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January 16, 2024

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. Back in December, he talked about some...

Here’s the 2024 Mitten Fest music lineup

January 15, 2024

Over its 10-year run, Burnhearts Mitten Fest has earned the undisputed distinction of being Milwaukee’s favorite wintertime celebration. We’re pleased to report the sprawling block party and one-day escape from...

Gary’s Pet Jungle to close soon

January 15, 2024

Following nearly 30 years in business, Gary's Pet Jungle (2857 S. Howell Ave., 414-744-3338) will soon be closing its doors once and for all. Opened by owner, operator, and namesake Gary Johnson, the pet and pe...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Joe Mama’s Bar & Grill in Colgate isn’t joking around with its bluegill

Caleb Westphal

January 12, 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 #523, Joe Mama's Bar & Grill ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Wanda

January 12, 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...

Mitten Fest, Wückfinter and 13 other Milwaukee winter festivals

January 11, 2024

Even though autumn technically ended a few weeks ago, it’s finally beginning to set in: winter is actually here. The holidays are over and we’ve already had a little bit of snowfall. And there’s still more than...

Let’s see how some Milwaukee restaurant websites have changed over the years

January 11, 2024

Remember when every website on the World Wide Web didn't kinda-sorta look the same? Or, at the very least, when every website hadn't yet jumped on the "clean/minimalist" bandwagon and were funky, loaded with te...

Lawrencia Bembenek gets another musical tribute with Trapper Schoepp’s haunting “Bambi”

January 11, 2024

Four decades after she became a notorious Milwaukee name, Lawrencia "Laurie" Bembenek is having a moment. Last fall, the Milwaukee Rep produced a rock musical called Run Bambi Run (with original songs from V...

Looks like ‘Bar Rescue’ is sniffing around Milwaukee again

January 10, 2024

Has it really been 10 years since kinda-sorta-reality and failing-bar-revamp show Bar Rescue blew into Milwaukee and "rescued" two Milwaukee bars? Good grief, it has... Remember in 2014, when host John Taffe...

New & Wonderful Things: Nomad Coffee Bar, upscale and affordable apartments, more

January 10, 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...

Social Cig and Wave Chapelle will go “unplugged” at Riverwest Radio on January 13

January 10, 2024

Do you miss MTV Unplugged? Do you miss the intimate, acoustic, and exceedingly '90s vibe of the landmark concert series? Then make your way to Riverwest Radio (824 E. Center St.) on Saturday, January 13 for an ...

Mulva will play Sunday’s installment of our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show

January 10, 2024

The Green Bay Football Team™ is in the playoffs! Not only does that mean "The Pack" lives on for another week, it also means our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show series will continue on at Cactus Club until Green...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Zang!

January 10, 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, January 9, 2024: Zan...

What’s keeping Wisconsin from legalizing marijuana? (And is it REALLY the Tavern League?)

Dan Shafer

January 9, 2024

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click HERE to subscribe. A recent feature story from MLive in Michigan took an ...

Sip and paint with Something To Do in the band’s “Draw Me Like One Of Your French Girls” video

January 9, 2024

If you like ska music and live anywhere in or around the Midwest, you almost certainly know and love Something To Do. The Milwaukee-Madison project has been playing out regularly and releasing music since 2003,...

Lakeside Bakery has closed

January 9, 2024

Bay View got noticeably less sweet today. This afternoon, Lakeside Bakery (1100 E. Oklahoma Ave.) abruptly announced the retail portion of the bakery would be closing "effective immediately." Owners announced t...

Relive our biggest and best N/A Day yet with these photos

January 8, 2024

This past Saturday, Milwaukee Record hosted the third annual N/A Day at The Cooperage. The 2024 installment of our "Dry January" Beverage Festival featured close to 30 vendors sampling more than 60 non-alcoholi...

Here’s the lineup for Milwaukee Film’s 2024 Black History Month celebration

January 8, 2024

February is just around the corner, and with it, Black History Month. Looking for a way to celebrate Black History Month on the silver screen—specifically the silver screen of Milwaukee's gorgeous Oriental Thea...

Back in Milwaukee, Frank Gappa remembers being “Lost In Brooklyn”