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My First Band: Amos Pitsch (Tenement, Dusk)

April 12, 2019

You might know Amos Pitsch as the singer of Tenement, a Northeastern Wisconsin punk band that garnered national acclaim after releasing the 2015 double-album masterpiece, Predatory Headlights. Maybe you know hi...

A winner is you: Get powered up for this weekend’s Midwest Gaming Classic

Matt Wild

April 11, 2019

This weekend, the 2019 Midwest Gaming Classic will somehow stuff more than 10,000 gamers, pinball pros, tabletop enthusiasts, cosplayers, vendors, and entertainers into the 150,000 square feet of the Wisconsin ...

Winter is coming…and so are the NBA Playoffs

Nick Hoppert

April 11, 2019

In case you weren't aware, local fans of exciting television are entering a once-in-a-lifetime convergence of fantastic programming: the highly anticipated final season of the insanely popular HBO series Game O...

The Bike Fixers (formerly Cory The Bike Fixer) is closed

Matt Wild

April 11, 2019

The Bike Fixers—formerly known as Cory The Bike Fixer—is closed. A "For Sale" currently graces the front of the East Side building at 2410 N. Murray Ave. Multiple calls to the long-running bike shop have gone u...

Tucked Away: Asian Papayoyo

Tommy Ciaccio

April 10, 2019

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants, worthwhile Milwaukee dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lost in the shuffle. With Tucked Away, Milwau...

Prepare for Midwest Gaming Classic with videos of Arcade Jackpot Pro winning big at Wisconsin arcades and carnivals

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2019

This weekend, Midwest Gaming Classic will bring more than 10,000 gamers, pinball nuts, tabletop competitors, cosplayers, vendors, entertainers, and extra special guests to more than 150,000 square feet of the W...

Raw Bar is open at Crossroads Collective. Here’s the menu.

Matt Wild

April 10, 2019

Since opening in December 2018, Crossroads Collective—a.k.a. one of the city's first food halls located in the former Oriental Drugs space on the East Side—has been great. And now it's even greater: Today, the ...

69% of the 1980 Milwaukee Brewers preferred Pepsi over Coke. Nice.

Matt Wild

April 10, 2019

The Brewers, as a wise man once said, are hot. It's early in the season, of course, but the 2019 team looks to be just as explosive, fun, and Yelich-rific as the 2018 squad. Chances of this year ending with ano...

Hey! Here are the 8,000 headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

April 9, 2019

It's that time of year again: In advance of Summerfest 2019 (June 26-30, July 2-7), the Big Gig has unleashed its massive list of headliners. Approximately 8,000 ground stage headliners now join the previously ...

10 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2019

Tyler Maas

April 9, 2019

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

How does this season’s rotation compare to other historically young Brewers pitching staffs?

Kyle Lobner

April 9, 2019

It remains to be seen if the Brewers’ 2019 starting rotation will be good, but they’ll certainly be young. After passing or missing out on several veteran alternatives this winter, the Brewers opened the sea...

Let’s guess when that big snow pile on the side of the Marcus Center parking structure will finally melt

Matt Wild

April 9, 2019

The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts has been in the news a lot lately. Back in December 2018, the 50-year-old institution announced plans to revamp its downtown campus. Soon after, folks cried foul at the...

Giant penguin will haunt Northwestern Mutual Gardens as part of 2019 Sculpture Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 9, 2019

One of Milwaukee's great public art success stories has been Sculpture Milwaukee. For the past two years, the outdoor art exhibition has peppered more than 20 wonderful, challenging, and sometimes bizarre piece...

Battle of the Big Boy burgers: AJ Bombers vs. Coach’s vs. McDonald’s

Matt Wild

April 8, 2019

Big Boy restaurants opened in California in the 1940s, but they soon became a beloved Wisconsin tradition. The Marcus Corporation opened the first Milwaukee Big Boy (Marc's Big Boy) in 1958. At its height, Marc...

A guide to Milwaukee Day 2019 events and deals

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2019

About a decade ago, a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (or 4/14) and decided to turn that coincidence into a full-blown local holiday. S...

From 15 to 60 wins: Watching the Bucks complete a 5-year turnaround

Dan Shafer

April 8, 2019

Most of the fans in attendance at the sold-out Fiserv Forum on Sunday night stuck around to the final bell, and with good reason. The Milwaukee Bucks had just notched their 60th win of this magical, gift-from-a...

Stream Nicholas Elert’s new EP, ‘Speculative Fiction’

Tyler Maas

April 8, 2019

When we last caught up with Nicholas Elert, the Milwaukee musician had just delved into the world of film by composing the score for a dreary Wisconsin-made short called Pity. Since then, the guitarist and mult...

It’s Milwaukee Record’s 5-year anniversary! How about that!

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 7, 2019

On Monday, April 7, 2014, Milwaukee Record became a thing. Following months of planning, fretting, and drinking at the BBC for some reason (R.I.P.), former A.V. Club Milwaukee city editor Matt Wild and former A...

Dollars For Donuts: Papas Bakery

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2019

Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts, and more. I...

Here’s the awesome Washington Park Wednesdays lineup

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2019

Like each and every summer, metro Milwaukee will play host dozens of festivals, block parties, and free weekly music celebrations between June and September that all help make enduring the six to eight other sn...

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