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I went to the last Blimpie Subs in Wisconsin

October 20, 2023

Last weekend, I took to our social media accounts and reposted an October 2022 article where I went to the last Ponderosa restaurant location in Wisconsin. (Yes, it's the one in Wisconsin Dells and it's still o...

Mudhoney delivers the (new) hits at sold-out X-Ray Arcade

Cal Roach

October 20, 2023

When the Seattle grunge scene blew up in the early 1990s, the scramble for underground cred began immediately. It all seems tragically moot now, as few of the alt-rock superstars of the day remain except Pearl ...

Klassik’s “K” music video keeps the smooth summer vibes rolling into fall

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2023

Back in July, incomparable Milwaukee singer, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumental force Klassik put out his SummerSkool EP. The four-song release, which instantly earned mention on our "favorite Milwaukee o...

Jason Momoa vodka signing at the New Berlin Costco: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

October 19, 2023

On Thursday, October 19, in the year of our lord 2023, actor Jason Momoa descended on Wisconsin to sign bottles of Meili Vodka, a brand co-created by Momoa and buddy Blaine Halvorsom. Two signing were held: the...

The Vanguard discusses anniversary, struggles, new chef, Halloween pop-up theme

Tyler Maas

October 18, 2023

This month marks The Vanguard's ninth year in business. Since opening in October 2014, the Bay View bar and specialty sausage emporium has earned oodles of local and national attention, has been a favorite dini...

Cream City Chaos: Arcade game at Last Rites a celebration of Milwaukee punk scene

Ethan Duran

October 18, 2023

If you visited punk hangout Last Rites (625 S. 6th St.) this past summer, you might have noticed a new arcade game pop up in the back corner by the stage. If you took a second look or even played it, you may ha...

Explore unlikely world of Kenosha horror hosts in new documentary, ‘I’m Your Host’

Matt Wild

October 18, 2023

There's something weirdly comforting about horror hosts. Watching old black and white horror flicks in the middle of the night can be a lonely experience, but toss in a campy/corny host dressed like a vampire—t...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Beauty Steps

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 18, 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. milwaukeereco...

Mike Viola talks producing, return to touring, starting “a new set of 10,000 hours”

Dan Agacki

October 17, 2023

The name Mike Viola may not immediately jump off the screen, but for anyone who’s paid attention to the last couple of decades of rock and pop music, it’s likely they have come into contact with his work. The v...

REYNA makes ‘Limonada’ on intimate, winning new EP

Matt Wild

October 17, 2023

"When life hands you lemons, pour yourself some limonada." That little sip of affirmation is the animating force behind Limonada, the new EP from long-running Milwaukee synth-pop act REYNA. The record finds ...

A partial list of costumes in a Milwaukee Halloween costume contest video from 2000

Matt Wild

October 17, 2023

Don't you just love a good old fashioned Halloween costume contest? How about one held outside on a busy city street? How about one held in the year 2000? Well… Yep, here's a 12-minute video of a deliriously...

Here’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile’s upcoming Milwaukee-area schedule, and that’s it

Matt Wild

October 17, 2023

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19 11 a.m. - 2.pm. Sendik's Market 7901 W. Layton Ave. Greenfield, WI 53220 3-6 p.m. Sendik's Market 5200 W. Rawson Ave. Franklin, WI 53132 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sen...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Taking out the window AC units because it’s gonna be cold for 8,000 months

Matt Wild

October 16, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: taking out the window AC units because it's gonna be cold for 8,000 months! ...

WMSE will broadcast live from The Hop on October 25

Matt Wild

October 16, 2023

If there are two things all Milwaukeeans and random Facebook commenters from Brookfield can agree on, it's A.) independent radio station WMSE 91.7FM rules, and B.) downtown streetcar The Hop rules. So what happ...

Oh, the places you’ll go with Social Cig’s “Wonderin'”

Matt Wild

October 16, 2023

If all goes well, our lives are long. They're filled with love, loss, lessons learned, and lessons forgotten. They're filled with open roads and dead ends. But no matter where we find ourselves at any given mom...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Felix

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 13, 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...

Stuff We Missed: West Allis is suing Burger King

Matt Wild

October 13, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • You know that vacant Burger King on 106th and Greenfield in West Allis? The ...

25 things to do during the Packers bye

Tyler Maas

October 13, 2023

It’s cruel, really. Our beloved Green Bay Packers are but five weeks into the regular season and we already have to take a week off from watching them—right after an 11-day span between Week 4 and Week 5, no le...

Watching the river flow: 2,300 words about Bob Dylan’s October 12 show at Riverside Theater

Zack Pieper

October 13, 2023

Say what you will, Bob Dylan is a worker. After touring almost nonstop for more than 30 years as part of his "Never Ending Tour," he announced a slew of dates named after his acclaimed 2020 album Rough And Rowd...

Here’s Gold Steps’ pitch-perfect pop-punk cover of Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space”

Matt Wild

October 13, 2023

Taylor Swift needs no introduction, but allow us to say that Milwaukee alt/pop/rock band Gold Steps rules. In the last year alone the group has released an EP on Revival Recordings, toured the U.S., played a to...

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