Tucked Away: Layton Fruit Market
Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lost in the shuffle. With Tucked Away, Milwaukee Record...
Dream Lab aims to blur the line between coffee shop and artist studio
"I want to be the creative hub. I want to have a hand in everything creative that goes on in this city. I want it to happen here."
So says Shawn DeKay, owner, creator, and dreamer-upper of Dream Lab, a hybri...
Latino Arts announces spring and summer exhibitions, performances
Despite being around since 1985 (and formally taking root in Walker’s Point in 1997), Latino Arts Inc. is only becoming more relevant with age. Recent seasons have brought Grammy-winning musicians and the work ...
Here’s the full Milwaukee Psych Fest VI lineup and schedule
Since 2013, Milwaukee musician Andrew Shelp has given the city a loud, fuzzed-out, and reverb-drenched gift every spring: Milwaukee Psych Fest. Returning for its sixth year May 4 and 5 at Boone & Crocket (n...
Milwaukee women DJs play out, speak up, and take over
Common DJ pet peeves include drunks bumping into turntables, drunks spilling drinks on turntables, and crowds complaining about the music.
Women who DJ in Milwaukee may face headaches such as these, along wi...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Betty Brinn Children’s Museum is a hands-on haven for restless rugrats
Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...
Milwaukee is home to a Shaquille O’Neal-themed pop-up bar
As Milwaukee's culinary and cocktail scenes continue their upward trajectory, a local bar and restaurant climate that's getting markedly better with each passing month is also getting noticeably weirder and mor...
211 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: The Hideaway Pub & Eatery
Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.
The Hideaway Pub & Eatery (9643 S. 76th Street, Franklin, 414-525-1950) is no hideaway, at l...
Josh Evert draws inspiration, instrumentation from nature on ‘Braided River’ EP
When he isn't fronting The Fatty Acids or recording much of Milwaukee's music scene at Silver City Studios, Josh Evert is out gathering both inspiration and instrumentation from nature. Evert's 2015 residency a...
Milwaukee isn’t getting that Amazon headquarters, but here’s some stuff it is getting
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• Milwaukee isn't getting that Amazon headquarters.
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Tucked Away: Pho Hai Tuyet
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...
Fine, let’s use Google’s “art selfie” thing on some famous Milwaukee faces
Let's just get this out of the way before it disappears from your Facebook feed like so many other "10 bands I've seen live...but 1 is a lie!" time-wasters: Over the weekend, everyone got really into using Goog...
Mandatory Milwaukee: Plaza Hotel and Café At The Plaza, where past and present both reside
Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...
On The Record Episode 119: Milwaukee Women’s Center with Andi Mallmann-Elliott
Our apologies for the delay between episodes! Other than taking some time off for the holidays, we've been busy putting the finishing touches on our annual Local Coverage benefit concert. This year's show (Frid...
Holy schnikes! Lakefront Brewery will screen ‘Tommy Boy’ at Avalon Theater in February
Even now, more than 20 years since his untimely death, Chris Farley still holds a special place in the hearts of comedy fans and Wisconsinites. To celebrate the life and the work of the Madison native and Marqu...
News, ‘Jurassic Park,’ anti-vaccination stories come together in this TMJ4 video from 1995
Sweet, sweet nostalgia comes in many forms, but few forms are sweeter than television commercials. Want to relive your misspent youth? Enjoy it by reliving the exact way you misspent your youth: watching televi...
7 Milwaukee-area establishments where hot ham and rolls reign supreme
Picking up hot ham and rolls on Sunday is as much of a Milwaukee tradition as beer and brats for a summer cookout. While local markets and bakeries have offered this Wisconsin delicacy for decades, there are a ...
Snack Boys opens Friday. Take a look inside and check out the menu
Back in November, we alerted you to news that the recently-closed All Purpose would be replaced by an exciting new venture called Snack Boys. The restaurant—spearheaded by Boone & Crockett owner John Revord...
Grab a cold one and watch Midwest Death Rattle’s “Square Wave” music video
Midwest Death Rattle really upped the ante with the release of Post-Apocalypso. The ambitious, quasi-conceptual 2016 record elevated the indie rock outfit from mid-tier local band to a certified must-hear Milwa...
The heat is on in this Kohl’s “get it to go on cassettes” ad from 1984
The first Kohl's store opened in Milwaukee in 1927. It was little more than a corner grocery store, and it wouldn't be until 1962 that Kohl's got into the full-fledged department store business. Since then, Koh...