Jukeboxes of Milwaukee: Side A
Drop the coin right into the slot / You gotta hear something that's really hot
Developed during the first part of the twentieth century, and originally known as "automatic phonographs," jukeboxes came into t...
Check out Canni, Milwaukee’s first hemp and CBD specialty shop
In case you haven't noticed, availability of hemp and cannabidiol (better known as "CBD") products has gone up considerably lately. Recently, awareness of the versatile hemp plant and its naturally-occurring ca...
25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee
Milwaukee has lots of facts. There are literally dozens—possibly even hundreds—of facts about this place where we all live, work, and eat the occasional turkey sandwich. Some of these facts are very interesting...
Your Milwaukee Brewers ranked 10th in MLB attendance in 2018
The Milwaukee Brewers, to quote a friend, are hot. And their fans are plentiful: This morning, the Milwaukee Business Journal revealed the total 2018 attendance numbers for every Major League Baseball team, and...
Welcome to October: Here’s what you’re doing this month
In September, we officially said goodbye to Milwaukee’s brief-but-bursting summer festival season. A few days after Bay View Bash, fall officially started and, in doing so, also signaled a mass entertainment mi...
In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 23-29)
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...
‘The Evil Dead’ and ‘The Fly’ highlight Avalon Theater’s “Shocktoberfest” lineup
It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with “Rocktober” and “Shocktober” events. In the case of the latter, the...
Watch Milwaukee’s very own Elvira in this Partyland commercial from 1985
So-called "horror hosts" are nowhere near as ubiquitous as they once were, but a few of them are still hanging around, undead and unkillable like the zombies that populate so many of their films. Flip on MeTV o...
Swig will close October 14
Sunday afternoon, longtime Milwaukee eatery Swig announced that it will close on Sunday, October 14. The Third Ward restaurant will pack things up (after 15 years!) following brunch on that day. Here's a full p...
Yes! Yes! Oh god, yes! The Milwaukee streetcar begins service November 2
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
After years of anticipation (heavy breathing), years of doom-and-gloom scenario...
A-side/B-side: Who’s the 2018 National League MVP?
In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.
Nick Olig: T...
247 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Country Lanes (Franklin)
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.
Oftentimes a restaurant is an oasis, and a fish fry is a respite from the storms of life. ...
On The Record #139: Fall shows with Kevin Mueller
After yet another long, fun, and exhausting summer of entertainment in Milwaukee, fall has come. Historically, autumn's arrival has been a time in which things slow down in the city, as residents retreat inside...
Frankie Cosmos show vulnerability, strength at sold-out Colectivo show
It's almost possible to read about bands who receive a lot of internet attention without seeing the word "hype" somewhere throughout a body of text. (Yep, even a few concert reviews here on Milwaukee Record hav...
Joe Pera talks with us about the Buffalo Bills (and Green Bay Packers)
On top of being the kind, charismatic star and namesake of the heartwarming and hilarious Joe Pera Talks With You on Adult Swim, comedian Joe Pera is also a lifelong fan of the Bills. The Buffalo native grew up...
‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’ tops Milwaukee Film Festival’s 2018 Cinema Hooligante program
The 2018 Milwaukee Film Festival is exactly three weeks away. That's three weeks to prepare for 304 films (!), oodles of events and discussions, and one horror movie-themed axe-throwing party at AXE MKE. (Sign ...
Joe Bob Briggs will appear at next year’s Twisted Dreams Film Festival
Fans of cheesy movies and long-canceled TNT shows were beside themselves this past July when horror streaming service Shudder released a 13-movie marathon dubbed The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs. The serie...
New Brady Street escape room, Caspian P. McSnooty’s Gallery of Fine Art, opening October 12
Don't you just love escape rooms? You know, those things where you and a bunch of friends/coworkers are locked in a room and you have to find clues or whatever to get out? Yeah, we've never done one either, but...
Soul Low will say goodbye with four shows in November
We're still smarting at the news that one of Milwaukee's best bands, Soul Low, has officially called it quits. The group made the announcement last week, and though it wasn't exactly a surprise (band members ha...
5 Milwaukee area Big Boy burger impostors
Last month, we took a boat all the way to Michigan to eat at a Big Boy restaurant. As we'd assumed would be the case with a beloved burger chain that tragically left Wisconsin during our youth, we loved it. In ...