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Here are the individual stage schedules for Locust Street Festival 2018

May 29, 2018

Locust Street Festival is not only one of the first Milwaukee fests each year, it's also one of the best. Earlier this month, we let you know who would be performing on Riverwest Public House's stages. A few da...

Let’s watch five decades of epic Channel 6 news promos

Matt Wild

May 29, 2018

Aside from actual time capsules, there are no better time capsules than old local TV news clips. The anchors! The music! The fashion! The star wipe graphics! In Milwaukee, WISN's ancient "Hello Milwaukee" news ...

20 Milwaukee songs for Summer 2018

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2018

Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and maybe watch a parade or something. It's also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. Summer! Is there a...

Our kingdom for the story behind this sad/weird squirrel grave we found in Lake Park

Matt Wild

May 25, 2018

Lake Park is one of Milwaukee's best things. The 138.1-acre urban park was designed in the late 19th century by Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of New York City's Central Park, among many other parks), and has ...

229 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Schneider’s Food & Drinks (Schneider’s Colonial Inn)

Caleb Westphal

May 25, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. It's easy to forget that there is more to Milwaukee than downtown and its immediate surrounding ...

Okay, it looks like Milwaukee is doing “foot-bowling” bars now

Matt Wild

May 25, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Where does an "activity bar"-obsessed Milwaukee go after netting a cat cafe, ...

Enjoy some pictures of the new Stone Creek cafe on Downer Avenue

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 25, 2018

Hey! Today is the Grand Opening for Stone Creek Coffee Cafe+Kitchen on Downer Avenue! Fun! The new location, 2650 N. Downer Ave., is notable for several reasons: it's Stone Creek's first foray into hot breakfas...

You can buy a ticket to LeRoy Butler’s wedding

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2018

Do you like the Green Bay Packers? Do you have at least $75 (plus PayPal fees)? Are you free next May 11? If you answered yes to those questions, you're officially invited to LeRoy Butler's wedding. One of t...

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

Matt Wild

May 24, 2018

Thursday morning, in a meeting of the County Board of Supervisors, a resolution was passed by a vote of 15-1 that will add an advisory referendum question about marijuana to Milwaukee County ballots this Novemb...

Here’s the 11th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party lineup

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2018

Since opening in 2007, Burnhearts has slowly-but-steadily transformed into one of Milwaukee’s premier beer bars. Along the way, the Bay View lounge’s owners have shown customers they like to party. Beyond Mitte...

The Blue Mooners return with rootin’ tootin’ covers of “Do-Wacka-Do,” “Not In Nottingham”

Matt Wild

May 24, 2018

It's been a spell since we've visited with The Blue Mooners—a.k.a. Spud Butler, a.k.a. former Sat. Nite Duets member Stephen Strupp. Way back in 2014, the country-minded Mooners released a self-titled record th...

Pedal Tavern confessions: A driver discusses etiquette and memorable tours

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2018

When he isn't teaching metro Milwaukee's youth, drumming in Winter Bear, or hanging out with Public Enemy, Corey Baumann spends his summers getting exercise and making some extra money as a Milwaukee Pedal Tave...

So long, South Shore Frolics: 5 more defunct Milwaukee summer festivals

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 23, 2018

Milwaukee, you may have heard, is the self-proclaimed "City of Festivals." Much like Michael Jackson crowning himself the "King of Pop," the title is well-earned: no city manages to cram so much action into fou...

Slow and steady wins the race on Paper Holland’s ‘Galápagos’

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2018

Paper Holland takes its sweet time. After releasing its debut album, Happy Belated, back in 2012, the band had a four-year break between records before eventually treating listeners to their Fast Food EP in ear...

“When I left, setting up shows here sucked”: Peter J. Woods talks Milwaukee’s ascendant noise scene

Dan Agacki

May 23, 2018

It would be impossible to discuss the last couple of decades of Milwaukee's experimental music scene without mentioning the name Peter J. Woods. From playing a major role at The Borg Ward to establishing Milwau...

A brief history of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Catherine Jozwik

May 22, 2018

Shaped like a UFO, with a bright blue roof and eye-shaped designs, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (9400 W. Congress St., Wauwatosa) looks like it belongs in Roswell, New Mexico, or in some otherworldly ...

Watch an episode of Adult Swim’s ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ that was filmed at a Milwaukee diner

Tyler Maas

May 22, 2018

Late Sunday night, a new series called Joe Pera Talks With You premiered on Adult Swim. The sub-15-minute show stars actor/comedian Joe Pera as a slow-talking, well-meaning middle school choir teacher living in...

Codebreaker unveils 26-track “best of” collection, plus unreleased “Sky Commander”

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Back in January 2017, Milwaukee's once mighty Codebreaker cracked six years of silence by releasing "When The Lights Go Down." The self-described "lost track" was a welcome reminder of the space-age future-disc...

Watch the hypnotizing video for Community Centaur’s cover of Radiohead’s “Idioteque”

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Last summer, the mysteriously monikered Community Centaur (a.k.a. Josh Evert of The Fatty Acids) released an equally mysterious version of Radiohead's "Idioteque." It was spooky, downbeat, and kind of great. "I...

Let’s come together and ID these folks from a 1993 Animal Crackers commercial

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Hey! Anyone remember Milwaukee-area pet store Animal Crackers? You know, the same Animal Crackers that had locations at Bluemound Plaza, Highland Plaza, and Southridge Plaza? The same Animal Crackers that had a...

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