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Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 7)

October 24, 2022

Chapter 7: The Gauntlet I’m anxious. Ever since starting this journey during summer, I’ve felt behind, and for good reason...I am behind! Note to self and to others: don’t give a year-long project six months. ...

Chris Schulist talks about being Jack White’s tour DJ and professional Hype Man

Tyler Maas

October 24, 2022

People in Milwaukee know Chris Schulist for a lot of different reasons. In addition to being the co-owner of The Vanguard, co-founder of Dope Folks Records, and the former vocalist of The Mistreaters, Schulist ...

As Widespread Panic Weekend begins, mayor declares today to be Pabst Theater Group Day

Matt Wild

October 21, 2022

That noise coming from the heart of Downtown Milwaukee isn't construction (well, it's probably that, too). It's just the kickoff to the three-night, three-show, completely sold-out Widespread Panic Weekend at R...

My First Band: River (a.k.a. Sarah) Shook

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 21, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is River (a.k.a. Sarah) Shook. As the bandleader and namesake of Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, Shook has ardently toured throughout the U.S. and Europe. They've re...

Remembering some lesser-known Packers wide receivers

Tyler Maas

October 21, 2022

The Packers have a lot of issues right now. The top of that long list of shortcomings is the wide receiver position. The receiving corps was questionable at the start of the season when everyone was relatively ...

After years of delays, Bay View sushi spot may finally open (in 2023)

Matt Wild

October 21, 2022

Believe it or not, the saga of perpetually delayed Bay View sushi spot Sushi Yuki stretches back to 2016. "Sushi Yuki is on its way to Bay View," OnMilwaukee reported in August of that year. The story detail...

Holy crap, Milwaukee is getting a new USL Championship soccer team and you can help name it

Matt Wild

October 20, 2022

Five months after announcing that, holy crap, Milwaukee is getting a new 8,000-seat soccer stadium in the new downtown Iron District MKE, details of the team that will play in that soccer stadium have been reve...

Bug Moment’s Jasmine Rosenblatt goes solo with jas? EP, ‘My New Clothes Fit Me Funny’

Matt Wild

October 20, 2022

The past year has found Milwaukee band Bug Moment having, well, a moment. The bedroom-pop group has played oodles of shows, garnered oodles of fans, and received oodles of love for its 2021 record BUGS. Are all...

I went to the last Ponderosa in Wisconsin (and one of the last locations in the world)

Tyler Maas

October 19, 2022

In 1965, Dan Lasater, Norm Wiese, and Charles Kleptz opened a restaurant in Kokomo, Indiana. The steakhouse was called Ponderosa, named after the Ponderosa Ranch in the long-running Bonanza television series. B...

Triskele’s has closed, is selling its art and signage

Tyler Maas

October 19, 2022

After 15 years in business, Triskele’s has officially closed. The chef- and owner-operated restaurant that opened on the corner of 3rd St. and Maple St. in late 2007 quietly called it quits back on October 8, a...

The Beat Index puts listeners on hold, delivers fantastic concept album ‘Thank You For Your Patience’

Matt Wild

October 19, 2022

A "liminal space" is an empty or disquieting location that serves as a transition between two other locations. Think of an unused skywalk, a hallway in an abandoned mall, or an airport terminal at 3 a.m. It's a...

Nessun Dorma will celebrate 20 years of greatness on October 23

Matt Wild

October 19, 2022

In a time of all things new and flashy, it's easy to overlook the classics. Take Nessun Dorma, for example. The Riverwest restaurant has been quietly holding down its location at 2778 N. Weil St. since 2002, se...

Your guide to Milwaukee-area horror movie screenings from now until Halloween (and beyond)

Matt Wild

October 18, 2022

It's crunch time, people: Halloween is mere weeks away! Need to get in the holiday mood with hours and hours and hours and hours of horror movies? We've got you covered. The following list—which begins today an...

The Vanguard to become “Paisley Pork, The Restaurant Formerly Known As Vanguard” for one night only

Tyler Maas

October 18, 2022

The Vanguard isn’t afraid to shake things up. On top of regularly adjusting its menu in new and exciting ways, the owners of the Bay View bar and sausage emporium have shown no hesitation to occasionally break ...

‘Black Nativity by Langston Hughes’ returns to Marcus Center December 8-11

Matt Wild

October 18, 2022

Milwaukee's holiday season will kick off in grand fashion when Black Arts MKE's annual Christmas musical, Black Nativity by Langston Hughes, lands at the Marcus Performing Arts Center's Wilson Theater at Vogel ...

The WhiskeyBelles and Great Lakes Distillery collaborate on “Touch Of Honey” whiskey

Tyler Maas

October 18, 2022

Back in 2012, The WhiskeyBelles released their debut album, Whiskey Woman. Since then, the folk-tinged country trio has played hundreds of shows all over the Midwest, won a bunch of WAMI Awards, became a regula...

Brief Candles burn again on first full release in 5 years, ‘It Doesn’t Lead To Anything: Part 1’

Matt Wild

October 18, 2022

Has it really been five long years since Milwaukee-by-way-of-Peoria-Illinois shoegaze/dream-pop outfit Brief Candles gifted the world with new music? Well, sort of: following the 2017 release of the excellent f...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (October 2-15)

Matt Wild

October 17, 2022

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," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Celebration of Mike Schank’s life set for November 12 at MKE Alano Club

Matt Wild

October 17, 2022

Milwaukee lost a real one on October 13 when musician Mike Schank—best known as the co-star of the 1999 documentary American Movie—died at the age of 53. Schank had been diagnosed with cancer earlier in the yea...

MFML, Dashcam, and The Quilz join forces on “Hey Cowboy” single and video

Tyler Maas

October 17, 2022

A great indication of a healthy, vibrant, and quality music scene is collaboration. Here in Milwaukee, it seems as if musicians are more willing to work together than ever before. In addition to playing shows t...

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