WMSE’s Local/Live: HOSTS
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist.
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Soup Moat does not go quietly in final EP
The bad news: Soup Moat has called it quits and Milwaukee is now left without one of its best projects of the past 10 years. The good news: Even though the band—which found its footing with 2018's Harvester Of ...
Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (November 5-18)
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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...
Great job, Wisconsin! We’re competitive drivers and we have high credit scores
Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Wisconsin! Bot to keep track of the state’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deig...
Found Footage Festival talks new volume, ‘Chop & Steele’ documentary, West Allis thrift stores before Milwaukee show
Over the past decade, it has become a tradition to have a Found Footage Festival show in Milwaukee around either Thanksgiving or Christmas. That continues this year as Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher of the Found ...
The Drunk Uncle’s “Black Friday 50 cent beer sale” is back!
To be honest, Black Friday kind of sucks. The consumer holiday serves as an annual reminder of humanity’s inherent greed, its utter disregard for others, and mankind’s general awfulness as people line up, fight...
Bay View ‘Bridesmaids’ apartment gets screen time in another film
Today in short, harmless articles that are sure to inspire a few "wAiT, tHiS iS nEwS?!???" comments from cool and easygoing people on Facebook comes a little Milwaukee-specific tidbit related to a film that was...
Enjoy Milwaukee Record Blend coffee, donuts, and local music with us at Anodyne on November 26
In case you missed the news, Milwaukee Record now has its very own coffee! Yes, Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.'s new "Milwaukee Record Blend" hit shelves at all of the Milwaukee-based roaster's cafes (and was made...
Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Axle and Gauge
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...
Milwaukee Paw Pass is your passport to discounts at dog-friendly local businesses
With only days between now and Christmas, you're likely feeling the stress of needing to buy gifts for people on your list that are some combination of thoughtful, unique, locally-focused, and...not very expen...
Bernadette displays delicate darkness on ‘Panic Songs’
As half of goth-y Milwaukee post-punk duo Genau, Chris Belkofer has fashioned an expansive and impressive body of work that oftentimes delves into dreary and desolate territory. In some ways, that tone continue...
I built my dream Mexican fast food meal on Layton Avenue (and you can too!)
In case you haven't heard yet, allow me to be the bearer of good news. Milwaukee is home to a brand new Taco John's! The region's newest "West-Mex" purveyor—joining the recently opened Taco John's locations in ...
WMSE’s Local/Live: The MilBillies
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist.
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In defense of Milwaukee’s “worst restaurants”
If you frequent the Milwaukee subreddit—and you should!—you've likely come across a seemingly weekly question. Seriously, this karma-farming beauty comes up all the time. No, not the running gag about the "Arby...
Bounce Milwaukee to host rummage sale November 18
On August 31, Bounce Milwaukee closed following nearly 10 years of entertainment, advocacy, and all-around awesomeness. Though the loss of the Bay View-adjacent play place/arcade/restaurant/neighborhood hub lea...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Shah Jee’s continues to bring Pakistani cuisine to unlikely downtown location
Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Shah Jee's! (The following article is an updated version of a 2016 article.)
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After 18 years, Balzac will close November 22
Brady Street neighborhood mainstay Balzac announced on Monday that it will close its doors after service on Wednesday, November 18. The wine bar and restaurant opened just off of Brady, at 1716 N. Arlington Pl....
Milwaukee Krampusnacht is coming back to town (and the Brewery District) December 3
Since 2017, Milwaukee Krampusnacht has celebrated the half-goat/half-demon Krampus—a.k.a. a figure from Alpine folklore who punishes naughty children and acts as a foil to the do-gooding Saint Nicholas. The ann...
The Show on Riverwest Radio: Mayor Cavalier Johnson
The Show is hosted by Kyle, Christian, and sometimes Wave Chapelle. Affiliated with 104.1 Riverwest Radio. Everybody has a story to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.
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Ellie Jackson gets “Dinner With A Friend,” is not your “Dream Girl”
If you've paid attention to the names behind some of Milwaukee's best music of the past five years or so, you've likely seen the name Ellie Jackson. The ever-busy Jackson has lent her talents to artists and ban...