WMSE’s Local/Live: Sludge Hawking
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.
milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, November 25, 2025: S...
Ryan Necci talks new Buffalo Gospel album, long distance songwriting, 2026 plans
Even though Ryan Necci—the founding member, bandleader, and namesake of Ryan Necci And The Buffalo Gospel—now calls Tennessee home, we’ve continued keeping tabs on him since he left Milwaukee to start a career ...
Amorphic Beer to host 4th Birthday Party on December 6
Can you believe Amorphic Beer has only been around for four years? We can’t! Somehow—despite routinely releasing innovative and impressive beer, hosting a variety of events in its top-notch taproom (and its gor...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Watching the greatest Milwaukee-made Thanksgiving movie of all time
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Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: Watching the greatest Milwaukee-made Thanksgiving movie of all time. ...
The Catered Quiz: 2025 Regular Season Recap
It’s the 2025 Regular Season Recap of The Catered Quiz! This special episode of The Catered Quiz features highlights from all 41 episodes of the 2025 season. If you haven’t listened to the show, this is your ch...
Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History: Parachuting for provolone
November is a month for gratitude, and in Wisconsin we give thanks for dairy. The cow is our Queen Elizabeth, and she deserves that crown. But behind every award-winning cheddar, there's cow pregnancy—and, in W...
Nicholas Elert begins a new chapter of ‘Speculative Fiction’ with Phase Machines
Beyond being a guitar virtuoso who brought projects like Northless and Bad Grades to the next level, a skilled composer who has provided the score to a variety of film projects, and a sound engineer who has pro...
Help The Laughing Tap make improvements to its new location
Back in June, The Laughing Tap moved out of 706B S. 5th Street—where it had been hosting comedy shows since January 2020—and set its sights on a new location. In October, owners revealed where "Milwaukee's new ...
Classy Girl Cupcakes to close December 23
Since 2010, Classy Girl Cupcakes (825 N. Jefferson St., 414-270-1877) has been a mainstay in Milwaukee's Cathedral Square neighborhood with its elevated and inventive takes on cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and othe...
Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Paprika and Curry
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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...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The Mineshaft in Hartford offers inexpensive all-you-can-eat fish, massive game room
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Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week: fish fry #620, at The Mineshaft in Hartfor...
N/A Day is coming to The Cooperage on January 3 and The Bur Oak in Madison on January 10
Are you looking to start 2026 on a sober note? Planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Interested in sampling a wide range of products in the rapidly-g...
December will see 100% chance of new “Bert LauderdALE” at Broken Bat Brewing Co.
When Milwaukee craves important and unique coverage of the weather—or Opening Day, or George Webb burger giveaways, or giant baby balloons—they turn to Bert Lauderdale. The local weather enthusiast and man-abou...
Wire & Nail pay tribute to Just Art’s Saloon owner with new single, “Too Drunk”
On August 14, 2025, Milwaukee lost a legend when Art Guenther died at the age of 80. The owner and namesake of Just Art's Saloon was nothing short of a fixture in Walker’s Point for much of his life. To quote o...
I played in Milwaukee’s largest Tecmo Super Bowl tournament
Of all the things I value most in life
I see my memories
And feel their warmth
And know that they are good
- "Spiral Architect" by Black Sabbath
When “real” American football failed as a religion, Tecmo ...
Party like it’s 2032 and watch ‘Demolition Man’ at Avalon Theater on December 17
Now that we've entered the final six weeks of the year, we can't help but look ahead to the future. No, not 2026. We're talking about taking a 115-minute trip to the year 2032 when we screen Demolition Man at A...
Food/Drink Roundup: Your Office’s ‘Morning Commuter’ is a top-performing breakfast sandwich
In this installment of our bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup: Your Office's incredible "Morning Commuter" breakfast sandwich, the return of Dairyland, and Downer Avenue smoothie news.
• In case you missed it, dow...
I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about deer hunting (sort of)
Wisconsin's nine-day gun deer hunting season begins this Saturday. It's that magical time of year when (declining) hordes of hunters take to the woods to "harvest" (swelling) hordes of deer.
But what if you'...
Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (November 2025)
Once a month, Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild sits down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discusses some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs.
Listen to the latest installment HERE.
This month, Matt enj...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Buying local beer on Black Friday (and all year long)
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Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: supporting Milwaukee breweries by purchasing beer on Black Friday.
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