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September 5, 2021

With all due respect to the actual night-ending headliners who have earned top billing at their respective Summerfest stage this year, there's really nothing better than a quality afternoon "headliner" at the B...

Taped Music Review: Turning My Luck Around

September 3, 2021

Yup! I did the thing again. Before I get into this year's review of Taped Music (formerly known as "Pre-Recorded Music"), though, I want to share an excerpt from my 2019 installment of this recurring Summerfest...

My First Band: Lillie Mae

September 3, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); When we say Lillie Mae has been playing music for most of her life, we mean it! The singer, multi-instrumentalist, and all-around musical force has been performing since she was just t...

Shahrazad moving to former Halal Guys on Oakland Avenue

September 2, 2021

Milwaukee Persian and Middle Eastern restaurant Shahrazad is currently closed. But fear not! The East Side staple is simply leaving its longtime home at 2847 N. Oakland Ave. and moving a few blocks north, to 31...

The SummerRest: 40 standout non-Summerfest shows

September 2, 2021

Summerfest officially kicks off today. Over the course of nine September nights (plus a few affiliated AmFam Amphitheater shows other nights this month), hundreds of local, national, and internationally-known m...

Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month

September 1, 2021

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Well, that's usually the case. This September, however, ...

Silver City International Festival returns September 11

September 1, 2021

Since its start in 2012, Silver City International Festival has celebrated the numerous cultures that help make Silver City the most diverse neighborhood in Milwaukee through food, the arts, and music. Last Sep...

17 pictures of the new Generac Power Stage at Summerfest, plus 3 pictures of a chutney turkey sandwich I had at Crossroads Collective

September 1, 2021

Summerfest has a new stage! Well, sort of. The new Generac Power Stage is the rebranded and nicely upgraded Summerfest stage that used to be the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse. The new stage features "increased r...

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

August 31, 2021

Thursday marks the official start of another Summerfest. Now in its 53rd year, the “Big Gig” has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from a...

Chilango Express settles into latest location in West Allis

Juan Miguel Martinez

August 31, 2021

Chilango (noun) 1. A person who has left their home in provincia (anywhere outside of Mexico City) to live in Mexico City, and has gone back home after some time. 2. Anyone from Mexico City—this is the pocho (a...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: August 2021

August 31, 2021

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Reminder: Here are the vaccination and mask requirements for getting into Summerfest

August 30, 2021

Happy Summerfest week, Milwaukee! Er, Summerfest Week 1! Or is it Summerfest Weekend 1? Whatever! Yes, Summerfest 2021 is set to go down at Henry Maier Festival Park September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18. Plus, the...

Prepare for the Big Gig with these My First Band episodes with 2021 Summerfest artists

August 30, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Each and every year (with the obvious exception of 2020, of course), Summerfest brings some of the planet's biggest entertainers to Milwaukee. In addition to the dozens of world-renown...

My First Band: Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate, The Baseball Project)

August 27, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Over the course of his extensive and impressive career, Steve Wynn has released more than 30 albums that are spread between his numerous projects. Along the way, he's performed to audi...

Matt & Kristin Talk About Milwaukee & Wisconsin Stuff #9: Vaccines, Colectivo, census

August 27, 2021

If you don't follow As Goes Wisconsin on your favorite social media platforms, go ahead and change that now. The brainchild of Wisconsin-born writer/comedian Kristin Brey, As Goes Wisconsin examines the many, m...

Club Garibaldi will require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test beginning August 28

August 27, 2021

Club Garibaldi is joining the ranks of Milwaukee and Milwaukee-area venues requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry. Club Garibaldi's new policy begins Saturday, August 28. "Effec...

It’s the end of another awful week, so let’s listen to some new, not-awful Milwaukee music

August 27, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: new Milwaukee music that dropped earlier today! • Ugh. This fucking w...

The story of Ed Cushman and the Brewers no-hitter nobody ever talks about

August 26, 2021

In spite of having an otherworldly starting rotation this season, the Milwaukee Brewers are currently experiencing an incredible no-hitter curse. The Crew's current no-no drought of 34 years is the longest by a...

Woof! Brady Street Pet Parade will return October 3 and I’ll be the emcee