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Cactus Club tries to adapt, evolve in order to survive

July 23, 2020

It's been said over and over again, but it's worth repeating: music venues were the first businesses to close when the COVID-19 crisis hit America, and they'll be among the last to reopen. Among venues in and a...

Now Milwaukee music is playing with power in the delightfully retro ‘Space Raft: The Game’

Matt Wild

July 22, 2020

To hear Jordan Davis tell it, his path to becoming a musician—and, now, a video game designer—was laid out for him at an early age by none other than Cyndi Lauper and the Goonies. "When I think of the first ...

It looks like this is actually happening: A 2020 Milwaukee Brewers season preview

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2020

Even though America is still in the midst of dealing with a deadly, still-raging pandemic—a disease the country has indisputably handled far worse than any other nation on the planet—and there are far more impo...

Franklin native takes baked comedians to fast food drive-thrus in ‘Munchie Run’

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2020

Have you run out of things to watch? Are you looking for something lighthearted and fun to help take your mind on the modern world? Could you go for something weed-related and with a slight local affiliation? I...

The East Side is getting a nifty outdoor “Art Lot”

Matt Wild

July 22, 2020

Do you like Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood? Do you like art? Do you like eating and/or hanging out in once-underused parking lots that now feature colorful picnic tables painted by local artists? If you ans...

6 Milwaukee names that were changed because they were offensive (and 2 that may change soon)

Matt Wild

July 21, 2020

Perhaps you've heard that a certain professional football team in Washington D.C. is finally going to change its outdated and racist name. Perhaps the news has you wracking your brain for Milwaukee (and Milwauk...

WMSE’s Art & Music makes the transformation to virtual event

Tyler Maas

July 21, 2020

WMSE's annual Art & Music successfully combines the work of area artists with Milwaukee music, along with local beer and cocktails to create a special event that raises funds for the listener-supported stat...

Reminder: There’s an election on August 11. Here are some voting deadlines

Matt Wild

July 21, 2020

Are you ready to vote again, Milwaukee? You should be! On Tuesday, August 11, Milwaukee will go to the polls and vote in the 2020 Partisan Primary Election. It's not the most thrilling election of the year (per...

Reminder: The Wisconsin State Fair food drive-thru thing begins this Thursday

Matt Wild

July 20, 2020

Missing the sights, sounds, and smells of the Wisconsin State Fair? Well, even though the 2020 fair wasn't scheduled to begin until August (it was canceled because of COVID-19, don't you know), you can get a de...

Local right-wing radio dude posts damning picture of Mayor Barrett following the law

Matt Wild

July 19, 2020

Are you buckled up, libs? Are you prepared to get OWNED? Are you ? Then check out this Sunday-night tweet from News/Talk 1130 WISN radio dude Gregory Jon. It's a picture of lib Mayor Tom Barrett—the same lib ma...

My First Band: Ty Vaughn (Broadway Calls, Countdown To Life)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 19, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the singer and guitarist of Broadway Calls, Ty Vaughn has toured throughout Europe, Asia, and across the United States. During the band's 15-year run, he's shared the stage with the...

Weekend protest events include call to “end racism in Milwaukee’s music community”

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 17, 2020

This weekend will mark the 50th, 51st, and 52nd consecutive days of peaceful events protesting police brutality and the murder of George Floyd. Here are just a few of the weekend's events, sure to be joined by ...

We tried Beef Fizz (and other old-timey summer drinks) so you don’t have to

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2020

A few weeks ago, the internet went crazy with the discovery of a perplexing summer beverage known simply as "Beef Fizz." The ungodly concoction features a clashing quartet of ingredients that includes: ginger a...

Take a look at The Highbury’s almost completed Giannis Antetokounmpo mural

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2020

Back on July 2, we told you about The Highbury Pub's plans to install a new mural on the Bay View bar’s exterior facade featuring Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo and the word "RESPECT." Highbury owne...

Silver City International Festival will be “reimagined” as a parade this year, will return in 2021

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2020

Since its start in 2012, Silver City International Festival has celebrated the numerous cultures that help make Silver City one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Milwaukee through food, the arts, and mus...

The best Milwaukee albums of 2020 (so far)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 15, 2020

Believe it or not, 2020 is more than halfway over. Thank god. With that in mind, we thought it was a perfect time to round up the best Milwaukee albums of 2020 (so far). For our non-ranked mid-year list (which ...

Puerto Rican Family Festival canceled for 2020, will return in 2021

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 15, 2020

When you are impassioned about your culture and something that goes hand in hand with it—like, say, your city—you tend to work yourself to the brink of madness. You move around the clock, barely sleeping, and y...

Remembering the time (June) when MPD extolled the life-preserving virtues of tear gas and rubber bullets

Matt Wild

July 15, 2020

It's been a busy week for the Milwaukee Police Department. On Monday, Urban Milwaukee reported that MPD was seeking 50,000 bottles of Gatorade, 4,000-pound concrete barriers, and a tear gas-delivering battering...

One half of the Hoan Bridge will be lit “before the end of summer”

Matt Wild

July 15, 2020

Oh thank god. Here's the press release: PHASE 1 OF BRIDGE LIGHTS MOVE FORWARD; WEST SIDE OF THE HOAN BRIDGE TO BE LIT BEFORE THE END OF SUMMER Late Summer Community Celebration will Commemorate First Official...

Are you cool enough for The Beat Index’s “Record Collection”?

Matt Wild

July 14, 2020

Records! Vinyl! Who doesn't love records and vinyl! No one we want to know! Of course, there are folks who love records and vinyl a little too much. You know the type: endlessly droning on about audio quality, ...

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