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June 13, 2024

Brady Street pretty much has it all. The nine-block stretch on the East Side is home to bars and restaurants for all tastes, oodles of retail shops, a cat cafe, and even a dedicated "dart mart and juggling empo...

Wilco kicks off summer tour, smooths over brief crowd fracas at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

June 13, 2024

Last month, the Chicago folk-rock veterans of Wilco celebrated their 20th anniversary as a band. Again. Yes, although many fans will recall the band's 2014 Milwaukee stop on its 20th anniversary tour, plenty do...

State Fair’s 2024 Sporkies: Cool Ranch Doritos Pickle, Hot Ham & Glazers, more

June 12, 2024

It's almost time for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair! (It runs August 1-11.) And that means it's time to unveil, ponder, drool over, and/or worry about this year's Sporkies finalists! You know, the Sporkies! The ...

Opposites attract on Combustor and Tron Jovi’s ‘Bent & Snapped’ remix EP

June 12, 2024

As Milwaukee's music scene continues to strengthen and unify, we're seeing more instances of local artists covering, remixing, and otherwise re-imagining each other's material. Just a few semi-recent examples t...

New beach party series will feature live music, “gargantuan fluorescent tentacles”

June 12, 2024

Nothing says "SUMMER" quite like the beach. And yet Milwaukee's beaches can feel strangely underutilized during the summer months. Sure, Bradford Beach is loaded with volleyball players and random sunbathers, b...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 29 – June 11)

June 12, 2024

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Def Harmonic

June 12, 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, June 11, 2024: Def H...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Find the road to Barnacle Bud’s, find yourself at a hidden waterfront gem

Vince Morales

June 11, 2024

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Barnacle Bud's! On the island of Maui in Hawaii, there is something called...

A guide to finding former Bucks players on BIG3 rosters

June 11, 2024

If you’re anything like us, you have absolutely no interest in the NBA Finals. Though we're not watching that Celtics/Mavericks series, the WNBA has been especially fun this season, and beyond that, a different...

Bubble tea place still coming to old Hotel Foster space, apparently

June 11, 2024

Back in November 2023, we informed you that the old Hotel Foster space at 2028 E. North Ave. was participating in the federally and universally mandated program that all vacant or soon-to-be-vacant commercial s...

Scenes from Milwaukee’s 2024 PrideFest and Pride Parade

June 10, 2024

Summer 2024 doesn't officially begin until June 20—but don't tell that to this past weekend. PrideFest Milwaukee took over Henry Maier Festival Park on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, while the Milwaukee Pride ...

Aw yeah, “Pizza Shuttle Slice Shop” is coming to 3rd St. Market Hall

June 10, 2024

When it comes to reliable, long-running, late-night-friendly Milwaukee pizza joints, it doesn't get much more reliable, long-running, and late-night-friendly than Pizza Shuttle. The iconic 'za purveyor has been...

Scenes from Locust Street Festival 2024

June 10, 2024

To call this past weekend "busy" would be an understatement. PrideFest Milwaukee did it big at Henry Maier Festival Park on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Then, on Sunday, the Milwaukee Pride Parade took to th...

Milwaukee will host 2025 National Independent Venue Association conference

June 10, 2024

The "Milwaukee hosting big events in 2025" trend continues: On Monday, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) announced that it will hold its fourth annual conference in Milwaukee in June 2025. NIVA,...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Mrs. Roper

June 8, 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...

Wiggle Room to open Saturday

June 7, 2024

broadstreet.zone(159870); Last summer, we broke the exciting news that Vanguard owners/operators Chris Schulist and Jim McCann—along with partners with connections to Blackbird Bar and Dope Folks Records—would...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Oh! Don’t forget about the fish at Oh Dennis! in Racine

Caleb Westphal

June 7, 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 #544: Oh Dennis! Saloon & Cha...

Check out the lineup for Great Lakes Distillery’s new “Summer Patio Music” series

June 7, 2024

Picture this. It's a Sunday afternoon that lands sometime between the dates of June 9 and September 1. You're sitting on a gorgeous patio in vibrant Walker's Point. The weather is beautiful. You're sipping a ta...

Say hello to summer with MD McNally’s winning ‘I’ll Dissolve For You’