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September 3, 2019

As anyone who drives in Milwaukee can tell you, driving in Milwaukee kind of sucks. There are pesky bicyclists and scooter-riders clogging up the right passing lanes. There are inconsiderate pedestrians walking...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 25-31)

September 3, 2019

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month

September 2, 2019

September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Though the seasonal shift essentially puts a nine-month ...

Bay View’s new RedBrick Pizza will officially open September 1

August 31, 2019

After months of waiting, Bay View will officially be getting a new pizza place this weekend. RedBrick Pizza—an artisan pizzeria located at 2202 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in a ground floor retail space in Vue Apartme...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: August 2019

August 31, 2019

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. Want to hear us discuss a few of this month's releases on WUWM's Lake Effect? Click HERE. ...

My First Band: Ryan Necci (Buffalo Gospel, Fat Maw Rooney)

August 30, 2019

Though country fans throughout the Midwest known Ryan Necci as the singer and founding member of Buffalo Gospel, the bandleader actually got his start as a percussionist. While growing up in the improbably-name...

NO/NO says goodbye with the excellent, bittersweet ‘Diagnostic’

August 30, 2019

Bands come and go. It's just the way things work: bands form; bands make their mark (or not); and, provided the guitarist isn't named Keith Richards, bands end. They flame out, fizzle out, or simply disappear. ...

25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee (and a few about Nashville)

Josh Hoppert

August 29, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72206); The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

Milwaukee Record’s useful and boozeful bottomless mimosa guide

August 29, 2019

Though Labor Day weekend unofficially signals the end of summer, that doesn't mean the fun has to stop. The weather is still prime for patio lounging, there are some festivals left to enjoy, and there are still...

Take advantage, man: We’re screening ‘Friday’ at Avalon Theater in September

Josh Hoppert

August 29, 2019

If you were one of the hundreds of people who attended one of the two August screenings of A League Of Their Own, we'd like to thank you again for coming. Hopefully your tears have dried up (ours haven't) becau...

MKE Music Rewind: The Movies, “Dancin’ On Ice” (1976)

August 29, 2019

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. With all due respect to folks who remember the short-lived Milwaukee...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Greatness never sleeps at Nessun Dorma

August 28, 2019

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Tucked Away: Mexic 103 bolsters Cudahy’s reputation for Mexican fare

August 28, 2019

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

5 public art controversies from Milwaukee’s past (and present)

August 27, 2019

Art, as we all know, is in the eye of beholder. But so too is the purpose of art. What is art supposed to do? Inspire? Memorialize? Provoke? Decorate? "Start a conversation"? Here are five examples of recent Mi...

You can now buy “Green & Gold” Milwaukee Record T-shirts (for a limited time)

August 27, 2019

Following a long, brutal offseason, the start of football season is finally on the way. Yes, our guys in Green & Gold will kickoff their 100th season in exactly 10 days. By now, most of the notable cuts hav...

The Wildbirds and The Championship will both reunite to play a Flannel Fest Pre-Party

August 27, 2019

Last week, we announced the downright awesome lineup that would be playing outside Boone & Crockett on Saturday, October 12 during the Harbor District bar's Flannel Fest. As if seeing the likes of Polica, H...

Here’s the 2019 Milwaukee Short Film Festival schedule

August 27, 2019

The 21st annual Milwaukee Short Film Festival will set up shop at the Fox Bay Cinema Grill Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7. Over the course of the weekend, a total of 55 films will screen during t...

Here’s who’s playing the Rush-Mor Records Stage at Bay View Bash

August 26, 2019

Even though most of Milwaukee’s first major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will return to Kinnickinnic Avenue o...

The Sugar Maple will host a “Last Blast!” for Lakefront Brewery’s recalled (and potentially explosive) My Turn: Junk