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

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...

People are still talking about those Milwaukee UFOs that were really a flock of seagulls

Matt Wild

May 3, 2018

In the early morning hours of February 27, Milwaukee's FOX6 WakeUp program caught a glimpse of some strange lights flying over downtown. "Are those fireworks? What is that?" the crew initially wondered, before ...

Tucked Away: Scotty’s Bar & Pizza

Tyler Maas

May 2, 2018

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

The Delphines will reunite May 19 for the third annual Gloss Weekend

Matt Wild

May 2, 2018

On Saturday, May 19, seminal Milwaukee band The Delphines will reunite for a one-night only show at Mad Planet. The previously hinted-at headlining performance will be part of Gloss Records' third annual Gloss ...

Local romance author offers different kind of fantasy football with Milwaukee Dragons books

Rob Wieland

May 2, 2018

The last weekend of April featured a lot of big moments. Comic fans got to see a big messy crossover on the big screen. Winter finally decided to fuck off until September. And Packer fans got their heart rates ...

Someone just gave the Friends of the (Mitchell Park) Domes a cool $2M

Matt Wild

May 2, 2018

The last time we checked in on the Mitchell Park Domes, the embattled icons were no longer falling apart and were instead hosting the delightfully old-fashioned Kooky Cooky House. Fun! Even more fun: the non-pr...

Watch a time-lapse video of that new sculpture being installed outside City Hall

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2018

On Monday, crews installed an 18-foot-tall, 9,200-pound bronze sculpture outside Milwaukee City Hall. The piece, titled Mixed Feelings, is the work of British sculptor Tony Cragg, and was previously on display ...

Christopher Moore will bring a touch of ‘Noir’ to Boswell Books May 2

Matt Wild

May 1, 2018

In a career that stretches back more than 25 years, Christopher Moore has tackled it all. Christianity, lovelorn vampires, Shakespeare's England, put-upon "death merchants," and pesky demons have all populated ...

Welcome to May: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2018

May in Milwaukee usually serves as the calm before the storm that is summer festival season. By this time next month, we’ll be gearing up for block parties, weekly concerts, and a massive wave of occurrences be...

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