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Milwaukee filmmaker discusses new Standing Rock documentary, ‘The Sacred & The Snake’

October 12, 2020

"At Standing Rock, a Lakota matriarch, a non-binary Appalachian, and a Jicarilla Apache / Navajo youth leader join the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. They each discover their power within a move...

Judge declines to overturn Wisconsin mask mandate, so keep wearing your damn masks

Matt Wild

October 12, 2020

TL;DR: Keep wearing your damn masks. On Monday morning, St. Croix County Judge Michael Waterman delivered his decision in a case that sought to overturn Gov. Tony Evers' declared COVID-19 public health emerg...

Honeypie turns Great Midwestern Pie Championship into virtual contest

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2020

Though 2020 has been a year of canceled events, some organizers in and around Milwaukee have thankfully kept at least some semblance of celebration alive in the city of festivals by transitioning to virtual eve...

Girls Rock Milwaukee’s online auction is now live

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2020

Do you want to support Girls Rock Milwaukee? Do you want to score items from the Milwaukee Bucks, Sweetwater Music, Guitar Center, Jelly Belly, Wisconsin Athletic Club, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, Milwaukee ...

A recap of the Brew City Ballers’ first year in the PBA League

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2020

In case you're not up to date on the exciting world of professional bowling, allow us get you up to speed. Back in February, Professional Bowlers Association (a.k.a. PBA) asked bowling enthusiasts and fans of p...

My First Band: Jon Gabrus (High And Mighty, Action Boyz)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); We broke format a little this week to talk all things music with a guest who has no musical experience of his own. Jon Gabrus is an actor (Guy Code, Younger, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), comed...

This week in voter suppression news: Absentee ballots have to be returned by Election Day

Matt Wild

October 9, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. • This Friday feature is called "Stuff We Missed," but we're seriously thinkin...

Get ready for a new Avenues album with “Devious”

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2020

Believe it or not, it's been more than five years since Avenues released new music. Since putting out its Creep Show EP in 2015, the long-running punk project has toured avidly, earned some impressive supportin...

Audio interview: Meet Ty Williams, a.k.a. DJ Chad

Harrison Willow

October 8, 2020

I want to introduce you to local artist Ty Williams, a.k.a. DJ Chad. Ty has been playing in the Milwaukee scene since 2019. He's originally from Oakland, California; he moved to Milwaukee in 2016 to begin st...

25 bullshit things to do during the Packers bye

Tyler Maas

October 8, 2020

The Green Bay Packers have earned a break. Through the season’s first four weeks, the guys in green and gold have a 4-0 record, which is good for the division lead and the top spot in the NFC. Matt LaFleur and ...

Reminder: Online voter registration ends Oct. 14, same day State Fair field hospital begins accepting COVID-19 patients

Matt Wild

October 8, 2020

Have you registered to vote yet? If not, you should! Yes, you can always register at your polling place on Election Day (that would be November 3), but the deadline to register online or by mail is October 14. ...

Crafty Cow announces “Fiesta Panda” and “Big Wings” ghost kitchens

Tyler Maas

October 8, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has done incalculable damage to the restaurant industry in Milwaukee (and pretty much everywhere else). Since mid-March, food purveyors have struggled to stay afloat and have been forced to ...

Milwaukee will continue to follow current city order, not state’s new “25% occupancy” order

Matt Wild

October 7, 2020

EDIT: The headline and photo have been changed in order to be less confusing. The current photo was taken in January 2020. Confused about what's open, what's not open, how many people can be in one place, an...

We translated the Mader’s “Schnitzelbank” poster

Josh Hoppert

October 7, 2020

If you have uncles who speak German or if you saw that one Animaniacs episode, then you may already be familiar with "The Schnitzelbank Song." It makes the occasional appearance in modern pop culture, but poste...

A comprehensive guide to the 2020 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Tyler Maas

October 7, 2020

Milwaukee Comedy Festival is coming off its biggest and best year yet. Following a year that found oodles of touring talent making their way to Milwaukee to perform to jam-packed rooms (and with the opening of ...

Where were you during Nyjer Morgan’s walkoff nine years ago today?

Tyler Maas

October 7, 2020

Remember when things were, like, good? To be honest, shit kind of sucked even before the country was dealing with soul-crushing levels of political division and a deadly/seemingly permanent pandemic. It's possi...

It looks like Milwaukee is getting a Shepard Fairey mural after all

Matt Wild

October 7, 2020

Like it or not, Milwaukee is getting a mural from internationally acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey. Fairey and his Obey Giant team will paint a 7,400-square-foot mural entitled "Voting Rights Are Human Rights...

Check out Summerfest’s plans for the redeveloped Northwestern Mutual Children’s Theater & Playzone

Matt Wild

October 7, 2020

Heads up, David Seebach and other kiddie performers—you're getting some new digs at Summerfest. Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. and Northwestern Mutual announced a major redevelopment and reimagining of Summe...

Today in voter suppression news: Miller Park and Fiserv Forum will NOT be used as early voting sites

Matt Wild

October 6, 2020

People who want to make it harder for other people to vote scored a win on Tuesday. The Milwaukee Election Commission announced that previous plans to use Miller Park and Fiserv Forum as early in-person voting ...

Hover Craft transitions to virtual event, seeks artists and makers

Tyler Maas

October 6, 2020

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad "maker" umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers during the holiday...

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