The making of ‘Markie In Milwaukee’
Every once in a while, we stumble across people whose stories beg to be heard. You see them at a coffee shop, maybe at a show, or, in director Matt Kliegman's case, at the airport. "Markie was putting out some ...
302 Friday fish frys and counting: Club Paragon (Greenfield)
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.
Club Paragon's Texas-sized parking lot is matched by its equally imposing building, which, with ...
Fuzzysurf’s “Don’t Worry Baby” video channels horror and silent film classics
Fuzzysurf is a band suited for any era. We said as much back in May, when we debuted the Milwaukee quartet's latest and greatest album, Fuzzy & The Surfs. Over the course of that album, the group managed to...
Gareth Reynolds of ‘The Dollop’ talks about his 5 favorite players in Green Bay Packers history
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Brown Deer, Wisconsin native and ComedySportz alum Gareth Reynolds is best known as the co-host of The Dollop, a popular American history podcast that’s landed him a book deal and has ...
Lion’s Tooth debuts alt-comics subscription service, looks ahead to brick-and-mortar future
Milwaukee has a long and storied history with alternative comic books. Local artists like Jim Mitchell and Denis Kitchen were influential figures in the underground comix boom of the 1960s and '70s. Events like...
Mini Meltdowns mix anguish and animation in the “I Wanna Die” music video
Back in August, we debuted a brand new song from Mini Meltdowns—a super group featuring current and former members of Limbeck, Dashboard Confessional, The Promise Ring, The Benjamins, Rx Drugs, and Alligator Gu...
Confessions of a (former) 40-year-old coffee virgin
The following article originally appeared in the September edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up "Off The Record" free of charge at all 13 Milwau...
Our Milwaukee Record Re-Porter beer is back! Here’s where you can get it
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 ...
Justin Townes Earle takes a no-nonsense songwriting approach
As evidenced by his last Milwaukee show, Justin Townes Earle is no-nonsense when it comes to writing and performing songs. He tells it like it is and doesn’t dance around the point he wants to make. In May, th...
Watch the wistful video for Negative/Positive’s “Space Smells Like Lilacs”
If you've been following Milwaukee band Negative/Positive over the last few years, you've seen the group grow up. Literally. The guitar-bass-drum trio formed at the inaugural Girls Rock Milwaukee camp in the su...
LiveSCREAM Theater: Watch ‘Dementia 13’ with the cast and crew of ‘The Field’
Tuesday night, we took a dip in a nearby pond, discovered a watery grave, and got our heads chopped off for the third installment of Milwaukee Record LiveSCREAM Theater. Yep, we watched the 1963 Francis Ford Co...
Get ready for The Low Down at Indeed Brewing with Cozy Danger’s “80 Proofed” video
On Saturday, October 19, Indeed Brewing Company will formally introduce Milwaukee to its new (and downright awesome) Walker's Point brewery and taproom with a block party the 2nd Street establishment is calling...
11 reasons to get excited for the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival
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HERE WE GO: The 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival runs October 17-31. Roughly 300 films will screen at various Milwaukee-area theaters and venues. Oodles of panels, discussions, and concert...
Public Domain: Devil Met Contention performs “Baby Won’t You Please Come Home”
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The music video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been he...
Check out The Vanguard’s new menu items
Last week, we announced The Vanguard would be saying goodbye to 12 of its menu items. Even though some popular fare and other longer-tenured items—most notably the beloved Wampa-Della and the Wee-Bey—have eithe...
Behold the new signage on the almost-complete BMO Tower in Downtown Milwaukee
If it feels like Downtown Milwaukee's skyline is different these days, it's because it is. Big time. And one of the biggest additions just celebrated a milestone: This week, construction crews successfully inst...
Green Bay Packers celebrity fans, ranked
During a game in 2019, the worlds of professional football, pop culture, and politics all came together to voice their (predominately unfavorable) opinion about comedian and daytime talk show juggernaut Ellen D...
Chevy Chase will bring ‘Christmas Vacation’ to Riverside Theater December 27
Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas, we have one. Tickets to see An Evening With Chevy Chase, preceded by a 30th anniversary screening of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, at the ...
Some folks aren’t keen on the idea of a north side slaughterhouse—er, “meat processing plant”
UPDATE 10/15: The Common Council unanimously voted to send the Strauss proposal back to the Zoning, Neighborhoods & Development Committee for further discussion and community input. Urban Milwaukee has a fu...
Egg & Flour Pasta Bar is opening a Bay View location
Back in May, Egg & Flour Pasta Bar opened inside Crossroads Collective. Since then, the brainchild of former Black Sheep executive chef Adam Pawlak has garnered favorable reviews and has thrived in the East...