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December 5, 2022

In case you missed it, Milwaukee-made Christmas songs are coming in hot. First there was the Very Melty Christmas comp. Then there was the 22-track Wisconsin Christmas comp. There's plenty more where that came ...

Vote in Round 1 of our Wisconsin-Born Celebrity Bracket

December 2, 2022

It’s December in Wisconsin. It’s cold, it’s boring, and it gets dark early. In an effort to kill some time and offer a distraction as we all await the promise of a new year, Milwaukee Record is excited to prese...

My First Band: Liz and Zach from Gold Steps

December 2, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guests are Gold Steps singer Liz Mauritz and guitarist Zach Duarte. Though the band is currently making a name for itself in Milwaukee with frequent shows, garnering loads ...

We’ve revamped the Milwaukee Record online shop with new, returning, and best-selling items!

December 1, 2022

Over the past month or two, we've been clearing out the Milwaukee Record online shop and getting rid of all our remaining inventory at discounted prices. There was a very good reason for that. And after weeks o...

Falcon Bowl finds new operators, announces “Falcon Flea” market on December 18

December 1, 2022

Back in June 2021, iconic Riverwest bar/hall/bowling alley Falcon Bowl (801 E. Clarke St.) was listed for sale. "Let's all chip in and buy Falcon Bowl for $249,000 and not turn it into something awful," we said...

We’re screening ‘Uncle Buck’ at Avalon Theater on December 28

December 1, 2022

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and hopefully you had a chance to squeeze in your requisite viewing of Planes, Trains and Automobiles sometime last month. And since there's no such thing as too much John Candy,...

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

December 1, 2022

Believe it or not, we’ve somehow already reached the last month of 2022. This year was pretty terrible for so many people, but at least it was noticeably better than the previous two years were. Hopefully that ...

Celebrate a ‘Wisconsin Christmas’ with this stocking-stuffed 22-track comp

December 1, 2022

Christmas radio is fine and all, but let's be honest: how many times do you really need to hear Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime" and/or a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas"? If you're looking instead f...

Giannis and the Bucks are chasing history in 2023

Dan Shafer

November 30, 2022

About four years ago in this space, I wrote about how the Milwaukee Bucks had made the leap to becoming legitimate contenders to make the NBA Finals. They came up just two games short of getting there in that 2...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: November 2022

November 30, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM's Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Milwaukee has a new district: the Milwaukee Theater District

November 30, 2022

Milwaukee, as we all know, is a City of Neighborhoods. (Seriously: throw a stone in one neighborhood and it'll land in another.) But it soon may be known as something else: a city of Districts. Yes, hot on t...

Our N/A Day “Dry January” beverage festival returns to The Cooperage on January 7

November 29, 2022

Are you looking to start 2023 on a sober note? Planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Interested in sampling a wide range of products in the rapidly-g...

Cream City Chronicles: A 100-year ‘Cities: Skylines’ simulation of Milwaukee

Paul Bestul

November 29, 2022

Cities: Skylines is a city-building game in the vein of SimCity that was first released in 2015, and has been filling my long winter nights ever since. As is typical to most casual city-builders, the game puts ...

Hughes Family Band spends ‘One Last Night With Nathan Hughes’

November 29, 2022

The title of Hughes Family Band's debut full-length, One Last Night With Nathan Hughes, is a somber hat-tip to its tragic backstory. Nathan Hughes, the band's co-founder and one half of its namesake (joining br...

16 Milwaukee gifts to buy this Cyber Monday

November 28, 2022

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you survived Thanksgiving, made it past Black Friday unscathed, and successfully navigated your way through regional retailers during Small Business Saturday. It's now C...

As Oak carves out magic in fantastic, enigmatic ‘Lake House Sessions’

November 28, 2022

Some records simply do their thing and light up the pleasure centers in your brain. Other records hum with a strange and unclassifiable energy that penetrates every bone and pore and follicle in your body. Lake...

Coming soon: a historical documentary about Brady Street, produced by docUWM

November 25, 2022

Anyone who has dipped into a John Gurda book or documentary knows that Milwaukee is steeped in history. Bridge wars, socialist mayors, bronze statue controversies—it's all there, and more. Speaking of "more," t...

Food, finality, and saying goodbye to the Milwaukee you once knew

Tommy Ciaccio

November 23, 2022

"Don't look back" they say, as if it were that simple. These three words of advice are meant to balm the wounds of leaving whatever it is behind that no longer fits into your life. For me, it was the city of...

New Professional Bowlers Association tournament is coming to Wauwatosa next summer