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      July 20, 2026
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      July 17, 2026

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      July 14, 2026

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      July 2, 2026
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      June 23, 2026

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      June 23, 2026
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Kind Oasis is hosting a “Three-Year Anniversary Festival” on June 17

Tyler Maas
May 11, 2023
Yesterday, we released a list of close to 150 summer festivals, block parties, and other events taking place in and around Milwaukee between now and the end of September. While extensive, we knew the list would...

Milwaukee Record’s 2023 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 10, 2023
The Great Milwaukee Summer is back! For real this time! Summer festivals big and small are solidifying their dates and lineups. State and county fairs are getting back in the saddle. Summer music series are cle...

The 12 types of koozies you’ll meet at The Great Milwaukee Can Koozie Swap

Tyler Maas
May 10, 2023
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you have a junk drawer that’s overflowing with can coolers. There’s an inexplicable-yet-undeniable human compulsion to collect can koozies and hold onto them for ye...

Hey! Here are the Summerfest 2023 admission promotions!

Matt Wild
May 10, 2023
Summerfest! You know it, you love it, and you want to get in for free! And thanks to the bevy of admission promotions listed below, you can totally do that last part! Summerfest 2023 runs for three consecuti...

WMSE’s Local/Live: The Incorruptibles

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 10, 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 are two more future Milwaukee Public Museum galleries, complete with snake button

Matt Wild
May 9, 2023
How's everyone feeling so far about the new permanent galleries coming to the future Milwaukee Public Museum? We've seen sketches of the dino-tastic "Time Travel," the state-focused "Wisconsin Journey," and the...

Here’s pretty much everything you need to know about Crusherfest’s 2023 installment

Tyler Maas
May 9, 2023
Next month, Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of wrestling legend Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski—will return to the wrestler’s native South Milwaukee for two days of late spring fun. On Saturday June 3...

Hunt and peck your way to typewriter-tastic QWERTYFEST MKE, June 23-25

Matt Wild
May 9, 2023
Click HERE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mePpuJcxuWo Exclusive articles, podcasts, and more. Support Milwaukee Record on Patreon....

“Shea Day” brings awesome local lineup to Cactus Club on June 6

Tyler Maas
May 8, 2023
If you've been to enough concerts in Milwaukee, you've almost certainly seen Shea Frevele. You'd have a tough time finding a bigger supporter of the local music scene. Through the years, she's sold merch for a ...

A character in new ‘Jury Duty’ series shares name with Milwaukee music legend

Tyler Maas
May 8, 2023
Have you seen Jury Duty yet? If you haven't watched the hybrid documentary series/reality show about a real guy who unknowingly finds himself on a fake jury in a courtroom full of actors, you should probably ch...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (April 23 – May 6)

Matt Wild
May 8, 2023
Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...

The Nile Club sets sail with eclectic, excellent ‘Wake Up With A Sense Of Pride’

Matt Wild
May 8, 2023
Somewhere on Highway 33, between the bustling Wisconsin towns of Horicon and Beaver Dam, stands a 40-foot pyramid. Well, it's a long-vacant supper club in the shape of a pyramid, but close enough. Sometimes kno...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Tommy G & Wave Chapelle

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 7, 2023
Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every day on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Tommy...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Slug from Atmosphere

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 7, 2023
Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every day on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Slug ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Kandi

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 6, 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...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Oriental Theatre is a majestic movie palace of memories

Matt Wild
May 5, 2023
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the Oriental Theatre! Is it possible to take something extraordinary—some...

Milwaukee’s seasons, ranked

Tyler Maas
May 5, 2023
4. Winter 3. Spring 2. Fall 1. Summer ...

Take a ride with Piles and watch the “Be The Way” music video

Tyler Maas
May 5, 2023
After what seems like a year of cold, wet, windy, rainy, snowy, and predominately gray conditions that were basically just a cruel continuation of winter, it seems as if spring is finally here...on the fifth da...

Bay View planning “wheel park” for skateboarders, other riders in Beulah Brinton Playfield

Matt Wild
May 4, 2023
Good news, skate rats and BMX bandits: 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 skatebo...

Great Scott! We’re screening ‘Back To The Future’ at Avalon Theater on May 24

Tyler Maas
May 4, 2023
Tonight marks the end of the Milwaukee Film Festival. It's been one heck of a run, but all good things must come to an end. And on a positive note, now that another Film Festival is in the books, we can return ...
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