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My First Band: Soren Staff (Them Coulee Boys)

September 6, 2019

If you don't know Them Coulee Boys yet, you will soon. The Eau Claire-based bluegrass outfit just released its outstanding sophomore album, Die Happy, two weeks ago and they're about to embark on a lengthy U.S....

Here’s the 5th Street Fest lineup

Tyler Maas

September 6, 2019

It's been a long, glorious, event-filled summer of festival fun, but the end of outdoor activity is nigh. Once Bay View Bash comes and goes on September 21 and autumn begins a couple days later, festival season...

Dead Horses singer Sarah Vos talks about upcoming show with The Who, headlining Pabst Theater, what’s to come

Tyler Maas

September 6, 2019

Dead Horses singer, guitarist, and founding member Sarah Vos continually tours the country to play concerts at bars, theaters, festivals, amphitheaters, and everywhere in between. Before her up-and-coming Ameri...

Watch ‘Hoan Alone,’ a short documentary on Hoan Bridge suicides

Matt Wild

September 6, 2019

Last year's Milwaukee Short Film Festival saw the local debut of Hoan Alone: Personal Stories From The Bridge, a short documentary that explores the delicate subject of suicides on Milwaukee's iconic Hoan Bridg...

Beet Street Harvest Festival returns October 12

Tyler Maas

September 5, 2019

Following three years of family-friendly and fall-focused fun, Cactus Club has decided to bring the Beet Street Harvest Festival back for another installment. On Saturday, October 12, the Bay View bar (with som...

We went to R & D’s House Divided, “The only sports bar for Packers and Bears fans”

Tyler Maas

September 5, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72581); In many ways, R & D's House Divided is like a lot of bars in northeast Wisconsin. There's Tuesday trivia, karaoke on Wednesday nights, and bingo on Thursdays. The menu features bar...

‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ (with guests Sheryl Lee and Ray Wise) slated for 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

September 5, 2019

AHHHH! Coming this fall (October 17-31) to the 2019 Milwaukee Film Festival: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me with special guests Sheryl Lee (Laura Palmer) and Ray Wise (Leland Palmer)! Yes! Not only will Milwauke...

Peer inside the psychedelic world of new Milwaukee audio/visual project Some Strange Kaleidoscope

Matt Wild

September 5, 2019

It's been a minute since we've heard from Milwaukee musicians Jeff Grabo and Phil Hoge. As part of the once-busy garage-rock outfit The Rashita Joneses, the duo played oodles of shows, released a handful of rec...

Midwest Express, and 10 more Milwaukee returns and reboots

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 4, 2019

broadstreet.zone(32806); "The return of a legend." That's how Midwest Express Airlines describes its impending return to the city it once called home, Milwaukee. "For over 25 years, Midwest Express Airlines...

Beer City Bruiser discusses White Claw, training (and drinking) with Harley Race, Ring Of Honor’s Milwaukee itinerary

Vince Morales

September 4, 2019

The wrestling industry is changing. All Elite Wrestling is happening this fall on TNT, WWE is moving their NXT developmental brand to the USA Network to compete them, New Japan Pro Wrestling continues to make i...

Milwaukee authorizes $400,000 to Bucks’ Sterling Brown for 2018 tasing incident

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Wednesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-2 to authorize an offer of $400,000 to Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown. The offer is intended to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2018 incident in ...

Todd Umhoefer talks about ‘Beast Of Needs’ and the end of Old Earth

Tyler Maas

September 4, 2019

Over the course of Old Earth‘s decade-long run, Todd Umhoefer’s personal project has managed to create some gorgeous and moving recordings in some rather unconventional locations. His 2012 effort, A Low Place A...

It’s baa-aack! Milwaukee Paranormal Conference returns September 13-14

Matt Wild

September 4, 2019

Like the living dead or those pesky poltergeists in Poltergeist II (yeah, we know the above picture is from the first Poltergeist; sue us), the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference is back! After taking 2018 off, th...

Fiserv Forum’s “Fear District” sounds awesome, is looking for “scare actors”

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

By now you've probably heard that the public plaza surrounding Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum, the so-called "Deer District," will transform into the so-called "Fear District" this fall. Oh, you haven't heard? Well, ...

Indeed Brewing Company will open September 6 in Walker’s Point

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

Hey! Minneapolis' Indeed Brewing is just about ready to open its pilot brewery and taproom in Milwaukee. The new Walker's Point location, 530 S. 2nd St., will open to the public on Friday, September 6 with a ri...

Jeff Spankowski talks Twisted Laugh comedy show, stand-up start, making the most of opportunities

Tyler Maas

September 3, 2019

Less than three years ago, Jeff Spankowski was just the funny guy at work. With no awareness of Milwaukee's comedy scene, he had no real aspirations of doing anything in the realm of comedy. That was the case u...

What’s up, you cool baby? ‘My Brother, My Brother, And Me’ returns to Riverside Theater November 17

Matt Wild

September 3, 2019

"The McElroy brothers are not experts, and their advice should never be followed." That's the tongue-in-cheek (?) disclaimer that precedes My Brother, My Brother, And Me, the long-running and wildly popular ...

Study: Milwaukee is a crappy place to drive in

Matt Wild

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)

Matt Wild

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

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 ...

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