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WMSE’s Backyard BBQ returns to Humboldt Park August 27 with Seratones, more

June 13, 2022

If you thought the return of the Great Milwaukee Summer was complete, think again. Today, WMSE announced the lineup of its ever-popular Backyard BBQ. The 12th annual shindig will set up shop at Humboldt Park on...

Kristin Hersh lives up to (and exceeds) alt-rock-icon status at intimate Back Room show

Cal Roach

June 13, 2022

Alt-rock icon Kristin Hersh, unlike virtually all of her peers, never made much of a grab for stardom. Even at their most compelling, Hersh's songs are more likely to get under your skin than make you hum along...

My First Band: Aymen Saleh (Holy Pinto)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 10, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Aymen Saleh. The Milwaukee singer, songwriter, and producer—who releases music under the Holy Pinto moniker—has kept busy of late with a steady run of local perfor...

Brad Dassey returns with new rap track and Tony Evers skit, “Free Brendan Dassey”

Matt Wild

June 10, 2022

It's been 17 years since photographer Teresa Halbach was murdered, and seven years since a Netflix documentary covering the case (and much more), Making A Murderer, kicked off the current true-crime craze. In t...

Greek Fest returns to Wisconsin State Fair Park June 24-26

Tyler Maas

June 10, 2022

Opa! Following two summers off, Greek Fest will officially return to Wisconsin State Fair Park this summer. The 2022 return will take place Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26. Organized by the Annunciat...

Stuff We Missed: Kia Boys get interviewed, World Naked Bike Ride returns

Matt Wild

June 10, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: the Kia Boys and the Naked Bike Ride. Another infuriating and weird...

Oh hell yeah the Domes’ summer floral show is “Faerie Gardens” and it opens June 11

Matt Wild

June 10, 2022

We love the Mitchell Park Domes. We also love faerie gardens, because we used to be big Sherlock Holmes fans and Arthur Conan Doyle had a weird thing for faeries. So we say this with absolutely no snark or sarc...

Roll down the windows, crank up the volume, and enjoy Mertles Acres’ new EP, ‘The American Dream’

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2022

Back in the spring of 2020, we introduced you to Mertles Acres. The pop-punk project—which was started by Direct Hit!'s former rhythm section, multi-instrumentalist Steve Maury and drummer Danny Walkowiak—annou...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 29 – June 4)

Matt Wild

June 9, 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...

Black Lens program will celebrate Tupac Shakur with ‘Juice’ screening, career retrospective

Matt Wild

June 9, 2022

Thursday, June 16, 2022 will be / would have been Tupac Shakur's 51st birthday. (Is it mind-boggling to think that Shakur would have been only 51? Yep.) To mark the occasion, Milwaukee Film's Black Lens program...

Here’s the lineup for the 2022 Música del Lago series at Colectivo Lakefront

Matt Wild

June 9, 2022

Is there a day of the week that doesn't feature a free music series this summer? Our ever-growing guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, and more says NO. Recently added to that guide is Colectivo's...

Make your picks in Round 2 of our Milwaukee Summer Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 8, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); And then there were 32! Following an opening Milwaukee Summer Bracket round that found nearly 20,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 Milwaukee summer standbys has...

Here’s the 2022 Brady Street Festival lineup

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 8, 2022

You wanted the return of Milwaukee summer festivals? You got the return of Milwaukee summer festivals. Yes, Brady Street Festival is coming back! Following two pandemic-prompted summers off in 2020 and 2021, th...

Demolition work has begun on the future home of the Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

June 7, 2022

We've said it before and we'll say it again: the Milwaukee Public Museum as you know it is not long for this world. Like, they plan to forever close the old one and open a new (state-of-the-art, much-smaller) o...

Yep, there are even MORE Locust Street Festival alternatives happening Sunday, June 12

Matt Wild

June 7, 2022

Were you disappointed when this year's Locust Street Festival of Music & Arts—set for Sunday, June 12—was abruptly canceled? Were you cheered up when we told you that Black Husky Brewing would be hosting it...

PUP tears up Turner Hall in long-awaited Milwaukee return

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2022

A lot can change in five years. During the half-decade span since PUP made its Milwaukee debut at a half-full Turner Hall in the summer of 2017, the Canadian pop-punk quartet that fashioned a small-but-impassio...

Not everyone is thrilled with the whole “Milwaukee hoping to host the 2024 RNC” thing

Matt Wild

June 6, 2022

Previously on When Milwaukee And Major Political Conventions Mix... Remember when Milwaukee "hosted" the 2020 Democratic National Convention? Except that the thing ended up being 99.9% virtual due to the sti...

Not one, but TWO alternate Locust Street Festivals are set for Sunday, June 12

Matt Wild

June 6, 2022

Were you disappointed when this year's Locust Street Festival of Music & Arts was abruptly canceled? You're not alone. Thankfully, not one, but two Locust Street businesses have taken it upon themselves to ...

Here’s the 2022 South Shore Farmers Market entertainment lineup

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2022

Between the pristine lake-adjacent setting, the wide selection of local goods, and its proximity to a beer garden, the South Shore Farmers Market is one of the best parts of summer in Milwaukee. Adding to the a...

Buy some art (and strike a rock pose) at WMSE’s 6th annual Art & Music auction

Matt Wild

June 6, 2022

For the past half-decade, WMSE's Art & Music has combined, well, art and music for a one-of-a-kind event. At the center is an auction of hundreds of album-sized, 12" x 12" pieces of original art from local ...

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