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The Milwaukee Bucks are having a pretty weird season.
The te...
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...
Rock Paper Scissors: it's not just for children and for deciding who goes first in board games anymore.
That's right, Milwaukee has its own competitive Rock Paper Scissors league! Looking to throw down and m...
As the world continues to devolve into an inhospitable post-apocalyptic hellscape, only two things are certain: we're all doomed, and longtime Milwaukee new wave/goof-rock band Xposed 4Heads will provide the pr...
For the first time since 2019, Milwaukee festival staple Festa Italiana will return to the Summerfest grounds in 2024. And there's more: the summertime staple will move to late spring, doing its thing the weeke...
Doesn’t it seem like it's already been a long winter? Believe it or not, there are still 50...yes, FIFTY, days of Wisconsin winter ahead of us. Since the season isn't even half over and that's honestly a little...
Since announcing its presence with 2018's excellent debut album, You Want To Move, Vanity Plates (the pet project of ex-Ugly Brothers vocalist Alex Shah) has endured a pandemic that shelved plans for a 2020 rel...
When we last checked in with Milwaukee musician Shontrail, he had just scored a certified Summer Jam with the infectious "When I'm Alone I Get Real High." The blissed-out electro banger was tailor-made to be bl...
It's a busy morning for Milwaukee summer concert announcements, so let's get right to it...
First up is Brittany Howard! The powerhouse singer-songwriter (and Alabama Shakes frontwoman) will headline the BMO...
We're sad to inform you that after 10 years of celebrating "self-love and counterculture” that’s largely based around the Shrek film franchise, Shrekfest has come to an end. Organizers officially announced the ...
Don't have cable? Sick of TNT cutting away to other games during Bucks blowouts? Think Bally Sports and its awful app are just the worst? If you answered yes to any of those questions and you live in the greate...
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...
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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 #525: Stagecoach Inn in Fort Atki...
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Brady Street Fest changing its date?
• Summers in Milwaukee have al...
Milwaukee musician Alec Grefe lists Mazzy Star, Acetone, King Krule, and "a ton of other stuff" as his biggest musical influences. If you, too, enjoy those artists—and/or Elliott Smith, Iron & Wine, or Some...
Updated from an original 2019 post. Happy birthday, Ueck!
The ultimate Brewer happens to be Bob Uecker, which is kind of odd since he never played a game for the team. Sure, today's birthday boy drove in eig...
First off, thanks to everyone who came to last night's sold-out screening of Wild At Heart. It was a great time, but as awesome as it was, we feel like we've really 1UPed ourselves with next month's film select...
Even though it's currently the dead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and Milwaukee is just days removed from a long and brutal cold snap, we're sure many of you could go for some ice cream about now. We kno...
Vel R. Phillips (1924-2018) was a woman of many "firsts." The Milwaukee native was the first Black woman to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. She was the first woman and the first Bl...
Milwaukee alt/pop/rock band Gold Steps can't stop, won't stop. In the last few years the group has released a record on Revival Recordings, toured the U.S., played a metric ton of local shows (including a sweet...