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Bob Nastanovich talks Pavement, weird tour buses, playing Milwaukee as DJ Need A Stack

February 27, 2019

Two-drummer bands are all the rage nowadays, but how many official auxiliary percussionists are there? Bob Nastanovich likes to downplay his role in Pavement, but most fans would bristle at the suggestion that ...

And the 2019 WAMI nominees are…

Matt Wild

February 27, 2019

Who's got WAMI fever? Wednesday morning, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 39th annual shindig, set for Sunday, April 14 at Turner Hall Ballroom. Covering...

Milwaukee’s July 3 fireworks may not return unless someone sponsors them, fast

Matt Wild

February 27, 2019

Hot on the heels of President Trump's novel plan to throw a party in the United States of America on July 4, Milwaukee County Parks has announced that it's seeking somebody—anybody—to step up to the plate and s...

The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers one-year wonders

Kyle Lobner

February 26, 2019

Yasmani Grandal’s stay in Milwaukee might be brief, but the Brewers are trying to make the most of it. The Brewers’ biggest addition of the winter, Grandal is in camp on a one-year, $18.25 million contract a...

Twin Brother comes back strong and triumphant on ‘A.I.’

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2019

The past two years have been full of ups and down for Sean Raasch. The singer and founding member of Twin Brother expanded his longtime trio into a full-fledged six-piece band and put out the excellent Alone In...

MKE City Hall round-up: litter, parking tickets, hemp, hip-hop

Matt Wild

February 26, 2019

It was a busy day for the Milwaukee Common Council. On Tuesday, items related to litter, parking tickets, hemp, and the second annual Hip-Hop Week MKE were discussed and adopted. In an effort to give you the do...

Behold, the schedule for the 2019 Traveling Beer Garden

Matt Wild

February 26, 2019

Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn't normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking, like public parks? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County's ever...

Wu-Tang Clan will play Riverside Theater August 3

Matt Wild

February 26, 2019

Wu-Tang Clan will play Milwaukee's Riverside Theater on Saturday, August 3. We repeat: Wu-Tang Clan will play Milwaukee's Riverside Theater on Saturday, August 3. It's the group's 25th anniversary tour. Hell ye...

Join us at The Cooperage for our Milwaukee Day Showcase

Tyler Maas

February 25, 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...

Lex With The Records and Milwaukee’s role in the new era of New York hip-hop

Damon "Jank" Joy

February 25, 2019

While you've been listening to Cardi B on repeat, a distinctly new sound has been brimming on the East Coast. This new movement is reminiscent of '90s grimy street-level rhymes compounded with sample-heavy beat...

The Miniature Milwaukee train show at the Domes is wonderful, adorable

Matt Wild

February 25, 2019

It's winter in Milwaukee, so it's a perfect time to visit the Mitchell Park Domes. Oh, and the annual model train show is currently in full effect (through April 7), so it's really a perfect time to visit the M...

Here’s where to go and what to get at this week’s Taste & Toast in Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

February 25, 2019

It's time to think spring, Milwaukee. It may be soul-crushingly cold outside now, but May—and Downtown Dining Week, which returns May 30-June 6—is on the horizon. Need a taste of spring today? Then be sure to c...

And “Milwaukee’s Best Bloody” is…

Tyler Maas

February 25, 2019

Sunday afternoon, thousands of people gathered at the Italian Community Center to partake in a beloved celebration of a tomato-based local delicacy. Great Lakes Hemophilia Foundation's annual “MKE’s Best Bloody...

Here’s nosebleed video of Ja Rule playing the Bucks halftime show

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 23, 2019

Fresh off the epically disastrous Fyre Festival (and, um, announcing that he wants to throw another music fest), never-boring rapper Ja Rule played the Milwaukee Bucks halftime show Saturday night. Yep, Ja Rule...

We gave Oscars to all the burgers from Milwaukee-area restaurants called Oscar’s

Josh Hoppert

February 23, 2019

Yes, it's that time again. Time for the bright lights, the fancy clothes, the Amy Adams (we assume), the Sean Connery memorial, the political statements, the resulting Facebook posts from your uncle, and all of...

Colter Wall captivates Turner Hall with songs of the plains

Tyler Maas

February 23, 2019

Friday night, a one-block stretch of Vel R. Phillips Avenue in downtown Milwaukee simultaneously hosted two of modern music's most promising young voices. While the brand new Fiserv Forum was privy to what was ...

Here’s the Triple Eye Industries Fest IV lineup

Tyler Maas

February 22, 2019

In a span of less than five years, Triple Eye Industries has managed an astounding 43 releases—many of them in vinyl format. To celebrate all they've done in such a short span, the Milwaukee-based independent r...

268 Friday fish frys and counting: Kegel’s Inn (West Allis)

Caleb Westphal

February 22, 2019

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. The smell of fried fish hit me as a new bus passenger walked past my seat. At first, I wondered ...

Prepare for Wückfinter by watching some ridiculous Ray’s Wine & Spirits videos

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 22, 2019

On Sunday, February 24, the inaugural Wückfinter will bring food trucks, music, and adult beverages to the parking lot of Ray's Wine & Spirits. From noon to (at least) 5 p.m., Ray's parking lot will be tent...

We’re screening ‘Billy Madison’ at Avalon Theater on March 20

Tyler Maas

February 21, 2019

What's the best Adam Sandler movie? If you said anything other than Billy Madison, then at no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thou...

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