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October 3, 2022

Every season since 2017 (except 2020, of course), we've proudly booked and produced the "Milwaukee Record Halftime Show" concert series. Though we've put on more than 70 concerts (mostly) at the Cactus Club sin...

Retoro guitarist Mason Mattner goes solo with irresistible “No More” and “Uppercuts And Superfudge”

October 3, 2022

Earlier this year, garage-rock band Retoro released one of the best Milwaukee albums of 2022 with the seven-song Hairlush Boutique. Here's what we said about the record in our "Milwaukee Record's favorite Milwa...

Boo-Boo’s Sandwiches is closed, so here are 700 words about Boo-Boo’s K-Jon Chicken Sandwich

October 2, 2022

It's sad but true: the incredible Boo-Boo's Sandwiches (405 S. 2nd St.) is closed. For now. On Sunday night, the Walker's Point sandwich shop posted this message to social media: To all our Fantastic Fans, ...

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

October 1, 2022

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta a signal for things slowing down in Milwaukee entertainment? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, there are also a ton of musicians, ...

Gerrymandering, Republican supermajorities, and 4 state legislature races to watch in the Milwaukee area

Dan Shafer

September 30, 2022

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click here to subscribe. The Republican-controlled state legislature has a trem...

My First Band: Mike Reed (Small Brown Bike, 84 Tigers)

September 30, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Mike Reed. These days, Reed can be heard as the guitarist and vocalist of 84 Tigers, a tremendous Michigan-based project that's preparing to release their debut al...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: September 2022

September 30, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Brave You - Lifer LIFER by Brave You Cozy Danger - Yeah No For ...

We’re screening a 4K restoration of ‘The Lost Boys’ at Avalon Theater on October 26

September 29, 2022

What do you get when you combine a wickedly dark vampire movie with a teenage adventure film, and then spike it with a cast of '80s icons, the future director of Batman & Robin, a terrific soundtrack, a ter...

Buy a bunch of random Nomad stuff (and plants!) at this weekend’s Nomad Bizarre Bazaar

September 29, 2022

It's going to be a busy, busy weekend on Brady Street. In addition to the Brady Street Pet Parade AND the Brady Street Art Walk happening on Sunday, October 2, Brady Street anchor Nomad World Pub (1401 E. Brady...

12 pictures of Milwaukee’s new Dave’s Hot Chicken, plus 3 pictures of the wickedly hot “Reaper” slider we put in our freezer and saved for a day when our bodies can handle it

September 28, 2022

In case you missed it (and judging from the traffic this piece has been getting, you have not), national chicken sandwich chain Dave's Hot Chicken is opening its first Milwaukee location on Friday, September 30...

We asked Chris Gethard a bunch of questions about Wisconsin-made sodas

September 28, 2022

Chris Gethard has a lot of different identities. He’s a cult comedy legend, the namesake and former figurehead of The Chris Gethard Show, an actor (who you might know from films like Don’t Think Twice and TV sh...

Milwaukee, Chicago musicians release reproductive rights benefit comp, ‘Oh SCOTUS Up Yours!’

September 28, 2022

On June 24, the Supreme Court moved the country forward by moving it back nearly half a century. Yep, that's the day SCOTUS officially reversed 1973's Roe v. Wade and eliminated a constitutional right to an abo...

Our Midweek Music series returns to Crafty Cow Tosa this fall

September 27, 2022

Last fall, Milwaukee Record brought live music to Crafty Cow Tosa (6519 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa). The weekly concert series—which we called "Midweek Music"—featured a total of nine FREE Wednesday night perform...

Fiserv Forum will serve as early voting site for 2022 General Election

September 27, 2022

The big 2022 General Election is coming up on Tuesday, November 8. Want to skip the Election Day lines but still vote in-person? You can do just that by voting early at Fiserv Forum. The home of the Milwaukee B...

Here’s the schedule for the 2022 Milwaukee Paranormal Conference

September 27, 2022

The Milwaukee Paranormal Conference has been celebrating ghosts, ghouls, aliens, cryptids, and the folks who love them since 2015. Founded by journalist and author (and Milwaukee Record contributor) Tea Krulos,...

Breathe in, breathe out with The Quilz’ nocturnal “I Can’t Sleep”

September 27, 2022

Isn't it a drag when you fire up a "Halloween playlist" on your streaming platform of choice and it's all stuff like "Thriller" and the theme to Ghostbusters? Where are the real Halloween playlists? You know, t...

Dave’s Hot Chicken to open first Milwaukee location this week

September 26, 2022

We’re currently living in the golden era of the chicken sandwich. There’s never been more places to procure these portable poultry preparations, and it’s safe to say there’s never been more inventive or more de...

Here’s what’s screening at “Shocktoberfest VII” at Avalon Theater and The Times Cinema

September 26, 2022

It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with "Rocktober" and "Shocktober" events. In the case of the latter, the...

Large Print magnifies multiple genres on ‘In The Clouds’ and ‘In The Dark’ EPs