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A brief history of Brewers grand slam droughts (and how they ended)

July 17, 2019

The Milwaukee Brewers' long grand slam crisis came to an abrupt end Tuesday night when Christian Yelich (who else?) plated four runs with one swing of the bat to blow open what eventually became a 13-1 win over...

Members of Iron Pizza, Canopies, and Appleseeds resurface in Tell Me

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Last December, Iron Pizza called it quits after more than five years as a band. The synth-rock band with a proclivity for partying was a supremely fun and well-liked fixture at Riverwest and Bay View bar shows....

Here’s the Denim Park Summer ’19 Concert Series lineup

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Though Milwaukee seems to have every weekend covered in terms of entertainment, it's always refreshing to see bands perform in the city's collection of weeknight concerts. Events like Chill On The Hill, Jazz In...

A Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

From August 1-4, a total of 10 Milwaukee (or Milwaukee-adjacent) bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake in the fifth annual M...

I got married at Pizza Shuttle

MaryGrace Genova Borenstein

July 16, 2019

broadstreet.zone(71237); During a brunch at Honeypie in July of 2015, my boyfriend and I decided we wanted to get married. No, this wasn't a regular engagement. I never wanted an engagement ring, so I had him ...

Don’s Diner will serve “boozy ice cream” at ‘Stranger Things’-themed Scoops Ahoy pop-up

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2019

By now, most of you have certainly made you way through the entire third season of Stranger Things. For those of you who haven't, prepare for a small and mostly-insignificant spoiler: Steve Harrington works at ...

The final overbid: Milwaukee PBS is dropping the Great TV Auction

Matt Wild

July 16, 2019

Awful, awful news for fans of local public television and hypnotically watchable auctions: Milwaukee PBS plans to drop its long-running Great TV Auction, which has been a delightfully homegrown staple since 196...

Listen to a cut from The Hatchets’ Woody Guthrie concept album, ‘The Uncounted Blue Jillions’

Matt Wild

July 16, 2019

Milwaukee has a thing for Woody Guthrie. In February 2018, an all-star cast of Milwaukee musicians (led by Johanna Rose) paid tribute to the folk icon with the GuthrieUNCOVERED show at Turner Hall. In November ...

Here’s the performance schedule for the fourth annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 16, 2019

Each August since 2016, Milwaukee Fringe Festival has showcased live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art. This year, between Saturday, August 24 and Sunday, August 25, close to 30 thea...

Hear Christopher Porterfield’s cover of a Paper Holland song for the band’s ‘Galápados’ companion album

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

Last June, Paper Holland released its long-awaited sophomore album, Galápagos, a meticulously-crafted batch of summertime-suited songs that cracked the top 15 on our list of 2018’s best Milwaukee records. On Ju...

Sweet Rings has abandoned plans to move into Kinnickinnic Avenue location

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

In early 2018, Bay View learned a new bakery would be moving to the former site of East Side Ovens at 2895-2899 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. In the year and a half since that news broke about Sweet Rings, owners Bobby ...

Ron Funches is fun and freewheeling in Turner Hall return

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

In August 2017, Ron Funches threw cookies and stole hearts at Turner Hall. In the roughly two years since that long-overdue stop in Milwaukee, the comedian and actor amassed tons of film and television credits,...

Watch the 1985 Great Circus Parade, hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White

Matt Wild

July 14, 2019

It's Sunday and it's beautiful outside, so let's keep this short and sweet: Here's the entire two-hour-plus Great Circus Parade from July 14, 1985, held in downtown Milwaukee and hosted by...Pat Sajak and Vanna...

Please enjoy 22 pictures of the new Zócalo food truck park in Walker’s Point

Matt Wild

July 13, 2019

Hey! Zócalo Food Park, a.k.a. the city's first food truck park, is celebrating its grand opening today! Zócalo is located at 636 S. 6th St. in Walker's Point, one block west of the former La Fuente! It's pretty...

Let’s all share our theories about why Summerfest had its lowest attendance in more than 30 years

Matt Wild

July 13, 2019

By now you've probably heard the news, but if you haven't, here it is: Summerfest—a.k.a. The World's Largest Music Festival, a.k.a. The Big Gig, a.k.a. Sure, I Guess I'll See Guided By Voices At 4 P.M.—posted i...

My First Band: Sean Tillmann (Har Mar Superstar, Calvin Krime, Heart Bones)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 12, 2019

This week's guest is Sean Tillmann. You probably know him much better as Har Mar Superstar. The Minneapolis music legend has made a name for himself throughout the Midwest—and far beyond—with his entertaining a...

Let’s play “spot the local celebrity” with Trapper Schoepp’s “On, Wisconsin” video

Matt Wild

July 12, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed (formerly Off The Record, which is now the name of our print-only Colectivo publication) looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout th...

Liar’s Trial ruin your black tie affair with classic country album ‘Friends In No Places’

Matt Wild

July 12, 2019

It takes approximately 15 seconds before prison is mentioned on the new Liar's Trial album, Friends In No Places. This should come as no surprise: the Milwaukee country band named its 2016 album Songs About Mom...

Savor the summer with two sun-kissed Cabin Essence songs

Matt Wild

July 12, 2019

There are certain expectations when you name your band after a Beach Boys song. Take Cabin Essence, the retro-minded Milwaukee project fronted by Nick Maas. (No relation to Milwaukee Record's own Tyler Maas.) O...

Andy Junk talks about his new Lakefront beer, “My Turn: Junk”

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2019

Tonight, Lakefront Brewery and Andy Junk will officially celebrate the release of Junk. The brewery's 31st "My Turn" installment is unlike any beer previously released in the employee-focused series. It's not j...

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