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March 3, 2023

Milwaukee's B~Free describes herself as a "musical Swiss Army Knife." In other words, she does it all: writes, sings, produces, rocks the hell out of the flute. Her latest single, "iProduce My Own Shit," reflec...

“The best jobbers in the country”: The mystery VHS that unearthed Milwaukee wrestling history

DJ Hostettler

March 2, 2023

The message from my wife popped into my inbox during work a few weeks back. "We just got a mysterious wrestling VHS tape from Eric! He says it's the MWA?" We immediately agreed that he must have misread. He...

Possible Aaron Rodgers offseason outcomes, ranked

March 2, 2023

Are you tired of hearing about Aaron Rodgers this offseason? I sure as hell am! Now that No. 12 has emerged from his weird darkness retreat and flurry of quarterback-related transactions will surely be occurrin...

NEWSKI: “We played an unlicensed show at Chipotle and everyone hated us”

March 2, 2023

Has it really been nearly five years since Milwaukee alt/geek-rock lifer Brett Newski played a surprise show at an area Walmart and got kicked out? It has! In the year of our lord 2023, Brett Newski's musical m...

The Lumineers will play AmFam Insurance Amphitheater August 26

March 2, 2023

Ho! Long-running Denver folk-rock band The Lumineers are gearing up for a 2023 world tour. Hey! That tour includes a stop at Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Saturday, August 26. Bay! Engli...

Vote in Round 1 of our Wisconsin Cities Bracket

March 1, 2023

broadstreet.zone(150702); Wisconsin is a place with hundreds of cities, villages, towns, and unincorporated areas that each offers something that helps to create the state's overall identity. There's no shorta...

Welcome to March: Here’s what you’re doing this month

March 1, 2023

March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons…a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and w...

Turner Hall Tiki Takedown returns April 2

March 1, 2023

Following successful installments in 2019 and 2021, Turner Hall Tiki Takedown will once again be bringing warm vibes and cool island cocktails back to the eponymous downtown ballroom in early April. Yes, after ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Sean Williamson and Nathaniel Heuer (Blight Record Project #1)

March 1, 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...

Coming soon: The glorious return of Koppa’s deli

February 28, 2023

For decades after it opened in 1982, Koppa's (1940 N. Farwell Ave.) served as both a quirky East Side grocery store and a quirky East Side deli. (Could it be considered a bodega? Maybe!) Kitschy decorations, fu...

Milwaukee Film’s Women’s History Month lineup includes newly crowned greatest film of all time

February 28, 2023

In case you missed it, the most recent Sight & Sound poll named 1975's Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles as the greatest film of all time. (Vertigo and Citizen Kane came in at #2 and #3, r...

Producers reimagine Convert’s debut record in ‘Unrestrained Remix EP’

February 28, 2023

Convert is a band on the rise. Last April, the Milwaukee post-punk/goth rock hybrid—with former and current members of Burning Sons, Get Rad, Assault & Battery, and Cry Coyote in its ranks—released its debu...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: February 2023

February 28, 2023

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Big Laugh - Consume Me Consume Me by Big Laugh Dashcam - Sundow...

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

February 28, 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...

Watch Giannis eat snacks, talk Charles Antetokounmpo Foundation on ‘The Daily Show’

February 27, 2023

We'll keep this short and sweet: Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped by Comedy Central's The Daily Show on Monday night. While there, he chatted with guest host Hasan Minhaj about his knee (...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 12-25)

February 27, 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...

Here are the lineups for Avalon Theater’s “Studio Ghibli March” and Times Cinema’s “March Mystery Madness”

February 27, 2023

Attention anime fans still coming down from this month’s Anime Milwaukee convention: Avalon Atmospheric Theater has unveiled the lineup and schedule for a new "Studio Ghibli March" screening series. Similar to ...

The Flaming Lips will play 2002 ‘Yoshimi’ album live at Riverside Theater June 13

February 27, 2023

Along with 1999's Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots elevated The Flaming Lips from quirky '90s oddities to (still-quirky) 21st century stars. It's easy to see/hear why: "Fight Test," "Do You...

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