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We saw an experimental band at Treats Tavern at 6:30 a.m.

July 21, 2014

Most weekends in Milwaukee, the bounty of performances by local acts and touring talent forces music fans to face difficult decisions in regard to which of the many shows going on throughout the city at any giv...

Exclusive: Stream Bright Kind’s self-titled debut

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 18, 2014

The new self-titled album by Bright Kind is technically the indie-leaning pop project’s debut record. However, 75 percent of the quartet has played together since 2008. In 2012, Jeanna Salzer Trio subtracted th...

Let’s find some dumb ideas in the city’s “Action Agenda”

Matt Wild

July 18, 2014

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Milwaukee has plenty of wonderful qualities—music, art, food, festivals, sports, cheap booze...

Off Base: 6 ultra-specific Brewers All-Star break awards

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2014

Though Major League’s All-Star break and its “mid-summer classic” nickname seem to imply an event that cuts the 162-game big league season in half, the Milwaukee Brewers have actually played 96 games to this po...

Here’s the lineup for the 2014 Center Street Daze Festival

Matt Wild

July 17, 2014

With many of the big street fests of 2014 already behind us (Locust Street, Burnhearts/PBR), and another taking place in a few weeks (Brady Street), it would seem that the curtain is slowly being drawn on anoth...

Caste Of Killers stands front and center in local comedy growth

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2014

While there’s always room for growth, Milwaukee’s stand-up comedy scene is in a very healthy place right now. This weekend alone, area comedians will perform in bar room variety shows, secret house gigs, late n...

Damn! Wisconsin ranks third on bullshit Reddit swearing list

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2014

Holy shit! From Redditor “Niehaus” comes some fucking interesting news that Reddit users in Wisconsin love the hell out of swearing. A pair of specific-ass graphs ranked swearing per subscriber in comments of 1...

Relive the Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party with this awesome video

Matt Wild

July 16, 2014

Is it too early to be reminiscing about summer 2014? Probably, but a snap of unseasonably cool weather has us thinking back to a time when we were young, idealistic, and a little bit warmer. You know, like last...

WC Tank announces new album, premieres new song/video

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2014

Save for occasional one-off shows in town, Milwaukee rapper, filmmaker, and visuals wizard WC Tank has kept things pretty quiet musically speaking since shortly after the release of Kisscry Patina some 18 month...

Spend a minute with the video for Heavy Hand’s “David Bowie Wants To Steal Your Baby”

Matt Wild

July 15, 2014

There was a time when music videos blurred the line between video and short film—think of all those ridiculous videos from Michael Jackson’s Dangerous—though there’s something to be said for videos that get in ...

Help keep Global Union free by contributing to “$15,000 in 15 days” campaign

Matt Wild

July 15, 2014

Let’s face it: being forced to think about the end of summer in the middle of July is downright cruel. But like all things, summer 2014 must pass, even though it feels like it started a week ago. Happily, there...

Tracklist: 14+ instances of “LeBron-ing” in Wisconsin sports

Tyler Maas

July 14, 2014

Unless you rely on Milwaukee Record as your only source of sports-related news (which you shouldn’t do), you’ve surely learned of LeBron James’ somewhat surprising decision to opt out of his contract with the r...

Check it out! Tim & Eric (and Dr. Steve Brule!) headed to Pabst Theater Sept. 25

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 14, 2014

There are certain shows that need some setup, some background information for fans re-familiarizing themselves with an artist’s body of work, or some context for non-fans who may not know what they’re missing. ...

Exclusive: Stream Jay Joslyn’s new EP, Here! I Live Here!

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 14, 2014

Who is Jay Joslyn? Local music fans may better know this under-the-radar solo artist from his contributions as drummer of area folk fixture Ugly Brothers, or singer (sometimes into a telephone receiver) of oddb...

Our weird, wonderful weekend of local music

Tyler Maas

July 14, 2014

In the wake of a massive music festival that brought hundreds of acts from all corners of the country (and beyond) to town, it would have been totally understandable for Milwaukee to lay low and keep things qui...

851,879 people enjoyed Summerfest this year (and 181,758 enjoyed those mini donuts)

Matt Wild

July 11, 2014

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • As much as we love Summerfest (and as much as we love continuing the tradition of gently m...

Looking inward with Performing For Cyclops at Pitch Project gallery

July 11, 2014

Earlier this year, Mike Brenner unveiled his own happy utopia: a huge Walker’s Point warehouse dedicated to his two lifelong loves of beer and art. Yes, the newly opened Brenner Brewing also houses The Pitch Pr...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival announces lineup

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2014

Milwaukee’s comedy scene is truly hitting its stride right now. However, Milwaukee Comedy Festival was way ahead of the game, showcasing stand-up comics, improv troupes, and sketch groups from around the region...

All-improvised Argopelter trusts its instincts

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2014

When Milwaukee trio Argopelter begins its debut performance this Saturday, it will be the first time anybody at Club Garibaldi—or anywhere else for that matter—will hear that particular song. And yes, “anybody”...

It’s time to establish some rules for using (or not using) cell phones at concerts

Matt Wild

July 10, 2014

A few weeks ago, mere hours before Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds took the stage at Milwaukee Theater, I made a joke about the show on Twitter: “MKE drinking game: Take a shot for every Nick Cave picture you see i...

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