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Nite Owl to end its 2025 season this weekend

October 30, 2025

Nite Owl (830 E. Layton Ave.) is a spring and summertime staple that’s thrived on Milwaukee’s South Side since 1948. The iconic drive-in has been an important and widely-loved part of the city’s warm weather mo...

Here’s the menu for tonight’s “Whooterz” Halloween pop-up at The Vanguard

Tyler Maas

October 30, 2025

In case you missed the news, The Vanguard announced it will be spending a Halloween-adjacent night dressed up as "Whooterz." The one-night pop-up event is the latest installment of the Bay View bar and restaura...

Alderman Scott Spiker does not like the streetcar, does like issuing press releases about it

Matt Wild

October 30, 2025

Milwaukee Alderman Scott Spiker does not like the Milwaukee streetcar, a.k.a. The Hop. How can we tell? Because Spiker has issued at least four press releases about the streetcar in October alone. And argued...

The agony and the irony are killing me (and WLUM-FM 102.1)

Tad Kriofske Mainella

October 29, 2025

"One morning I showed up and Norm Macdonald was waiting at the door!" No, this isn't the beginning of a Lorne Michaels story or an outtake from Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend. This is an end-of-days true state...

I made Vincent Price’s “Supper Casserole” recipe (and learned a valuable lesson along the way)

Tyler Maas

October 29, 2025

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon an image posted on the Facebook page of Dinosaur Dracula—a site that documents and celebrates "'80s & '90s nostalgia, Halloween & Xmas, snacks, toys, spooky stuff and mo...

Ladybird shoots its shot on country classic ‘Clementine’

Matt Wild

October 29, 2025

There's a warmth that radiates from Clementine, the second full-length album from Milwaukee alt-country band Ladybird. It's there in the good-times songs about rock star dreams and barstool camaraderie. It's th...

The Saucy Swine in St. Francis will close, leave Redbar on November 2

Matt Wild

October 29, 2025

After eight years of serving barbecue (and fish) inside St. Francis bar Redbar (2245 E. St Francis Ave.), The Saucy Swine will shut down on Sunday, November 2. The Swine made the announcement Sunday, October 26...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Zang! (2025)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 29, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, October 28, 2025: Za...

Here are the just-announced dates for Bastille Days 2026, and that’s it

Matt Wild

October 29, 2025

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Milwaukee’s Scream Queen: Performer Katie Kadaver lives the Halloween life 365

Tea Krulos

October 28, 2025

"Sexy Leatherface" is not your standard burlesque act, but for Katie Kadaver, a burlesque producer and performer, model, podcast host, B-movie actress, and one-time mud wrestler, it's a perfect fit. "He's my...

Decent! Here’s the menu for Comet’s ‘Trailer Park Boys’ Halloween Pop-Up

Tyler Maas

October 28, 2025

The Comet Cafe (1947 N. Farwell Ave., 414-509-6028) is an East Side staple that has served up some of Milwaukee's finest comfort food for more than 20 years. Trailer Park Boys is a cult classic Canadian comedy ...

Driveway Thriftdwellers return, take pop detour with “Dance With You”

Matt Wild

October 28, 2025

Has it really been seven years since Milwaukee/Madison rock/Americana band Driveway Thriftdwellers released new music? "So it's been seven years since we've released new music and we think that's long enough," ...

WMSE will broadcast special “Hustle & Faux” show live from The Hop on November 10

Matt Wild

October 28, 2025

What do you get when you combine one of Milwaukee's favorite non-commercial radio stations with one of Milwaukee's favorite non-controversial modes of public transportation? "Hustle & Faux," WMSE 91.7FM's u...

The Catered Quiz: Doug Tilley answers questions about ‘The Evil Dead’ and Eric Roberts

Rick Katschke

October 28, 2025

On an international edition of The Catered Quiz, Doug Tilley joins the show from Canada to answer questions about the movie The Evil Dead and the actor Eric Roberts. We also talk about Dick Miller, George Kenne...

Prepare your taste buds and save the date for Malört Fest 2025

Tyler Maas

October 27, 2025

People typically feel one of two ways about Jeppson’s Malört. They either hate it, or they absolutely love it…as something to buy for someone who’s never tried it before. Despite being the textbook definition o...

Fuzzysurf’s “Don’t Go Overboard” video is an aquatic adventure

Tyler Maas

October 27, 2025

You can always count on Fuzzysurf to release some of the most inventive, ambitious, and all-around impressive music videos in Milwaukee. The indie rock outfit’s astounding body of visual work includes puppetry,...

Experimental rock duo Mute Gospel sets sail for ‘Banks Of Nowhere’

Cal Roach

October 27, 2025

"Banks Of Nowhere is the place that signifies both arrival and departure, familiar and alien, home and far from home," says multi-instrumentalist Zak Koehn, one half of Milwaukee experimental rock duo Mute Gosp...

Milwaukee Record 1-Minute History: Rise of the Polish Moon

Mitch DeSantis

October 27, 2025

On Halloween night, 1962, Milwaukee flipped the switch on what would become the city's ever-watching glowing eyeball: the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower. You'll learn all about Milwaukee's so-called "Polish Moon"...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Net the Fish Fry Fecta at The Neighbors Bar & Grille in Waukesha

Caleb Westphal

October 24, 2025

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week: fish fry #616, at The Neighbors Bar & ...

South Water Snacks to resume service at Boone & Crockett starting December 17

Tyler Maas

October 24, 2025

This past January, Mitch Ciohon decided to hit pause on his popular and long-running Taco Moto food truck for a few months in order to shift his culinary focus to one of his greatest loves: snacks. The Milwauke...

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