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Christopher Porterfield talks about the long road to ‘Summertime Songs’

December 12, 2018

Field Report is on the tail end of a prosperous and busy year in which the band released a well-received album, toured throughout the country, garnered considerable radio play, welcomed in some new members, and...

On The Record #146: This is us discussing ‘This Is Us’

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 12, 2018

Midway through its third season, This Is Us has quickly become one of network TV's biggest shows. The generation-jumping NBC drama has captured the hearts of millions, won a slew of accolades, earned heaps of c...

Here’s the Brewers’ 2019 (and tragically Uecker-less) giveaway schedule

Matt Wild

December 12, 2018

Baseball! Brewers! Giveaways! Is there anything better! No! So let's just cut to the chase: Here's the Milwaukee Brewers' 2019 giveaway schedule. Highlights include a Christian Yelich bobblehead (cue the Chr...

Go nowhere fast with The DUIs and stream “Lowlife”

Tyler Maas

December 11, 2018

Since forming in 2011, The DUIs have operated with a pretty simple set of motivations. The band that lives to "Party, get drunk, and play punk" has put out a steady stream of albums, EPs, and splits in its seve...

Remembering the time, in 1979, when Milwaukee declared war on “rump cleavage”

Matt Wild

December 11, 2018

Times change. Standards evolve. What was acceptable in one era becomes unacceptable in the next. Here's a thought experiment: Imagine a city in 2018 dragging an exotic dancer to court because of her excessive "...

Weather got you down? Let Toasty Vibes warm your soul with his “Good Vibe Of The Day”

Tyler Maas

December 11, 2018

Last month, we introduced you to Toasty Vibes, an anthropomorphic marshmallow stoner and the mascot of the Brewers' new Rookie-Advanced affiliate. Though we think the Rocky Mountain Vibes probably should've put...

Get in the yuletide spirit with 7 more Milwaukee holiday releases

Tyler Maas

December 10, 2018

Milwaukee musicians can be quite festive from time to time. Through the years, local bands and solo artists have amassed an extensive playlist of amazingly tolerable holiday songs. There list grows more and mor...

Green Day songs and football-focused lyrics come together in “Green Day Packers”

Tyler Maas

December 10, 2018

Way back in August, we announced the lineup of our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show series at Cactus Club. At that time, many of you asked about the "Secret Band" that was slated to perform on December 16. In all...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee: Dec. 2-8

Matt Wild

December 10, 2018

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Money Inc. thinks the Third Ward is a “Midwestern mecca for foodies”

Matt Wild

December 10, 2018

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Public Domain: Caley Conway performs “Jingle Bells”

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 7, 2018

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...

12 reasons to keep watching the 2018 Green Bay Packers

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2018

The 2018 season has been a tough one for the Green Bay Packers. As we all know, last week's loss to the 2-9 Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field was immediately followed by Mike McCarthy's firing. The team has st...

257 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Butch’s Red Mill (Brookfield)

Caleb Westphal

December 7, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. Have you ever gotten a fish fry in Brookfield? I hadn't. Hell, I've barely ever done anyth...

10 more Milwaukee things that can be sung to the ‘TMNT’ theme song

Josh Hoppert

December 7, 2018

broadstreet.zone(68249); If you read yesterday's article about 25 Milwaukee things that can be sung to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song, you're probably just getting the song out of your head now. W...

A $128 million streetcar system isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A $1.4 billion commuter rail system

Matt Wild

December 7, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Thought Milwaukee was satisfied with a $128 million, 2.1-mile streetcar syste...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2018

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 6, 2018

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published more than 4,500 stories, reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs, and concocted all sorts of wonderful and ridiculous st...

25 Milwaukee things that can be sung to the ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ theme song

Josh Hoppert

December 6, 2018

broadstreet.zone(68249); 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...

Thom Yorke stays solo in uncompromising Riverside Theater show

Cal Roach

December 6, 2018

Like most Gen-X music icons who aren't dead, Thom Yorke's most celebrated outfit (that would be Radiohead) has been relegated to part-time status lo these decades since its commercial peak. And why not? Sure, R...

Shops of Grand Avenue will become “The Avenue,” feature fancy food hall and more

Matt Wild

December 6, 2018

Get your Shops of Grand Avenue shopping in now, because the end is nigh: Today, Grand Avenue owners and developers unveiled details of their long-in-the-works plan to transform the virtually empty downtown mall...

Café Centraal will close for a month, renovate

Matt Wild

December 6, 2018

One week you're getting a (pretty great) fish fry at Café Centraal, the next the longtime Bay View restaurant announces it's closing for extensive renovations. Yes, today, Lowlands Group revealed that Centraal ...

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