WMSE’s Local/Live: The Quilz
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist.
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Milwaukee Rep is doing a ‘Run Bambi Run’ musical with songs from Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano
Today in peak '80s/'90s Milwaukee news, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater announced that its upcoming 2023/24 season (its 70th) will include "an original World Premiere musical on the mainstage commissioned by Mi...
A down and dirty guide to voting in Wisconsin’s 2023 Spring Primary, which is super important
Here we go again.
Yes, it's time for another Most Important Election Of Our Lifetimes, another Election The Entire Country Will Be Watching, and another Most Expensive Election In State History.
On Tuesda...
Milwaukee Record’s guide to “official” Mama Tried events
This week, throngs of riders and motorcycle enthusiasts who have been cooped up since fall and whose choppers have been in storage for months will enjoy a brief escape from the cold, dark, dull bikelessness of ...
Miscellaneous Milwaukee: Mitchell Park Domes postcard (1966-67)
In Miscellaneous Milwaukee, we take a stroll through the aisles of Antiques On Pierce to unearth strange, curious, or valuable Milwaukee artifacts.
ITEM: Mitchell Park Domes postcard
YEAR: 1966-67
PRICE: $...
Danny Arcane asks “Do U Wanna?” on Valentine’s Day slow jam
Happy Valentine's Day, Milwaukee! And what better way to celebrate than with a new song from Milwaukee indie-pop artist Danny Arcane—a song that "explores the ache that's felt when wanting to know if someone tr...
After 2 long years, Serb Hall’s Friday fish fry returns for dine-in this Friday
Roughly two years after falling victim to the COVID-19 pandemic—and roughly one year after returning in drive-thru and carry-out form—American Memorial Serb Hall's ever-popular Friday fish fry is set to return ...
The Vanguard will say goodbye to 4 menu items this week
Over the last eight-plus years, The Vanguard has established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Even though the Bay View bar and restaurant has a winning mix of specialty sausages, "t...
Here’s the Wückfinter V beer list, food vendors
Last month, we told you Wauwatosa beer bastion Ray’s Wine & Spirits will once again be joining forces with 3 Floyds Brewing and WarPigs to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with its annual "Wückf...
In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (January 29 – February 11)
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 th...
Milwaukee Record’s Cats Of The Week: Ozzie and Ellie
UPDATE: OZZIE AND ELLIE WERE 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...
Milwaukee composers Krol-Scharber talk about their upcoming Busch Light Super Bowl commercial
If you’ve been to enough local shows, you’ve surely seen Quinn Scharber and Justin Krol on stage. The veteran Milwaukee musicians have spent years playing together in Hugh Bob & The Hustle and in Trapper Sc...
Klement’s out, Johnsonville in as “Official Sausage of Summerfest”
Call it the Summerfest Sausage Shakeup.
Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. announced on Friday that Sheboygan Falls-based sausage purveyor Johnsonville is the new "Official Sausage, Hot Dog, and Sausage Stick of...
10 Valentine’s Day events in Milwaukee
Some of you are in a serious relationship, or at least involved in a budding romance. Others are happily (or perhaps miserably) single. No matter where your love life lands, the same thing holds abundantly true...
Business To Business: Lakefront Brewery owner Russ Klisch values ABC Lock & Key Inc.
Owning and operating a small business can be very difficult, stressful, and thankless work. The hours can be long, a paycheck isn’t always guaranteed, and the worries tend to pile up. With our new “Business To ...
What’s up with all the “3 white boys that break into cars” cards near Downtown?
Warning: this article has no answers, only questions. Namely, what's up with all the cards about "3 white boys that break into cars" that are stapled to trees in the city's East Town neighborhood? Who are these...
Here are 25 pictures of Red Maple MKE, a new bar that officially opens February 19
Starting Sunday, February 19, Red Maple MKE will officially be open for business. The new bar—located at 100 W. Maple Street in the former site of Ollie's on the southern edge of Walker's Point—is the second dr...
Survey: Lake Park’s Ravine Road should be year-round pedestrian, bike path
The saga of Lake Park's Ravine Road is a long and complicated one. Located near Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro, the road was historically used as a motorway connecting Lincoln Memorial Drive to the upper East Si...
Lady Cannon puts on brave face with hazy new single, “Ashamed”
The last time we heard from Milwaukee singer-songwriter Martha Cannon she was appearing with musical collaborator Vinnie Kircher on one of the best local records of 2022, L'Resorts' Explorers. But Cannon has lo...
Brewed City: Vennture Brew Co
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...