R.I.P. Wisconsin Pizza Authority?
If a disconnected phone line and an interior strewn with junk and debris are any indication, Wisconsin Pizza Authority has closed. The pizza purveyor at 1888 N. Humboldt Ave.—just across the street from Finks, ...
8 places in (and around) Milwaukee that are going all out for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
While the current weather conditions likely don't have you thinking soccer, the 2022 FIFA World Cup is coming. This installment, which kicks off in Qatar this Sunday, runs from November 20 through December 18. ...
Cozy up to the debut EP from Bunk Bed, ‘Top Bunk, Bottom Bunk’
There's an old episode of Unsolved Mysteries about a family in Horicon, Wisconsin, who, back in 1987, claimed their house was haunted. Their story covered all the classics—demonic forces, hellish visions, terri...
AJ Grill talks about his 10 years in comedy, his upcoming standup special, what’s next
When we spoke to AJ Grill in late 2016, the Iowa native had recently relocated to Milwaukee and was trying to find some footing in the city's comedy scene. Roughly six years later, it safe to say he's done just...
Lizzo will play Fiserv Forum May 16, 2023; P!nk will play American Family Field August 14, 2023
Hot on the heels of the just-announced Imagine Dragons Summerfest show, Milwaukee has gone ahead and (simultaneously, thus the two-for-one article) announced two more big shows for 2023: Lizzo at Fiserv Forum T...
Tempting fate, Summerfest books Imagine Dragons for July 8, 2023
The history of Summerfest is chock-full of infamous shows—the time George Carlin got arrested, for example. One of the more recent examples comes from 2013, when bombastic rock band Imagine Dragons played the M...
Former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett on missing Milwaukee politics: “It’s all yours, baby!”
Does former Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett—who held the city's top position from 2004 to 2021, only to suddenly resign mid-term and accept a position as the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg—miss his old gig?...
My First Band: Charlie Parr
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This week's guest is Charlie Parr. Over the course of his 30-year career, the Duluth-based guitarist and singer has released more than a dozen albums, played thousands of shows all ove...
Stuff We Missed: Lakefront Brewery will ditch bottles, go “all cans” in February
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.
• Remember that part in Beck's "Where It's At" where he says "Bottles and cans...
Drift off, fall in love with Sleepy Gaucho’s “Best Drug”
It's been a long week. Winter has arrived. Twitter is a mess. A maddening election cycle has finally come to an end. The guy who voiced Batman on the forever-awesome Batman: The Animated Series is dead. What to...
Stout Fest returns to MobCraft on December 10
Days with temperatures in the 70s are yesterday's news (literally). Shorter days are now here and colder days are ahead, which means that it's almost dark beer's time to shine! Yes, porters, stouts, and all thi...
Revamped Hacienda Taproom & Kitchen now home to some of East Side’s best food, drinks
It's a quiet Wednesday on the East Side, but inside Hacienda Taproom & Kitchen—née Hacienda Beer Co.—something is happening. Amidst pockets of folks sipping beer at the bar and a handful of tables taking pa...
Finding some positives in a downright terrible Packers season
The Green Bay Packers are bad. This season has been bad. Unless things drastically change in the next three weeks (against three opponents with winning records, mind you), the chances of a Packers postseason ar...
Iron Grate BBQ will close November 20
After eight years in business, Iron Grate BBQ is calling it quits. Today, the Bay View-adjacent restaurant's owner/chef Aaron Patin announced in an email to its online mailing list that Iron Grate will be closi...
“Be humble and don’t suck.” A conversation with Doug Carrion of Field Day
With seemingly every band that's ever sniffed a stage getting back together, there's a lot to think about in regards to legacy. Where some try to pick up where they left off, others try to touch on a previous s...
Smoking Popes drummer Mike Felumlee yearns for simpler times in new solo single
In addition to being the longtime drummer of Smoking Popes and the founder of the Live From The Rock Room music video series, Mike Felumlee is also an accomplished solo artist. Over the past 20 years, the Milwa...
9 Milwaukee places to relax or break stuff, should you need to do such things in the upcoming days
Apropos of nothing, here are 9 places in Milwaukee (and the surrounding Milwaukee area) where you can relax or break stuff! (This list is far from exhaustive, so let us know YOUR favorite place to relax or brea...
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You already know who you're voting for (and partisan candidates will be labeled "Democratic" or "Republican" on...
In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (October 23 – November 5)
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...
Guerrilla Ghost cap off most accomplished year yet with ‘Dying’
It's safe to say Guerrilla Ghost is having itself a year. Back in April, the politically-pointed industrial hip-hop duo composed of vocalist Bad Graphics Ghost and producer Tron Jovi released its excellent thir...