Carryout Chronicles: Wonderland
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to highlight local...
I spent the night in Cactus Club’s green room (and you can too)
Last week, Gov. Tony Evers announced that $15 million in COVID-19 Live Music and Entertainment Venue Grants had been awarded to a total of 96 Wisconsin venues. Of those 96 establishments, 11 of them are based i...
Tune in to Milwaukee Record’s “Best Of The Worst Year” livestream on December 17
What a year, right? Ugh.
Anyway, we'll spare you the year-end wallowing and instead give you this: On Thursday, December 17, from 6-9 p.m., we'll be streaming our first (and hopefully last) "Best Of The Wors...
John Riepenhoff asks David Robbins a few questions about the mysterious Utah monolith
John Riepenhoff is an engineer of artistic platforms for the expression of others. He co-owns The Green Gallery. David Robbins is the author of seven books, including Concrete Comedy: An Alternative History Of ...
Buzzkill! Rocky Mountain Vibes are no longer a Milwaukee Brewers affiliate
Today, the Milwaukee Brewers officially extended Minor League affiliate invitations to four teams. In addition to the Biloxi Shuckers staying on as the Double-A team, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers being promote...
Merry Dickmas: Etsy’s top 50 dong-themed holiday cards
In need of some late Christmas cards for co-workers, we recently ventured over to Etsy to see if we could find something unique and hopefully a little bit funny. After typing in something dull like "Funny Chris...
Get ready for Fox Face’s forthcoming ‘End Of Man’ with new single, “Slow Burn”
Has it really been more than three years since Fox Face released new music? While the Milwaukee garage rock quartet's pre-pandemic show schedule gave them a continued presence in the local music scene, it might...
Here’s a list of all the lists of Milwaukee holiday lights (plus a tour of the lights in Cathedral Square)
Lights! Holiday lights! Lists of holiday lights! Here are just a few of those lists, followed by a guided video tour (via a 6-year-old) of the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival in Cathedral Square Park. Happy h...
Spread yuletide cheers with Great Lakes Distillery’s Holiday Cocktail Drive-Thru
The holiday season is a time to reflect on the year that was, to appreciate those who make your life special, to recharge after 11-plus months of work and worry, and to drink heavily. Though this particular hol...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Light The Hoan has given new life to an old icon
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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 expl...
Virtual Serenades offer a personal, local, musical gift idea
Now that we've made it through the onslaught of consumer holidays like Black Friday, Shop Small Saturday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, and Bandcamp Friday, we're now a full week into December. With less than t...
Have a merry litter Christmas and a crappy New Year with Urban Cat Coalition’s Aw, Sh!t calendar
If you're reading this, chances are you love cats. And if you love cats, you probably would like to support Urban Cat Coalition and maybe—just maybe!—you'd like to support them by purchasing a calendar that's d...
My First Band: Joel King (The Wild Feathers, The Effects)
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During his 10 years (and counting!) as a member of The Wild Feathers, Joel King and his bandmates have released four well-received studio albums and a live record, played hundreds upon...
The Obsoletes will release ‘Is This Progress?’ on vinyl for the first time ever
In 2004, The Obsoletes released their one and only album. That record, Is This Progress?, is a collection of timeless tracks that straddle the line between alt-country and power-pop. A year after the Milwaukee-...
Money for Milwaukee music venues, rejected Trump lawsuits, and other good news for a change
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.
• The past eight months have been nothing short of a disaster for music venues...
We ranked bull names in the ‘1994 Beef Sire Directory’
It’s great to have friends who collect old books and magazines, because that’s how we found out about the 1994 Beef Sire Directory. With its home base in Shawano, Wisconsin, if you were looking for a hookup sou...
I made Doug Pederson’s efficient, backup-caliber taco dip from the ‘Packers Family Cookbook’
Every year when the Packers schedule comes out, fans make a point of focusing on certain games that stand out. For me, one of the matchups that stuck out most this season was this weekend's game against the Eag...
Carryout Chronicles: Twisted Plants
It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to highlight local...
5 logical reasons Giannis will probably stay in Milwaukee, 5 irrational reasons he might not
Now that the dust from an especially active (and very short) Bucks offseason has settled and Giannis Antetokounmpo has returned to Milwaukee, the time has come. The reigning MVP and otherworldly talent is enter...
Last weekend MKE radio played “Last Christmas” 31 times. The very next day it played it again
Christmas is still three weeks away, but for two Milwaukee radio stations, the holiday is already old hat. Yes, B93.3 and 95.7 BIG FM have been playing nothing but Christmas music since November 5 and 6, respec...