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Mandatory Milwaukee: Board Game Barrister is the authority on games, puzzles, more

March 1, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Guerrilla Ghost address personal themes, nod to Wesley Snipes on ‘The Trumaine EP’

Tyler Maas

March 1, 2021

Now that March is here, we're nearing the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 crisis making its way to Milwaukee and, in the process, throwing a wrench into the gears of a music scene that was truly in the mid...

WMSE will celebrate 40 years on the air by going back to 1981

Matt Wild

March 1, 2021

Lordy, lordy, WMSE is 40. Yes, Milwaukee's beloved community-powered radio station is celebrating the big 4-0 in 2021, and it's doing it in style. Beginning March 17, the Big Sound Downtown will turn the clo...

Jodie Foster thanks Aaron Rodgers in Golden Globes acceptance speech

Tyler Maas

March 1, 2021

We've said it again and again, but in case you weren't aware already, Jodie Foster is a huge fan of the Green Bay Packers. So naturally, when the incomparable actress and filmmaker won a Golden Globe Award for ...

Mayor Barrett recognizes March 1 as COVID Victims and Survivors Memorial Day

Matt Wild

March 1, 2021

It's been more than a year since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the United States. Since then, at least 500,000 Americans have died. Of that half-million, more than 6,000 Wisconsinites have died. M...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: February 2021

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 28, 2021

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

My First Band: Tom May (The Menzingers)

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 26, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Tom May, who you might know as a guitarist and vocalist from The Menzingers. Since the band's start in Scranton, Pennsylvania more than 15 years ago, the punk rock...

MKE Music Rewind: The Benjamins, ‘The Art Of Disappointment’

Rachel Seis

February 26, 2021

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. The first out-of-town destination I drove to after receiving my driv...

Festa Italiana 2021 has been canceled

Matt Wild

February 26, 2021

For the second year in a row, Festa Italiana has canceled its annual celebration due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A press release reads: The Italian Community Center Board Directors announced today that a...

Here’s our Milwaukee Brewers All Food Team

Tyler Maas

February 25, 2021

Last week, we decided to stop worrying about the struggles the modern day Milwaukee Bucks were experiencing at the time and, instead, to spend some time putting together a Milwaukee Bucks All Food Team. It seem...

14 pictures of “Brighten The Passage,” a.k.a. the support pier murals under the I-794 freeway

Matt Wild

February 25, 2021

Ever find yourself wandering around downtown on a mild February afternoon, completely adrift and frazzled and tired? Ever realize that this short walk is the most you've physically moved in months, and that it'...

Bob Uecker will return to the air March 2 for Brewers spring training game

Matt Wild

February 25, 2021

Your Milwaukee Brewers will play their first spring training game on Sunday, February 28, against the Chicago White Sox. The game will be broadcast on 94.5 ESPN and the Brewers Radio Network. Speaking of radio ...

Carryout Chronicles: X-Ray Arcade

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for bars and restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees...

Read Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s 2021 State of the County address

Matt Wild

February 24, 2021

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley delivered his 2021 State of the County address on Wednesday afternoon. It was Crowley's first such address since being elected in April 2020. (Crowley delivered a "Visio...

Milwaukee meets Madrid in melancholy ‘Moon Songs’

Matt Wild

February 24, 2021

There are long-distance collaborations, and then there are really long-distance collaborations. Take Milwaukee musician Alec Grefe (a.k.a. Astronaut Husband) and Madrid, Spain musician Ana Regatero (a.k.a. Blue...

Milwaukee Artist Resource Network announces new Third Ward arts and culture hub, inaugural show

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

Approximately a year and a half after moving into its new home at 191 N. Broadway in the city's Historic Third Ward, the Milwaukee Artist Resource Network (MARN) has announced the impending opening of its MARN ...

A semi-informative guide to winter disc golfing in and around Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2021

Following a seemingly endless onslaught of spirit-crushing snow and subzero temperatures in metro Milwaukee over the past few weeks, the region has mercifully been granted a respite from the punishment inflicte...

Louie’s Char Dogs & Butter Burgers coming to East Side strip mall where Blockbuster used to be

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

Fans of gourmet hot dogs and butter burgers rejoice: A new restaurant called Louie's Char Dogs & Butter Burgers is coming to 2336 N. Farwell Ave. The location—formerly occupied by Bee's Cuisine—is part of t...

Reminder: Velocihamster’s second lap steel metal album, ‘Balls To The Wall,’ is available now

Matt Wild

February 23, 2021

It's been a while since we checked in with Velocihamster—a.k.a. the "world's first lap steel metal band" fronted by Milwaukee musician Sean Williamson. Back in 2018, Williamson released his debut record as Velo...

Drink Wisconsinbly made a booze-themed “Brandy Land” board game

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2021

If you're anything like us, the number of hours you've spent playing board games has increased a great deal over the past 11-plus months. And if you're anything like us (and much of Wisconsin, for that matter)...

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