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August 2, 2023

We've said this a few times already, but it still holds true. There are just three certainties in life: death, taxes, and The Drunk Uncle offering insane beer specials. Through the years, the West Allis wrestli...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Diet Lite (Live from Anodyne)

August 2, 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...

The inevitable loss of beloved Milwaukee things

August 1, 2023

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! A few months ago I took a behind-the-scenes tour of...

Bay View Bash announces Milwaukee Record Stage lineup, “Bash Bräu” festival beer

August 1, 2023

Even though most of Milwaukee’s major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Yes, Bay View Bash will make its long-awaited return to ...

Pat McCurdy wins our Wisconsin Fair Bracket, is the fairest of them all

August 1, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); After a month of competition in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket, we finally have a winner. And that winning State Fair mainstay is…Pat McCurdy! The quirky Badger State troubadour who’s kno...

Welcome to August: Here’s what you’re doing this month

August 1, 2023

Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Since this looks to be an active August, Milwauk...

Ride Milwaukee’s “polka escalator” one last time at an August 18 deaccession ceremony

August 1, 2023

Somewhat lost in all the hoopla surrounding the $456 million expansion of the downtown Wisconsin Center (now known as the Baird Center) and the on-again, off-again removal of the "Portals and Writings Celebrati...

Listen to us talk about new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (July 2023)

August 1, 2023

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HE...

Here’s the full A La Carte At The Zoo entertainment lineup

July 31, 2023

Even though August—the last full month of summer—is pretty much upon us, there's still a ton of amazing events on the horizon both in and around Milwaukee. Among the biggest, most unique, and most popular festi...

Choose a champ in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket Final Round!

July 31, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); It has all come down to this. Following a month-long competition that found a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures facing one another in five heated rounds of voting, our Wiscons...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2023

July 31, 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 Alley Eyes - Float Away Float Away by Alley Eyes Apollo Vermout...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Amy and Leonard

July 29, 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...

If you could never leave one Milwaukee street, which would you pick?

July 28, 2023

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal and hypothetical crosstalk style. Tyler Maas: I have a question for you, Matt. I must admit, it's kind of a strange on...

Milwaukee fish fry expert Caleb Westphal reflects on 500 (!) consecutive Friday fish frys

July 28, 2023

"It just kind of snowballed. I moved down here in the beginning of 2012, and it dawned on me later: 'Wow, there are probably more fish frys here in Milwaukee, at least Friday night ones, than anywhere else in t...

Honey Creek shows growth on shimmering ‘Self Preservation’ EP

July 28, 2023

Back in April, we reintroduced you to the new and improved Honey Creek by way of the band's "Burnt Bitter" music video, which depicts members of the Milwaukee pop-punk project symbolically doing away with past ...

We’re down to just 4 things in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket

July 28, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Following four rounds of competition, a tournament that started with a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures has now been reduced to just FOUR remaining things. Roasted Corn feast...

Float Milwaukee to host Float Fest street party August 25

July 28, 2023

Even though we’ve now knocking on the door of August, there’s still a lot of summer fun left. Adding to large-scale event undertakings like Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Irish Fest, and Bay View Bash is a ste...

We’re screening ‘Jaws’ at Avalon Theater on August 23

July 27, 2023

Y'all know Milwaukee Record. Know how we earn a livin'. Music, culture, gentle sarcasm, monthly movie screenings at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. We're screening Jaws at the Avalon on Wednesday, August 23, bu...

Industrial Musical aficionado Steve Young is coming to The Cooperage on August 31