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New Milwaukee health order limits indoor gatherings to 10 people, outdoor to 25

October 26, 2020

On Monday afternoon, the Milwaukee Health Department issued a new health order that will "reduce occupancy to 25% of a site's capacity and reduce the maximum number of people at an indoor event to 10 people." O...

Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford is shedding layers, bringing back charity calendar in 2021

Tyler Maas

October 26, 2020

When he’s not keeping a close and disapproving eye on the miscreants in Masked Intruder, Officer Bradford is encouraging people to have a positive body image. Between the oft-revealing outfits he wears while on...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: October 26-29 (Milwaukee Film Festival edition)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 26, 2020

Since Wisconsin is showing staggering COVID-19 numbers at the moment, we strongly suggest you stay inside and/or keep distance from others for the time being. Fortunately, the Milwaukee Film Festival is here to...

Halloween at home: 9 virtual events you should check out this week instead of going outside

Matt Wild

October 26, 2020

There's something inherently depressing about rounding up a bunch of ways to celebrate Halloween at home, but here we are. Please stay at home this week and weekend (Halloween falls on a Saturday this year—UGH)...

Nessun Dorma will close for the winter beginning November 1

Matt Wild

October 24, 2020

Riverwest dining and drinking staple Nessun Dorma will close for the winter, owner Emily Park Sutrick announced Saturday morning. As first reported by OnMilwaukee, Nessun Dorma's winter hibernation will begin a...

My First Band: Trevor Smith (Wood & Wire, Green Mountain Grass)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 23, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the banjo player in Wood & Wire, Trevor Smith has traveled all around the county, shared the stage with some legendary acts, released four excellent albums (five, if you count t...

My unsolicited copycat recipe for Fuel Cafe’s beloved “Buttafuoco” sandwich

Tyler Maas

October 23, 2020

It's been a rainy, cold, and emotionally taxing week here in Milwaukee. While those conditions are less-than-ideal for most things, they're perfect for enjoying the crunchy, melt-y, comfort of a "Buttafuoco" fr...

A Milwaukee expat tells us about being a Packers fan in Australia

Tyler Maas

October 23, 2020

If you don't know the name Ryan Bollis, Milwaukee music fans might recognize his work as the drummer for bands like Moss Folk, Law/Less, Galactic Cannibal, as well as serving as the bassist in The Eradicator. T...

“A swan song for the world as we knew it.” Take a walk with Lyrid to the “Seminary Wood Shrine”

Matt Wild

October 23, 2020

"It was the end of March, and kind of this moment where if you listened closely, you could hear a swan song for the world as we knew it." That's Milwaukee musician Elisabeth Gasparka, speaking about a spring...

After being blocked and unblocked, Wisconsin’s 25% capacity order is blocked again

Matt Wild

October 23, 2020

It's a joke at this point, right? The state of Wisconsin is an absolute, complete, and utter joke. Right? Anyway, Gov. Tony Evers' emergency health order that was put into place on October 6 and then tempora...

Cairns get back to basics on its brooding, beautiful ‘This Is Also The Place’ EP

Tyler Maas

October 22, 2020

Cairns is tough to pin down. Since starting as the solo endeavor of Milwaukee multi-instrumentalist John Larkin about five years ago, the project has evolved from its stripped-down "bedroom recording" roots to ...

Milwaukee band TENLo unveils “Sunshine” video, directed by and starring Stormy Daniels

Matt Wild

October 22, 2020

When we last checked in with TENLo, the Milwaukee rock duo had released a video for their 2017 song "Kill All The Things." Starring Dustin Diamond. With Diamond playing Harvey Weinstein. And getting stabbed to ...

MPD chief and alders clash on call for “disallowing canines as use of force”

Matt Wild

October 22, 2020

Earlier this week, Alderman Khalif Rainey issued a press release "urging the Fire and Police Commission to disallow canines as a use of force." At a meeting of the Public Safety and Health Committee Thursday mo...

Meet Tabman, a Milwaukee guy determined to save an endangered diet cola

Tyler Maas

October 21, 2020

Last week, Coca-Cola announced its intentions to discontinue TaB. First introduced in 1963, "The Drink For Beautiful People" is widely regarded as the world's first diet soda. Though its popularity and availabi...

Committee approves extension of Milwaukee’s outdoor dining program for fall and winter

Matt Wild

October 21, 2020

Want to dine outdoors at your favorite restaurant in the dead of winter? Bundle up, Milwaukee, because you just might get the chance. Back in June, the Common Council passed the so-called "Active Streets for...

5 keys to the Milwaukee Brewers offseason

Kyle Lobner

October 21, 2020

With the end of the 2020 baseball calendar around the corner, the Milwaukee Brewers and their MLB rivals are just about ready to start their offseason. It’s always a time of predictions, projections and questio...

Rum Revere serves up broken beats, lockdown loops, occasional John Candy/Enya mashups

Matt Wild

October 21, 2020

The world is upside down. Everything is wrong, twisted, and horrible. A weary populace attunes its ears to the ether, searching for sounds that not only match, but could possibly make sense of an ever-present f...

Soup Moat is bigger, better, sludgier than ever on ‘Be Brave, Run Away’

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2020

Soup Moat has quietly become one of the best bands in Milwaukee. That unanticipated ascent is pretty much the only thing the band has done quietly. After years of winning over unsuspecting audiences with lively...

Holy Pinto explores a (mostly) desolate Milwaukee in “Special” music video

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2020

In early February, Aymen Saleh—a Canterbury, England native who performs under the name Holy Pinto—paid homage to his adopted hometown with a star-studded and local-landmark-laden music video for a song called ...

Cactus Club is now selling “Game Day Packs”

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2020

It's an unprecedented time for bars. As Wisconsin continues to bout with the ever-worsening impacts of COVID-19, it's crucial that people make a point to support dining and drinking establishments they want to ...

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