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September 16, 2015

// It was the English scribe John Keats who first fashioned the prose, “A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.” There was a time, once—a time not...

Opening AND closing Wolski’s: A supposedly fun thing we’ll never do again

September 15, 2015

If you spend enough time anywhere in or around Milwaukee, you’re bound to eventually see a bumper sticker proudly proclaiming “I Closed Wolski’s.” Established more than 100 years ago, the East Side tavern that’...

Will Juiceboxxx make an appearance on the season 5 premiere of ‘Girls’?

September 8, 2015

// When we last talked to world-by-way-of-Milwaukee rapper Juiceboxxx, the 28-year-old musician/entrepreneur was opening up about his childhood, grappling with being the quasi-subject of a new book, and nursi...

Yes we can: An afternoon at an international beer “CANvention”

September 8, 2015

// It's been said that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Apparently the same holds true for one man's recyclables. Last Thursday through Saturday, hundreds of collectors and vendors hailing from mo...

I floated in a sensory deprivation tank at Float Milwaukee and, well, it was something

September 1, 2015

The first thing to know about Float Milwaukee—the city’s newest and only sensory deprivation flotation tank business—is that the folks who run it have heard all the Altered States jokes before. The 1980 sci-fi ...

Welcome To September: Here’s what you’re doing this month

September 1, 2015

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. Moreover, this September 19—which boasts Bay View Bash, Global Union, and Country In The City—spells the conclusion of M...

Dusty Medical 10th Anniversary Festival: A day-by-day recap

August 31, 2015

After putting out close to 50 releases from approximately 35 bands since 2005, Milwaukee's Dusty Medical Records absolutely has cause to celebrate. To mark the long-running label's decade-long run, founder/owne...

Small ball: 5 European soccer clubs Milwaukeeans should support

Kevin Mueller

August 28, 2015

As Milwaukeeans, we’re stuck with local sports teams constructed under limited budgets and narrow windows for success. The plight of a small market team is an irritating and continuous struggle, fraught with de...

First Impression: South Shore Terrace

August 27, 2015

As recently as two years ago, Milwaukee was a city that was home to only some beer gardens. Pretty embarrassing, right? It seems like it's been a lifetime since that comparably lean epoch of outdoor imbibing ha...

Tracklist: 10 totally reasonable reactions to Jordy Nelson’s season-ending injury

August 24, 2015

// Sunday afternoon, Green Bay Packers star wide receiver Jordy Nelson reportedly tore his ACL during a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. A lot can be said when the No. 1 wideout on a team fav...

UW-Oshkosh professor and Big Lebowski superfan Paul Niesen talks Lebowski Fest, “The Dude,” cats

August 21, 2015

To say the Coen brothers' shaggy dog story The Big Lebowski has gained a cult following since its release in 1998 would be a bowling alley-sized understatement. The twisting tale of Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski ...

Jacob Bach’s Yeah, Bro! podcast straightens out gay misconceptions

August 20, 2015

As part of long-running The Improvised Musical (aka T.I.M.) and a variety of other ComedySportz productions, Jacob Bach has honed his ability to pulls laughs out of audience-inspired unfamiliarity. Having a fir...

The Ryan Rumble: Comedy from a common name

August 19, 2015

You have to hand it to Milwaukee comedians for continually churning out new, interesting, and sometimes just plain weird ideas for stand-up showcases. In recent months, comics have ridiculed videos of their old...

Waukesha man took some stuff (LSD), drove a truck (into two police cars), and was buck (naked)

August 14, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • If you follow the news these days, it’s easy to dwell on the things that divi...

Tracklist: 17 Milwaukee band names inspired by famous, real-life people

August 10, 2015

// Band names tend to come in two flavors: evocative and meaningful, and just plain random. For every 10 Metallicas, Guided By Voices, and Run The Jewels there are just as many Limp Bizkits, Toad The Wet Sp...

Welcome To August: Here’s what you’re doing this month

August 3, 2015

It can't be here already. Though it feels like summer just started, we've now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn't going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite, actually. Though the v...

50 Cent vodka signing at Oak Creek Woodman’s: A minute-by-minute recap

July 30, 2015

Remember when the news broke that 50 Cent would be signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek Woodman’s? Of course you do. Remember when everyone asked, “Why is 50 Cent signing bottles of vodka at the Oak Creek ...

METZ brings Monday night mayhem to Cactus Club

July 28, 2015

METZ isn't a particularly difficult band to understand. Amid a modern music landscape that's rife with clunky sub-genre descriptors and acts haphazardly piling 10 pounds of influences into five-pound bags, the ...

Brady Street Festival 2015: A minute-by-minute recap