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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”

January 8, 2024

"I'm an indie rocker. I have a style that sets me apart from the legendary Frank Zappa. Though I do appreciate his music, our names are the only real similarity." That's a helpful media-kit hint from Frank G...

Milwaukee Makers Market releases 2024 schedule

January 8, 2024

These days, Milwaukee is home to more marketplaces for local makers, artists, crafters, and creators than ever before. And that's a great thing! With the hope that trend continues into 2024, we're excited to le...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Cutie Pie

January 6, 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...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Blue Heron Supper Club in Big Bend offers all-you-can-eat fish and chicken

Caleb Westphal

January 5, 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 #522, the Blue Heron Supper Club ...

Stuff We Missed: It’s Friday, so it looks like we’re getting another giant concert venue

January 5, 2024

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: another Milwaukee concert venue! • Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson...

7 reasons you should go to this weekend’s N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festival

January 5, 2024

In case you haven't been made aware of it by way of our various mentions of the event, a swell of local press, and promotion from participating vendors, the third annual Milwaukee edition of our N/A Day "Dry Ja...

Questions (and answers) about the Milwaukee sales tax increase that has everyone riled up

January 4, 2024

On January 1, 2024, a new sales tax increase went into effect in the City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. Like most anything these days, it has a lot of people riled up. HOW MUCH IS IT? The City of Milwauk...

You had to know we would review the new Hong Kong Seafood Buffet, right?

January 4, 2024

Over the course of our nearly 10 years in business, it's become abundantly clear there are just some things that Milwaukee Record is expected, nay, DESTINED to cover. Is a celebrity autographing bottles of liqu...

MKE Music Rewind: The Rage, “Girl Like You” (1980)

January 4, 2024

In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: "Girl Like You," by The Rage. Power pop is universal. Power pop is ti...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Feeling optimistic about the city in 2024

January 3, 2024

Some feelings of early-year optimism come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Feeling optimistic about Milwaukee in 2024. In case you hadn't heard, we'r...

Food/Drink Roundup: A couple of East Side places closed and another kinda-sorta closed

January 3, 2024

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: A couple of East Side places closed (and another kinda-sorta closed). ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Best of 2023 (Live from Anodyne)

January 3, 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. Featuring performances from Buffalo Nichols, Versio Curs, A...

Silk Exotic on Silver Spring has closed, so here’s our story about seeing 2 Live Crew there in 2015

January 2, 2024

Time's up, boss: After 20 years in business, the original Silver Spring Road location of Milwaukee gentlemen's club Silk Exotic has apparently closed. "#SilkMilwaukee on Silver Spring is CLOSED," reads an annou...

Warm up this winter with our Midweek Music series at Crafty Cow’s Bay View location

January 2, 2024

Back in November, we wrapped up another autumn installment of our Midweek Music concert series at Crafty Cow's Wauwatosa location. Well, in an effort to help warm up your winter, we'll be bringing the free conc...

Social Cig closes out 2023 with breezy ‘In The Pocket’ EP