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July 31, 2019

Though you’ve likely spent much of the summer to this point either complaining about it being too cold and overcast or too hot and muggy, it’s still comforting to know that of the 90-plus days in the season, 54...

On The Record #150: The 5th annual Roast Of Milwaukee (live at Club Garibaldi)

July 31, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking comedians to gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of the city they lo...

Here’s the 2019 Center Street Daze Festival music lineup

July 31, 2019

In 2014, stung by a few years of lousy late-summer/early-fall weather, the organizers of Center Street Daze decided to move their fest up to early August. The new date paid off, and what was once a bittersweet ...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2019

MaryGrace Genova Borenstein

July 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. ...

Authentically Sicilian: 5 Milwaukee family businesses giving you a taste of Sicily

July 30, 2019

Many people are unaware that much of the Italian population in Milwaukee is Sicilian. So much so, there's a street in my dad's hometown of Bagheria called Via Milwaukee. Our city has gone Mr. Worldwide. Sici...

Let’s take a close look at this ’70s-era cartoon map of Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin

July 30, 2019

Maps! Who doesn't love maps? Old maps, new maps, weird maps, unnervingly accurate maps drawn by Racine talk show hosts in under three minutes! Oh, and cartoon maps of Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin that look...

Carter Deems talks about stand-up, battle rap, and landing a spot in the cast of ‘Wild ‘n Out’

July 30, 2019

When we first introduced you to Carter Deems back in 2017, the comedian and noted battle rapper had just moved to Milwaukee and he was learning his way through his new city's comedy scene. Since that outset, De...

LIFES put a personal spin on pummeling hardcore

Dan Agacki

July 30, 2019

For the entirety of their adult lives, Dave Rudnik and Zak Holochwost have been dedicated to hardcore. Even as they’ve immersed themselves in family life and their respective places within the scene have evolve...

Come to The Cooperage August 12 for a ‘Shot For Shot With Chefs’ episode premiere, featuring Caitlin Cullen of The Tandem

July 30, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66112); Last year, Milwaukee Record debuted the pilot episode of a series called Shot For Shot With Chefs. The first installment of the booze-fueled and food-focused web series featured haples...

10 offbeat (non-Milwaukee) museums that help make Wisconsin special

July 29, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

Buy This Book: ‘Milwaukee Jazz,’ by Joey Grihalva

July 29, 2019

"I could only find so many photographs, talk to so many people, and include so much information. And so, I would like to acknowledge every soul that has ever been a part of the Milwaukee jazz scene but is not i...

A comprehensive guide to the 2019 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

July 29, 2019

Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved in kind with Milwaukee’s humor scene. In fact, the annual comedic un...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Leon’s Frozen Custard looms large in city’s legacy

July 29, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); 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 exp...

Jump, dive, and flip into some videos from the awesome/dangerous Redgranite Quarry

July 28, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

What we’re likely gonna hear at tonight’s Weird Al “Strings Attached” show

July 27, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72091); Hey! Welcome to the second annual Weird Al Week! Over the course of seven days, Milwaukee Record will fill your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It a...

One of the last remaining Kewpee Hamburgers locations still flourishes in downtown Racine

July 26, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

35 pictures of NorthSouth Club, the giant new axe-throwing/shuffleboard bar in Walker’s Point

July 26, 2019

To paraphrase Douglas Adams, NorthSouth Club—a.k.a. the new axe-throwing/shuffleboard bar located at 230 E. Pittsburgh Ave. in Walker's Point—is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly b...

My First Band: JP Harris

July 26, 2019

JP Harris is less than a year removed from putting out his third full-length solo record, Sometimes Dogs Bark At Nothing. On top of releasing outstanding records, the established Nashville country music staple ...

Let’s listen to some really rare Weird Al rarities