Shah Jee’s on Downer Avenue is closed
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
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
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
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)
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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...
Brendan Kelly is coming to The Cooperage July 30
Brendan Kelly is the best. While you certainly know and love the Chicago punk legend and former Slapstick and Broadways member’s modern-day work in The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, and on his hilariously bleak Ni...
Matt & Kristin Talk About MKE & WI Stuff #5: Medicaid, county funding, mask burning
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...
Supertentacles embraces nature in “No Creature Left Behind” music video
Whether you're currently reading this article on your phone, on a computer or tablet at home, or while hunched over a desk in your office, there's a good chance you're currently looking for a momentary distract...
Carryout Chronicles: Triskele’s
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees as safe ...
Fuzzysurf’s streak of outstanding music videos continues with “Surfana”
Death, taxes, and next-level Fuzzysurf music videos. Those are the three certainties in life. You probably know about the first two things existence guarantees us, but if you're unfamiliar with the third, we'll...
Get vaccinated at drive-thru Summerfest clinic, get a free Summerfest ticket
Still looking to get vaccinated? Want to check out Wilco, Nelly, ZZ Top, and/or a bunch of other grounds stage headliners at this year's Summerfest? Then head over to the Summerfest parking lot on June 5 or Jun...
Johanna Rose embraces change with ‘Lunar Eclipse’
"Who in this past year did not face the reckoning of no escape, and the gentle fears of surrender? Who did not look themselves in the mirror and find new selves, some of them uglier than they knew, and some sur...
Here’s the 2021 Tosa Tonight concert series lineup, schedule
Since 2000, the Tosa Tonight summer concert series has brought free and family-friendly live music to Rotary Performance Pavilion in Wauwatosa's Hart Park. Like most large-scale events in and around Milwaukee, ...
Megan Thee Stallion will play Summerfest September 16
And the Summerfest announcements keep on coming: Megan Thee Stallion is now set to headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Thursday, September 16. This will be her first Summerfest appearance. Sh...
Beginning June 1, vaccinated Brewers fans won’t need masks at AmFam Field
Are you a Milwaukee Brewers fan that happens to be vaccinated? If so, beginning June 1, you can leave your mask at home while attending games at American Family Field. The Brewers made the unmasking announcemen...
Bucks will increase Fiserv Forum capacity to 16,500 for rest of playoffs, still require masks
In more sports/June 1 news, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Wednesday that beginning June 1, fan capacity at Fiserv Forum will be raised to 16,500 for the remainder of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Previously, the cap s...
Mandatory Milwaukee: There’s no other store in the city (or the world) like Art Smart’s Dart Mart & Juggling Emporium
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Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...
Review: Those cookies from Milwaukee Public Market that Coach Budenholzer likes
Last night, the Milwaukee Bucks destroyed the Miami Heat 132-98. In the process, Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead in the first round playoff series, the team got one game closer to winning a title, and Mike Budenholze...
Let’s weigh some Milwaukee double (and triple!) albums
Last month, Milwaukee music mainstay Eric Blowtorch released what was described as the city's first triple album. Yes, Eric Blowtorch And The Inflammables' massive Quality Items features a whopping 36 "tracks o...
Milwaukee’s July 3 fireworks are canceled for 2021, “should return in 2022”
Milwaukee's July 3 fireworks have been canceled for 2021. They "should return in 2022," however, with financial support from American Family Insurance.
So why the 2021 cancelation? Milwaukee County Parks exp...