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July 27, 2016

// The concept of "pop-up" events has taken hold in Milwaukee in recent years, giving the city pop-up restaurants, pop-up art installations, and pop-up concerts. Now, a pop-up cocktail bar is set to take ov...

Tracklist: 14 “& bands” in local music

July 20, 2016

// It's tough to decide on a band name. Instead of risking potentially calling a project something regrettable (maybe something food-inspired or in honor of a public figure?) that might eventually wind up b...

La Perla leaves its mark on Walker’s Point

July 15, 2016

// Last night, word came that after 21 mostly-fruitful years in business, La Perla was sold, and the restaurant will be closing its doors for good this weekend. By closing time on Saturday night, the Mexica...

We ate all the new “food items” at Summerfest

July 6, 2016

// A few weeks before the start of Summerfest 2016, the Big Gig released a list of new vendors and food items. The announcement didn't quite approach the time-honored ridiculousness of the Wisconsin State F...

Model-turned-poet Elyse Cizek bares her soul in ‘NUDITY’

June 24, 2016

// Lots of people want to write a book. For Los Angeles (by way of Milwaukee) model Elyse Cizek, it became nothing short of a need. During a particularly depressing Milwaukee winter, she applied her raw emo...

We tried (and failed) “Wisconsin’s Largest Pizza Challenge” at Pizza Shuttle

June 9, 2016

// Milwaukee's East Side is changing. Though the historic neighborhood is becoming cluttered with cookie cutter apartment complexes, rent is on the rise, and chain restaurants continue to move it, a few bus...

Compliments to the chef: Area gourmets serve up cross-kitchen love

June 9, 2016

// Today marks the final day of Downtown Dining Week and, with it, the conclusion of Milwaukee Record's unofficial Food Week-type thingy we tried to do. Over the last seven or so days, we featured some Milw...

A-side/B-side: So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

June 2, 2016

// 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 ...

Summer Film Camp breaks out kid-friendly matinees

June 1, 2016

// With their movie series put together in accordance with Halloween and Christmas, anime nights, unique monthly themes like "Antihero April" and "Martial Arts May," honoring fallen music greats, not to men...

First Impression: Wauwatiki

April 19, 2016

// Wauwatosa nightlife is changing. After long existing as Milwaukee's quiet and kind of uptight neighbor, recent years have seen the suburb's dining and drinking identity improve mightily and grow exponent...

Remembering the world’s largest Pac-Man tournament at County Stadium in 1982

April 7, 2016

// Video games are currently a billion dollar industry, but it's easy to forget how ubiquitous they were in their infancy. Consider Pac-Man, the pellet- and ghost-chomping quarter-sucker that took the world...

Was The Spot 4MKE a boon or a bust? It depends on who’s reporting

March 16, 2016

// Late last week, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel business reporter Tom Daykin broke the news that The Spot 4MKE, a highly touted "placemaking" project from Creative Alliance Milwaukee, had been put on "indefin...

Spock you like a hurricane: Justin Freer and Dennis McCarthy talk “Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage”

Rob Wieland

March 10, 2016

// Music is an important part of the pop culture breakfast. Theme songs, especially, spark a rush of nostalgia and emotional connection to favorite scenes or characters. But of all the pop culture franchise...

How hard was Sheriff Clarke trolling THIS week?

February 12, 2016

// Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Let's be honest: we could run a column entitled "How hard was Sheriff ...

Relive Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 with these photos

February 10, 2016

// God damn, Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 was great. Excuse the tardiness, but we've only recently thawed out, sobered up, and fully processed all the food, fun, friendship, and philanthropy that took place ...

Here’s Mayor Barrett’s “state of the city” speech for 2016

February 8, 2016

// Monday morning, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2016 "state of the city" speech at the Hmong American Peace Academy. Here's the full text of that speech, via the Journal Sentinel. (The petition...

Masked Intruder nemesis Officer Bradford tells tales from his punk rock patrol

January 28, 2016

// It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Since being "court appointed" to the position about four years ago, a Milwaukee man who goes by the name Officer Bradford puts on his uniform—jean shorts, a f...

Watch Soul Low cover John The Savage’s “Sinking Ship”