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October 18, 2025

Individually, Brandy and Monica have each been responsible for a steady stream of chart-climbing hits, served as musical touchstones and inspirations for countless people, and have enjoyed careers that started ...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The service is quick at Milwaukee’s iconic Major Goolsby’s

Caleb Westphal

October 17, 2025

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week: fish fry #615, at Major Goolsby's in Milwa...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Ferris Bueller

October 17, 2025

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

The cowboy in your backyard: Issac Steele is the subject of Natalie Derr’s upcoming documentary

Annie Raab

October 16, 2025

You won't find Natalie Derr, artist and inspired documentarian, promoting her first film, Forged By Steele, on social media. "I'm not sharing it on any platform," she tells me over the phone at the start of our...

You probably think we’re screening ‘The Greasy Strangler’ on November 19

Josh Hoppert

October 16, 2025

If you missed last night’s screening of Death Becomes Her at Avalon Theater, we hope you had a nice time watching some other Isabella Rossellini movie instead. The screening for November is now ready to roll an...

Breakup Tour mixes memes and melancholy on ‘Sorry For Your Loss’

October 16, 2025

About halfway through Sorry For Your Loss, the debut album from Milwaukee "bubble grunge" group Breakup Tour, two characters grapple with the unrelenting march of time. "The older that you get, the harder the h...

Here are 2025 trick-or-treat dates and times for Milwaukee County, and that’s it

October 16, 2025

Bay View neighborhood Saturday, October 25, 5-8 p.m. Bayside Sunday, October 26, 1-4 p.m. Brown Deer Sunday, October 26, 1-4 p.m. Cudahy Friday, October 31, 5-8 p.m. Downer Avenue Saturday, Oct...

Smokin’ Jack’s BBQ will open new location in Izzy Hops, new concept in former L’Incontro

October 15, 2025

Two East Side restaurant locations will see new life in the upcoming months—all thanks to one new operator. Smokin' Jack's BBQ is set to open a new location in the current home of Izzy Hops Swig & Nosh, ...

Milwaukee Mosts: My all-time local leaderboard

October 15, 2025

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks! A few years ago, I made a Patreon-exclusive post wh...

Here are the first 5 shows coming to Landmark Credit Union Live, and that’s it

October 15, 2025

The first five shows coming to Landmark Credit Union Live are... February 27, 2026 Rainbow Kitten Surprise + Common People February 28, 2026 BossMan Dlow + BabyChiefDoIt, Skrilla, VonOff1700, Raq baby, ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Black Lines, Din Sky

October 15, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, October 14, 2025: Bl...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin: Cheese curds

October 14, 2025

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some Milwaukee things come and go while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: cheese curds in all forms. Since 2015, every October 15 has offici...

Here’s a SPOOKY list of Milwaukee Halloween events from now through November 2

October 14, 2025

You know, it's almost Halloween. We guess everyone's entitled to one good scare, huh? Or how about a BUNCH of scares? Here's a big ol' Milwaukee Halloween events list, complete with ghost walks, pumpkin pavi...

Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (October 2025)

October 14, 2025

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild sits down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discusses some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. Listen to the latest installment HERE. This month, Matt bri...

The Catered Quiz: Nick Digilio answers questions about John Carpenter and ‘Saturday Night Live’

Rick Katschke

October 14, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, legendary broadcaster and movie critic Nick Digilio joins the show to talk about his new book 40 Years, 40 Films and to answer questions about John Carpenter and Satu...

R.I.P. Rob Wieland

October 13, 2025

A GoFundMe has been set up for Rob's family, to help cover his hospital stay and final expenses. Find it HERE. Milwaukee Record is incredibly shocked and saddened to learn that one of our longtime writers, R...

Trapper Schoepp gets back on the horse in the stunning “Kentucky Derby” music video

October 13, 2025

It could be said of pretty much any annal in recent memory, but it's been a big year for Trapper Schoepp. The tireless Milwaukee troubadour's 2025 consisted of the usual cluster of festival appearances and high...

The Laughing Tap will move to historic George Watts building in downtown Milwaukee

October 13, 2025

It's been four months since long-running Milwaukee comedy club The Laughing Tap closed its doors at 706B S. 5th St. in Walker's Point and announced it would be moving to an unspecified new location in early fal...

Post Malone will headline Summerfest June 27, 2026