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World’s only lap steel metal band, Velocihamster, releases world’s only lap steel metal instructional video

August 28, 2018

When one thinks of the lap steel guitar, one typically thinks of country music, whiskey-soaked honky-tonks, and dudes like Speedy West and Buddy Emmons. When Milwaukee musician/producer Sean Williamson thinks o...

Valerie Lighthart joins forces with Immortal Girlfriend on “I’ll Be Damned”

Tyler Maas

August 28, 2018

Valerie Lighthart can do it all. The Milwaukee creative works in the fields of film, photography, writing, acting, and modeling. Recently, Lighthart also added "musician" to her already-bursting résumé. Though ...

Here’s the schedule for the third annual Strange Fruit Festival, which begins tomorrow

Matt Wild

August 28, 2018

In the fall of 2016, ever-busy Milwaukee musician Jay Anderson launched the inaugural Strange Fruit Music Festival. Inspired by the then-recent killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the fest set out ...

Milwaukee Record Halftime Show concert series returns to Cactus Club

Tyler Maas

August 27, 2018

Most fans of the Green and Gold probably aren't in a hurry to look back at last season. However, one of the few bright spots (other than Davante Adams, that is) in a painful and injury-riddled 7-9 campaign was ...

“What if music was a place?”: Misha Siegfried switches gears in ‘The Moments Before Dark’

Catherine Jozwik

August 27, 2018

Milwaukee artist and blues guitarist Misha Siegfried is used to performing for crowds large and small. However, after more than 15 years on stage, Siegfried has decided to switch gears. Siegfried's record la...

R.I.P. the dumpy Cousins Subs on the corner of Oakland and Locust

Matt Wild

August 27, 2018

Fact #1: Cousins Subs is the best locally-owned-but-everyone-always-forgets-it's-locally-owned sub place on planet Earth, and don't let anyone tell you different. Better bread! Better subs! Fact #2: The Cous...

Let these photos from Milwaukee’s first FieriCon take you straight to Flavortown

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 26, 2018

When Milwaukee Record first announced FieriCon, a bar-crawl dedicated to infamous celebrity “chef” Guy Fieri, the internet went wild. The slammin’ bo’ jammin’ event made its debut in New York City last November...

Take a look inside Up-Down Milwaukee, which opens today and is totally nuts

Matt Wild

August 24, 2018

Up-Down Milwaukee opens to the public today at 5:30 p.m. The long-awaited arcade bar, located at 615 E. Brady St. (the site of the former Comedy Cafe), boasts more than 60 retro video games, more than a dozen p...

I took CBD capsules for 10 days to see what all the buzz was about

Tyler Maas

August 24, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

242 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Jim Dandy’s (Oak Creek)

Caleb Westphal

August 24, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Villa Vista, Embassy, Skyway, Oakwood Lodge—the motels zipped past me as I headed south on...

Now there’s a mysterious pony hanging around the south side of Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 24, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • What is it with Milwaukee and elusive animals? Lions, turkeys, iguanas, and w...

Safety, fences, ancient Mayan color theory discussed at Swing Park meeting

Matt Wild

August 23, 2018

Wednesday night, in a standing-room-only town hall meeting held on the second floor of Brady Street restaurant Casablanca, city officials and concerned neighbors came together to discuss Milwaukee's so-called "...

MKE Music Rewind: Decibully, “On The Way To Your Hotel”

Tyler Maas

August 23, 2018

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. I'm a sucker for opening tracks. While most artists typically sl...

Char’d owners will open new restaurant in former Yokohama

Matt Wild

August 23, 2018

Remember East side ramen joint Yokohama? If not, don't worry: the thing came and went in fewer than nine months. The former restaurant has remained empty since February 2018, a wood-paneled blot on an otherwise...

Up-Down Milwaukee arcade bar will open tomorrow

Matt Wild

August 23, 2018

Good news, retro video game fans: Up-Down Milwaukee, the arcade bar long in the works for the old Comedy Cafe (615 E. Brady St.) is opening. On Friday, August 24. Like, tomorrow. YES. To celebrate its openin...

Just a man and his squirrel: The story of “Peapod”

Tyler Maas

August 22, 2018

Though metro Milwaukee is the most densely populated part of Wisconsin by far, the state's largest city and its surrounding suburbs still manage to offer residents an opportunity to witness our fair share of na...

Boone Row returns with more music, more mayhem, more walls of death

Matt Wild

August 22, 2018

Harley-Davidson will celebrate its 115th anniversary this Labor Day weekend with oodles of parties, parades, and clearly promoted concerts that absolutely won't feature The Rolling Stones or Bruce Springsteen. ...

The search for the missing East Side comic book shop iguana is heating up

Matt Wild

August 22, 2018

The story so far: Earlier this summer, a five-foot-long iguana named Nail escaped from the second-story window of East Side comic book shop The Turning Page. Nail owner/Turning Page owner Zach Hauser turned to ...

Here’s the 2018 MKE Punk Fest lineup

Tyler Maas

August 22, 2018

Entering its eighth year, MKE Punk Fest as quietly grown from one or two glorified local shows to become a full-fledged festival. Last year, the event made the move from spring to late summer, and will now incl...

We visited the last Blockbuster video store in America

Josh Hoppert

August 21, 2018

If you've ever been an American, you've probably been inside a Blockbuster video store. At its peak in 2004, the rental chain had 9,000-ish stores worldwide, all offering a variety of movies, TV shows, and vide...

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