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July 5, 2015

“Weird Al” Yankovic is a national treasure. The wild-and-wacky song parodist has been lightly skewering popular music (and culture) for more than 30 years, turning radio hits of yesteryear into songs about food...

Local H and The Faint heat up chilly night at Summerfest

July 2, 2015

If there’s one thing Summerfest does well—and let’s be honest, it does a lot of things well—it’s stock its overstuffed schedule with plenty of hidden gems. Take Wednesday night, for instance, which found Illino...

Jeff Wheatley-Heckman suits up for ComedySportz’s Summerfest lineup

June 30, 2015

In 2010, Jeff Wheatley-Heckman moved from Maryland to Milwaukee with the intent of helping inner city youth. After the comedy fan's noble work experience concluded, he decided to stay in town and help himself t...

Is the Bucks arena deal on “life support”?

June 19, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hot off pondering the great teenage-Redditor question of why a woman can hit ...

Tracklist: 12 unexpected places to get drunk in Milwaukee

June 8, 2015

For better or worse, it’s possible to stand virtually anywhere in the city of Milwaukee, close your eyes, walk 20 paces, and find a place to get a drink. If you can’t find a nearby bar or tavern in Milwaukee, n...

I hung out with the mayor of West Allis

June 2, 2015

Way back in March, we posted a video—once again, a video we had absolutely NO role in producing—that displayed a rough, unflattering, and altogether bleak view of West Allis that alleged it was “the worst city ...

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

June 1, 2015

Though July comes close to matching it, there’s simply no month in Milwaukee that’s more jam-packed with entertainment than June. Festival season officially kicks off with PrideFest, which gives way to Polish F...

Northless’ Nick Elert sets the score for Wisconsin horror

May 20, 2015

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

May 14, 2015

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...

Graham Hunt discusses new Midnight Reruns releases, opening for The Replacements

April 29, 2015

Though Midnight Reruns had an EP in circulation already, the release of the band's next-to-flawless self-titled 2013 album truly brought the rock outfit to local consciousness and saw them privy to nods from na...

Um, could somebody please fix The Astor Hotel’s website?

April 27, 2015

The Astor Hotel has been a Milwaukee institution for nearly 100 years, welcoming visitors and locals alike with a touch of class and old-school charm. Its website? Not so much. Last Friday, a user on the Milwau...

Haircuts and hilarity: The Jessie Mahne story

April 23, 2015

Jessie Mahne does it all. Since first taking the stage in 2007, the Swiss Army Knife of Milwaukee comedy has done stand-up, sketch, improv, musical comedy, and character acting. Off stage, the versatile humoris...

I watched The Morning Blend for a week and I feel pretty good about that

April 21, 2015

// 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...

Tracklist: 10 celebrities who did time in Milwaukee

April 20, 2015

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 ...

Off base: A Milwaukee Brewers-themed Follow Friday

April 17, 2015

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...

A-side/B-side: What Milwaukee things do you consider irreplaceable?

April 15, 2015

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...

Steven Look goes back to basics with King Eye & The Squirts

April 15, 2015

For more than a decade, Steven Look's voice could be heard bolstering beyond-their-years indie rock projects The Meteah Strike and, later, Fable & The World Flat. Following a two-release 2013 from Fable, th...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from the 2015 Midwest Gaming Classic

April 13, 2015

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...

Awkward Terrible chips in on Classic’s concert series