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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?

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

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 ...

A-side/B-side: Is this year’s Summerfest lineup any good?

May 21, 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...

Direct Hit! overcomes the wrath of Brainless God

May 21, 2014

It could be argued that Direct Hit! is Milwaukee’s biggest band. The quartet routinely tours both throughout the U.S. and internationally in support of some of punk’s most notable modern acts. It has earned eve...

Milwaukee Record’s 2014 summer festival guide

May 20, 2014

The Milwaukee calendar can be split into two sections: the bullshit part that everyone hates (a.k.a. winter), and festival season. Yes, for four months out of the year, Milwaukee is a joyous, wonderful place st...

Tracklist: 9 ways to entertain Milwaukee visitors this summer

Rachel Seis

May 19, 2014

Hot damn, summer’s on its way. After roughly 27 months of cowering in the bleakness of winter, it’s time for Milwaukee residents to emerge from the darkness, rub their bleary eyes, and focus on warmer days and ...

Deer Diary: 6 Milwaukee Bucks lottery losers

May 16, 2014

Following the worst season in franchise history and the sale of the team (which was approved this week, by the way!), the exciting new era of Milwaukee Bucks basketball begins with a game of chance. As one of 1...

A-side/B-side: Does the Milwaukee music scene have a “glass ceiling”?

May 14, 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. Matt Wild:...

Stand-Up Cinema brings comedy to classics

May 13, 2014

Movie buffs can confirm that Back To The Future finished five whole weeks of filming before Eric Stoltz was ultimately replaced by Michael J. Fox in the role of Marty McFly, forever altering the timeline of the...

“In your face, Milwaukee!” 11 classic Milwaukee insults

May 12, 2014

Milwaukeeans have long known that the city they call home is a wonderful place. A city faced with plenty of challenges, yes, but a wonderful place. But to many outsiders (and more than a few insiders), Milwauke...

Extra Points: 16 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix tweets

May 9, 2014

With the 21st pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers set out to improve its under-performing (and M.D. Jennings-less) secondary that dragged the team down to the 25th ranked defense last season by ta...

Kyle Kinane slays in endearing Shank showing

May 7, 2014

Among comedy nerds, Kyle Kinane is already a modern deity of sorts. Since 2010, the suburban Chicago native’s popularity has seen a significant uptick, largely due to his hilarious debut album Death Of The Part...

Tracklist: 16 recommended Twitter unfollows

May 5, 2014

Twitter can be daunting. Literally every nanosecond of every day, somebody somewhere feels compelled to expend between one and 140 characters tweeting about something–anything–they want to express that particul...

Milwaukee’s best: Talking beer with local musician-bartenders

May 1, 2014

For many Milwaukee musicians, pursuing their passion isn’t enough to pay the bills—an additional day and/or night job is needed. (Note: This is true for most non-musicians, as well.) So what better gig to pursu...

Watch the Super 8 video for Altos’ “Never Named”

April 29, 2014

Altos’ self-titled 2011 debut is a record that still hums and reverberates three years on, filling the air with a post-rock din that alternates between plainly gorgeous and deeply unnerving. It’s a record that ...

Tracklist: 10 beers* to avoid during Milwaukee Beer Week

April 28, 2014

Unofficially, every week of the year is Beer Week in Milwaukee. Between the staggering number of drinking establishments, ever-present standing among the drunkest cities in America on inane lists, rampant local...

Nobody cares what you think about Ryan Braun

April 25, 2014

When Ryan Braun stepped to the plate for his first at-bat this season—his first Miller Park plate appearance since serving a 65-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s performance enhancing drug p...

The cheap buzz of “Bring PBR Home”