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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’

June 7, 2024

Certain things are hard to define—but, as they say, you know them when you see/hear them. Take the nebulous concept of a "summer album." What makes a "summer album" a "summer album"? Songs about soaking up the ...

All things Milwaukee (and blindfold taste test) in ‘Top Chef’ Episode 12

Carmella D'Acquisto

June 6, 2024

Welcome back cheftestants! Last time on Top Chef, Chef Laura Ozyilmaz was welcomed back into the fold after winning the final Last Chance Kitchen competition. The chefs participated in a quickfire competition a...

Here are music lineups for West Allis’ Food Truck Friday, Farmers Market, and Summer Concert Series

June 6, 2024

West Allis rules. Beyond being the host city for Wisconsin State Fair, the misunderstood and maligned Milwaukee suburb is also home to some great bars and breweries, some excellent restaurants, and two places t...

Greek Fest returns to Wisconsin State Fair Park June 21-23

June 6, 2024

Opa! Greek Fest will officially return to Wisconsin State Fair Park this summer. The 2024 installment will take place Friday, June 21 through Sunday, June 23. Organized by the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church...

MKE Music Rewind: Keedy, “Save Some Love” (1991)

June 6, 2024

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Keedy's "Save Some Love" from 1991. The br...

Ode to the Friends Groups of Milwaukee County Parks

Juan Miguel Martinez

June 5, 2024

Milwaukee County Parks. A vast collection of parcels of land which, once upon a time, served no purpose other than being parcels of land. One of the earliest examples of building up a park little by little i...

EXITSTATEMENTS embrace abstraction on self-titled debut

June 5, 2024

Last month, we spoke with Scott LaShay, the singer/guitarist of a new rock trio called EXITSTATEMENTS. During that interview, the vocalist of the young project—which features members with ties to notable Milwau...

Enlightened Brewing Company’s Summer Block Party returns June 29

June 5, 2024

Originally started as an extremely small brewery in a glorified closet in the Lincoln Warehouse back in 2013, Enlightened Brewing Company's reputation and its footprint have both grown considerably in the years...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Vanity Plates

June 5, 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 4, 2024: Vanity...

Here’s the artist lineup for next weekend’s Brady Street Art Walk