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Let’s talk about saving the Riverwest Public House

March 22, 2018

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers who never actually played a game with the Milwaukee Brewers

Kyle Lobner

March 19, 2018

Spring Training is a time for optimism across Major League Baseball. It’s a time to teams to come together and dream of career years, breakouts campaigns, and resurgences. Every camp is full of guys looking for...

They Might Be Giants bring damn good times to Pabst Theater

Matt Wild

March 17, 2018

"My excellence at parkour might be unexpected / At the age of 58, it comes as quite a surprise." So sings John Flansburgh on the title track to They Might Be Giants' new album, I Like Fun. It's a typically oddb...

Who’s to blame for the closing of Wolf Peach?

Matt Wild

March 16, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • First, the facts: Popular farm-to-table restaurant Wolf Peach, 1818 N. Hubbar...

Hot Snakes were worth the wait in Mad Planet (and Milwaukee) debut

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2018

"When's the last time Hot Snakes played in Milwaukee?" guitarist John Reis asked a full Mad Planet as the band prepared to play Thursday night. "Never before, so we'll never be here again. Let's make the most o...

Bob Uecker once wrecked his buddy’s new car, and it was glorious

Nick Olig

March 7, 2018

Bob Uecker didn't hit a home run in September of 1967, but his buddy Clete did. And that was good enough for Ueck. Some background: A Honda dealership in Atlanta was running a promotion for the players in th...

FOX6 woke up to some UFOs that turned out to be a giant flock of seagulls

Matt Wild

March 2, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Every weekday from 4:30 a.m. until 9 a.m., FOX6 WakeUp does its best to enter...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 1, 2018

March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons, a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and ...

7 Milwaukee companies that definitely won’t get naming rights to the new Bucks arena

Matt Wild

February 28, 2018

UPDATE (7/26/18): It's Fiserv Forum. UPDATE (4/23/18): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the naming rights are "imminent," and that they will go to a "local company with a national presence." Here are s...

Steve Aoki shows love for Milwaukee, Steve Aoki at The Rave

Dan Agacki

February 22, 2018

While making the slow cruise to park outside The Rave on Wednesday night, herds of twenty-somethings made their way to the venue—guys in tank tops and girls just in bras, for some reason. It may seem like an od...

Apply now to create a new mural for Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild

February 20, 2018

Since opening in September 2016, the East Side's Black Cat Alley has seen its fair share of controversy. Adam Stoner's "Devontay"—which depicted a black man in an orange prison jumpsuit—immediately came under f...

My cheesy valentine: A romantic, $150-per-couple dinner at Mars Cheese Castle

Zach Brooke

February 16, 2018

Kenosha's Mars Cheese Castle is many things to many people. To locals, it's a tourist trap infused with notes of ironic Wisconsin pride. For out-of-towners meandering through America's Dairyland, it's the last ...

Von Trier’s grand re-opening party is Thursday and it involves complimentary beer and food

Matt Wild

February 13, 2018

The story so far: Back in August, Von Trier owners John and Cindy Sidoff announced they would be closing their beloved German bar and reopening it as an "upscale cocktail lounge." Milwaukee was not impressed, a...

Once un-Herd of, there’s a fun new pro hoops team in Oshkosh

Nick Olig

February 9, 2018

Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh was packed with Wisconsin Herd fans at a nearly full capacity on Saturday, February 3. A daylong snowstorm caused a few patches of empty seats, but the rest of us were treated ...

7 pre-World War II ads from Milwaukee companies (and the stories behind them)

Catherine Jozwik

February 8, 2018

Today, it seems like the Geico gecko is the height of clever advertising campaigns. While some ads and commercials are arguably comical and memorable today, gone are the days when ads appeared solely on the bac...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Real Chili remains the city’s great comfort food

Matt Wild

February 7, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Johanna Rose and friends reimagine the relevance of Woody Guthrie with GuthrieUNCOVERED

Matt Wild

February 6, 2018

"I chose to 'uncover' Woody Guthrie because I felt his music was particularly relevant given today's political climate." So says Johanna Rose, curator of GuthrieUNCOVERED, coming to Turner Hall Ballroom Frid...

Holy Shit! once booked a tour around trying out for ‘The Price Is Right’

Tyler Maas

February 2, 2018

Both tonight and on February 5, Riverside Theater will host a live rendition of The Price Is Right. The touring show gives people all over the country an opportunity to watch and participate in some of the game...

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

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2018

It wasn’t too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and the post-holiday...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 17: Packers vs. Lions

Nik Kovac

December 29, 2017

When the 7-8 Green Bay Packers travel to the 8-7 Detroit Lions this New Year’s Eve, it will be the last calendar day of 2017 and the last day of both teams’ 2017 seasons. The Lions were in the hunt longer, not...

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