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Wait, so what is now Milwaukee used to be part of Massachusetts?

March 24, 2021

Many of you are probably aware of a city in North Carolina that also goes by the name "Milwaukee." And we're no strangers to a sound-alike city in Oregon called "Milwaukie." However, if you're anything like us ...

Hear songs from two upcoming Rx Drugs releases

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

Way back in the summer of 2016, Rx Drugs—the project of The Championship's Joe Crockett, which also features past and current members of The Promise Ring, Dashboard Confessional, and Trapper Schoepp And The Sha...

Black Husky Brewing will give you a free beer with proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

There are countless reasons to get your COVID-19 vaccination. If things like keeping yourself and those around you safe, not needlessly killing any more strangers, restoring a pandemic-addled economy, bringing ...

Milwaukee musicians reflect on one year of COVID, look ahead

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 23, 2021

It’s been more than one year since COVID-19. It’s been over a year since “pandemic” became an everyday word. And for countless Milwaukee musicians, it’s been roughly a year since everything changed. We checked ...

Here’s your 2021 Spring Election voting guide for Wisconsin school superintendent (and other races)

Matt Wild

March 23, 2021

Hey! On Tuesday, April 6, there's another election! The 2021 Spring Election! And here's a voting guide that covers everything in Milwaukee and Milwaukee County! Fun! Only one statewide race will be on every...

Miller Lite is making “Bar Smells” scented candles

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2021

As many of us are continuing to remain isolated and socially distant in the (hopefully) late throes of a (hopefully) diminishing pandemic, some surely miss their favorite local bars a great deal. Recognizing th...

Take a look inside Lion’s Tooth, which is open for appointments and limited walk-ins

Matt Wild

March 22, 2021

Four months after purchasing a storefront in Bay View—and roughly a year and a half after debuting as a subscription service—Lion's Tooth (2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-455-3498) is finally open. Similar to...

Taco John’s is still planning to open in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2021

Last spring, we alerted you to the uplifting news that Taco John's—a "West-Mex" fast food chain that has more than 400 locations in 27 states—had announced plans to add 10 to 12 locations in the Milwaukee area ...

Open today: Milwaukee’s first two walk-in vaccination clinics (for residents of 10 ZIP codes)

Matt Wild

March 22, 2021

Beginning today, Milwaukee will operate walk-in COVID vaccination clinics at North Division High School (1011 W. Center St.) and South Division High School (1515 W. Lapham Blvd.). The clinics are open Monday th...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 14-20)

Matt Wild

March 22, 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...

My First Band: Devon Kay (Direct Hit!, Devon Kay & The Solutions)

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 19, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); If you're a fan of punk, ska, or any sub-genre in between, you probably know Devon Kay as a member of Direct Hit! and/or the namesake of Devon Kay & The Solutions. Over the past 10...

As Goes Wisconsin’s Kristin Brey joins us for ‘Matt And Kristin Talk About MKE And WI Stuff’

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 19, 2021

If you don't follow As Goes Wisconsin on your favorite social media platforms, go ahead and change that now. The brainchild of Wisconsin-born writer/comedian Kristin Brey, As Goes Wisconsin examines the many, m...

Save Our Spots restaurant fundraiser returns

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2021

On March 19 of last year, C.J. Krawczyk and his wife Julie celebrated his birthday by organizing a fundraising campaign to give some of their favorite restaurants "a lifeline until government relief arrived" at...

I did not handle this well

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

One year ago today, I wrote an article called "I am not handling this well." In it, I shared my fears and anxieties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. That pandemic was eight days old. "I am not handling th...

Stop, collaborate, and listen to this Elkhorn Ribfest parody of “Ice Ice Baby”

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2021

A few days ago, in a Mandatory Milwaukee column we wrote about "making the most of spring," we referenced the newfound excitement and optimism of being able to once again see concert announcements and lineup re...

Milwaukee has a new health order and now you can walk around in bars and restaurants

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

The Milwaukee Health Department unveiled a new health order for city on Thursday. Among other things, it further eases restrictions on capacity limits for bars and restaurants. Oh, and it allows people to walk ...

Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run have been canceled. Again.

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

For the second year in a row, the annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art and the accompanying Riverwest Beer Run have been canceled. The 2021 installments were scheduled for Sunday, June 13. The fe...

Ruta’s will bring “lively and fresh Indian-inspired cafe” to Crossroads Collective food hall

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

Crossroads Collective (2238 N Farwell Ave., 414-763-9081) will soon feature Indian cuisine. YES. Ruta's is set to open in the popular East Side food hall on April 8. The self-described purveyor of "vibrant" ...

KASE’s ‘Pop Art’ captures a formative night at The Highbury Pub

Tone Madison

March 17, 2021

The following piece by Scott Gordon was originally published on Tone Madison. Trumpeter Jaime Breiwick, producer/DJ Ian Carroll, and bassist John Christensen began their first show as KASE with a stop-start ...

Something To Do dabbles in “Deepfakes” in its “Let’s Break Some Laws” music video

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2021

Even though the COVID-19 crisis has made things incredibly difficult and altogether horrible for musicians, bands have managed to come up with resourceful and downright incredible ways to write and record new m...

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