Dollars For Donuts: Canfora Bakery
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...
My First Band: Jon Phillip (Limbeck, The Benjamins, Tommy Stinson)
Earlier this week, we formally introduced you to "My First Band," a new Milwaukee Record podcast in which musicians from bands you know and love talk about their lesser-known early projects. The announcement of...
John Kuhn and 5 more players who signed one-day contracts to “retire as a Packer”
Yesterday, more than a year after playing his last down in the NFL, fullback John Kuhn officially called it a career. Though his time in Green Bay ended when the Packers opted not to re-sign the veteran after t...
270 Friday fish frys and counting: Stolley’s Hogg Alley (Oconomowoc)
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.
It was one of those Fridays where the needle of time had to be threaded precisely for everything...
If Sheriff Clarke owns the libs and Fox News isn’t around to hear him, does he make a sound?
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• Once upon a time, Milwaukee had a rootin'-tootin' county sheriff named David ...
AXE MKE owners are bringing axe-throwing (and floor shuffleboard) to Walker’s Point
For everyone who thought the whole "axe-throwing" thing was a flash in the pan, AXE MKE owners Marla and David Poytinger are out to prove you wrong. Today, the ever-busy couple announced the impending arrival o...
The world’s best list of 25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee
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The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...
Hear Klassik reinterpret time-tested material on his ‘American Klassiks’ live album
On November 16, a sold-out crowd packed Cactus Club to hear Milwaukee singer, rapper, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all-around visionary Klassik reinterpret time-tested spirituals, hymns, and anthems in w...
Get warmed up for Caley Conway’s forthcoming EP with new single, “Cold Hymn”
Back in December, Caley Conway gave listeners the gift of Boleslaus The Cruel. The five-song EP was her second holiday release in as many years, following 2017's Heart Be Light. Unbeknownst to us, during the ti...
The guy who wrote “Milwaukee Poop Poop Poop” (and 20,000 other songs) wrote a song about me and now I’m complete
Back in 2017, I discovered a song called "Milwaukee Poop Poop Poop." It was about Milwaukee. And poop. (Sample lyric: "Milwaukee! Poop! Poop!") The 64-second ditty was from City Poop Songs, a 48-track album by ...
Remembering ‘Jam City Rollergirls,’ the 2011 Wii game featuring the Brewcity Bruisers
On Sunday, March 10 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, the venerable Brewcity Bruisers will host their third bout of their 13th season. You read that right: the Milwaukee roller derby league has been jamming, b...
What makes chili…chili?
A few weeks ago, my wife and I were discussing chili. You know, as husbands and wives often do. I mentioned to my wife that she should meet me downtown for lunch, and suggested Real Chili (pictured above) as a ...
You can now buy a “Milwaukee Record Flag” T-shirt (for a limited time)
While the city waits to see how (or whether) this whole "People's Flag" saga ends, we—fans of the current Milwaukee Flag to the point where we decided to have it tattooed on our body—are proud to present our br...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The best fish frys in Milwaukee (and beyond)
The following list is taken from a series in which Caleb Westphal—who hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013—seeks out the best fish frys in Milwaukee and beyond. These entries represent his recommended pic...
Since you probably missed it when it aired, here’s Christian Yelich’s ‘Magnum P.I.’ cameo
If you're anything like us, you probably missed Monday's all new episode of CBS' Magnum P.I. for one of the following reasons:
• You're not in your mid-seventies
• You don't watch original CBS programming
...
Conan O’Brien will moderate Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ event at Miller High Life Theatre March 14
We'll keep this weird and wonderful news short and sweet: Michelle Obama is coming to the Miller High Life Theater on Thursday, March 14 for an "intimate conversation" about her book, Becoming. The just-announc...
A Bay View bar is pulling Budweiser from shelves and “pouring it down the drain” in response to anti-Miller billboards
Though the Packers and Bears rivalry comes close, there's simply no bigger point of contention in and around Milwaukee than the long-running dispute between two domestic beer kingpins: Miller and Budweiser. Las...
Hear songs from Pay The Devil’s latest, ‘To Hell With Luck’
Pay The Devil operates at its own speed. Back in early 2015, the self-dubbed "shantygrass outfit" released Wrong Side Of The River, a debut album that was three years in the making. Close to four years after pu...
10 Milwaukee acts playing South By Southwest 2019
Once upon a time, thousands of bands and artists made the trek to the annual South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas in hopes of "making it." Those days are long gone—SXSW is more machine now than man—but ...
Listen to a preview of our new “My First Band” podcast
Over the course 149 episodes, our On The Record podcast has featured interviews with a wide variety of guests that include professional athletes, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, internationally-known ...