Here’s Balzac’s new fall menu
Over the last 12 years, Balzac has given the East Side an extra dash of class with an excellent wine selection, contemporary cocktails, and outstanding small plate options. Not wanting to rest on its laurels, t...
Here’s the lineup for the third annual “Nightmare on Center Street” Halloween party
Remember that part in the original A Nightmare On Elm Street when Freddy says "I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy," and his tongue slurps out of the telephone? What's the deal with that scene? Nancy isn't sleeping, ...
Hook up with the new NO/NO single, “Take Out,” from the upcoming ‘Twentysomethings’ EP
The evolution of Milwaukee's NO/NO has been a thing to behold. With roots in the lo-fi new wave group The Delphines, the bigger and better NO/NO has quickly morphed into a full-on synth-pop force. That transfor...
An education in water at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences
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The following piece by Casey Schroeder was originally published by Milwaukee Area Science Advocates.
UW-Milwaukee's School of Freshwater Sciences today stands as the cornerstone in...
Brett Newski trusts no one in animated “I’m Paranoid” video
Here's an understatement to end all understatements: We live in crazy times. Degenerate politics and politicians, the end of "truth" and "facts," and the ever-expanding filmography of James Franco have all beco...
2017-18 Milwaukee Bucks promotional giveaways, ranked
With Packers season in full swing and the Brewers extending their postseason hopes to the regular season's final days, it's hard to believe that another Milwaukee Bucks season in right around the corner. Yes, i...
“Is there any real sound?” A conversation with electronic composer Suzanne Ciani
A Life In Waves explores the life and work of electronic music pioneer and composer Suzanne Ciani. It screens Monday, October 2 (Avalon Theater, 9:15 p.m.) as part of the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival, and twice...
2017 Milwaukee Film Festival recap: Days 1-4
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...
Welcome to October: Here’s what you’re doing this month
In September, we officially said goodbye to Milwaukee’s brief-but-bursting summer festival season. A few days after the Bay View Bash, fall officially started and, in doing so, also signaled a mass entertainmen...
195 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: County Clare
Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.
Some people travel long distances for fish. In the 1880s an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Cervi, set ...
Hover Craft 2017 announces vendor lineup
Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought some of the most skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad “maker” umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers d...
Public Domain: De La Buena performs “Scarborough Fair”
Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...
On The Record Episode 110: Milwaukee Film Festival preview with Matt Mueller
Hey! Today is the first day of the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival! From September 28 through October 12, the ninth annual fest will light up the screens of the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Gri...
It’s apparently “Drink Beer Day” or whatever, so here’s a review of every new Milwaukee brewery
Though it's quite possible you missed it with all of today's Packers analysis, everyone making almost identical jokes about Hugh Hefner's passing, and any number of new fodder being fed into the never-ending po...
Read Before Kickoff, Week 4: Packers vs. Bears
In all three seasons since Randall Cobb ran by Chris Conte on December 29, 2013, the Chicago Bears have finished last in the NFC North every time. It's almost as if they still haven't gotten over this division-...
Remembering the time Bob Uecker crushed an old man’s pitch for his first homer
Though Bob Uecker got the call-up to the majors midway through the month of April in the 1962 season, when the time came to club his initial home run for the Milwaukee Braves, he didn't rush into it. The man ha...
Watch the new Coakley Brothers water tower sculpture light up for the first time
Tuesday night, at an outdoor gala featuring food, beer, and at least one spin of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark," Coakley Brothers celebrated the inaugural lighting of their new 15,000-pound stained g...
Telethon goes long on ambitious, excellent concept album, ‘The Grand Spontanean: A Tale Told In Five Acts’
If you're anything like we were two weeks ago, you've never heard of Telethon. Evidently, the Milwaukee pop-punk quintet has managed two albums in its relatively brief existence and has stayed squarely under th...
Watch a 1991 documentary on the Oriental, Avalon, and Paradise theaters
In case you missed it, tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival. Yes. For 15 days, MFF2017 will light up the screens of the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times ...
Come to our Local Coverage draft (and Re-Porter beer release) October 9
We're proud to officially announce that Milwaukee Record's annual Local Coverage concert is returning this winter. Join us at Turner Hall on Friday, January 19 to watch nine Milwaukee acts covering one another ...