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People behind “People’s Flag of Milwaukee” still trying to make it the official flag of Milwaukee

February 24, 2017

It's been nearly nine months since the unveiling of the so-called "People's Flag of Milwaukee." The People's Flag, as you may or may not choose to remember, was the product of an much-ballyhooed contest that ...

Buckle the f*ck up: The Milwaukee Streetcar cometh (in April)

Matt Wild

February 24, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Buckle the fuck up and prepare to either rejoice or use the word "boondoggl...

Bo & Airo go off in new “Sirens” music video

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2017

As far as projects formed out of a pun made in a text message conversation go, it's safe to say Bo & Airo is one of the best around. In 2015, Bo Triplex (namesake and bandleader of Bo Triplex And His Beau...

MKE SEX: Quickies, pt. 2

Lucky Tomaszek

February 24, 2017

broadstreet.zone(49071); Last July, I wrote "Quickies," 10 questions answered in 25 words or less. The short answer format seemed to resonate with a lot of folks. In the seven months since then, I've collected...

Inside Milwaukee’s green rooms: Company Brewing, Linneman’s, Mad Planet

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2017

While countless people flock to Milwaukee's numerous clubs, theaters, arenas, concert-equipped coffee shops, and other performance spaces every year, only a select few are allowed to peer behind the scenes. U...

Remembering the time the ‘Bugle American’ offices totally got firebombed

Matt Wild

February 23, 2017

Milwaukee has a long, strange history of alternative newspapers. There's the Shepherd Express, of course (originally dubbed the Crazy Shepherd), which still graces news racks and restaurant window ledges toda...

Activists take on late-capitalist consumerism, bugs, in Danielson Murphy’s eco-terror novella ‘Overburden’

Matt Wild

February 23, 2017

Overburden, the new self-published novella by Milwaukee author Danielson Murphy, opens with a public masturbation scene that doubles as a quick primer on the emerald ash borer. "On a fallen ash tree next to t...

Stream the new Whips song, “Goldmine,” and pre-order ‘The Ride’

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2017

You'd be hard-pressed to find a band in Milwaukee (or Wisconsin, for that matter) more capable of combining crushing, chest-pummeling rock and roll with rousing, radio-ready hooks than Whips. Since suddenly e...

Here’s The Vanguard’s new and improved menu

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2017

Since opening in October 2014, The Vanguard has been a boon to Milwaukee dining, while also doubling as a prime place to watch the Packers and pro wrestling, and serving host for a single-day Chinese restaura...

You can own Amnesia Nite Club (and totally change its name)

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2017

Being home to literally thousands of bars, it's only natural that at least a few drinking establishments in Milwaukee have names that are less-than flattering. Places like Slurp -N- Burp Fun Bar, Toni's Moody...

Help Milwaukee Blacksmith find a new home

Matt Wild

February 22, 2017

In a treacherous reality TV landscape littered with shows about Alaska, shows about gold mining in Alaska, and shows about kinda-sorta living in Alaska, Milwaukee Blacksmith proved to be an unlikely breath of...

The Fatty Acids unleash long-awaited album, ‘Dogs Of Entertainment’

Tyler Maas

February 21, 2017

The year was 2013. A revitalized Milwaukee music scene was abuzz with activity, and a young synth-pop sextuplet called The Fatty Acids was helping to lead the charge with a steady diet of lively local shows, ...

Help with Clyde Stubblefield’s funeral expenses

Sahan Jayasuriya

February 21, 2017

If the name Clyde Stubblefield doesn't sound familiar to you, his music certainly will. From 1965-1970, Stubblefield served as drummer for James Brown, lending his talents to a plethora of seminal recordings ...

In Defense Of: Milwaukee County Transit System

Matt Wild

February 21, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the n...

Vote today, Milwaukee, or forever hold your Facebook outrage

Matt Wild

February 21, 2017

Hey! Milwaukee! Put down that Facebook post where you're either screaming into a echo-chamber void or arguing with some asshole stranger who will never change his or her mind and listen up: You totally get to...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Despite displacement, Downtown Books remains a downtown treasure

Matt Wild

February 20, 2017

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 figu...

A Milwaukee artist made a functioning “Thump A Trump” game

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2017

In just one month, the Trump administration has illustrated its aversion to the arts. Despite the President's efforts to take funding away from artistic organizations, creatives aren't only continuing to work...

Just a flesh wound: 9 fun facts about that time Theodore Roosevelt was shot in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

February 20, 2017

Do you like fun facts? Here are nine fun facts about that time (October 14, 1912) former U.S. President and then-presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt was totally shot outside the old Gilpatrick Hotel (now ...

Big hairy deal: Wisconsin couple featured on tonight’s episode of ‘Finding Bigfoot’

Tea Krulos

February 19, 2017

By all appearance, Jen and Larry Dopke are a normal couple that lives out near Eagle, Wisconsin. Jen works in the legal department for a corporation and Larry works in technology for their local school distri...

Zima is coming back, motherfuckers

Matt Wild

February 17, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Put your diapers on and buckle the fuck up, Milwaukee (and the world): Zima...

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