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Dick has gone CRAZY in these old commercials for Dick’s Place

March 20, 2018

Sift through the history of advertising and you'll find a strange subgenre: the CRAZY home electronics salesman. New York's "Crazy Eddie" was probably the most (in)famous, with his IN-SA-A-A-A-A-ANE prices and ...

The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers who never actually played a game with the Milwaukee Brewers

Kyle Lobner

March 19, 2018

Spring Training is a time for optimism across Major League Baseball. It’s a time to teams to come together and dream of career years, breakouts campaigns, and resurgences. Every camp is full of guys looking for...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (March 11-17)

Matt Wild

March 19, 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...

Fuel Cafe throttles down on breakfast catering with new “Gear Box”

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2018

Fuel Cafe has been an important part of Milwaukee's morning ritual since 1993. Over the last 25 years, the cafe has evolved to expand its drink menu and food offerings as its local legend has grown in kind. In ...

B.J. Wentker’s, one of Wisconsin’s oldest restaurants, has closed

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2018

Even if you're not from Burlington, you probably know three things about the small southeast Wisconsin city: 1. Tony Romo grew up there, 2. It's NOT where Burlington Coat Factory started, and 3. It's home to B....

They Might Be Giants bring damn good times to Pabst Theater

Matt Wild

March 17, 2018

"My excellence at parkour might be unexpected / At the age of 58, it comes as quite a surprise." So sings John Flansburgh on the title track to They Might Be Giants' new album, I Like Fun. It's a typically oddb...

Who’s to blame for the closing of Wolf Peach?

Matt Wild

March 16, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • First, the facts: Popular farm-to-table restaurant Wolf Peach, 1818 N. Hubbar...

219 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: The Farmer’s Wife

Caleb Westphal

March 16, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. I cruised down Oklahoma Avenue past a few Milwaukee fish fry staples—Fritz's Pub and Serb Hall—w...

Here’s the lineup for Downer Theatre’s new “Almost Midnight” movie series

Matt Wild

March 16, 2018

Do you like movies? Do you like "midnight" movies? Do you like watching "midnight" movies at midnight? If so, then you're sure to love Downer Theatre's new "Almost Midnight" movie series. Beginning in April, th...

Hot Snakes were worth the wait in Mad Planet (and Milwaukee) debut

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2018

"When's the last time Hot Snakes played in Milwaukee?" guitarist John Reis asked a full Mad Planet as the band prepared to play Thursday night. "Never before, so we'll never be here again. Let's make the most o...

Trixie Mattel won ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2018

Milwaukee-born drag queen Trixie Mattel first came to national consciousness by finishing sixth on season seven of RuPaul‘s Drag Race. Since the reality show put her on the map in 2015, she’s kept busy performi...

Weird music by weirdos, for weirdos: Chatting with Milwaukee-via-Oakland musician Conan Neutron

Matt Wild

March 15, 2018

Despite the decentralizing power of technology, there still exists the un-killable notion of musicians leaving whatever flyover states they grew up in and "making it" on one of the coasts. Conan Neutron has it ...

Have a little cry at the friendship between a 4-year-old girl and a Milwaukee bus driver

Matt Wild

March 15, 2018

Our un-ironic love for the Milwaukee County Transit System knows no bounds. We've sung the bus' praises on these pages and on the radio. The bus has sung our praises for doing so. We were filmed on the bus for ...

Take a look at Transfer Pizzeria’s 10th anniversary expansion

Matt Wild

March 15, 2018

Has it really been 10 years since Transfer Pizzeria Cafe opened on the corner S. 1st and W. Mitchell streets? Yes, yes it has. Co-owners John and Russell Rossetto are celebrating the big anniversary this week—a...

Watch a Milwaukee drag queen try a $1,000 pizza

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2018

As we wait to see how Milwaukee-born drag queen Trixie Mattel fares in the finals of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 3 tonight, Chicago Magazine has thankfully saw fit to satisfy your hunger for Midwestern ...

Waving the white flag on the “People’s Flag of Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

March 14, 2018

A few weeks ago, a reporter from the Wall Street Journal interviewed me about the ongoing drama surrounding the Milwaukee city flag. What, the reporter wanted to know, was the deal with the "People's Flag of Mi...

11 Wisconsin professional athletes who changed their jersey number

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2018

Over the weekend, the Milwaukee Bucks signed Brandon Jennings to a 10-day contract. The move came after the past-prime guard proved himself over a seven-game stint with the Wisconsin Herd. His second stop with ...

Download the Local Coverage 2018 concert

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2018

On Friday, January 19, Milwaukee Record hosted our fourth annual Local Coverage show at Turner Hall. There, a diverse cast of eight Milwaukee acts took the stage to perform (approximately) 15-minute sets of ano...

In Tall Buildings’ Erik Hall learns to relinquish control, embrace contrast on ‘Akinetic’

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2018

Back in early 2015, In Tall Buildings released Driver. The 10-song album was written, performed, recorded, produced, and mastered entirely by Erik Hall—a Chicago musician and the project's only permanent fixtur...

In Love With The Modern World: An interview with Jonathan Richman

Lauren Keene

March 13, 2018

What’s left to say about Jonathan Richman that hasn’t been said before? The prolific Modern Lovers front man-turned-solo artist has rightfully earned his spot in rock and roll history, but you don’t need us to ...

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