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July 19, 2023

It's all good in the RAY-borhood. Or at least all will be good on Sunday, August 6 when Ray's Wine & Spirits and Central Waters Brewing once again join forces for one of Wauwatosa's biggest and best late-su...

Here’s the schedule for the Milwaukee Air & Water Show (plus info on a planned protest)

July 19, 2023

That incredible sound booming overhead can mean only one thing: the absolutely amazing, utterly fantastic, and completely beyond reproach Milwaukee Air & Water Show is back! The awesome annual shindig will ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Klassik

July 19, 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...

A guide to ‘Barbie’ events happening in and around Milwaukee

July 18, 2023

In case you've somehow missed the news, the long-awaited Barbie motion picture will finally be hitting screens this week. People everywhere are going nuts over this movie, and Milwaukee isn't immune from Barbie...

Here’s the (in-progress) lineup for the new “It’s Alive On The RiverWalk” busker series

July 18, 2023

One of Milwaukee's many low-key gems is its RiverWalk. The pedestrian walkway runs along both sides of the Milwaukee River for approximately 20 city blocks, connecting the Historic Third Ward, Downtown, and the...

Only 16 things remain in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket

July 17, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); And then there were 16! What started as a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures has been reduced to a quarter of its original size. Round 2 featured a few landslides by favored th...

Milwaukee Plant Party to take root at Bad Moon Saloon

July 17, 2023

Milwaukee—the City Of Festivals, in case you forgot—is home to all types of summertime celebrations. Beyond the massive music festivals, we're known to celebrate neighborhoods, motorcycles, LGBTQ+ rights, local...

Wonder Bar has closed

July 17, 2023

UPDATE (7/18/23): As expected, 5520 W. Vliet will be the new site of Biersal, a bar for which service industry veteran Eric Gutbrod was recently raising funds to open in Washington Heights. Read more about Gutb...

Milwaukee Fringe Festival announces 2023 artist lineup

July 17, 2023

Each August since 2016, Milwaukee Fringe Festival has showcased live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art downtown. Following the upstart festival’s encouraging first few years, organiz...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Linus

July 15, 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...

Jones Island Fest brings big time fun to Milwaukee’s smallest park

July 14, 2023

For more than 55 years, Milwaukee has been the home of "The World's Largest Music Festival." Since last September, the city has also been the site of "The World's Smallest Beer Festival (Probably)." The latter ...

Stuff We Missed: Audio from Harley’s 100th has some lady saying Elton John was “way too gay”

July 14, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • By now we all know the story of how Harley-Davidson celebrated its big 100th...

Business To Business: Mystery Room Mastering owner Justin Perkins appreciates us!

July 14, 2023

With our “Business To Business” series, we’re offering business owners in and around Milwaukee a platform to acknowledge other local establishments and area entrepreneurs they appreciate. This week: Mystery Roo...

Watch Green Day play “Longview,” throw cocktail wieners at 1993 Milwaukee Mega Jam

July 14, 2023

Remember the time Green Day played Milwaukee's MECCA Auditorium in 1995, and frontman Billy Joe Armstrong got arrested for mooning the crowd? Of course you do. How about the time the band played Milwaukee's Meg...

Milwaukee’s new 2% sales tax is how the city lives to fight another day

Dan Shafer

July 13, 2023

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click HERE to subscribe. On the morning of Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the Milwauke...

Brewed City: Joy Ride Cafe (Wheel & Sprocket)

July 13, 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...

Soul Low announces Cactus Club reunion show, ‘UNEASY’ vinyl release

July 13, 2023

Today marks the 10th anniversary of UNEASY. Soul Low quietly released the debut album on July 13, 2013 and quickly became one of the city's most popular, most exciting, and most promising bands on their strengt...

Everything you need to know about Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2023-24 season

July 13, 2023

The sculptures are back. Works from Sculpture Milwaukee's 2023-24 season, Actual Fractals, Act I, are now on display in and around downtown Milwaukee. Green Gallery owner John Riepenhoff is the curator for t...

Rod & Makk to bring the biggest goddamn mozzarella sticks you’ve ever seen to 3rd Street Market Hall