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In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 1-9)

May 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...

Great Lakes Distillery and WMSE to collaborate on Chicken Shack Whiskey, “Uncooped Block Party”

Tyler Maas

May 9, 2022

Now that the lengthy streak of dreary, cold, and soul-sucking days has finally ended and weather conditions in Milwaukee seem to be promising for a while, we can officially start getting ready for summer festiv...

Celebrate the “414” with new Grace Weber video

Matt Wild

May 9, 2022

In case you missed it, April 14 was Milwaukee Day—a.k.a. 414 Day, a.k.a. the day every business in town cooks up something they can sell for $4.14. In between the annual video love letter from Imagine MKE and o...

My First Band: Pete Donnelly (The Figgs)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 6, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); Pete Donnelly is an accomplished solo artist and a former member of NRBQ, but you probably know him better as the bassist, one of the vocalists, and a founding member of The Figgs. Sin...

435 Friday fish frys and counting: Belly Up Bar (Menomonee Falls)

Caleb Westphal

May 6, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Belly Up Bar in Menomonee Falls. What was intended to be one week off from the column...

8 headlines about VISIT Milwaukee’s new Cheese Curd Pass, ranked

Matt Wild

May 6, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: CHEESE CURD PASS. Earlier this week, VISIT Milwaukee unveiled a so-...

Crusherfest will return to South Milwaukee…in 2023

Matt Wild

May 5, 2022

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the not-quite-annual celebration of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski—will take 2022 off. The fest will return on June 3-4, 2023. "Th...

Yep, there’ll be Twinkie Wiener Sandwiches at our ‘UHF’ afterparty at The Vanguard on May 18

Matt Wild

May 5, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); If you haven't picked up your tickets to our screening of the Weird Al classic UHF at Avalon Theater on May 18, do that now. Fewer than 100 remain, and our previous UHF screenings have ...

The Windy City looms large in Lion’s Tooth’s “Chicago Boys” author event

Tyler Maas

May 5, 2022

Authors and lifelong friends Martin Billheimer and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. write very different books, but the Windy City looms large in each of their works. Beyond having "Chicago" in its title, Billheimer...

Joe Mande talks ‘Michael Clayton’ yard signs, ‘Hacks’ and Bucks before Laughing Tap shows

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2022

Comedian Joe Mande might not be a household name, but you’re certainly aware of his work. He’s written for Parks & Recreation, Kroll Show, The Good Place, Delocated, and Master Of None. He’s had on-camera r...

Here’s the 2022 Skyline Music Series lineup

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2022

A few days after putting out an extensive list of Milwaukee summer festivals and music series, we've learned COA Youth & Family Centers has released the lineup for its Skyline Music Series. The concert seri...

MCTS apologizes for rushed, incomplete, crappy new bus app

Matt Wild

May 4, 2022

First of all, we love Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS). Taking the bus instead of driving is the best. More people should do it! Still, it's hard to be an MCTS cheerleader these days. First there was the ...

Bastille Days will return (in “slightly downsized” form) July 14-17, 2022

Matt Wild

May 4, 2022

In case you missed it, the Great Milwaukee Summer is (more or less) back! Oodles of summer festivals and music series are currently on the books, many of them returning for the first time since 2019. And you ca...

Jazz In The Park and Cathedral Square Market will return in 2022, too

Matt Wild

May 4, 2022

Remember 20 minutes ago when we told you Bastille Days would be returning to Downtown Milwaukee in 2022? Well, it's not the only East Town Association event scheduled for a reboot this summer. Yes, the ever-...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2022

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2022

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized "Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community.” The massive neighborhood-wide event brings together talented area artists ...

Guerrilla Ghost call on musicians in Milwaukee and beyond for ‘Reimagined Hellscapes’ remix record

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2022

By now you've hopefully had a chance to listen to Hell Is Empty And All The Devils Are Here, the album Milwaukee industrial hip-hop duo Guerrilla Ghost released April 15. If not, you should change that soon bec...

9 films to see during the final 3 days of the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

May 3, 2022

Counting the single-film Opening Night, the 2022 Milwaukee Film Festival is a whopping 15 days long. That's a lot of days! Even more alarming: THERE ARE ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT. Yes, MFF2022 is set to wrap this T...

Milwaukee Record’s 2022 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, more

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 2, 2022

It's been a long time coming, but it looks like the Great Milwaukee Summer...is back! Summer festivals big and small are solidifying their dates and lineups. State and county fairs are getting back in the saddl...

3rd Street Market Hall adds hot dog and sausage vendor Dawg City, open now

Matt Wild

May 2, 2022

And the "3rd Street Market Hall adds..." news just keeps on comin'. Today, downtown food hall 3rd Street Market Hall (a.k.a. the first floor of the old Shops of Grand Avenue, located at 275 W. Wisconsin Ave....

Beth Stelling to bring “The Petty Betty Tour” to The Back Room @ Colectivo on September 10

Tyler Maas

May 2, 2022

Beth Stelling is great. The Ohio native who got her stand-up start in Chicago is an accomplished writer (with credits on Crashing, The Last O.G., Another Period, and Sarah Silverman's I Love You, America), an a...

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