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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 ...

Here’s the 2023 Skyline Music Series lineup

June 25, 2023

Last month, we put out an extensive list of Milwaukee summer festivals and music series. While massive, we were fully aware we'd be adding more events to it as the summer progressed. For example, today we’ve le...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Hollyhock

June 24, 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...

We tried 8 new food items at Summerfest (2023 edition)

June 23, 2023

Summerfest is back! One day is officially in the books, and there are still eight more chances to enjoy loads of live entertainment, heaps of tasty treats, and all sorts of refreshments. As the 55th installment...

We ranked all the bleachers at Summerfest in advance of tonight’s Bleachers show

June 23, 2023

Bleachers play a pretty big part in Summerfest. We sit on them to get off our feet between bands. We use them as makeshift tables where we can set down our festival food. We use them as rendezvous points when m...

Culver’s cancels order for July 22 Bug Moment show

June 23, 2023

Culver's giveth and Culver's taketh away. Just days after popular Milwaukee band Bug Moment announced a sure-to-be-delicious/packed show at the parking lot of the Bayshore Culver's on July 22, the Bayshore C...

Take me back to Summerfest 1995: Hootie & The Blowfish at Marcus Amphitheater

Vince Morales

June 22, 2023

In the summer of 1995, I had my first job working as a dishwasher at a local tavern in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The chef was a huge jerk who would fly off the handle about the smallest things, convinced in his m...

Neighbors weigh in on future of Domes, Mitchell Park

Juan Miguel Martinez

June 22, 2023

Monday, June 5 was a very nerve-wracking day for me as County Supervisor of the 12th district. It was 6:54 p.m., and the Mitchell Park Domes input session I had scheduled was starting in six minutes. I paced at...

A guide to finding former Bucks players on BIG3 rosters

June 22, 2023

If you’re anything like us, you've had a hard time being without basketball since the Nuggets won the Finals last week. Though the Draft is fine and free agency is interesting, we miss watching hoops. It kind o...

Shontrail announces new album, begins new era with “Red Rabbit”

June 22, 2023

Last year, we stumbled upon Shontrail by way of the Milwaukee-based singer's "Warm Heart" single. That standout song—which earned a spot on our Favorite Music Of 2022 year-end list—was part of Shontrail's Silve...

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

June 22, 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...

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

June 21, 2023

Thursday marks the official start of another Summerfest. Now in its 55th year, the “Big Gig” has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from a...

Long Mama gets back to basics, lives simply on “Corduroy Road”

June 21, 2023

All a woman needs on Corduroy Road, according to the lovely new Long Mama song "Corduroy Road": • A candle • A match • A good book to read • A fire • A sweet song • A warm place to sleep Ahhhh. Doesn...

The hills are alive with the sound of Oak You’s “Successors”

June 21, 2023

When we first met experimental folk-electronica outfit OQ back in December 2018, group members Cole Quamme (The Fatty Acids) and Liam O'Brien (Holy Sheboygan!) were prepping their debut EP, Paradice 1. The reco...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Scam Likely

June 21, 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...

Here’s the 2023 Brady Street Festival lineup

June 20, 2023

A couple months ago, we urged you to keep Saturday, July 29 open because Brady Street Festival—one of Milwaukee’s largest, longest-running, and all-around best summer block parties—would be taking over a nine-b...

Milwaukee band Bug Moment (and more!) will play Bayshore Culver’s July 22

June 20, 2023

UPDATE (6/23/23): The show has been canceled. More info HERE. What do you get when you combine one of Milwaukee's best bands (that would be Bug Moment) with one of Wisconsin's most beloved fast food franchis...

Help build Bay View’s “wheel spot” by eating and drinking at these businesses June 21

June 20, 2023

Last month, we let you know Bay View may be getting a new "wheel park" in Beulah Brinton Playfield (2555 S. Bay St.). The 5,000-square-foot-or-less park—dubbed the "Wheel Spot"—would cater to skateboarders, BMX...

Beauty Steps share the love with new single, “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend”