spike TV “reality” series Bar Rescue was scouting locations in the city, then subsequently breaking the news of what bar would be featured on the show and when...

Watch two ridiculous clips from Bar Rescue’s Y-Not III/Nick’s House episode

December 5, 2014

Are we really running another post about Bar Rescue’s upcoming Y-Not III/Nick’s House episode? To paraphrase BR host John Taffer, “YOU’RE GODDAMN RIGHT WE ARE!!! NOW COME DOWNSTAIRS FOR A STAFF MEETING!!!” Yes,...

The Midwestern Charm go on date from hell in video for “General Drag”

December 5, 2014

If there’s one theme running through The Midwestern Charm’s thoroughly enjoyable 2014 album Growing Pains, it’s the difficulties in grappling with the humdrum realities and low-level indignities of adulthood. N...

Meat Greeter’s debut doubles as Jordan Maye’s goodbye

December 4, 2014

Thursday will be an evening of introductions at Mad Planet. Migo will unveil its debut album, Napkin Back. Not only will the show also be an album release show for Meat Greeter, it will serve as the young proje...

Johnny Beehner brings his homegrown humor out on the road

December 3, 2014

It's a quiet November afternoon in a residential neighborhood tucked between high-traffic causeways in Waukesha. Inside his two-story suburban homestead, Johnny Beehner holds his infant son in one arm while ...

Exclusive: Hear two songs off Migo’s bonkers debut, Napkin Back

December 2, 2014

Migo is a hard band to reduce to a single genre. Its Facebook page describes the eclectic Milwaukee quartet as “Lost Dog Fan-Fiction” and “Piñata Rock.” As nonsensical as those descriptors sound, we can’t offer...

Tracklist: 8 pop-culture institutions with Milwaukee ties

December 1, 2014

// In the bright, gleaming Milwaukee of the 21st century, the only thing more tired than huffing about how the city is so much more than beer and cheese is, well, claiming the city is nothing more than beer...

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

December 1, 2014

December is a time for celebration. As publications prepare to roll out their lists of best albums, concerts, and more artistic efforts brought forth during the last 11 months, the calendar year’s cold conclusi...

Extra Points: 5 more Aaron Rodgers post-game beverages

November 28, 2014

Last Sunday’s 24-21 Packers victory over the Vikings in Minneapolis was a rather unexciting affair compared to the two consecutive routes in which Green Bay scored more than 50 points. One of the few highlights...

A-side/B-side: Should Miller Park field more local entertainment options?

November 26, 2014

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

Summertime Dudes return for benefit gig, “huge milkers”

November 24, 2014

Milwaukee tribute band The Summertime Dudes doesn't take the stage for just anything. Though the all-star cock-rockers are usually busy enjoying the fruits of their robust catalog of solid gold '70s and '80s cl...

Extra Points: 15 Wisconsin athletes turned awful actors

November 21, 2014

If you were anywhere within the Wisconsin state border yesterday and had access to a computer, radio or television, you almost certainly learned the Hollywood gossip about Green Bay Packers players Clay Matthew...

Tracklist: 8 Milwaukee reinventions we’d welcome