Brett J.B. is “So Damn Happy”
It's been a minute since we checked in with Brett J.B. Back in 2021, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter dropped "Make You Move," an "open-hearted indie-power-pop anthem about breaking through the drudgery of the d...
Crusherfest will not be held this year, will return in 2025
Today in, well, crushing local festival news: Crusherfest—the celebration of wrestling legend Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski—will officially not be happening in 2024. The "Crusherfest Committee" posted the decisi...
Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Jingle and Belle
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...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Milwaukee’s Brass Key Restaurant & Lounge has low-key fish fry
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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 #528: Brass Key Restaurant & ...
Next Sugar Maple pop-up: It’s Always Sunny In Milwadelphia
The last few years have found The Sugar Maple (441 E. Lincoln Ave.) becoming a go-to destination for themed pop-ups and art shows. In 2023 alone, the beloved Bay View craft beer bar transformed itself into a We...
My 5 favorite shows from X-Ray Arcade’s first 5 years
It’s tough to remember a time before X-Ray Arcade. Frankly, I don’t want to think about it. Amazingly, in spite of seeming like it's been a fixture in Milwaukee-area music forever, the Cudahy-based arcade and c...
“I, Tony Evers, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, do hereby proclaim February 16, 2024, as FRIDAY FISH FRY DAY”
In case you missed it, today, February 16, 2024 (the first Friday of Lent, dontcha know), is Friday Fish Fry Day. Like, officially Friday Fish Fry Day. The homegrown holiday was first cooked/fried up in 2021 by...
Vampire Weekend will play BMO Pavilion on August 1
Boo! Vampire Weekend is back! Today, nearly five full years after the release of their last album (Father Of The Bride), Ezra Koenig and company dropped two new songs. "Capricorn" and "Gen-X Cops" (lol) are fro...
Action! Here’s the schedule of our spring screenings at Avalon Theater
Here's how things usually work: Each month, we host a screening of a classic film at Avalon Theater. For example, we're showing Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World there on February 28 (and tickets are still available!...
Watch Social Cig and Wave Chapelle play a packed, “unplugged” show at Riverwest Radio
Back in January, a unique show took place at a unique location. Social Cig and Wave Chapelle—a.k.a. two of Milwaukee's best and busiest musicians—played a co-headlining show in the cozy confines of Riverwest Ra...
Café Benelux will temporarily close for renovations, boast “completely reimagined” bar, more
Back in late 2018, Café Benelux unveiled its instantly popular rooftop domes. Now, more than five years later, the Third Ward eatery (346 N. Broadway) is planning something a little more expansive.
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Click this: A list of Milwaukee-area Catholic parish fish frys happening this Lent
Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day that marks the first day of Lent. What's Lent? It's the six-ish weeks of prayer and fasting that lead up to Easter. Yes, for those who celebrate, you're totally...
Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 2024)
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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...
La Ventanita Restaurant brings authentic Puerto Rican cuisine to former Damascus Gate location
We have some bad news and some good news for you, reader. We'll start with the bad. After almost five years in business, Damascus Gate Restaurant has officially closed. The Middle Eastern establishment—which wa...
Great things are in store for “Lilliput After Hours” concert series
Since opening in the longtime home of The Exclusive Company (1669 N. Farwell Ave.) in the summer of 2022, Lilliput Records has quickly stepped in to become one of the city's and the state's finest independent r...
The 16 band names of All Messed Up XII, ranked by how funny they are
Any event organizer worth their salt knows that chaos, randomness, and uncertainty are their enemies. But what if an event not only celebrates chaos, randomness, and uncertainly, but is practically built around...
Locust Street Festival announces 2024 date
It's only the middle of February and Milwaukee is already in a mad dash to release its festival dates. In case you blinked and missed all the action, allow us get you up to speed on some recent festival-related...
Listen to new Milwaukee country band Convoy (10-4, good buddy)
Milwaukee is filled with both country-tinged bands and artists (think Trapper Schoepp and Long Mama) and straight-up country-country bands and artists (think Ladybird and the late-great Hughes Family Band). Add...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Toadskin
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.
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Known Moons will pull you into its orbit with debut EP, ‘Everything Is’
Last Halloween, Known Moons announced its existence with the release of "By The Billions" and an accompanying music video for the impressive debut single. Over the 100-something days that have followed, the sel...