My First Band: Bartees Strange
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Though 2020 has been a downright awful year with very few bright spots, the emergence of Bartees Strange has been one silver lining people can be happy about. The Washington DC-based s...
The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2020
Did you think I'd end it all with a trip to Culver's? Folks, the streak continues. By my count, I've had 25 Friday fish frys since I paused the column back in June, bringing my running total to 363 consecutive ...
Building the dream ‘SNL’ cast using only Packers
This weekend, the Green Bay Packers will host the Carolina Panthers. The game has been on the schedule for months, but a few weeks ago, this Sunday afternoon matinee was moved to...Saturday night! The Green And...
Brush up on some of this bad year’s best Milwaukee music with the 2020 Silver City Sampler
Even though 2020 has been so unusual/unprecedented/awful, a wealth of great music was still made and released in our fair city this year. Though there’s no shortage of Best Of lists that help recognize the reco...
Wanna sing the national anthem before a Bucks game (virtually, of course)? Submit a video now
Wanna sing the national anthem at Fiserv Forum before a Milwaukee Bucks game? Actually since it's 2020, let's try that again: Wanna have a video of you singing the national anthem play at Fiserv Forum before a ...
Gov. Evers announces new contact tracing app for your phone, WI Exposure Notification
Cool! Unleash the "BUT MY PRIVACY" comments from folks currently using Facebook on their phones. Here's the press release for the so-called WI Exposure Notification app:
Gov. Evers Announces New Contact ...
Gordo Burger is coming to Bay View
Stop us if you've heard this before. A new restaurant is planning to open at 2301 S. Howell St. The new occupant of the space located at the high-traffic corner of Lincoln and Howell in Bay View will be a ventu...
Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee Record stories of 2020
Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published nearly 7,000 stories and reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs (we're currently in the midst of another record-breakin...
Carryout Chronicles: Bombay Sweets
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...
Get Fudgy’s new 30-song double LP by donating to Milwaukee nonprofit Pathfinders
When we last heard from Fudgy, the far-flung group of musicians led by Milwaukee's Justin Kern (other members hail from Buffalo, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis) was offering its latest 7-inch record in e...
Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music videos of 2020
Even though 2020 has been so unusual/unprecedented/awful, a dizzying amount of great music was made and released in our fair city this year. And—surprise, surprise—a wealth of great music videos were released, ...
Requiem for a Tazinos: A belated eulogy for a regional pizza buffet
They say you never know what you have until it's gone. Much like the last time seeing a band prior their unexpected breakup, the final kiss before a relationship fizzles, or watching what turns out to be an act...
Milwaukee PBS releases statement on future of ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’
On Sunday, the Washington County Insider reported that Milwaukee PBS programming staple Around The Corner With John McGivern would not be returning for another season. According to the story, McGivern himself l...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Dec. 6-12)
Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a “renaissance” or a “reinvention.” Or maybe it’s a “reboot” or a “reimagining,” like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...
Please enjoy Mike Schneider’s wholesome holiday polka jam, “Christmas Kielbasa”
We've sung the praises of Mike Schneider in these digital pages before. The titular leader of the Mike Schneider Band has been a local polka fixture since the 1990s, winning a slew of awards and just generally ...
Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2020
Because 2020 has been so unusual/unprecedented/awful, we're putting our year-end "25 Best Milwaukee Albums" list on hold and opting for something more loose and personal. Despite the pandemic, there was a LOT o...
Is Taylor Swift’s ‘evermore’ about Wisconsin’s Dr. Evermor?
In a year marked by loss, some individual stories didn't get the attention they otherwise might in less pandemicky times. April 2020 began with news of Wisconsin sculpture artist Tom Every's death. Yes, that sa...
Boy Lonely is begging you to “Mask Up, Baby”
As we settle into month 8,000 of the New Normal, isn't it about time we make mask-wearing not just mandatory, but sexy? Boy Lonely thinks so.
Who's Boy Lonely? He's Milwaukee musician Casey Seymour, who spli...
The last straw: ‘Around The Corner With John McGivern’ reportedly won’t return for another season
UPDATE: Milwaukee PBS has released a statement on the future of Around The Corner With John McGivern. Read it HERE.
Twenty-twenty: Haven't we suffered enough? Well, when it comes to Wisconsin's love for Milw...
My First Band: Chris DeMakes (Less Than Jake)
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As a founding member of Less Than Jake, Chris DeMakes has spent close to 30 years traveling the world to perform thousands of shows. Along the way, the singer and guitarist has shared ...