Milwaukee Music Roundup: February 2023
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LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Big Laugh - Consume Me
Consume Me by Big Laugh
Dashcam - Sundow...
Listen to us talk about new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (February 2023)
Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs.
Listen to the latest installment HE...
Watch Giannis eat snacks, talk Charles Antetokounmpo Foundation on ‘The Daily Show’
We'll keep this short and sweet: Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo dropped by Comedy Central's The Daily Show on Monday night. While there, he chatted with guest host Hasan Minhaj about his knee (...
In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (February 12-25)
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." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...
Here are the lineups for Avalon Theater’s “Studio Ghibli March” and Times Cinema’s “March Mystery Madness”
Attention anime fans still coming down from this month’s Anime Milwaukee convention: Avalon Atmospheric Theater has unveiled the lineup and schedule for a new "Studio Ghibli March" screening series. Similar to ...
The Flaming Lips will play 2002 ‘Yoshimi’ album live at Riverside Theater June 13
Along with 1999's Soft Bulletin, 2002's Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots elevated The Flaming Lips from quirky '90s oddities to (still-quirky) 21st century stars. It's easy to see/hear why: "Fight Test," "Do You...
And “Milwaukee’s Best Bloody” is…
Sunday afternoon, thousands of people gathered at the Italian Community Center to partake in a beloved celebration of a tomato-based local delicacy. Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation's annual “MKE’s Best Bloody...
2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is fast approaching. Here’s this year’s artwork.
It's miserable outside today but guess what? We're less than two months away from the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival! The 15th annual fest is set for April 20 through May 4 at the Oriental Theatre (and other thea...
Hop in the car with Dashcam and check out ‘Sundown On Volcano Beach’
It's been a hazy, golden-hour minute since we've had a new collection of tracks from Milwaukee producer Dashcam. Not that the retro-inspired synth-pop mastermind (real name Donny Jankowski) has been entirely qu...
The Show on Riverwest Radio: Ryan Hamilton
Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every Saturday night on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and Apple Podcasts.
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Milwaukee Record’s Cat Of The Week: Nora
UPDATE: NORA WAS ADOPTED!
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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 ...
Business To Business: The Refinery Photo Studio owner Jessica Kaminski adores Von Trier
With our "Business To Business" series, we’re offering business owners in and around Milwaukee a platform to acknowledge other local establishments and area entrepreneurs they appreciate. This week: The Refiner...
Dustin Diamond’s former Port Washington home has been remodeled, is back on the market
First of all, R.I.P. Dustin Diamond, who passed away in 2021 at the far-too-young age of 44.
So, back in 2020, we gave you a "terrifying look inside Dustin Diamond's water-damaged Port Washington home, which...
Hey! February 24 is the third annual Friday Fish Fry Day!
We've said it before and we'll say it again: every Friday is a Friday fish fry day in Wisconsin, but there's only one Friday when Wisconsin, the country, and the entire world celebrate the official Friday Fish ...
Milwaukee comedians come together for Carol-Aid fundraiser event
Dana Ehrmann is one of the most accomplished and all-around funny comedians in Milwaukee right now. She's performed with Bobcat Goldthwait, Joe Pera, Todd Barry, Hari Kondabolu, Steve Byrne, Dan Soder, and coun...
Get over here! We’re screening the original ‘Mortal Kombat’ at Avalon Theater on March 29
These days, video games are relied upon to be the source material for a wide variety of films and television shows. Long before the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise was dominating the box office, The Last Of Us was...
MKE Music Rewind: Black Elephant, “Nutrition” (2004)
In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.
Dial the ol' Wayback Machine to the early '00s and you'll likely run...
Beauty Steps show us the life of the mind in video for sublime psych-pop “Peaches”
Some songs drill down and focus on one idea—love, sex, the power of partying, whatever—while other songs contain multitudes. "Peaches," the debut single from Milwaukee psych/dream-pop duo Beauty Steps, is the s...
Brewed City: La Finca Coffeehouse
Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...
2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will include ‘Metropolis,’ with live score from Anvil Orchestra
It's miserable outside today but guess what? We're less than two months away from the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival! The 15th annual fest is set for April 20 through May 4 at the Oriental Theatre (and other thea...