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The 5 best trade deadlines in Milwaukee Brewers history

July 11, 2018

One of the busiest transaction seasons on the Major League Baseball calendar is, historically speaking, a relatively recent phenomenon. From 1922 until 1985, the American and National Leagues—then operating ...

“C’mon, movie, what are we doing here?” An interview with We Hate Movies co-host Stephen Sajdak

Matt Wild

July 11, 2018

Throw a stone and you'll hit 8,000 "bad movie" review shows on the internet. These shows range from the good (Milwaukee's own Red Letter Media) to the unwatchable (insert random YouTuber here). Near the top of ...

The Pretenders deliver full-force set at Riverside Theater

Lauren Keene

July 11, 2018

Summerfest 2018 ended its 11-night run on Sunday, and one might think Milwaukee audiences are completely out of concert-going energy. Well, it turns out they aren't–at least, not yet. On Tuesday night, Riversid...

Of course we tried 7-Eleven’s weird new Crunch Berries Slurpee

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2018

Another day, another misguided and lazy piece of corporate marketing that's haphazardly cast out to consumers that are desperate for an unconventional and artificial distraction from a world that's quite litera...

“I never left music. I was always creating”: An interview with L.A. punk legend Alice Bag

Dan Agacki

July 10, 2018

Alice Bag speaks with a loving bluntness. She’s not afraid to say what’s on her mind, though she always seems to find the silver lining. From her days fronting first-wave L.A. punks, The Bags, appearing in Pene...

Here’s who’s playing the Milwaukee Record Stage at Bay View Bash

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2018

Last month, we announced that Milwaukee Record was getting its very own stage at this year's Bay View Bash. The news also came with an announcement that the Milwaukee Record Stage would be headlined by none oth...

Soup Moat gets sludgy, seedy, silly on terrific ‘Harvester Of Likes’

Matt Wild

July 10, 2018

The penultimate track of Soup Moat's third full-length album, Harvester Of Likes, is called "Porn In The Woods." A tribute to the small-town, pre-internet phenomenon of finding a stash of weathered Playboys und...

6 things I learned at my first Radiohead concert

Damon "Jank" Joy

July 10, 2018

That's right. This was my first Radiohead concert experience. The last few times they've come remotely close to Milwaukee, life got in the way. Not this time. I'm a die-hard fan and the bucket list had to be fu...

Some dude “rescued” hundreds of old photos from Northridge Mall and they’re amazing

Matt Wild

July 10, 2018

What is it about dead malls that fascinates us so? More specifically: What is it about Northridge Mall that fascinates us so? Hardly a month seems to go by without another group of "urban explorers" puttering a...

Eaux Claires closes in on itself with collaborative, insular fourth installment

Cal Roach

July 9, 2018

Imagine being at the first day of a festival, right as the gates open—actually wanting to be there, an hour before anything even starts. That's the kind of faith and devotion Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner are...

Platinum Boys take Chicago in candid clip for “Oblivious/Obvious”

Matt Wild

July 9, 2018

Those good-time rapscallions in the Platinum Boys are at it again. The hard-partying Milwaukee band is in the midst of a week-long summer tour that includes a show at Junker's in Cincinnati on Monday, a show at...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 1-7)

Matt Wild

July 9, 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...

Let’s watch old videos of Milwaukee poet Matt Cook explaining Milwaukee history

Matt Wild

July 9, 2018

Milwaukee has some serious—and some seriously weird—history. From its indigenous roots to its European settlement to the time we all had to boil our water because of that Cryptosporidium thing, the Brew City ha...

Soccer Mommy sends Summerfest home in style with solid afternoon showing

Tyler Maas

July 9, 2018

While Summerfest manages to pull of the annual miracle of booking at least a few things to suit all tastes in its lineup of 800 acts playing the grounds' 12 stages, the festival isn't exactly known for helping ...

Potawatomi is covering up its ads at Miller Park because the Atlanta Braves are in town

Matt Wild

July 6, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Thursday night, the Milwaukee Brewers continued their hot streak by defeating...

Let’s overreact to the Brewers’ first half by erecting some statues

Brent Gohde

July 6, 2018

No matter your age, you remember "The Year"—the year the Milwaukee Brewers almost did it. For some of us, what coulda' been in 1982 was nearly certain to culminate soon thereafter for a team boasting four futur...

235 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Ward’s House of Prime, Trinity Three Irish Pubs, Venice Club (Summerfest)

Caleb Westphal

July 6, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. As I spilled beer on myself while riding a shuttle to the Summerfest grounds, I was thinki...

Here’s the 2018 Center Street Daze Festival music lineup

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2018

In 2014, stung by a few years of lousy late-summer/early-fall weather, the organizers of Center Street Daze decided to move their fest up to early August. The new date paid off, and what was once a bittersweet ...

A day-by-day Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music

Tyler Maas

July 6, 2018

From August 2-5, roughly a dozen Milwaukee (or Milwaukee-adjacent) bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake in the fifth annual...

Join Milwaukee Record at the 4th annual Roast Of Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

July 5, 2018

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to take the stage at Bremen Cafe and gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of th...

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