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27 photos from our ‘UHF’ screening and Weird Al art show / costume contest / Brewers watch party

October 15, 2026

The stars aligned Wednesday night for a truly weird and wonderful experience that only Milwaukee—and, yeah, we'll say it, Milwaukee Record—could have delivered. First up, as part of our ongoing Weird Al W...

West Allis taco and tequila joint El Impostor is open

Matt Wild

October 15, 2026

Back in August, Casey Rataczak of Rebelhead Restaurant Group—a.k.a. the group behind the Camino in Walker's Point and the Camino in West Allis—announced the impending opening of El Impostor. The West Allis rest...

Oh, Midnight Star: Al in the age of A.I.

Tea Krulos

October 14, 2026

I was in middle school in the mid-1980s and spent a lot of time being picked on for being a weird nerd. Kids are exceptionally cruel. But I had some escapisms: comic books, old monster movies, and popping a...

Let’s ask the Uecker 8-Ball some questions about Game 3 of the NLCS

Matt Wild

October 14, 2026

Back in 2017, the Milwaukee Brewers released one of the finest fan giveaways in the history of baseball: a Bob Uecker-themed magic 8-ball. Just ask the plastic ball a question, flip it over, and read the answer...

My 10 favorite instances of “Weird Al” Yankovic as “Himself”

Tyler Maas

October 14, 2026

While my "Weird Al" Yankovic-related passion, knowledge, and appreciation all pale in comparison to that of my business partner (and like seven other freelancers we've paid to write about the guy through th...

New bar in former Wonder Bar/Biersal space, Fancy’s, is open

Matt Wild

October 14, 2026

Remember when beloved Washington Heights watering hole Wonder Bar held down the fort at 5520 W. Vliet St. for more than 20 years? Remember when it closed in July 2023? Remember when a new joint, Biersal Tavern,...

Bring your old home movies to UWM on October 24 for another Home Movie Day

Matt Wild

October 14, 2026

Remember back in 2022, when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee asked folks to bring in their old home movies for a Home Movie Day? Well, UWM is doing it again! On Saturday, October 24, the public is once ...

Please put your cat in front of this 70-minute Weird Al Chia Pet video

Mitch DeSantis

October 13, 2026

This is a video for cats. Specifically, cats of Weird Al fans. Your time has finally come. If you are a human and you are reading this, please, please, PLEASE avert your eyes and quickly wrangle your cat...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Taking a fall hike

Tyler Maas

October 13, 2026

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Getting out there and taking a fall hike (while you still can). D...

Here’s the Pumpkin Pavilion entertainment lineup and schedule of events

Tyler Maas

October 13, 2026

Even though folks all over the greater Milwaukee area are eager to partake in celebrating Halloween once October rolls around, it's safe to say no other neighborhood goes all out for "Spooky Season" quite like ...

What Would Weird Al Do? ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic as a force of good in a world gone weird (in a bad way)

Matt Wild

October 13, 2026

There's a running gag in the 1999 episode of VH1's Behind The Music on "Weird Al" Yankovic. The joke is simple: there's no drama. There's no sex and drugs, no self-destructive downfalls, no hard-earned rede...

The Catered Quiz: Gabe Gronli answers questions about ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit?’ and ‘Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy’

Rick Katschke

October 13, 2026

On this episode of The Catered Quiz, Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Gabe Gronli joins the show to answer questions about the movies Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Kids In The Hall: Brain Candy. We also ta...

Who’s that woman in the front row of the Brewers game? Who’s that man? There’s a connection

Matt Wild

October 12, 2026

The woman in the front row of Monday's Milwaukee Brewers - Los Angeles Dodgers NLCS game is longtime Brewers superfan "Front Row Amy" (real name Amy Williams). She's been immortalized in bobblehead form. She's ...

Weird Al Week begins (again) with everything we’ve ever written about Weird Al (again)

Matt Wild

October 12, 2026

As we recently walked through the Menomonee Valley (where we harvest our grain), we took a look at the entertainment lineup for mid-October and realized it was very plain. Well, except for "Weird Al" Yankov...

Milwaukee Record’s “Casserole Call” fundraiser returns to Falcon Hall on November 22

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2026

Fall is here. Along with autumn’s dropping temperatures and ever-shortening hours of daylight comes the mounting hunger for comfort food. And in Wisconsin, few (if any) dishes scratch that itch better than the ...

Old Pup learns some new tricks on experimental ‘Lion Spring Bird’

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2026

In 2024, Old Pup—the project of ever-active Milwaukee multi-instrumentalist Will Hansen—would follow up its Incognito Lounge debut release and preempt 2025's exceptional Spider Towns album with an unexpected so...

Are Milwaukee’s Chicago-style hot dogs REALLY Chicago-style?

Julia Watt

October 9, 2026

Move over, zebra mussels, it’s time to address another one of Milwaukee’s invasive species: the Chicago-style hot dog. What is it doing here? What does it want with Milwaukeeans? And...is it really Chicago-styl...

Ahead of Strokes book chat, Steven Hyden talks Milwaukee nostalgia, rolling with the punches

Matt Wild

October 9, 2026

On Thursday, October 15, music critic, author, and podcast host Steven Hyden will stop by Boswell Book Company to chat about his new book, Is This It: The Never-Ending Rise And Fall Of The Strokes (And Rock 'n'...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Ricky

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 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...

Milwaukee Record’s 66 Days of Halloween (2026, Part III)

Matt Wild

October 9, 2026

Welcome to Milwaukee Record's 66 Days of Halloween countdown! You can find Part I, which covers Days 0-22, HERE. You can find Part II, which covers Days 23-44, HERE. DAY 61: MONSTER MASH (IN THE STYLE OF THE C...

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