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January 22, 2026

And the hits just keep on coming. Urban Beets, the vegan cafe and juicery that first opened in Milwaukee in 2016 and later expanded to Wauwatosa and Brown Deer, announced Thursday afternoon that it will close i...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about board games

January 22, 2026

Winter blues got you down? Stuck inside while temperatures hover in the negative teens and twenties? Tired of playing endless games of Monopoly and would rather play ridiculously complex but rewarding board gam...

Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Rage-baiting with Smooth Man Records, getting noisy with BxBxB

Steve Lampiris

January 21, 2026

Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the column where I attempt to make my own Headbangers Ball—ya know, if it focused on bands from a single city and it was in written form. This month, we’re back to our r...

The Mothership, 1033 Omakase, more are 2026 James Beard Award semifinalists

January 21, 2026

It's that time of year again: the time of year when the prestigious food-celebratin' James Beard Foundation announces the semifinalists for its annual James Beard Awards. As always, a number of Milwaukee-area r...

Here’s where you can get discounted (or free) admission during 2026 Museum Days

January 21, 2026

January and February in Wisconsin. It’s cold. It’s boring. Have we mentioned it's cold? Well, if you’re feeling the winter blues like we are right now, perhaps you’ll be happy to learn another year of Museum Da...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Whitty Remarks

January 21, 2026

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, January 20, 2026: Wh...

The Roots will headline BMO Pavilion June 25 during Summerfest

January 21, 2026

And the Summerfest 2026 announcements keep on comin'! Today, none other than hip-hop legends The Roots were revealed as BMO Pavilion headliners. Black Thought, Questlove, and company will play the outdoor venue...

‘We’re so lucky to have met each other in our younger days’: Sunday brunch with Chapped Lips

Lily Mihelich

January 20, 2026

When a band asks you to go for Sunday brunch for an interview, you know it'll be fun. And if you know Milwaukee band Chapped Lips, you know how incredibly layered their production is, how their contortive da...

Remembering that time Rob Lowe wore a generic NFL logo hat at the Packers-49ers game

January 20, 2026

Green Bay Packers seasons come and go. Though most don't end with a Super Bowl victory, every single season—yes, even those that are ultimately fruitless—can provide at least a few moments that will live on in ...

5 ways Milwaukee Public Museum stuff could be repurposed before being offered to the public

January 20, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); In case you missed it, you have just under one (1) year to enjoy the Milwaukee Public Museum as you know it. MPM will officially close January 3, 2027, making way for the new Nature &...

Puddler’s Hall to host 6th annual “Rock Party Block Party” on July 11

January 20, 2026

It might feel like -8 degrees in Milwaukee right now, but warmer and significantly more fun days are ahead. As we do our all to get through (hopefully?) the worst part of this winter, area event organizers are ...

In memoriam: Former bandmates remember Loomis frontman Mike Chubbuck

January 19, 2026

Milwaukee Record is saddened to learn that a cherished member of the city's '90s music scene, Mike Chubbuck, has passed away. Chubbuck was the lead singer and guitarist for several Milwaukee bands, including ha...

Listening Party’s evolution continues with “Hills & Valleys”

January 19, 2026

Over the course of Listening Party's over-decade-long run, the Milwaukee-based band has played hundreds of shows all around the Upper Midwest and logged thousands of miles on the road. Along the way, the band i...

Watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak at UWM in 1965

January 19, 2026

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to celebrate the life and work of the civil rights pioneer, to reflect on the progress that's been made in the many decades since his assassination, and to realize tha...

Hey Mercedes takes control at X-Ray Arcade

Paul Bestul

January 18, 2026

There was not much variety in music where I grew up. There was Top 50 radio, a Christian station, and 10 or 12 country music stations. We didn’t have a record store. Our lives were full of Backstreet Boys and N...

Woodland Pattern will move to former Bindery building in Bay View

January 16, 2026

After serving the Riverwest neighborhood for 46 years, beloved bookstore and poetry hub Woodland Pattern will move to Bay View this fall. Woodland Pattern will make the move from its longtime home at 720 E. ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Peepaw

January 16, 2026

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...

How-To Wisconsin: How to score bowling by hand

January 15, 2026

In How-To Wisconsin, we do that annoying internet thing where we explain how to do something fairly simple (in this case, something Wisconsin-y) but precede it with a needlessly long personal story. Some of ...

Mad Static and Tron Jovi pull no punches in new project, They Want Blood