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We ate all 8 of Wisconsin State Fair’s 2022 Sporkies finalists

August 5, 2022

Three words: Wisconsin State Fair. Starting yesterday and running through August 14, the annual celebration of all things Wisconsin is offering up oodles of entertainment, a variety of animals, stands to buy no...

My First Band: Toby Jeg (Red Scare Industries)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 5, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); Toby Jeg hasn't ever been in a serious band, but he's been instrumental in helping a ton of other people's bands release music. As the owner/operator of Red Scare Industries, Jeg has p...

SistaStrings talk breakout year, major moments, Henry Winkler before tonight’s Brandi Carlile show

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2022

If you keep tabs on Milwaukee music, there's a good chance you know SistaStrings. The project, which consists of classically-trained siblings Monique and Chauntee Ross, has been a fixture in local music for the...

Cars race and bands do battle in Fuzzysurf’s “Sheep Shed” music video

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2022

Fuzzysurf is like the OK Go of the Milwaukee music scene. To be clear, we mean that in the best possible way. On top of churning out top-notch indie rock tunes, the band routinely can be counted upon to pair th...

Spend a day at Lake Park Golf Course in strangely hypnotic ‘Lake Park Golf Course’ video

Matt Wild

August 5, 2022

Milwaukee's Lake Park is an absolute gem. In addition to its sprawling paths, its towering lighthouse, and its gorgeous views of Lake Michigan, the East Side park boasts a 3-par, 18-hole golf course. It's calle...

50 things to do in Milwaukee during the 50 remaining days of summer

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2022

Doesn’t it seem like summer just started? Believe it or not, there are just 50 days remaining in summer. Since the season is dwindling and there's a lot of fun that must be had before we blink and we're hunkeri...

Tigera reaches out, gives back with Milwaukee Music Village

Matt Wild

August 4, 2022

Starting a band can be hard. Starting a band during a pandemic? Good luck. That's the situation members of earnest alt-rock/power-pop group Tigera found themselves in when they released their first EP, Part ...

East Locust Street at North Humboldt Boulevard will be closed August 10 – September 2

Matt Wild

August 4, 2022

Heads up, anyone driving east or west at the intersection of East Locust Street and North Humboldt Boulevard: that intersection will be closed August 10 - September 2. (North-southbound traffic on Humboldt won'...

Celebrate the first day of the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair with 9 years of ride-inspection videos

Matt Wild

August 4, 2022

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2022 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 4-14, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

We ranked all 30 tracks on Telethon’s ‘The Grand Spontaneon: A Tale Told In Five Acts’

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2022

Back in 2017, Milwaukee "hard pop" project Telethon released The Grand Spontanean: A Tale Told In Five Acts. The 30-track, 90-minute "rock opera about the internet, culture, human relationships, and the apocaly...

Here’s the entertainment lineup for this weekend’s Blacks Arts Fest MKE

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2022

Founded in 2018, Black Arts Fest MKE has been a welcome addition to the city’s busy summer festival season. Following two pandemic-related years away, the event will return to Henry Maier Festival Park on Satur...

Watch Collections Of Colonies Of Bees play some new songs on WMSE’s “Local/Live”

Matt Wild

August 3, 2022

After a few years of hibernation, Milwaukee's Collections Of Colonies Of Bees have begun to make some noise. The celebrated and long-running post-rock group led by guitarist Chris Rosenau recently played the Se...

Fiserv Forum to host NHL preseason game October 2

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2022

Though it still seems very unlikely that Milwaukee will ever get an NHL franchise, the city will be hosting a professional hockey game this fall. On Sunday, October 2, Fiserv Forum will feature a preseason meet...

MKE Music Rewind: Don Nedobeck’s North Water Street Tavern Band, “The Milorganite Blues” (1983)

Jared Blohm

August 2, 2022

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. From beaches and beer gardens to festivals and Am Fam Field and more...

A down and dirty guide to voting in Wisconsin’s 2022 Partisan Primary on August 9

Matt Wild

August 2, 2022

On Tuesday, August 9, you can vote—nay, MUST vote—in the 2022 Partisan Primary. This is one of those elections where you'll vote within one—and only one—political party. If you vote for Democratic candidates, y...

Silver City International Festival returns September 10

Tyler Maas

August 2, 2022

Since its start in 2012, Silver City International Festival has celebrated the numerous cultures that help make Silver City the most diverse neighborhood in Milwaukee through food, the arts, and music. In 2020,...

Float Milwaukee to host Float Fest street party August 19

Tyler Maas

August 2, 2022

Even though we've now entered the last full month of the season, there's still a lot of summer fun left. Adding to large-scale event undertakings like Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Irish Fest, and Bay View Ba...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Experiencing the Bristol Renaissance Faire for the first time

Matt Wild

August 1, 2022

Some places renaissance festivals come and go, while some places renaissance festivals become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples renais...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 1, 2022

Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Since this looks to be an active August, Milwauk...

Please enjoy 34 pictures from the 2022 Brady Street Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 1, 2022

It was one of those Milwaukee summer weekends—a Milwaukee summer weekend where the weather was perfect and there were 8,000 things going on. And while things like the Riverwest 24 and German Fest were certainly...

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