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You can finally buy Mark Borchardt’s UFO documentary, ‘The Dundee Project’

November 28, 2018

Back in January 2017, we spoke to Milwaukee filmmaker/icon Mark Borchardt about his latest film, The Dundee Project. The 40-minute documentary—which chronicles the sights, sounds, and people of Dundee, Wisconsi...

8 reasons you should jump on the Milwaukee Bucks bandwagon

Dan Shafer

November 27, 2018

As recently as a few years ago, if you wandered into a Milwaukee bar between October and April with the hopes of watching the local professional basketball team, you’d probably have had to ask the bartender, “h...

Better Xmas song: Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” or Wham!’s “Last Christmas”?

Matt Wild

November 27, 2018

It's a question as old as time (or, more accurately, as old as the mid-1990s): Which is the better Christmas song, Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You," or Wham!'s "Last Christmas"? Both tunes have ...

Stream The Zach Pietrini Band’s ‘Denver Sessions’ EP

Tyler Maas

November 27, 2018

Zach Pietrini loves to write songs. “I wrote a lot—mainly because it’s my way of making sense of my world,” Pietrini says. “As a result, there are tons of songs that I finish, but don't always feel like they...

No shirt, no shoes, no streetcar: Hop on and read the new Streetcar Code of Conduct

Matt Wild

November 27, 2018

It's another big week for The Hop, a.k.a. the Milwaukee streetcar that launched earlier this month despite the hard work of those guys who made their own "STOP THE HOP" signs. Ridership numbers are better than ...

Here are 12 pictures of Café Benelux’s new Lux Domes, and 3 pictures of Steve, the bearded dragon who lives at the Mitchell Park Domes

Matt Wild

November 27, 2018

While the fate of Milwaukee's beloved/crumbling Mitchell Park Domes is still uncertain, Café Benelux is making sure the city's dome game remains strong. Tuesday afternoon, the Third Ward restaurant hosted a sne...

Help save Milwaukee County Parks by buying these button-up dog shirts

Matt Wild

November 26, 2018

Earlier this summer, a report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum painted a bleak portrait of all things Milwaukee County. "Almost every form of parks infrastructure has pressing needs," the report warned. "The cou...

25 terrible questions about Milwaukee for Conan O’Brien

Josh Hoppert

November 26, 2018

Conan O'Brien is great. His work on Late Night, following David Letterman's departure in 1993, brought a new and youthful energy to the show that resonated deeply with America's aspiring funny people. Also, The...

12 Milwaukee gifts to buy this Cyber Monday

Tyler Maas

November 26, 2018

Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you survived Thanksgiving, made it past Black Friday unscathed, and successfully navigated your way through regional retailers during Small Business Saturday. And now it...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee: Nov. 18-24

Matt Wild

November 26, 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...

Just for old times’ sake, let’s see how Kato Kaelin felt about last night’s Packers game

Matt Wild

November 26, 2018

Last night's Green Bay Packers game. Ugh. Losing to the Minnesota Vikings 24-17. Ugh. The fact that the score suggests a closer, less depressing game than the one that actually occurred. Ugh. The 2018 Packers s...

Pale Waves go goth at Black Friday show at The Rave

Tanner Owen

November 24, 2018

Friday was Black Friday, so who better to bring to The Rave than goth-pop quartet Pale Waves? With makeup (black, of course), sad lyrics, upbeat dance tunes, and Doc Martens sitting on six-inch platforms, Pale ...

Catch up with Saebra & Carlyle and hear new single, “Rabbit Hole”

Tyler Maas

November 23, 2018

Much has changed since we first introduced you to the "apocalyptic western" stylings of Saebra & Carlyle back in January. After officially starting out in late 2017, the duo consisting of longtime friends a...

Football, food, family: Milwaukee chefs talk about their game day traditions

Tyler Maas

November 23, 2018

Though Thanksgiving is famously regarded as a time to enjoy family, food, and football, that winning trinity isn't just reserved for one Thursday every November. Here in Wisconsin, friends, relatives, and stran...

255 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Johann’s Bar & Grill (Richford)

Caleb Westphal

November 23, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. A stream of light flashed into a cornfield, emanating from the Amish buggy in front of me. I...

Hacienda Beer Co. is coming to the old BBC space on the East Side

Matt Wild

November 23, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Okay, it's Black Friday and some people have a longstanding family bowling to...

Requiem for a reluctant deer hunter

Matt Wild

November 21, 2018

2014 I've been in my tree stand for an hour when a deer walks out in front of me. It appears from nowhere, absurd in its size, absurd in its very presence. It ambles its way to the dead center of my field of v...

Jake “The Snake” Roberts talks career, addiction, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dirty Details Tour

Vince Morales

November 21, 2018

There are few names in professional wrestling that carry as much weight as Jake "The Snake" Roberts. From his all-time great finishing move to his pet snake and his classic soft-talking interviews, Roberts is o...

We’re screening ‘MacGruber’ at Avalon Theater in January

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2018

We know what you're thinking. As you read this, we're sure you're wondering to yourself, "Wait, isn't MacGruber based on a bad, one-note Saturday Night Live sketch?" and "Wasn't MacGruber a box office bust that...

On The Record #144: Santa Cycle Rampage with Jake Newborn of Wisconsin Bike Fed

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 21, 2018

This week's guest is Wisconsin Bike Fed youth programs manager Jake Newborn. Thanks in large part to the work Newborn and his colleagues do at the Bike Fed, it has arguably never been a better time to ride a bi...

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