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February 23, 2023

These days, video games are relied upon to be the source material for a wide variety of films and television shows. Long before the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise was dominating the box office, The Last Of Us was...

MKE Music Rewind: Black Elephant, “Nutrition” (2004)

February 23, 2023

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. Dial the ol' Wayback Machine to the early '00s and you'll likely run...

Beauty Steps show us the life of the mind in video for sublime psych-pop “Peaches”

February 23, 2023

Some songs drill down and focus on one idea—love, sex, the power of partying, whatever—while other songs contain multitudes. "Peaches," the debut single from Milwaukee psych/dream-pop duo Beauty Steps, is the s...

Brewed City: La Finca Coffeehouse

February 22, 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...

2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will include ‘Metropolis,’ with live score from Anvil Orchestra

February 22, 2023

It's miserable outside today but guess what? We're less than two months away from the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival! The 15th annual fest is set for April 20 through May 4 at the Oriental Theatre (and other thea...

WMSE’s Local/Live: It Is Dead

February 22, 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...

Protasiewicz, Kelly advance to April 4 election, will decide political leaning of Wisconsin Supreme Court

February 21, 2023

Janet Protasiewicz and Daniel Kelly are the projected winners of Tuesday's primary race for Wisconsin Supreme Court. The two will now face each other in the April 4 general election. The political leaning of th...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The hash browns at Café At The Plaza

February 21, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: the hash browns at Café At The Plaza! Back in 2018, we bestowed "Mandator...

County Exec’s 2023 State of County Address predicts “no local dollars” for local services by 2027

February 21, 2023

On Tuesday morning, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley delivered his 2023 State of the County Address at UW-Milwaukee. It was Crowley's third such address, and his first delivered in-person. Topics inc...

Watch Thrasher skateboarders “rip the remains” of Northridge Mall

February 21, 2023

Milwaukee's once-mighty Northridge Mall has been closed and abandoned since 2003. Well, calling it "abandoned" may not be entirely accurate. You see, the undead ghost mall has been a favorite spot for pesky van...

55 flat-out fantastic photos from Mama Tried’s Flat Out Friday 2023

February 20, 2023

Motorcycle racers riding on top of a track that's slathered in Dr. Pepper syrup! Old riders! Young riders! Costumed "goofball" riders! Need we say more? Nope, not much. Milwaukee's homegrown Flat Out Friday ...

Enjoy these 21 photos of Bay View’s new Cheba Hut, which opened last week and is awesome

February 20, 2023

Even though we try to highlight local, independently-owned restaurants as often as we can, we're not immune to the occasional chain restaurant craving. Over the weekend, we indulged in one when we checked out t...

The Avett Brothers will headline BMO Pavilion June 23 during Summerfest

February 20, 2023

And the Summerfest headliners just keep on comin'. Well, in this case, a BMO Pavilion Summerfest headliner, but still. (Also: When did they drop "Harris" from BMO Harris Pavilion? How did we miss that?) Anyw...

The Show on Riverwest Radio: Charlie Berens

February 19, 2023

Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every Saturday night on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Apple Podcasts. ...

Milwaukee Record’s Cats Of The Week: Magic and Kona

February 18, 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...

Female beer reps from 9 different breweries to collaborate on Women’s Month events

February 17, 2023

For many years, the beer industry was one completely dominated by men. Male distributors sold products made by male brewers to bars, restaurants, and liquor stores that were typically owned by—you guessed it!—m...

Business To Business: Cache Cider owner Ethan Keller loves Transfer Pizzeria Café

February 17, 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: Cache Cider...

Oscar shorts, family films coming to Oriental Theatre

February 17, 2023

If you're in the market for catching up on this year's crop of Oscar-nominated short films and enjoying the original Muppet Movie on the big screen, have we got some news for you. Beginning Friday, February ...

The Frogs’ Jimmy Flemion will play first hometown show in 17 years March 24 at X-Ray Arcade