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2021 Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival kicks off tomorrow (on TV)

November 17, 2021

Looking to get in the holiday mood a week before Thanksgiving? Then you're in luck: the 23rd annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival is set to kick off Thursday, November 18. From November 18 through Januar...

Remembering what Milwaukee music venue websites looked like 10, 20 years ago

Matt Wild

November 16, 2021

First of all, yes, we know that the Linneman's website design seen above was alive and well until 2016 or so. It was/is simply too beautiful to not use as the main picture. Anyway, let's remember what Milwau...

Supertentacles grapples with self-doubt on “Turtle Shell”

Tyler Maas

November 16, 2021

After amassing a few albums of material with Antler House and starting a band called Yum Yum Cult, Milwaukee musician Sean Anderson decided to go back to school to hone his recording skills. Anderson quit his j...

New event space, The Starling, planned for former SURG On The Water

Matt Wild

November 16, 2021

Popular Downtown/Third Ward event space SURG On The Water closed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the riverside space at 102 N. Water St. is showing new signs of life. License applications ha...

The scooters will be gone by midnight, may return next year

Matt Wild

November 15, 2021

If you're looking to get in some sweet, sweet (and cold) scooting action, you're out of luck, Milwaukee. Yes, the city's 2021 Dockless Scooter Pilot Study, which began June 1, ended today, November 15. "Scoo...

And the Turner Hall Tiki Takedown winners are…

Tyler Maas

November 15, 2021

Yesterday, a couple hundred folks braved the cold and dreary conditions in Milwaukee, put on their finest Hawaiian shirt and most colorful leis, and made their way to the Turner Hall Tiki Takedown. The second i...

Foxfire food truck will close for good November 28

Matt Wild

November 14, 2021

After five years in business, popular Milwaukee food truck Foxfire is closing up shop. R.I.P. that incredible chicken sandwich. "This is our fifth, and we have decided, final season," owners Bryan Phillips a...

My First Band: Brian Aubert (Silversun Pickups)

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 12, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Silversun Pickups singer, guitarist, and founding member Brian Aubert. Since starting the project with then-roommate Nikki Monninger more than 20 years ago, Aubert...

410 Friday fish frys and counting: Cozy Inn (Oak Creek)

Caleb Westphal

November 12, 2021

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Cozy Inn. Most business owners close up shop long before becoming octogenarians, but ...

Krampus is coming to town: Milwaukee Krampusnacht returns to Bavarian Bierhaus December 5

Matt Wild

November 12, 2021

If you’re looking to spice up your holiday season with a little something off the beaten Hallmark Christmas movie path, look no further: On Sunday, December 5, after a COVID year off, the annual Milwaukee Kramp...

Ellas Café delivers coffee and magic, aims to provide safe space for LGBTQ+ folks

Juan Miguel Martinez

November 11, 2021

Renee Valdez and Sofia Esmeralda are a microcosm of Milwaukee hospitality, swirled with a starry magic that is bright-eyed and inviting. They are the owners of Ellas Café, a pop-up coffee shop that has recently...

We paired Green Bay Packers with Alkaline Trio songs for some reason

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2021

You might be reading this article and wondering...why. Alkaline Trio was started by guys in Chicago, none of them live there anymore, and no members have ever publicly stated or even remotely implied they like ...

Spoy brings the noise, skronk on debut album, ‘From The Three’

Matt Wild

November 11, 2021

We're fast approaching two years of this shit. Two years. Are things getting better? Is the worst behind us? Probably. Have the past two years scarred our collective psyche, scrambled our collective brains, thr...

Get ready for the new Avenues album and stream “Blood On The Moon”

Tyler Maas

November 10, 2021

Believe it or not, it’s been more than six years since Avenues released new music. Since putting out its Creep Show EP in 2015, the veteran Milwaukee punk quartet has toured avidly, earned some impressive suppo...

Moneyline Mo’s Pigskin Picks: Week 10

Moneyline Mo

November 10, 2021

Hey it’s Moneyline Mo, the man in the know, and we are officially halfway through the season! And what a fucked up week to get to that point. Week 9 felt like a TV show that is running out of steam, so they sha...

Black Challenger lights up the night with cinematic ‘Radiance’

Matt Wild

November 10, 2021

When we last checked in with Milwaukee dark-synth project Black Challenger, 2020's Vigilance was included in our favorite records of the year. "Go figure that one of our favorite Milwaukee records of 2020 sound...

Brewed Cafe is auctioning off more than 100 items

Tyler Maas

November 10, 2021

After 14 years, beloved Brady Street coffee shop Brewed Cafe somewhat abruptly closed its doors for good last month. That's very unfortunate news, of course. And though we're saddened to see it go, we feel comp...

Terrible Job, Milwaukee! We’re one of the worst cities for donut lovers

Matt Wild

November 9, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the city’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deign...

The Drunk Uncle’s “Black Friday 50 cent beer sale” returns

Tyler Maas

November 9, 2021

To be honest, Black Friday kind of sucks. The consumer holiday serves as an annual reminder of humanity’s inherent greed, its utter disregard for others, and mankind’s general awfulness as people line up, fight...

Aaron Rodgers takes responsibility for “misleading” comments, stands by other comments, wants to move on

Matt Wild

November 9, 2021

Last week, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers appeared on The Pat McAfee Show to address the whole "tested positive for COVID-19 and lied about being vaccinated" thing. Rodgers used the opportunity to ...

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