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December 1, 2023

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HE...

Run to our December 27 screening of ‘The Fugitive’ at Avalon Theater

November 30, 2023

All right, listen up, ladies and gentlemen, we're screening 1993's The Fugitive at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater on Wednesday, December 27. Runtime of the film, barring trailers and messages from screening spo...

Reminder: Milwaukee winter parking regulations begin December 1

November 30, 2023

Parking in Milwaukee during the winter! Yep, it's that time of year again. Ugh. Here's what you need to know: • Winter parking rules are in effect from December 1 through March 1. Everything below applies to t...

The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie will play Miller High Life Theater May 6

November 30, 2023

Let's just get this out of the way: The Postal Service's seminal album Give Up turned 20 in 2023, as did Death Cab For Cutie's seminal album Transatlanticism. Twenty years! And next spring, The Postal Service a...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: November 2023

November 30, 2023

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Bernadette - Panic Songs Panic Songs by Bernadette Chinese Tele...

Back from the brink? Milwaukee just had its best budget season in decades

Dan Shafer

November 29, 2023

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click HERE to subscribe. A funny thing happened this fall in Milwaukee. No, ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Social Caterpillar

November 29, 2023

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, November 28, 2023: S...

N/A Day is coming to The Cooperage on January 6 and The Bur Oak in Madison on January 13

November 28, 2023

Are you looking to start 2024 on a sober note? Planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Interested in sampling a wide range of products in the rapidly-g...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Meat Raffles bring good luck, choice cuts, charity to Wisconsin bars

November 28, 2023

Some unique statewide traditions come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Meat Raffles! If you visit enough bars in Wisconsin, you're bound to enco...

Bubble tea place coming to old Hotel Foster/Globe space, 132 steps from other bubble tea place

November 28, 2023

Do you like bubble tea, Milwaukee? Yes, you LOVE bubble tea. How can we tell? Because bubble tea places have been popping up like, well, bubbles lately, especially on the East Side. There's Elite Boba MKE at 19...

19 Milwaukee gifts to buy this Cyber Monday

November 27, 2023

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you survived Thanksgiving, made it past Black Friday unscathed, and successfully navigated your way through regional retailers during Small Business Saturday. It’s now C...

Emmitt James to host December 16 toy drive and “Juke Jamboree” concert

November 27, 2023

It’s been an incredibly fruitful 2023 for Emmitt James. During his first year back in his native Milwaukee after a lengthy tenure in Los Angeles, the hip-hop/jazz musician released his Undeniably Ground-Breakin...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Blackjack

November 25, 2023

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: Joey’s West serves award-winning fish in Racine County

Caleb Westphal

November 24, 2023

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: fish fry #516, Joey's West in Franksville, Racine County. One little drop of falling ra...

Take these broken wings and listen to Velocihamster’s lap steel cover of a Mr. Mister hit

November 24, 2023

As we all know, Milwaukee is home to the world’s only lap steel metal band, Velocihamster. We’ve covered the unlikely group in these digital pages many times before, telling you that a.) Velocihamster is the pr...

Reminder: MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village are decked out for the holidays

November 23, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving, Milwaukee! Is it officially the beginning of the "holidays"? Sure! Why not! So here's a friendly reminder: Milwaukee Public Museum's Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village exhibits ar...

Curry Hut’s new East Side location has staying power

November 22, 2023

Last month, the opening of Milwaukee's first Patty Shack in a high-turnover Bay View restaurant site inspired us to write about some "cursed" area business locations. That article was actually the second such p...

New and improved Sex Scenes get to the good stuff on 5-minute ‘Fed Up’ EP