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December 24, 2025

After finally popping up on our radar in 2023—almost a decade removed from the band's formation—and winding up earning inclusion on our favorite Milwaukee music list that same year, we've made sure to do a bett...

Nine Inch Nails, John Mulaney, Bridget Everett and 20 other standout winter shows

December 23, 2025

Even though it has already snowed a bunch, it's been getting dark before 4:30 lately, and the Packers regular season is almost over, winter technically began Sunday. Yes, we're only on day three of the season m...

Only 4 things remain in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

December 23, 2025

It's Round 5, folks. The round where categories battle other categories. The round where Milwaukee indie band Known Moons goes up against Bay View bar The Newport. The round where historic East Side movie palac...

Remembering the funniest 30 seconds of 2025

December 23, 2025

The infamous Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. Deep Thought, the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, or just The Boat—magically appeared between Bradford and McKinley beaches on October 13, 2024. (Okay, it didn't "magically a...

Save the date! Burnhearts Mitten Fest to return February 7

December 22, 2025

Over its 12-year run, Mitten Fest has earned the undisputed distinction of being Milwaukee’s favorite wintertime celebration. We’re pleased to report the sprawling block party and one-day escape from the season...

Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History: Milwaukee’s first Christmas tree, a doomed ship & The Evergleam

Mitch DeSantis

December 22, 2025

In the latest episode of Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History, written and directed by Mitch DeSantis, you'll learn about Milwaukee's first Christmas tree, a Christmas tree maritime disaster, and a Milwaukee-area ...

Here’s the date of the 2026 Locust Street Festival, and that’s it

December 22, 2025

Sunday, May 31, 2026 Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • 2025 Locust Street Festival, Beer Run/Walk moving to June 1...

Milwaukee Brewers will debut Brewers Dance Crew in 2026

December 22, 2025

Your Milwaukee Brewers have it all: two mascots, two statues of Bob Uecker, and one competitive team. But what they don't have is an official dance team. What gives? Happily, that'll change in the 2026 season w...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Clover

December 20, 2025

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Give the gift of perch at J&B’s Sports Bar & Blue Ribbon Taproom

Caleb Westphal

December 19, 2025

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week: fish fry #624, at J&B's Sports Bar &am...

We’re down to 8 Milwaukee things in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket

December 19, 2025

Round 3 of our very important Best Milwaukee Thing of 2025 Bracket was one for the ages. The Newport smoked Gold Rush Chicken! Oriental Theatre beached The Boat! Linda The General Manager At The Capitol Drive O...

Our new “Milwaukee Record Club” DJ series is a collaborative vinyl spin

December 19, 2025

Bay View's Wiggle Room (2988 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) has thousands upon thousands of LPs and 45s in its collection. On top of that, Milwaukee's first dedicated vinyl bar routinely outsources its turntables to a w...

Hear some of the season’s best local music with our “Autumn 2025” playlist

December 19, 2025

Believe it or not, despite enduring weeks of frigid temperatures, steady snowfall, and icy sidewalks, it's technically not even winter yet. The new season officially begins on Sunday, meaning we're currently in...

Holly, jolly, and haunted? I attended the first night of The Rave’s Haunted Holidays

Lily Mihelich

December 18, 2025

The Rave is no stranger to suspected unearthly history. When its uncanny past meets the joyful traditions of the holiday season, you get Haunted Holidays, a four-day series of self-guided tours of The Rave's in...

MKE Music Rewind: ‘Song Sung Blue’ documentary (2008)

December 18, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: the original Song Sung Blue documentary from ...

Mentally prepare yourself to watch ‘Children Of Men’ with us at Avalon Theater

December 18, 2025

Imagine, if you can, a bleak and dystopian version of the world in the mid-2020s in which violence and division run rampant. Inhumane and deplorable immigration policies enacted by a totalitarian government are...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about Christmas food traditions (including raw beef sandwiches)

December 18, 2025

We're exactly one week away from Christmas, which means it's almost time for uniquely "Wisconsin" Christmas food traditions! You know the traditions I'm talking about: the overflowing snack tables, the raw beef...

Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Shadows Taller Than Souls, plus recent releases from 11 more MKE bands

Steve Lampiris

December 17, 2025

Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the column where I discuss the metal scene in the headbanging-est city in Wisconsin. This month we’re gonna do things a lil’ different. Half of the column will be an int...

Here are the vendor lineups for both of our N/A Day “Dry January” beverage festivals