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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

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

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

May 9, 2023

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

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

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)

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’

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

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

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

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

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

May 5, 2023

4. Winter 3. Spring 2. Fall 1. Summer ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Here’s the musical lineup for Locust Street Festival 2023

May 4, 2023

The long-running Locust Street Festival of Music and Art has been absent from Milwaukee's summer festival calendar since 2019. Happily, on Sunday, June 11, 2023, Locust Street Festival will make its official re...

Here’s the musical lineup for Summer Soulstice 2023

May 4, 2023

After two COVID years off, the East Side's Summer Soulstice Music Festival returned in 2022 with a slightly scaled-down look. Instead of a giant chunk of the North/Prospect/Farwell area serving as the fest's fo...

Some background and observations about the 1946 film ‘Two Guys From Milwaukee’