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When life gives you an apocalypse, Xposed 4Heads make it a “New Wave Apocalypse”

April 29, 2020

There aren't many certainties in life right now, save for death, taxes, and the wisdom of staying inside. Oh, and the gleefully geeky and goofy sounds of long-running Milwaukee band Xposed 4Heads! Let's focus o...

Burnhearts cancels 13th annual Pabst Street Party

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2020

Yesterday, Milwaukee lost two of its favorite summer celebrations when Summer Soulstice and the city's annual Lakefront Fireworks announced their 2020 events have been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisi...

34 state parks and forests will reopen on May 1 (with some restrictions)

Matt Wild

April 28, 2020

On Tuesday morning, Gov. Tony Evers directed the Department of Natural Resources to reopen 34 state parks, forests, and recreational areas beginning May 1. The areas were closed earlier this month due to the on...

Field Report’s ‘Brake Light Red Tide’ is an accidental masterpiece

Matt Wild

April 28, 2020

"We weren't working toward a specific goal or deadline. We weren't trying to make anyone happy. We weren't trying to shoehorn a song or vibe into an album that asks for it. We made ships in bottles, one at a ti...

Milwaukee Art Museum cancels this year’s Lakefront Festival Of Art

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2020

Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival Of Art has always been one of the city’s classier summer festivals—no beer runs or zany street performers here! Still, per Milwaukee summer festival regulations, there ...

German-themed sausage restaurant, WürstBar MKE, planned for Green Fields space on Brady Street

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has put everyday life on hold, yet plans for life after the virus continue apace. The latest in Milwaukee food/drink plans: a German-themed sausage restaurant called WürstBar MKE, coming (ho...

Michael Jordan’s strange, strained, and significant connection to the Milwaukee Bucks

Vince Morales

April 27, 2020

The shadow of Chicago always looms over Milwaukee. Chicago is one of the largest cities in the United States and it boasts a strong cultural and culinary reputation that carries the city's name throughout the g...

Here’s an updated list of all the updated lists of Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and delivery

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

As Milwaukee enters week 8,000 of social distancing, staying at home, and waiting this whole COVID-19 thing out, two questions present themselves: 1.) Are there any Milwaukee restaurants open for takeout and de...

Milwaukee’s July 3 Lakefront Fireworks have been canceled, too

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

Yep. That's the the story. Milwaukee's July 3 Lakefront Fireworks—sponsored by American Family Insurance, T&M Partners, the Milwaukee Brewers, and Milwaukee County Parks—have been canceled. Because of the o...

Summer Soulstice cancels 2020 fest, launches virtual “Tribute to Soulstice” for East Side businesses

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

The organizers of the annual Summer Soulstice Music Festival announced on Monday that the 2020 installment of the fest has been canceled. The fest was previously scheduled for June 20. It would have been the 20...

Crusherfest postpones second annual blowout, might reschedule for fall

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

You read that right, turkeynecks: Crusherfest—the annual celebration of South Milwaukee wrestling legend Reggie "Da Crusher" Lisowski—has been postponed because of the COVID-19 crisis. Ugh. "Crusherfest is p...

Gov. Evers “turns the dial a notch” on “Safer At Home” order

Matt Wild

April 27, 2020

Good news for nonessential businesses that want to offer curbside drop-off of goods or animals in the era of COVID-19 and "Safer At Home": You can do that now! Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that a newl...

My First Band: Walt Hamburger (The Hamburgers, Caution To The Wind)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 24, 2020

Before he was traversing the continent, touring Europe, and sharing the stage with some legendary punk rock powerhouses, the singer-songwriter listeners now know as Walt Hamburger was just a guy named Walt Lont...

Milwaukee native Joe Wong talks about scoring (and having a song featured on) ‘The Midnight Gospel’

Tyler Maas

April 24, 2020

Even if you don’t know who Joe Wong is, you’re almost certainly aware of his work. The Milwaukee-born (and now Los Angeles-based) composer and producer can be heard on television shows like Russian Doll, Ugly D...

329 Friday fish frys and counting: The Packing House drive-thru (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

April 24, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The Packing House (900 E. Layton Ave., 414-483-5054) is a Milwaukee institution. Like Leon's Fro...

The best all-time Packers selections in each round of the NFL Draft

Tyler Maas

April 23, 2020

Tonight signals the beginning of the 2020 NFL Draft. From April 23-25, players will be selected, lives will change, and destinies will be set into motion. Years from now, pundits and armchair general managers a...

Bastille Days, Jazz In The Park, Cathedral Square Market have been postponed

Matt Wild

April 23, 2020

Milwaukee's East Town Association announced on Thursday that three of its signature summer events—Bastille Days, Jazz In The Park, and Cathedral Square Market—have been postponed. "We have made the difficult de...

Black Arts Fest MKE cancels 2020 event, promises return in 2021

Matt Wild

April 23, 2020

Another one. Sigh. Black Arts Fest MKE announced on Thursday that it was canceling its 2020 event, originally scheduled for August 1 at Henry Maier Festival Park. The cancelation follows similar announcement...

Spare a little time to check out the new “Old Wisconsin Bowling Alleys” Facebook page

Tyler Maas

April 22, 2020

Remember bowling alleys? Man, bowling was great! Obviously, we're not able to go bowling right now (which is unfortunate-yet-completely understandable), but that doesn't mean we can't use some of our spare t...

8 Milwaukee County golf courses will reopen April 24—with some restrictions

Matt Wild

April 22, 2020

Good news, gofers golfers: eight Milwaukee County golf courses will reopen this Friday, April 24 at 8 a.m. So what? So let's dance! Those courses are: • Brown Deer Park • Dretzka Park • Oakwood Park • Wh...

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