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Ian’s Pizza to open production facility with “a small restaurant” in Bay View

June 28, 2026

Good news for people who love pizza and live in or around the Bay View neighborhood. Ian’s Pizza is coming! The popular by-the-slice establishment—which started in Madison in 2001 and has since opened a tota...

Hank Azaria And The EZ Street Band channel Springsteen during enjoyable Summerfest set

Tyler Maas

June 28, 2026

Cover bands play Summerfest all the time. Wander around the grounds long enough and you're bound to hear an abundance of musicians performing secondhand renditions of songs written and made famous by someone el...

Sudan Archives blends digital excitement with strings, vocals at Summerfest

Lily Mihelich

June 27, 2026

One of the most striking things about live music is when a single person can captivate an entire audience with their presence. Their songs, their voice, their instruments, and their body, all moving in tandem. ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Cici

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 27, 2026

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Go all in at In Cahoots Saloon & Eatery in Genesee Depot

Caleb Westphal

June 26, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #651, at In Cahoots Saloon & Eatery in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin. A sea of goats and...

EDM lovers light up Summerfest for Subtronics

Lily Mihelich

June 26, 2026

Summerfest's scope and crowds never fail to amaze: 12 stages; hundreds of artists; and Milwaukee, ever-so-eager to kick off each new festival weekend. On Thursday night, Subtronics paid a visit to Summerfest. T...

Kim Gordon plays ‘Play Me’ to appreciative Summerfest crowd

CJ Johnson

June 26, 2026

Kim Gordon is 73, and her 45-year reign as the queen of the alternative noise-rock kingdom remains unchallenged, as displayed Thursday night at Summerfest's Briggs & Stratton Big Backyard. While she did not...

Prepare for Vincent Van Great’s Summerfest set with “Ultimate Freshness”

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2026

Things have been uncharacteristically quiet in the Vincent Van Great camp of late. Aside from becoming a member of the Recording Academy, working with IshDARR on a one-off 2025 single, and performing in partner...

Bob Uecker mural in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Here’s info on the ‘tailgate-themed’ party for the Uecker mural, set for June 30

Matt Wild

June 25, 2026

In case you missed it, the 100-foot Bob Uecker mural in downtown Milwaukee is finished, and it's incredible. So let's party! On Tuesday, June 30, Milwaukee Downtown will throw a "tailgate-themed" party to co...

We paired ‘Simpsons’ characters Hank Azaria has voiced with Bruce Springsteen songs

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2026

The Summerfest lineup has it all. Each and every year, "The World's Largest Music Festival" manages to book an eclectic blend of talent that includes many of the biggest names in music today, some up-and-comers...

Get final taste of original Schlitz recipe July 3-5 at Old World Wisconsin

Matt Wild

June 25, 2026

Still smarting from the discontinuation of Schlitz? Wish you could travel back to the past and once again enjoy a sip of the "beer that made Milwaukee famous"? Us, too. Well, let's all go to Old World Wisconsin...

MKE Music Rewind: BoDeans, ‘Outside Looking In’ (1987)

Matt Wild

June 25, 2026

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. In this installment: BoDeans' sophomore 1987 album Outsi...

Here’s the lineup for Schlitz Audubon’s “Sound Waves” concert series

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2026

Located in nearby Village of Bayside, Wisconsin, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is a natural treasure that's right in Milwaukee's backyard. We recently went for the first time and absolutely loved it. ...

13 Summerfest performers with accomplished film careers

Tyler Maas

June 24, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); It's a tale as old as film itself. In the same way countless actors aspire to be musicians, many musicians also long to make the jump from the stage to the screen. Though not everyone...

Food/Drink Roundup: SportClub is back, Mother’s is closed, Chettinadu House may be evicted

Matt Wild

June 24, 2026

In this installment of our semi-regular Food/Drink Roundup: SportClub, Mother's, and Chettinadu House. • Roughly six months after abruptly closing, downtown sports bar and restaurant SportClub, 750 N. Jeffer...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Crow Eater

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 24, 2026

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, June 23, 2026: Crow ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo mural in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Giannis: The end of an era

Joey Grihalva

June 23, 2026

I would like to live in an alternate universe where the Bucks never broke up the band. In this world, the core four players who brought Milwaukee its first championship in 50 years—Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris ...

Let’s remember some former Summerfest stages

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2026

Now a third of the way into its 58th edition, it's safe to say Summerfest has changed considerably since its start way back in 1968. Not only does the size of the massive event—which calls itself "The World's L...

Here are the headliners for A La Carte at the Zoo 2026, including Dermot Mulroney’s band

Matt Wild

June 23, 2026

The Milwaukee County Zoo is celebrating the 40th year of A La Carte at the Zoo in 2026, and it's doing so in style. Oh, and actor-musician Dermot Mulroney and his "Cali-Country" band jackrabbit are totally play...

Holy Pinto prepares for ‘Wedding Season’ with ‘One Tattoo’

Matt Wild

June 23, 2026

The past few years have seen the release of a handful of singles from English-born singer-songwriter Aymen Saleh and his Milwaukee indie-pop group Holy Pinto—but no proper records. Songs like 2020's "Special" a...

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