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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

Tyler Maas

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 18, 2014

// You don’t have to be a hot-shit real estate developer or a car-loathing urban enthusiast to know Downtown Milwaukee is on the verge of some major changes. As rounded up in a comprehensive Milwaukee Magaz...

5 late period Interpol songs as good as anything from the first 2 albums

Andrew Winistorfer

November 13, 2014

No matter if you bought their first EP before Pitchfork reviewed it, or if you got on board for their major label debut, it’s an accepted fact that Interpol peaked—as a band, as a brand, as a way of life—on the...

Third annual Mad Planet Ugly Sweater Holiday Party lineup, date announced

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2014

After last week’s mid-term elections, the onslaught of annoying commercials subtly shifted from pointed political slam ads to overtly obnoxious televised, broadcasted, and subliminally planted reminders that th...

Tracklist: 20 bands that played Milwaukee before breaking out

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 10, 2014

// Saturday night, Interpol will play a sold-out Pabst Theater show. Even though the seminal New York indie-rock mainstay isn’t exactly a frequent Milwaukee visitor, the band is no stranger to local venues....

Man catches extra point: The Mike Pantazis story

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2014

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears have one of the longest and most iconic rivalries in all of professional sports. Over the years, the match-up has yielded no shortage of memorable occurrences. Just looki...

Kind of like the time Seth MacFarlane was at Lucille’s Piano Bar…

Matt Wild

November 7, 2014

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • It’s been a crazy few weeks for Milwaukee: a contentious election, speculation on the loca...

Matt Werner finds validation, happiness on stage

Tyler Maas

November 6, 2014

Matt Werner’s introduction to stand-up came by less-than-flattering means. But now more than a year removed from his drunken, material-free introduction to the art form at an East Side open mic, he’s caught the...

A-side/B-side: Should there be stricter audience “rules” at shows?

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 5, 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: I...

Bob Odenkirk unleashes literary laughs at Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

November 5, 2014

For more than three decades Bob Odenkirk has amassed an absolutely unfuckwithable comedic résumé that includes co-starring on Mr. Show, writing for SNL, penning dozens of TV and film’s most irreverent comedies,...

Catacombz will play its final show December 6

Tyler Maas

November 5, 2014

For close to 10 years, Milwaukee psych-rock outfit Catacombz has been a staple of the local music scene. Formed when most of the members were still teenagers, the band toured extensively, released a series of g...

First Impression: Tornado Brewing Company

Tyler Maas

November 4, 2014

Brewing is in its golden age. No matter when you’re reading this sentence, there are currently more varieties and brands of beer on Earth being produced by more brewers of all skill levels than ever before. Eve...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 3, 2014

By the time the novelty of the leaves changing colors wears off, your Halloween costume is put away, and you reach the annual realization that you don’t actually like pumpkin beers, it’s already November. Once ...

Halloween Comedy Show is set to scare up some laughs

Tyler Maas

October 31, 2014

Long after one’s acceptable trick-or-treating years have elapsed, Halloween weekend remains intriguing in adulthood because it offers a hiatus from all things ordinary. It grants a grace period from behaving as...

Dave Chappelle (and Milwaukee) triumph at Pabst Theater

Matt Wild

October 28, 2014

Two questions dominated the conversation leading up to Dave Chappelle’s three-night, six-show stint at Pabst Theater, so let’s just get them out of the way: Q: Would Chappelle—somewhat notorious in recent ye...

Extra Points: Milwaukee Record’s completely arbitrary NFL city rankings

Tyler Maas

October 24, 2014

Despite their differing performance, the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints have been two very similar organizations this season. Each are perennial NFC favorites who usually rely on their Hall Of Fame-ca...

A Monday in Cudahy: My third-shift bar crawl

Tyler Maas

October 23, 2014

There’s no getting around it: Cudahy is Milwaukee’s punching bag. If you live anywhere in southeastern Wisconsin, you’ve undoubtedly heard dozens of jokes, putdowns, and generalizations cast in the direction of...

Burnhearts, Three Floyds partner for inaugural “Punk House Kegger Party” November 12

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2014

Hop-heads and punkers alike have reason to rejoice. In an effort to fill that cruel show-free gap that sits between the Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party each June and the annual February street celebration that...

Tracklist: 15 random “best of Milwaukee” awards we’d like to see

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 20, 2014

Along with cooler weather and a never-ending parade of people who can’t stop talking about how much they love this time of year, autumn in Milwaukee means one thing: awards season. Yes, October and November are...

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