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“Black Is Beautiful” bike ride will return to the streets June 27

June 4, 2021

"What was once personal for me turned into a mass thing. I thought, 'Let's get other people on bikes. Let's get more people of color on bikes.'" That's Milwaukee rapper WebsterX, talking to us last August ab...

July 3 lakefront fireworks? Canceled. July 5 fireworks in 10 Milwaukee parks? Happening.

Matt Wild

June 4, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Milwaukee fireworks! • Okay, let's get this straight: Milwaukee Cou...

Telethon returns with new single, “Selfstarter A.E.”

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

Telethon has the unique ability to craft interesting, fun, and palatable material that touches on decidedly less enjoyable aspects of life. The Milwaukee- and Chicago-based "Hard Pop" band came out of relative ...

MKE Punk saved from extinction, updated with new features and more releases

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

What's that old saying about not knowing what you've got until it's gone? Oh yeah, it's something like, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone." The sentiment relates to humanity's collective tenden...

Previously canceled Downer Classic bike race is back on for June 24

Matt Wild

June 3, 2021

Back in March, it was announced that the annual Downer Classic bike race—a.k.a. the Otto Wenz Café Hollander Downer Avenue Classic—was canceled for 2021. Boo! But now, less than three months later, it's back on...

The 6-foot-tall Bloody Mary and other quirky local monuments

Tyler Maas

June 2, 2021

In case you missed it, Milwaukee got a brand new statue last week and it's one that's sure to become an area icon. The new 6-foot-tall, 400-pound work of art standing outside of the flagship Sobelman's Pub &...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 23-29)

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

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...

It’s our solemn duty to report that Milwaukee is actually getting THREE “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Yesterday we blessed you with the news that the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO so-called "selfie studios." Selfie WRLD MKE—a local outpost of a Des Moines-based chain—will open June 12 in Brookfield...

NEWaukee Night Market, now just Milwaukee Night Market, now just August 18

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Remember the NEWaukee Night Market? The big art fair/food truck fair/"Hey, it's the Milwaukee Blacksmith family!" fair that would take over a prime chunk of Wisconsin Avenue outside the old Shops of Grand Avenu...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re horny

Matt Wild

June 2, 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 deigns ...

Oh god, the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

To quote Nate Gunray from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. NOW THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. (Two Milwaukee-area selfie studios, that is.) You've probably already read about S...

“Hardest festival tickets to buy in the world”? According to one website: Summerfest

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we regularly employ our Great Job, Milwaukee! bot to cover the city's many appearances in online travel stories and dopey online listicles. Did you know that Milwaukee is one of the "5...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2021

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 1, 2021

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Foo Fighters will play American Family Insurance Amphitheater July 30

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

And the NATURE IS HEALING concert announcements keep on comin': Yes, the Foo Fighters will play Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Friday, July 30. They'll be joined by Radkey. Tickets go on ...

Today: Milwaukee’s mask mandate ends, Milwaukee’s electric scooter season begins

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

It's the day the prophesies warned us about: Today—June 1, 2021—sees the end of Milwaukee's mask mandate, and the beginning of its electric scooter season. It's Doomsday, the Apocalypse, the End Times, and the ...

Shah Jee’s on Downer Avenue is closed

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

Heads up, all 17 of you (including us) who frequented the Shah Jee's on Downer Avenue: it's closed. For good. "Closed. For good," reads a sign on the front door: The Downer Avenue Shah Jee's—located at 3...

Ventura’s Taco will open Bay View restaurant May 30

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2021

Those living in or around Bay View might know Ventura's Taco as the popular taco truck that's perpetually parked near the post office on Oklahoma Ave. Well, following months of planning, preparation, and renova...

The fruits on Wisconsin’s state flag, ranked

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2021

Today is Wisconsin's birthday. Yes, on the 29th day of May way back in 1848, the land that was previously in the Northwest Territory (and briefly part of Massachusetts for some reason) became the 30th state adm...

My favorite taco trucks in Milwaukee

Juan Miguel Martinez

May 28, 2021

Summer is just about here, which means people are becoming nostalgic for eating food while standing in the sun. I get many requests for taco truck suggestions that will scratch that itch, so here are four stapl...

My First Band: Shane Hochstetler (Call Me Lightning, Howl Street Recordings)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); These days, listeners probably know Shane Hochstetler as the owner, operator, and recording engineer at Howl Street Recordings. In addition to recording hundreds of projects from all c...

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