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April 10, 2018

If there was any doubt that "Weird Al" Yankovic's Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour would be anything other than, well, ridiculously self-indulgent (and amazing), Monday's show at Pabst Theat...

A comprehensive guide to Milwaukee Day events and deals

April 9, 2018

It’s been less than 10 years since a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and turned that laughable coincidence into a full-blown ...

Weird Al’s Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour: What we’re hoping to hear

April 9, 2018

Hey! Welcome to Weird Al Week! For a few more weekdays, Milwaukee Record will be filling your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all leads up to the two Weird Al shows at Pab...

You can help “NBA Milhouse” get courtside seats for a Bucks playoff game

April 9, 2018

After an up and down season that included the firing of Jason Kidd, Giannis Antetokounmpo earning a spot in the All-Star Game's starting lineup, and Brandon Jennings being re-signed for some reason, the Milwauk...

Ministry gets political, busts out the inflatable Trump chickens at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

April 9, 2018

"Al Jourgensen and Ministry are the undisputed kings of Industrial music," says the event description for the band's Sunday night show at Turner Hall Ballroom. It is a difficult statement to argue against. Thou...

The Decemberists face the awful at Riverside Theater

April 9, 2018

"There are white supremacists in the White House! You have a douchebag for a governor!" Aaaaand that's how you start your set if you're The Decemberists and you're playing a sold-out Riverside Theater on a S...

Watch Zed Kenzo’s new “Touchdown” music video

April 8, 2018

Since returning to Milwaukee more than three years ago, Zed Kenzo has quietly been putting together material for a true blue full-length project, but only allowing listeners to peek behind the creative curtain ...

Milwaukee Record turns 4 today! Thanks for making that possible

April 7, 2018

Today is Milwaukee Record's fourth birthday. Yes, on April 7, 2014, two Milwaukee writers without jobs (or seemingly any other options at the time) each chipped in about $700 of their own money to launch a new ...

Chiropractic treatment is the best kind of crack

April 6, 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...

222 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Joe’s K Ranch (Cudahy)

Caleb Westphal

April 6, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. How can I have gone a whole year of writing this column and not once gotten a fish fry in Cudahy...

Weird Al bandmates Stephen Jay and Jim “Kimo” West go solo on Parallel Universe Tour

April 6, 2018

As longtime members of "Weird Al" Yankovic's band, Stephen Jay and Jim "Kimo" West are musical chameleons, disappearing into whatever style happens to be called for: rock, pop, hip-hop, country, polka. But in t...

It’s time for Olive Garden in Downtown Milwaukee

April 6, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Hey, Olive Garden, it's me, Milwaukee, again. In 2010, I visited one of yo...

Join us for a 20th anniversary screening of ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ at Avalon Theater

April 5, 2018

It's going to be tough to top last night's sold-out screening of UHF we hosted at Avalon Theater, but dammit if we won't try. With school ending and the film's 20th anniversary a few weeks away, we figured it w...

Little Duck will open with a Spring Foragers & Farmers Dinner May 20

April 5, 2018

Back in January, sad news hit the Milwaukee restaurant scene when Hello Falafel suddenly closed up shop. But it wasn't all sad news: owners Melissa Buchholz and Ross Bachhuber announced that the space at 2301 S...

Here’s the 2018 Traveling Beer Garden schedule

April 5, 2018

Do you like drinking? (Click here if you don't.) Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn't normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking, like public parks? Then you're in luck, beca...

Hey! Here are the 8,000 headliners for Summerfest 2018

April 4, 2018

Well, it's that time of year again: In advance of Summerfest 2018 (June 27-July 1, July 3-8), the Big Gig has unleashed its massive list of headliners. Approximately 8,000 grounds stage headliners now join the ...

Weird Al Week continues with a conversation about why we love Weird Al

April 4, 2018

Hey! Welcome to Weird Al Week! For the next six weekdays, Milwaukee Record will be filling your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all leads up to the two Weird Al shows at P...

Judas Priest rules at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

April 4, 2018

The metal community was stunned to learn in February that longtime Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and would be forced to drop out of the band's 2018 tour. It's a...

Weird Al Week begins with, well, an interview with Weird Al