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September 8, 2020

After nearly two and a half years in business, Oak & Shield Gaming Pub, 600 E. Ogden Ave., has closed its doors for good. The geek-friendly den of food, drink, and gaming—an initial joint venture between th...

My First Band: Lydia Loveless

September 4, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); With such a vast and downright impressive body of work to her credit, you might be shocked to learn Lydia Loveless just turned 30. Since 2010, the singer and songwriter has released a ...

Maya Ophelia’s becomes a vegan Milwaukee staple

Juan Miguel Martinez

September 4, 2020

There is a product known as "chikin," which is quite possibly the tastiest of all chicken substitutes in all the vegan product world. I have always been a voracious meat eater, but upon having the chikin banh m...

Treat yourself to some ear candy and stream Fuzzysurf’s ‘Sweet Tooth’

September 4, 2020

Last year, Fuzzysurf officially made its presence known with Fuzzy & The Surfs. The band's sophomore album was packed with timeless and criminally catchy ditties that earned the indie-pop outfit a top-10 sp...

Weekend protest events include celebration of 100 days of protesting

September 4, 2020

Looking for Milwaukee-area protests and protest-related events this weekend? Look no further. (The following list was compiled via Facebook and a list compiled by Lee Stedman.) SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5 Tosans Sta...

Hi-Fi Cafe is in danger of closing “within the month” without help from donors

September 3, 2020

Like countless other Milwaukee businesses, Hi-Fi Cafe is struggling immensely as a direct result of the COVID-19 crisis. Since the pandemic made its presence known in the city, owners of the cafe that's been a ...

Here’s a recipe for brownies made with our Milwaukee Record Re-Porter beer

September 3, 2020

Since 2016, Milwaukee Record and Company Brewing have joined forces to make a delicious spiced porter called "Milwaukee Record Re-Porter." For the uninformed, Re-Porter is Company’s Night Rye’d Porter that has ...

Haven’t we suffered enough? Here’s the logo for American Family Field

September 3, 2020

Yep. The home of your Milwaukee Brewers is still gonna be called American Family Field next year. So long, Miller Park. We, um, didn't really get to say goodbye. Here's the logo for the rebranded park. It su...

Brew City Salvage relaunches as Ormson Supply Co, sets opening date for new Bay View store

September 2, 2020

Since its start about eight years ago, Brew City Salvage has made a name for itself—in Waukesha initially and, since late 2016, in Walker's Point—with unique vintage furniture and elegant handmade modern furnis...

Milwaukee Health Commissioner resigns: “I believe that I am limited due to factors that are out of my control”

September 2, 2020

Dr. Jeanette Kowalik has resigned from her position as Milwaukee Health Commissioner. According to a statement, Kowalik will join the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Trust for America's Health as Director of Po...

My first (I think) and last (for now) Milwaukee shows

September 2, 2020

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this re-post) will never appear on our site? Want to read about the live show Matt accide...

Milwaukee Public Museum, Betty Brinn Children’s Museum may share same (new) building

September 2, 2020

Like it or not, the Milwaukee Public Museum is set to move to a new, significantly smaller location in the upcoming years. "It's time to admit that it's (nearly) the end of the Milwaukee Public Museum as we kno...

First Impression: Sticky Rice

September 1, 2020

This year has been an unprecedented one for restaurants. Amid the COVID-19 crisis, food purveyors have been forced to make drastic changes to their practices, overhaul their business model, retrain what's left ...

Watch John Oliver condemn the Kenosha police who won’t condemn the murder of two protesters

August 31, 2020

Look, no one needs a lengthy intro to another "Watch this John Oliver clip" article, so we'll keep this short. On Sunday, Oliver spent the bulk of his Last Week Tonight show screaming into the void that is the ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Aug. 23-29)

August 31, 2020

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...

You can vote early at Fiserv Forum from October 20 through November 1

August 31, 2020

You read the headline: If you want to vote early in the 2020 General Election, you can do it at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, 1111 Vel R. Phillips Ave., from October 20 through November 1. The Fiserv will be open f...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: August 2020

August 31, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup (a list compiled via our own archives and other resources like 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and Br...

NilexNile explores Chicago, nature in his “Forest Of Giant” music video

August 29, 2020

Last year, we introduced you to NilexNile when he was preceding his Treason Youth project by releasing a music video for "If You Down." Since putting out that album—his second record of 2019—last November, the ...

My First Band: Chris McCaughan (The Lawrence Arms, Sundowner)