Liar’s Trial get dark on new album
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On Friday, outlaw country combo Liar's Trial will celebrate an album release three years in the making, as Songs About Mama, Trains, Trucks, Prison & Gettin' Drunk finally sees the light of day after...
Soul Low opens up, unplugs, looks ahead before rare acoustic show
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Soul Low is in a strange place right now. Following its biggest year to date, the band currently looms in a self-described "vinyl purgatory" that finds it sitting on new material and staying relatively q...
Parents: It’s cold out there, so take your kids to the Shops of Grand Avenue
Before we begin, let me say that however you're feeling about seeing what could be considered a "parenting column" in the pages of Milwaukee Record, I'm with you. If you're delighted, I'm with you. If you'r...
A conversation with Leo Hayashibara, Milwaukee’s (former) serial showgoer
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Milwaukee has many icons. The Milverine patrols our streets, the Milwaukee Lion may or may not still prowl the north side, the East Side Turkeys steer clear of college students, and the Brewers have that...
Welcome to February: Here’s what you’re doing this month
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February holds the distinction of being the year's shortest month, one of Wisconsin's coldest spans of time, and the final full month of winter. However, this particular February finds Milwaukee artists ...
‘Making A Murderer’ lawyers, downtown Bucks arena, more
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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 ...
Masked Intruder nemesis Officer Bradford tells tales from his punk rock patrol
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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...
On The Record Episode 51: Ryan Weber of Eric & Magill
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Ryan Weber was a part of such seminal Milwaukee outfits as The Promise Ring, Camden, and Decibully. After making marks in local music, Weber's thirst for adventure and desire to help others led him to Ar...
Record Recommended: January 11-17
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Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events contained therein are worthy of the lofty "Record Recommended" (patent pending) honor. Here are o...
Michael Gerlach builds beautiful things as King Courteen
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Michael Gerlach builds beautiful things from nothing. As a woodworker, he transforms razed relics from Milwaukee's industrial past into things like furniture and visual art. As King Courteen, the 22-year...
On The Record Episode 49: Milwaukee improv
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Believe it or not, Milwaukee is a true blue improv city. Though nearby Chicago boasts the internationally renowned likes of Second City and Improv Olympic, New York is the birthplace of Upright Citizens ...
Extra Points: The 13 worst Packers endorsements (we could find)
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The livelihood of most NFL players is mired in uncertainty. The league's Players Association claims the average NFL career lasts just 3.3 years, but in reality, every player could be one hit, a torn liga...
The 15 best Milwaukee music videos of 2015
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As our recent rundown of the 25 best Milwaukee albums of 2015 showed, a dizzying amount of great music was made and released in our fair city this year. In addition to the continually growing and ever-im...
Listen to RISK! podcast’s “Live From Milwaukee” episode
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If you didn't make it to the Back Room at Colectivo's Prospect Avenue cafe back on November 14 to witness the sold out Milwaukee stop on the perpetual tour of Kevin Allison's RISK! storytelling podcast, ...
Welcome to December: Here’s what you’re doing this month
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After 11 months of fun, it's almost time for Milwaukee's events calendar to flip to a new year. Not even counting the city's six-month run of festival and block parties, it's been a hell of a year for mu...
Better vape than never: One man’s epic pre-ban e-cig smoke sesh
It’s likely you haven’t heard, but those who smoke electronic cigarettes may find their basic human rights going up in smoke—or more accurately, up in some type of synthetic vapor—very soon. According to a rece...
Who owns “Milwaukee.com,” and why is nothing there?
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Right now, at this very moment, there are approximately 8,000 websites you can visit to get information on what’s happening in Milwaukee. There’s the city’s official website. There’s the tourism-minded V...
RISK! takes Colectivo’s back room on emotional, rewarding ride
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Over the course of six years and 700-plus episodes, there isn't much that RISK!—the popular storytelling podcast hosted by Kevin Allison of The State semi-notoriety—hasn't done. The comic and his eclecti...
Yep, the Packers haven’t won since Mike Ditka donned a Packers sweater for McDonald’s
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If you’re still smarting from the Green Bay Packers’ two consecutive losses (the first time this has happened under QB Aaron Rodgers since 2010) here’s something else that will have you gnashing your gre...
Kevin Allison reaps rewards from RISK!
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In the years since being a cast member on the seminal sketch show The State, Kevin Allison fell on some tough times. As his comedy cohorts were amassing credits, he battled social anxiety, stage fright, ...