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Milwaukee County voters might be asked about kinda-sorta legalizing marijuana this November

May 10, 2018

Thursday morning, in a meeting of the Committee on Judiciary, Safety and General Services, a resolution was unanimously passed that will add an advisory referendum question about marijuana to Milwaukee County b...

Feel the pain of the new economy with Dogs In Ecstasy’s buzzy “Scale 2 Infinite”

Matt Wild

May 10, 2018

Are you enjoying the new "gig" economy? Are you enjoying the relentless blurring of the line between "online" and "real life"? Of course you're not! Luckily, Milwaukee's ever-delightful pop smart-asses Dogs In ...

Prepare for a summer of fun with this Milwaukee County Parks commercial from 1984

Matt Wild

May 10, 2018

Hey! It's summer! Sort of? Yeah, it's gonna be cold and rainy this weekend, but whatever. Now's the time to get out of the house and enjoy all the summer-y things Milwaukee has to offer: festivals, concerts, an...

Sprecher will bring five “Feasts on the Beach” to the Traveling Beer Garden at Doctors Park

Matt Wild

May 10, 2018

What's better than Milwaukee County Parks? How about beer in Milwaukee County Parks, courtesy of the ever-popular Traveling Beer Garden? And what's better than beer in Milwaukee County Parks, courtesy of the ev...

Why not, here are 13 more Milwaukee area patios

Tyler Maas

May 9, 2018

Over the last three years, we’ve listed seven patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee, 16 quintessential Milwaukee patios, then 13 more goddamn patios. After that, we rounded up another 15 patios...

On The Record Episode 128: Milwaukee Public Schools with Andy Nelson

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 9, 2018

Last year, Andy Nelson left a public relations dream job with Pabst Theater Group for a far less glamorous and much more challenging position as the Media Manager with Milwaukee Public Schools. Nelson transitio...

Here’s who’s playing the Riverwest Public House stages at Locust Street Festival 2018

Matt Wild

May 9, 2018

The annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art is one of the city's best street fests, celebrating all that is good, right, and drum circle-y in Riverwest. On Sunday, June 10, the 42nd installment of the ...

Justin Timberlake and Ringo Starr: 15 standout (non-festival) summer shows

Matt Wild

May 8, 2018

Summertime musical entertainment in Milwaukee typically finds a home at the city's 8,000 street fests, or, you know, that whole Summerfest thing. But look beyond the temporary street stages and the sea of dance...

Strangers’ lives entangle in Milwaukee-made feature, ‘Lesser Beasts’

Tyler Maas

May 8, 2018

In addition to the all-around excellence of the Milwaukee Film Festival and frequent screenings of time-tested favorites and cult classics (cough!) at the city's various neighborhood theaters, the state of cine...

New bar, The Lost Whale, has found a home in the former site of Boone & Crockett

Tyler Maas

May 8, 2018

Now that Boone & Crockett has officially moved to its awesome new digs in Walker's Point, there was an underlying question about who (or what) would be taking over the cocktail lounge's original Bay View lo...

Here’s another 2018 Milwaukee summer festival guide, this one with more Bob Uecker

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 7, 2018

Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...

Here’s the 2018 PrideFest entertainment lineup

Tyler Maas

May 7, 2018

With all due respect to earlier-occurring newcomers Riverwest FemFest, Arte Para Todos, Gloss Weekend, and Cream City Comedy Festival, Milwaukee’s festival season truly and officially begins with PrideFest. The...

Hear Something To Do channel Gob Bluth on new single, “I’ve Made A Huge Mistake”

Tyler Maas

May 7, 2018

When we last checked in with Something To Do, Wisconsin's premier ska outfit was pining for Tina Fey in the multi-cam music video for "Tina Fey II." In the year-plus since that video's release, the band has bee...

226 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Nite Cap Inn (Palmyra)

Caleb Westphal

May 4, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. I'm hoping that Wisconsin's winter season is finally over. A blizzard hit us the second weekend ...

8,000 years and dozens of lawsuits later, Silk Exotic is finally opening a downtown strip club

Matt Wild

May 4, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Yep, after many, many years and many, many lawsuits, that downtown Silk Exoti...

‘American Gods’ has started filming at House on the Rock

Matt Wild

May 4, 2018

Last summer, we paid a visit to the most quintessential of bat-shit Wisconsin oddities, House on the Rock. "House on the Rock is a glimpse into the mind of a madman," we said back in August 2017. "It's an illus...

Here’s the artist lineup for Milwaukee Fringe Fest 2018

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2018

Over its first two years, Milwaukee Fringe Festival showcased more than 75 live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art in Pere Marquette Park, Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall...

Bobbleheads, pro wrestlers, and mystery envelopes: Here’s the Lakeshore Chinooks promotions schedule

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2018

Though baseball season is already well underway in Milwaukee and the Brewers currently sit in first place a month into the season, there's another team in the region that's getting ready to take the field. Yes,...

A guide to Bay View Gallery Night 2018

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2018

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized “Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community.” The massive early June event brings together talented area artists and mus...

Boone & Crockett will officially open in Walker’s Point today

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2018

Earlier this week, Boone & Crockett hosted a "Too Loud For Tuesday" pop-up at The Cooperage, the bar and venue that's also located in the same 21,000 square foot Walker's Point building (818 S. Water St.) t...

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