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August 29, 2024

Located at 920 N. Water St. in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee, Red Arrow Park has been a low-key urban gem since 1970. It's a meeting place. It's a public square. It's an ice skating rink. It's a rollerskating...

Let’s watch a Great TV Auction from 1987, when a Waukesha “dream home” went for $131,234

August 29, 2024

One of the great local losses of recent years is the loss of the Milwaukee PBS Great TV Auction. A hypnotically watchable and delightfully homegrown staple since 1969, the Great TV Auction was put out to pastur...

Here’s the lineup for Anodyne Coffee’s “Bean Plant Block Party”

August 28, 2024

Though Milwaukee's centuries-old connection to making beer is the basis of the city's "Brew City" nickname, the exceptional output of the area's wealth of coffee roasters has only helped bolster that reputation...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Mighty Deerlick

August 28, 2024

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, August 27, 2024: The...

Here’s who’s playing the Rushmor Records Stage at Bay View Bash

August 27, 2024

While many of Milwaukee’s summer festivals, block parties, and other large scale happenings have already come and gone, one of the city’s best fests is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will return to Kinnick...

Rat Bath reinvents itself, asks “Idk Guys…Does This EP Even Pass The Bechdel Test?”

August 27, 2024

It's a question that has stumped scholars for centuries: How do you follow up a "murder country rock opera" concept album about a star-crossed vampire and a time-traveler—itself a follow-up to a previous concep...

Tonight’s Chill On The Hill season finale canceled due to excessive heat warning

August 27, 2024

As summer continues racing to a close, many of Milwaukee's weekly music happenings are on the verge of hosting their last installments of the year. As it turns out, one of the city's biggest, best, and longest-...

Only 16 football-focused tracks remain in our Packers Song Bracket

August 26, 2024

And then there were 16! What started with a field of 64 football-focused songs made by fans of the Green Bay Packers (and organized by Jared Blohm) has quickly dwindled to a batch of just 16 remaining Pack trac...

Milwaukee County Parks announce closing dates for 2024 beer garden season

August 26, 2024

Last call! As folks in and around Milwaukee are getting ready to celebrate Labor Day this weekend, Milwaukee County Parks is preparing to close some of its beer gardens for the season. On Friday, Milwaukee Coun...

New Panera Bread coming to corner of North and Oakland

August 26, 2024

Is there any national eatery that inspires more excitement than Panera Bread? Well... A new Panera Bread is coming to the corner of North and Oakland Avenues on Milwaukee's East Side. At 1800 E. North Ave., ...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The wait is long at The Station Pub & Grill in Pewaukee, but worth it

Caleb Westphal

August 23, 2024

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week, fish fry #555: The Station Pub & Grill...

At long last, Akarso gets the vinyl treatment with ‘Leave Quietly: 1997-1999’

August 23, 2024

We're now about two-thirds of the way through 2024 and it's already safe to say it's been an excellent year in Milwaukee music. Adding to the abundance of exceptional new local releases managed by Milwaukee mus...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Veranda

August 23, 2024

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Our Packers Song Bracket is back for Round 2

August 22, 2024

Second down? Second quarter? Whatever! It's Round 2 of our Packers Song Bracket, and things are getting chippy out there! Thanks to your votes, our initial roster of 64 Pack tracks (compiled by the incompara...

Get down, get dirty, listen to new Devils Teeth record ‘The Key Of Dickie G’

August 22, 2024

"The gritty, raw sleaziness that comes through in the record definitely was enhanced by where and how we recorded." That's Devils Teeth saxophone blower Caleb Westphal, talking about the recording of the gro...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know Jenny Engel of Indeed Brewing Company

August 22, 2024

In Milwaukee Record’s "Meet A Brewer" series, we aim to introduce you to some of the professionals behind the scenes who are responsible for making your favorite local beers. The recurring series continues with...

Comedian Sam Barone unlocks localized laughs in “Milwaukey To The City” variety show

August 22, 2024

In addition to being a longtime Milwaukee comedian, Sam Barone is also an appreciator of all things local. He's passionate about Milwaukee comedy, Milwaukee music, and Milwaukee-based businesses. In late 2020, ...

Bird City, Milwaukee County: Exploring and advocating for birds in Wauwatosa

Kyle Arpke

August 21, 2024

Bird City, Milwaukee County is a monthly column celebrating the 11 cities, towns, and villages that have achieved Bird City status within Milwaukee County. Citizens of these locations have made bird conservatio...

Fight Dice puts the “roll” into “rock and roll” in its “Attack The Drider” music video