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On The Record Episode 111: Twitch character streamer Joe Vella (aka “BizSNES”)

October 11, 2017

As far as career options go, professional video game player sits somewhere between food tester and sleep study participant. Unthinkable as it is, one Milwaukee man has managed to make an occupation out of gamin...

Great Job, Milwaukee (and 11 other cities)! We’re “America’s best-kept secret”

Matt Wild

October 11, 2017

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Watch a Medical College of Wisconsin student take some impressive notes

Josh Hoppert

October 11, 2017

Rushi Patel, a second year medical student at the Medical College of Wisconsin, is a seriously talented guy. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, he moved to Wisconsin two years ago and spent time working at Epic...

Get a second hit of Indonesian Junk with the hook-heavy ‘Stars In The Night’

Matt Wild

October 10, 2017

The opening seconds of Indonesian Junk's terrific Stars In The Night consist of a vocal take played backwards. It's a fitting introduction to an album that rewinds the clock to a time and place long gone—CBGB c...

Here’s everywhere you can get Milwaukee Record Re-Porter

Tyler Maas

October 10, 2017

On October 9, we officially re-released Milwaukee Record Re-Porter, a beer we personally helped brew in collaboration with Company Brewing. Re-Porter is Company’s Night Rye’d Porter that has been infused with w...

Take a (literal) minute and enjoy (ORB)’s “Worse Than It Was”

Matt Wild

October 10, 2017

Ever wake up and think to yourself, "Gee, things are worse today than they were yesterday?" If you're living in the year 2017, the answer is probably "YES." But rather than dwell on whatever horror show is curr...

2017 Milwaukee Film Festival recap: Days 5-12

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 10, 2017

In case you missed it, the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival is running now through Thursday, October 12 at the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cinema, and Avalon Theater. Here's what w...

Temporarily escape the hell of existence with these photos from the Brady Street Pet Parade

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2017

The world can be a rough place. Between the ever-widening political divide, the injustices so many face on a daily basis, and the unending string of tragedy and pain that permeates existence, it can all be too ...

A-side/B-side: 10 years after Radiohead’s ‘In Rainbows,’ how has “Pay-What-You-Want” changed music?

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2017

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas: ...

Remembering the time, in 1980, when Black Sabbath fans rioted in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

October 9, 2017

Throwing bottles at performers is a dubious concert-going tradition. Sure, it can be darkly funny in some cases (Justin Bieber), but it can be downright dangerous in others (Tila Tequila at the 2010 Gathering o...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (October 1-7)

Matt Wild

October 9, 2017

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...

196 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Polonez Restaurant

Caleb Westphal

October 6, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Milwaukee has a rich cultural heritage and many ethnicities help make the city what it is. One of i...

‘The Blood Is At The Doorstep’ is a vital Milwaukee film

Matt Wild

October 6, 2017

A sad air of inevitability hangs over the opening stretch of The Blood Is At The Doorstep. For Milwaukeeans, the story is distressingly familiar: On the afternoon of April 30, 2014, Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-o...

What a horrible week. Here are some links about restaurants and stuff

Matt Wild

October 6, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Good god, what a gut-punch of a week. Do we even need to sum it up? Do we eve...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 5: Packers vs. Cowboys

Nik Kovac

October 6, 2017

For the fourth time in five games, a retired Dallas Cowboy quarterback will be providing color commentary for the national TV broadcast of a Packer game. Some of you are claiming that Tony Romo wasn't so bad th...

First Impression: Hungry Sumo Sushi Bar

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2017

Bay View isn't hurting for quality restaurants. Adding to the culinary acumen the neighborhood boasts is a wide-ranging cast of newcomers who are bringing a welcomed dash of variety to the bounty Bay View alrea...

Hey Milwaukee! Get your band out of town and check out these 5 Racine/Kenosha venues

DJ Hostettler

October 5, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); Stop us if this sounds familiar: you're in a hot-shit up-and-coming Milwaukee band. You work a day job because it's not like someone's bankrolling you, so you don't get to tour as much...

Here’s what’s coming to (and departing from) The Vanguard’s menu this month

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2017

Since opening in October 2014, The Vanguard has been a boon to Milwaukee dining, while also doubling as a prime place to watch the Packers and pro wrestling, a bar where you can possibly catch a surprise Kyle K...

10 Packers and Cowboys you might remember as actors

Nick Olig

October 4, 2017

The Green Bay Packers are heading to Texas to clash with the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday, and there are many ways to preview the meeting. Insight could include terms like “elite quarterbacks” and “nitro package,...

NYC artist Michael Alan brings “Living Installation” to inaugural Riverwest Gallery Night

Matt Wild

October 4, 2017

On Saturday, October 7, Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood will play host to the Riverwest Artists Association's Artwalk, as well as the inaugural Riverwest Gallery Night. Roughly 20 galleries, studios, and ven...

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