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November 20, 2025

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild sits down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discusses some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HERE. This month, Matt enj...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Buying local beer on Black Friday (and all year long)

November 19, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: supporting Milwaukee breweries by purchasing beer on Black Friday. ...

Here are two completely innocuous news items about The Hop, and even though they’re completely innocuous they’ll likely get everyone worked up anyway

November 19, 2025

Here are two completely innocuous news items about The Hop, and even though they're completely innocuous they'll likely get everyone worked up anyway: 1. Milwaukee's streetcar service, The Hop, will suspend ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: IfIHadAHiFi

November 19, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, November 18, 2025: I...

Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Behind the camera with Aaron Miller, in the bowl with Jeff Gozdowiak

Steve Lampiris

November 18, 2025

Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the aggressively alliterative column where I discuss our city’s metal scene. The two interviewees this month have been on my list of potentials since September while I w...

Milwaukee Public Museum will officially close January 3, 2027

November 18, 2025

Throughout the long-in-the-works transition from the Milwaukee Public Museum to the still-under-construction Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin, MPM officials have been vague on hard dates. When, exactly,...

Milwaukee still wants someone to develop the Marcus Center Parking Structure, unfortunately

November 18, 2025

Remember that 55-story mass timber building that was maybe going to be built on the site of the Marcus Center Parking Structure? Well, that ain't happening, but the City of Milwaukee would like someone else to ...

Red Quean knows what hunger is on delectable “Sugar & Violence”

November 18, 2025

One of the highlights of Milwaukee's Halloween season was WMSE's "Radio Dead Time." The free show and costume/dance party at Anodyne on Bruce featured music from Seances, El Sebas, and Red Quean. It was a blast...

The Catered Quiz: Dr. Michael Schmalz answers questions about The Muppets and Nintendo Gameboy

Rick Katschke

November 18, 2025

On the regular season finale of The Catered Quiz, pediatric gastroenterologist Dr. Michael Schmalz joins the show to answer questions about The Muppets and Nintendo Gameboy. We also talk about how he became a d...

“Weird Al” Yankovic will bring “Bigger & Weirder” tour to Fiserv Forum October 17

November 17, 2025

It's been more than three years since Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic graced a Milwaukee stage and delighted fans with his beloved parody (and original!) songs about food, the internet, Star Wars, and the be...

Queen Quail talks Milwaukee origin, life in Berlin, debut EP

November 17, 2025

Last month, we introduced you to Queen Quail, the musical moniker of Berlin, Germany (by way of Milwaukee) artist Kirstin Edwards, when we wrote about the latest single (and accompanying music video) from her f...

Here are the recently announced dates for Festa Italiana 2026, and that’s it

November 17, 2025

July 10-12, 2026. (At Henry Maier Festival Park.) Want more Milwaukee Record? Subscribe to our free weekly newsletter and/or support us on Patreon. RELATED ARTICLES • Here are the just-announced da...

Red Light Ramen will return to original East Side home for one night only, November 28

November 17, 2025

It's been more than two years since beloved ramen hotspot Red Light Ramen closed its doors on Farwell Avenue. But a recently announced pop-up will not only bring Red Light back to its original home on the East ...

Muse will headline Summerfest July 2, 2026

November 17, 2025

Summerfest 2026 is a distant seven months away, but there are already plenty of announced headliners to get excited about. Garth Brooks! Ed Sheeran! Post Malone! A TikTok guy! This guy! On sale now! Get read...

Check out The Vanguard’s new menu items

November 16, 2025

Our friends at The Vanguard aren't afraid to shake things up from time to time. Less than two weeks removed from temporarily transforming into a sports bar concept called "Whooterz" for a Halloween pop-up, the ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Jazzy

November 15, 2025

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Catch the Captain’s Platter at The Foxhole Lounge in Racine

Caleb Westphal

November 14, 2025

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week: fish fry #619, at The Foxhole Lounge in Ra...

You can get free (or discounted) beer by recycling PakTech can holders at these local breweries

November 14, 2025

If there's something Milwaukeeans love more than drinking a good beer, it's getting a good deal. And if an independent local business and Mother Nature are both helped in the process, even better! Though the da...

Dance like no one in Vivarium is watching in CoCoBees’ “You Can Go Again” video