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Altruism and nihilism collide in Convert’s “Watch It Burn”

April 7, 2022

Last spring, we introduced you to Convert—a Milwaukee project featuring former and current members of Burning Sons, Get Rad, and Assault & Battery—by premiering a song called "Slow Choke." The track, from t...

Today is National Beer Day, so here are 3 places to get a beer in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 7, 2022

Today is National Beer Day. The holiday celebrates "the day that the Cullen–Harrison Act was enacted after having been signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 22, 1933." This paved the way f...

Serb Hall’s Friday fish fry is back (in drive-thru and carry-out form)

Matt Wild

April 7, 2022

Before Milwaukee's Serb Hall closed in early 2021—the umpteenth victim of the COVID-19 pandemic—the South Side institution (5101 W. Oklahoma Ave.) was famed for hosting decades' worth of political rallies and s...

Center Street Daze will return to Center Street (obviously) August 13

Matt Wild

April 7, 2022

And the "X summer festival will return after two years" news just keeps comin': Yes, the lil' street fest that could, Center Street Daze Festival, announced yesterday that it will return to Center Street (obvio...

A guide to finding Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers on USFL rosters

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2022

Remember the United States Football League? Well, the short-lived professional football league—which folded in 1986 after Donald Trump drove it into the ground in a foolish attempt to force a merger with the NF...

The old Chancery on Downer has been empty for 15 years (but maybe that’ll change?)

Matt Wild

April 6, 2022

On April 6, 2021, we published a piece titled "Shout-out to the old Chancery on Downer, which has been empty for 14 years." It was about how once-popular regional restaurant chain the Chancery closed its locati...

Cozy Danger’s new music video is a “tribute to female badassery”

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2022

When we last checked in with Cozy Danger, the funk-tinged indie rock trio was partying with pooches in its "Where Are All My Dogs At" music video. This time around, they're paying "tribute to female badassery" ...

Woof! Fromm Petfest will return to Henry Maier Festival Park September 24

Matt Wild

April 6, 2022

Nothing has been better than reporting on the return of previously COVID-canceled summer festivals. Locust Street Festival! Summer Soulstice! A proper Summerfest! And while Milwaukee's beloved Fromm Petfest did...

Cavalier Johnson defeats Bob Donovan to become first Black elected mayor of Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

Acting Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson can now lose the "acting" part of his title: With all in-person and absentee votes counted Tuesday night, Johnson handily defeated opponent Bob Donovan 71.69% - 28.31% to...

The 10 best individual Opening Day performances in Milwaukee Brewers history

Kyle Lobner

April 5, 2022

It’s a week later than it was supposed to be and it’s not happening where it was supposed to happen, but Major League Baseball is back this week after a long offseason of doubt. The Brewers’ home opener has bee...

Middle East Side now open at 3rd Street Market Hall

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

Ever since it opened in January, 3rd Street Market Hall—a.k.a. the sprawling food hall that occupies the first floor of the former Shops of Grand Avenue at 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.—has become our favorite downtown...

Let’s also vote on when the Marcus Center snow pile will melt this year

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

It's spring, it's April, and it's Election Day, which means only one thing: IT'S TIME TO VOTE ON WHEN THE MARCUS CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE SNOW PILE WILL MELT THIS YEAR. You know it and love it. It's the big ...

BLAX processes grief and seeks truth on ‘Angeline’

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

"Gotta be yourself / Can't be nobody else." That's BLAX—a.k.a. Adebisi Agoro—in "Acknowledgement," the opening track of his new latest LP, Angeline. It's a fitting sentiment for the longtime Milwaukee emcee....

Vote today, Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

If you haven't voted already, vote today, Milwaukee. You'll be voting for the next mayor of Milwaukee. Your choices are acting mayor Cavalier Johnson and former alderman Bob Donovan. Johnson is the more libe...

Mandatory Milwaukee: TURKEYS!

Matt Wild

April 4, 2022

Some places come and go, while some signs become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure ...

Puerto Wiccan and Tay Diego ride for the South Side on “Michelle”

Evan Rytlewski

April 4, 2022

Milwaukee rap has finally generated some real buzz over the last several years, but that attention hasn't been spread evenly across the city. While the city's North Side continues to do blockbuster streams and ...

Indeed Brewing Company to host “Electric Love 2022” block party on June 4

Tyler Maas

April 4, 2022

Back in October, Indeed Brewing Company (530 S. 2nd St., 414-216-9007) brought The Lowdown to its Walker's Point taproom. The block party shut down a portion of 2nd Street for an all-day festival featuring tast...

My First Band: John Garrison (Kali Masi)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 1, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the drummer of Kali Masi, John Garrison has performed all around the United States, toured Europe, played Riot Fest and FEST, shared the stage with the likes of The Lawrence Arms an...

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

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2022

April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season is back, the first full month of spring is upon us, and rampant festival announcements combine with extended daylight and occasional days of unseasonable ...

430 Friday fish frys and counting: C & C’s Mosquito Inn (Caledonia)

Caleb Westphal

April 1, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: C & C's Mosquito Inn in Caledonia. An NCAA March Madness bracket was taped to the...

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