Here’s the MishMash Fest 2015 lineup

One event we failed to mention in our otherwise thorough and exhaustive Summer Festival Guide was MishMash Fest. Since The Fatty Acids unofficially christened the inaugural event with an amp fire back in 2011, ...

Here’s the Breadfest 2015 lineup

Doesn’t it seem like Breadfest has been around forever? Though the concept of an eclectic cluster of local and regional acts taking to an abundance of bars and clubs in Riverwest in mid-to-late summer seems so ...

Is the Bucks arena deal on “life support”?

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 ...

Here’s the Bandsketball 2015 bracket

Last year's inaugural Bandsketball tournament was nothing short of a rousing success. Musicians hailing from all corners of Milwaukee and a number of different genres came together in Riverwest on the courts at...

Bandsketball returns for a second year

Last year’s inaugural Bandsketball tournament brought a wide variety of Milwaukee bands and rappers—32 in total—to the courts at the corner of Center and Fratney streets in Riverwest to determine which group of...

Reflecting on Milwaukee Record’s first year

On April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record officially launched. In some ways, it's amazing a year has already elapsed since that day that found Matt Wild and I repeatedly messaging one another variations of "Holy shit!...