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      Matt Wild
      September 17, 2026

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      Matt Wild
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      August 20, 2026

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      August 19, 2026
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      September 4, 2026

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      July 21, 2026
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      August 24, 2026

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      August 21, 2026

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“Thank you so much for changing plans for us so many times!” Bikini Kill (finally!) rocks Riverside Theater

Cal Roach
April 20, 2023
In April of 1997, riot grrrl pioneer Bikini Kill embarked on a brief tour of Australia and Japan. These would be the last shows of the band's original eight-year run. Twenty-two years and many side projects lat...

After 3-year pause, Lakefront Festival of Art will return to Milwaukee Art Museum in June

Matt Wild
April 20, 2023
It's going to be the summer of "After a three-year pause..." As we previously reported, Locust Street Festival will (officially) return after a three-year pause on June 11. Also returning after a three-year pau...

My wildly ambitious, never-gonna-happen-but-I’ll-die-trying MFF2023 itinerary

Matt Wild
April 20, 2023
From April 20 through May 4, the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will screen 135 feature films and 148 short films at the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema. Using the magic of a Milwaukee Reco...

Brady Street Festival to return July 29

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 19, 2023
Save the date! Brady Street Festival—one of Milwaukee's largest, longest-running, and all-around best summer block parties—will take place on Saturday, July 29 this year. Over the course of that day, a nine-blo...

Crafty Cow announces new spring menu items, burger upgrades

Tyler Maas
April 19, 2023
When we last checked in with Crafty Cow, the Milwaukee (and Wauwatosa/Oconomowoc) fried chicken and burger purveyor was celebrating April Fool's Day by temporarily offering its own take on Kwik Trip cuisine. No...

Prep for ‘Hundreds Of Beavers’ at MFF2023 with pre-premiere Beaver Bash at Von Trier

Matt Wild
April 19, 2023
From April 20 through May 4, the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will screen 135 feature films and 148 short films at the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema. It's gonna be great. What are we mo...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Lost Tribes Of The Moon

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 19, 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...

“We make our birria a little different here.” Romero’s stands out in new Greenfield location

Juan Miguel Martinez
April 18, 2023
Seventy-sixth Street in Greenfield is host to many fast food chains and mini malls that look like they haven't had upgrades since the mid-'80s. Yet there is a strange familiarity that all Milwaukeeans have with...

Milwaukee Record’s last-minute, semi-informative guide to 4/20 events and specials

Tyler Maas
April 18, 2023
It’s almost the 20th day of April and you know what that means, riiiiiiiight?! Yeah, you know! Love it, hate it, or feel absolutely indifferent to it, this unofficial holiday is reason for a sizable portion of ...

After 3 years, 2 reschedules, and 1 venue change, Bikini Kill plays Riverside Theater this Wednesday

Matt Wild
April 18, 2023
On November 6, 2019, the Pabst Theater Group dropped an exciting announcement: legendary '90s feminist punk band Bikini Kill would play Milwaukee as part of a rare North American reunion tour. The show was sche...

Here’s Downtown South Milwaukee’s 2023 “Music At The Market” lineup

Tyler Maas
April 18, 2023
Now that spring has (briefly) made its presence known, we can finally start to look forward to some of the fun outdoor activities that help make Milwaukee and its surrounding cities such a special place to live...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The uncommon pleasures of Milwaukee County Golf

Pete McDermott
April 17, 2023
Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Milwaukee County Golf! Before I begin, let me be clear: this is not an at...

10 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2023

Tyler Maas
April 17, 2023
Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

Crusherfest is announcing wrestling legends who will be coming to South Milwaukee June 3-4

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 17, 2023
You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of wrestling legend Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski—will return to the wrestler's native South Milwaukee on June 3-4, 2023. Over th...

When and where to see all 14 Cinema Hooligante films at the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild
April 17, 2023
The 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is mere days away! From April 20 through May 4, 135 feature films and 148 short films will screen at the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema. And, as always, ...

Here are the winners of WMSE’s 2023 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

Matt Wild
April 17, 2023
More than 3,000 hungry and iron-stomached Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center this past Sunday for WMSE's 21st annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. While there, these hearty chili lovers sampled more th...

Polish Fest will return June 9-11. Here’s the musical lineup

Matt Wild
April 17, 2023
Summer, we're told, is right around the corner—and with it, the Milwaukee Summer Festival Season™. We'll have a full summer festival guide when things thaw out in May, but until then, let's talk about Po...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Olive

Milwaukee Record Staff
April 15, 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...

Klement’s Factory Outlet Store to permanently close April 27

Tyler Maas
April 14, 2023
We have some terrible news for fans of high quality Milwaukee-made meats sold at bargain basement prices. Klement’s will be permanently closing its Factory Outlet Store (2650 S. Chase Ave., 414-744-2330 Ext. 26...

Here’s the “spiritual successor” to MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee, “Milwaukee Revealed”

Matt Wild
April 14, 2023
It's Milwaukee/414/MKE Day, so the Milwaukee Public Museum is giving the public a sneak peak at the "spiritual successor" to its Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit, "Milwaukee Revealed." This is the third permane...
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