First Impression: Colour Palate
There's no shortage of places to eat in Downtown Milwaukee. Shit, there's even a Downtown Dining Week to help tout the myriad of eating options—at least until half of them close at 4 p.m.—in this segment of the...
KC Michelson looks back on his time in Milwaukee before L.A. departure
Though he got his start in stand-up when he was growing up in the Twin Cities, KC Michelson says Milwaukee shaped him as a comedian. After taking time off to study film, Michelson returned to stage in 2013. Sin...
Northless’ Nick Elert sets the score for Wisconsin horror
Film composition is a largely unsung art form. For every Marvin Hamlish crossing out the O on his or her ongoing EGOT campaign, thousands upon thousands of musicians work in relative silence, despite—quite iron...
Taco Tuesday Of Reckoning: I ate at every Milwaukee Taco Bell in 8 hours
What constitutes a hero? Heroes aren’t born. Heroes are made. A hero is fashioned from bravery put to use when times get tough, harvested from experience incurred on the field of battle, and nourished by the ad...
Have jokes, will travel: Matty Field’s material finds an audience in Milwaukee
Matty Field can be counted upon to regularly take to area stages to delight Milwaukee audiences with his rapidly growing and ever-improving arsenal of risque, unabashedly absurd, and downright hilarious materia...
Milwaukee Record’s 2015 summer festival guide
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...
Tracklist: 12 non-festival Milwaukee shows worth checking out this summer
Summertime musical entertainment in Milwaukee typically finds a home at the city’s 8,000 street fests, or, you know, that whole Summerfest thing. But look beyond the temporary street stages and the sea of dance...
Tracklist: Craig Counsell and 10 other WI athletes who took over their former team
After an absolutely dreadful and MLB-worst 7-18 start to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers gave manager Ron Roenicke his walking papers Sunday. The following day, Craig Counsell was signed to a three-year deal ...
At Random is for sale
At Random—known for its specialty cocktails, surly servers, and sporadic hours of operation—is usually nestled somewhere between Bryant’s and (insert other local bar du jour) on the onslaught of online “Best Ba...
I was a guest on The Morning Blend and I feel pretty good about that
On Tuesday, I published a story entitled “I watched The Morning Blend for a week and I feel pretty good about that.” Three days later, I’m happy to report that I was a guest on The Morning Blend, and I feel pre...
A piece of paper with Phylicia Rashad on it convinced me to listen to a song
Last weekend, while partaking in Record Store Day festivities, I was sipping a sample of Ale Asylum Hopalicious—now in cans, by the way (I'M A COMPANY MAN!)—outside Bullseye Record and Comet Cafe. There, I was ...
I watched The Morning Blend for a week and I feel pretty good about that
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I have a not-so-scandalous confession to make: I don’t watch a lot of TV. Not in an “I don’t even own a TV” kind of way, but more in an “Eh, I watch a few shows on Netflix and that’s about it” kind of wa...
First Impression: Van Buren’s Whiskey Bar And Grill
With the recent wave of theme bars, lounges, dance club/pizza restaurant hybrids (RIP, Crisp!), and national beer bar franchises (Don't RIP, World Of Beer!) sprouting up on and around the already night life-equ...
Tracklist: 10 celebrities who did time in Milwaukee
As Wisconsin’s largest city, Milwaukee plays host to its fair share of touring musicians, top-tier comedians, professional athletes, and other pop culture figures of note. That said, it’s also the type of city ...
Here’s the list of the 2015 WAMI winners
Last night, the 35th annual Wisconsin Area Music Industry (a.k.a. “WAMI”) Awards came to Turner Hall. Those who shelled out $35 to attend—or an unthinkable $59.99 or $99.99 for single and couple VIP passes, res...
Off base: A Milwaukee Brewers-themed Follow Friday
Yeah, we know it's early, but through nine games, the Milwaukee Brewers haven't exactly done much on the diamond worth highlighting. With a dreadful 2-7 record, the makeshift franchise is not only mired in last...
Who Said It Best (And Worst): April 13-17
Who Said It Best (And Worst) is a new feature that rounds up the best and worst quotes of the week from notable Milwaukee figures, pundits, and folks-about-town.
SAID IT BEST
Fox6 anchor Ted Perry, on Milwa...
“You can’t go from zero to being Merge”: The end (?) of Latest Flame Records
Latest Flame Records head honcho Dan Hanke is looking as relaxed as ever. He’s got a lot going on right now—he’s working on buying a house, his excellent band Like Like The The The Death is writing a new record...
A-side/B-side: What Milwaukee things do you consider irreplaceable?
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: I...
Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from the 2015 Midwest Gaming Classic
Those blips, bloops, beeps, and sweeps (and/or creeps) emanating from I-94 this past weekend weren’t your imagination: they were the sounds of the 2015 Midwest Gaming Classic, once again held at the Sheraton Mi...