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Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re the 10th best city for Fourth of July celebrations

June 30, 2023

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the state’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deig...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2023

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 30, 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 HOSTS - Wade Low Wade Low by HOSTS Kia Rap Princess - The Vibe ...

Sculpture Milwaukee ’23 includes piece based on body cast of Michael Jackson, “Michael In White”

Matt Wild

June 29, 2023

This week, when Sculpture Milwaukee opens its 2023 season, the outdoor public art exhibition will sprinkle Wisconsin Avenue with its usual mix of whimsical, thoughtful, and bold pieces. Titled Actual Fractals, ...

Take me back to Summerfest 2017: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at Summerfest amphitheater

Tyler Maas

June 29, 2023

Since moving to Milwaukee in 2009, I've been fortunate to be able to attend and cover Summerfest in some capacity every (non-pandemic) summer I've lived here. In that span, I've been able to catch a lot of conc...

MobCraft announces Weird Fest entertainment lineup, beer list

Tyler Maas

June 28, 2023

Back in early May, the fine folks at MobCraft Beer quietly announced the date for its 5th annual "Weird Fest Block Party." After we immediately saved the date for the Walker's Point (by way of Madison) brewery'...

Brewed City: Sil’s (Summerfest)

Tyler Maas

June 28, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Kia Rap Princess

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 28, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Famous Racing Sausages have been up and running for 30 years

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: The Famous Racing Sausages. They're beloved by fans of all ages. They're ...

Brady Street study released with four options for pedestrianization

Matt Wild

June 27, 2023

Five months after the Brady Street Business Improvement District (BID) commissioned a study exploring "pedestrianization" options for the East Side street, the study—created by GRAEF and The Kubala Washatko Arc...

Bremen Block Party brings music, vendors, charity to Riverwest July 22

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2023

Now that Locust Street Festival is behind us and Center Street Daze isn't happening until mid-August, Riverwest is in desperate need of an event to hold the neighborhood over between its two biggest summer unde...

Here’s the lineup for Black Cat Alley’s free “Black Cat Rising” concert series

Matt Wild

June 27, 2023

If you dropped by Black Cat Alley during this year's Summer Soulstice Music Festival, you likely saw a block-long alley/outdoor art gallery teeming with people. That's because Black Cat—located between E. Kenil...

Milwaukee air is currently “Very Unhealthy,” so stay indoors and don’t go to (canceled) Chill On The Hill

Matt Wild

June 27, 2023

Avoid all outdoor activities and stay inside as much as possible. Close your windows and doors. Check on your friends, family, and neighbors, especially older adults and pregnant people, to ensure their safety....

Twisted Plants will open a West Allis location this fall

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2023

We have some very good news for fans of delicious vegan burgers and other tasty meatless and dairy-free comfort food staples. Twisted Plants is planning to open another location in the greater Milwaukee area. A...

Shrekfest will roar back to Humboldt Park on September 2

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2023

Start practicing your roar because Shrekfest is coming back to Milwaukee this summer. Yes, after an orge-whelmingly great response in 2022, the “celebration of self-love and counterculture” that’s largely based...

Everything you need to know about Milwaukee’s July 3 lakefront fireworks show

Matt Wild

June 26, 2023

Do you like fireworks? Good, because Milwaukee County Parks will be putting on a big fireworks show on Milwaukee's lakefront on Monday, July 3. Here's everything you need to know: WHAT: A free, 30-minute fir...

Joey, we’re screening ‘Airplane!’ July 26 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

June 26, 2023

Joey, do you like endlessly quotable and ridiculously absurd movies from 1980 that feature Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? ("Tell your old man to drag Walton ...

Milwaukee’s first Black- and Brown-owned plant shop, Maranta, will temporarily close

Matt Wild

June 26, 2023

Roughly two years after opening its doors at 1739 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Milwaukee's first Black- and Brown-owned plant shop, Maranta Plant Shop, is temporarily closing its doors. In a press release...

Happy Sculpture Milwaukee Celebration Week, Milwaukee!

Matt Wild

June 26, 2023

In case you missed it, Sculpture Milwaukee—a.k.a. downtown's annual outdoor public sculpture exhibit—will begin its 2023 season on Friday, June 30. Titled Actual Fractals, Act I and curated by John Riepenhoff, ...

Summerfest Weekend 1 Recap: The entirely daytime edition!

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2023

Summerfest rules. The "World's Largest Music Festival" brings free shows from hundreds of musical acts, tasty treats from dozens of food and drink vendors, oodles of non-musical entertainment, and an overwhelmi...

Lou Barlow will perform at URSA on July 7

Tyler Maas

June 25, 2023

While the Milwaukee music community comes to terms with the upsetting news that Bug Moment (and a handful of other great Milwaukee and Madison bands) will no longer be playing a show at a local Culver's, we're ...

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