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Hear three songs from Ian Olvera’s new project, Daydream Retrievers

November 14, 2017

The last time you could hear Ian Olvera's voice on a recording, the Milwaukee singer-guitarist was fronting The Sleepwalkers. Following the release of two songs in early 2015, the band was shelved to allow othe...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Milwaukee’s RiverWalk has won a Global Award of Excellence

Matt Wild

November 14, 2017

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

The 23 best (and “wurst”) Packers novelty songs of all time

Tyler Maas

November 13, 2017

Yesterday, the Brett Hundley-led Green Bay Packers narrowly edged out Mitchell Trubisky's Chicago Bears in a rainy affair at Soldier Field. The ugly 23-16 win secured a season sweep for Green Bay in the longtim...

John Cusack and ‘Say Anything’ will be in your eyes February 3 at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

November 13, 2017

Is there anyone better than John Cusack? If you were weaned on '80s movies like Sixteen Candles, Better Off Dead, and Say Anything..., the answer is "no." If you were weaned on '90s movies like Grosse Pointe Bl...

Milwaukee woman featured in incredible, hopeful new episode of Radiolab

Matt Wild

November 13, 2017

Back in 2009, when she was 18, Milwaukee woman Jennell Jenney came across a bone marrow donor tent while at a Warped Tour. She decided to sign up. Her cheek was swabbed, she signed some papers, and she was on h...

End 2017 with Abby Jeanne’s “Electric New Year” show

Tyler Maas

November 13, 2017

Name a Milwaukee musician that's had a more productive year than Abby Jeanne. We can wait. Since the outset of 2017, the owner of one of Milwaukee’s—if not Wisconsin’s—best voices released her debut album, s...

Bright Black returns with pitch-black “Zealots”

Matt Wild

November 13, 2017

When we last checked in with Bright Black, the hard rocking Milwaukee band was getting angst-y on its self-titled EP. "Bright Black is an unapologetic statement of purpose from a band paying tribute to its infl...

201 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Points East Pub

Caleb Westphal

November 10, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. I had been pretty tensed up last Friday and couldn't pinpoint why that was. Earlier in the day I ha...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 10: Packers vs. Bears

Nik Kovac

November 10, 2017

Watch the game at Linneman's this Sunday at noon. Nik and Keith will be calling all the action on the stage, next to a nine-foot screen. There will be enough chili and beer to go around. On his way to the Il...

Rapper’s delights: I ate like Action Bronson for a day

Tyler Maas

November 9, 2017

Action Bronson is coming to Milwaukee today. Though most people know the rapper for his work on stage, the charismatic former chef is also reaching a new audience with his work in the kitchen and through his un...

Galerie Kenilworth brings art, fresh perspective to the East Side

Matt Wild

November 9, 2017

The East Side, you may have heard, is changing. The past 18 months have seen multiple businesses in the once bar-heavy North and Farwell area closing their doors, new businesses taking their place, and a more "...

Watch Guerrilla Ghost’s “Let’s Get Physical” video (with some strings attached)

Tyler Maas

November 9, 2017

You'd be hard-pressed to find a Milwaukee project that's piled more work into 2017's first 10 months than Guerrilla Ghost. Since late April, the experimental hip-hop duo composed of rapper Chuck Jones (who rele...

Watch Andrew W.K. go shopping at American Science & Surplus

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 8, 2017

Back in October, at the Andrew W.K. show at The Rave, we thrilled to the immortal party god's life-affirming ode to Milwaukee. "I LOVE / MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN," sang W.K. to the tune of "I Love NYC." "OH YEAH / ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: After more than 60 years, Gold Rush Chicken still belongs on your bucket list

Tyler Maas

November 8, 2017

Food trends tend to be cyclical. Once a time-tested dietary staple has been expanded upon, gussied up, and unnecessarily augmented to a point where its origin is virtually unrecognizable, things have a way of r...

On The Record Episode 113: State Of Craft Beer with Matthew Janzen

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 8, 2017

The state of craft beer in Wisconsin is rapidly changing and steadily improving. At this point, it's impossible to document everything that's happening in Milwaukee brewing and in the other microbreweries sprea...

Axl, Slash, and Guns N’ Roses mine their sleaze-rock past at BMO Harris Bradley Center

Cal Roach

November 8, 2017

During their original superstar phase in the late '80s and early '90s, Guns N' Roses never played Milwaukee, opting instead for the massive amphitheater of Alpine Valley in 1988 and a two-nighter in '91. But Tu...

Kamasi Washington plays jazz for the masses at Turner Hall

Dan Agacki

November 8, 2017

Ruminating on Guns N' Roses' relevance in 2017, I leaned against Turner Hall Tuesday night and watched the masses file into the BMO Harris Bradley Center. As a lifelong GN'R fan, a small piece of my heart float...

Bill Burr is madly in love with Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2017

Milwaukee loves Bill Burr. Every time the legendary comedian comes to town, thousands of people come out and additional shows are inevitably added. Fresh off Burr's two-night, three-show Riverside Theater run l...

Vine Society wine bar to open in Bay View early next year

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2017

While the recent closure of All Purpose is certainly tragic news for Milwaukee dining, its end has opened new and exciting avenues for other endeavors. This fall, the space will host a new concept with ties to ...

Let’s ask the Uecker 8-Ball about Von Trier’s plans to remain a German bar and restaurant

Matt Wild

November 6, 2017

Back in August, Von Trier owners John and Cindy Sidoff announced they would be closing their beloved German bar and reopening it as an "upscale cocktail lounge." Milwaukee was not impressed, and demanded the Si...

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