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June 1, 2020

Recently elected Common Council President Cavalier Johnson released a statement on Monday addressing Milwaukee's weekend protests, the pain behind those protests, and what needs to change moving forward. Here i...

Downtown buildings will recognize canceled festivals with #MKEitShine lighting campaign

June 1, 2020

In case you missed it, the City of Festivals will be largely festival-less this summer. And while our Virtual Summer Festival on June 25 will surely be a hoot, it's no replacement for the real thing. Neither is...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2020

May 31, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Lex Allen - The Offering The Offering by Lex Allen Big Al And T...

Scenes from Saturday’s “March With Milwaukee,” demanding justice for George Floyd

May 30, 2020

George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25. The murder set off a wave of protests—both peaceful and violent—around the country. In Milwaukee, multiple peaceful rallies on Friday gave wa...

Check out Live From The Rock Room’s videos from May

May 30, 2020

broadstreet.zone(78457); Long before the sudden wave of homespun performances and living room livestreams in response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, there was a video series that offered viewers the opportuni...

Barrett: “There is a curfew that will go into effect at 9 p.m. tonight and will be reevaluated tomorrow”

May 30, 2020

Saturday evening, just as protesters were setting up shop outside his home, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett released a statement addressing the wave of national protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd, inst...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Fuel Cafe has specialized in “killer coffee, lousy service” since 1993

May 29, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

My First Band: Poli van Dam (The Bombpops)

May 29, 2020

broadstreet.zone(78457); These days, you probably know Poli van Dam as one of the singers, guitarists, and founding members of The Bombpops. The Los Angeles-based band has quickly earned notoriety in the punk ...

334 Friday fish frys and counting: Home (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 29, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. When things started getting dicey back in March, I stocked my freezer up with fish. Like many ot...

Animation and imagination take center stage in Fuzzysurf’s “I Don’t Dream Anymore” video

May 29, 2020

We've said it again and again and again, but it's worth repeating: on top of being a great band, Fuzzysurf also puts out some ambitious and all-around awesome music videos. Just when you thought the indie rocke...

Good news, Milwaukee pets: 2020 Milwaukee Air & Water Show has been canceled

May 29, 2020

Yep. The 2020 Milwaukee Air & Water Show—originally scheduled for July 25-26—has been canceled. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, of course. Bummer. At least Milwaukee-area pets (including FBI Special...

The 2020 Wisconsin State Fair has been canceled

May 28, 2020

The 2020 Wisconsin State Fair, originally scheduled for August 6-16, has been canceled. The Fair made the announcement Thursday morning. No fried stuff on a stick. No giant slide. No pig races. No midway. No...

Buy a Milwaukee Record tote bag (and we’ll send you local music and stickers with it)

May 28, 2020

Question: What could be better than a brand new Milwaukee Record tote bag? Answer: A brand new Milwaukee Record tote bag that we fill with local music, stickers, and other goodies from our collection. With t...

Sculpture Milwaukee will return to downtown streets beginning in June

May 28, 2020

One of our favorite things is Sculpture Milwaukee, the "outdoor museum" of world-class art that has spruced up Downton Milwaukee every summer since 2017. And hey, despite the ongoing pandemic and everything els...

Taco Stop MKE’s Bay View location is now open

May 28, 2020

Back in January, we let you know Taco Stop MKE would be coming to Bay View. The family-owned and family-operated chain spent the subsequent months renovating and prepping the Bay View Commons retail space at 21...

President Trump randomly announces $40.9M for Milwaukee’s East-West Bus Rapid Transit line

May 28, 2020

On the same day he signed an executive order designed to get even with Twitter for fact-checking his frequent Twitter lies, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to randomly announce $40.9 million in federal f...

Coming June 25: Milwaukee Record’s inaugural (and hopefully final) Virtual Summer Festival!

May 27, 2020

Summer 2020 will be a strange one for the City of Festivals, since, well, there won't be any festivals. Nearly all of Milwaukee's big-ticket music fests, cultural fests, street fests, and blocks parties have be...

The food (and future) of Vibe Lounge on Teutonia Ave.

Juan Miguel Martinez

May 27, 2020

Places like Vibe Lounge (2579 N. Teutonia Ave., 262-777-0212) have a blink-and-you'll-miss-it quality. They are unassuming places, nestled between other buildings and on street corners with modest signage. Upon...

Catch up on videos of Wes Tank rapping Dr. Seuss books over beats by Dr. Dre