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September 2, 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...

Here are 18 photos from the ‘I Think You Should Leave’ pop up at The Sugar Maple

September 1, 2023

In case you somehow missed the news, allow us to let you know The Sugar Maple is hosting a pop-up devoted to I Think You Should Leave this weekend. The ambitious and unconventional bar room transformation kicke...

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

September 1, 2023

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the informal end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Though the seasonal shift brings about a declin...

What should be done with 794?

Dan Shafer

August 31, 2023

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click HERE to subscribe. It's the Local Debate Topic du jour. When we're not ar...

“It’s been a good run.” After two decades, Riverwest club Circle-A will close in early October

August 31, 2023

You can cram a lot of Milwaukee music memories into a small space. For 22 years, Circle-A Cafe, located at 932 E. Chambers St. in the city's Riverwest neighborhood, has served as an intimate and quirky venue...

The Vine Humboldt’s 2023 season to end September 4

August 31, 2023

Last call! As folks in Milwaukee are getting ready to celebrate Labor Day, one of Bay View’s beer gardens will be winding down and preparing to pack it in for another year. Today, Milwaukee County Parks announc...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: August 2023

August 31, 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 Beauty Steps - Show Me Where Show Me Where by Beauty Steps Jay ...

Embark on a surreal underwater expedition in immersive “Deep Lake Future” exhibit

August 30, 2023

If you've been anywhere near Var Gallery on 5th Street recently, there's a good chance you've noticed the gigantic zebra mussels clinging to the building's brick facade. Well, there's a perfectly reasonable exp...

Some (Jordan) Love songs for your situational Packers playlist

Nick Olig

August 30, 2023

We’re legitimately excited about the start of the Jordan Love era. It’s his time to be the leader of the Green Bay Packers, and we’re thrilled about that. Forget about the “Super Bowl or bust/oops bust again” p...

Rounding up more of my “Milwaukee Blind Spots”

August 30, 2023

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! About two years ago, I wrote about a few of my so-c...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Shonn Hinton + Dick Satan Trio (Live from Chill On The Hill)

August 30, 2023

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. Live! From the ...

Vive la Fitness brings different kind of gym experience to south side

Juan Miguel Martinez

August 29, 2023

A long, arduous journey awaited us at birth. We were never warned about trauma, or how to heal from it. Rather, we learn how to deal with it later in life, if we're lucky. Sonia Vernier, owner and trainer at Vi...

Here’s the lineup for Bay View Bash’s “Hoan Thugs” DJ Stage

August 29, 2023

Even though most of Milwaukee’s major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Yes, Bay View Bash will make its long-awaited return to ...

Help Milwaukee filmmaker Frankie Latina fund his third feature, ‘Skinny Dip’

August 29, 2023

Back in 2009, Milwaukee enfant terrible filmmaker Frankie Latina made a splash with Modus Operandi, a delightfully sleazy, Z-grade exploitation flick co-produced by Sasha Grey and starring Danny Trejo. It was t...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Haviah Mighty

August 29, 2023

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. ...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (August 13-26)

August 28, 2023

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...

Good luck getting the debut record from punk-rock trio Jinksie out of your head

August 28, 2023

Less than halfway through the debut record from Milwaukee punk-rock trio Jinksie, singer-guitarist Wendy Norton and singer-bassist Amelinda Burich shout out what could be either a sentiment of kinship or a veil...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Erin Monfre

August 28, 2023

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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