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Lose your head over Soul Low’s “Amputee” video

November 1, 2017

Soul Low's Cheer Up is one of the great Milwaukee albums of 2017. The record is the perfect distillation of the band's happy-sad aesthetic, with sometimes aggressively upbeat pop tunes masking decidedly melanch...

Enjoy some pictures from Vanguard’s ‘Seinfeld’-themed “Restaurant About Nothing” pop-up

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2017

Helloooooo! La la la! If you're reading this post, you're either among the hundreds of Seinfeld fans who came out to Vanguard's Halloween pop-up last night or you missed it and you're totally kicking yourself. ...

Lakefront Brewery and Avalon Theater join forces to screen ‘Big’ for ‘Happy Hanksgiving’

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2017

If you didn't quite get your fill of Tom Hanks during the second Halloween of David S. Pumpkins' seasonal reign, Lakefront Brewery and Avalon Theater have you covered. They're joining forces to co-host a specia...

You can buy the Milwaukee Mall for $1 (Updated/Corrected)

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2017

UPDATE: If the $1 price seemed to good to be true, that's because it is. Coldwell Banker, the Milwaukee Mall's realtor, contacted us to clarify the claims made on the listing we linked. A broker told us $1 is t...

Public Domain: Buffalo Gospel performs “Short Life Of Trouble”

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 31, 2017

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 ...

I spent the night at Milwaukee’s haunted cigar bar and things got emotional

Matt Wild

October 31, 2017

The interesting thing about ghosts is that they don't exist. Not now, not ever, not on the set of Three Men And A Baby, not anywhere. They simply don't. The non-existence of ghosts is so self-evident to me, so ...

Well, it looks like the whole “save Von Trier” thing actually worked

Matt Wild

October 31, 2017

Remember when it was announced that beloved German-themed bar Von Trier would be closing and reopening as an "upscale cocktail lounge"? Remember when everyone got really mad about that idea? Remember when the "...

Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the best Little Free Libraries?

Tyler Maas

October 30, 2017

Milwaukee is blessed with more than a dozen public libraries that provide residents of our fair city with literature, music, movies, youth programming, guest speakers, and a wealth of other resources. While Mil...

The 9 inexplicable Gatorade displays at Cudahy’s Pick ‘n Save, ranked

Josh Hoppert

October 30, 2017

Everyone knows that Cudahy has a lot of streets named after meatpackers. Oh, you didn't know that? Well, yeah, there are a lot. Anyway, did you also know that the Pick 'n Save in Cudahy has a lot of Gatorade? Y...

We talk to Buck Buckley, the basement finishing expert behind those “It’s about buckin’ time” billboards

Matt Wild

October 30, 2017

In the cluttered and cutthroat world of advertising, it takes something special to stand out. Whether its humor, novelty, or sheer audaciousness, advertisers will use any means necessary to grab the public's at...

Gabe Kapler and 6 other MLB managers with Brewers ties

Tyler Maas

October 30, 2017

Last night, reports surfaced indicating Gable Kapler will be hired as the next manager of the Philadelphia Phillies after the World Series. The current Head Of Player Development for the Los Angeles Dodgers pla...

Starbucks’ Zombie Frappuccino is more trick than Halloween treat

Tyler Maas

October 28, 2017

It's been quite a month for multi-national restaurant chains releasing batshit crazy stuff that seem more like dares than they do viable menu items. As of last week, Milwaukee is among a select few U.S. cities ...

In the paint: Meet the Milwaukee man who went to a Bucks game dressed as Milhouse

Tyler Maas

October 28, 2017

Ever since the Milwaukee Bucks played their "Return To The Mecca" game Thursday night, everything has been coming up Milhouse. On top of the team going back to its longtime home arena (the former Mecca and curr...

Remembering the 2007 USBC Masters, a failed Miller Park tournament that changed the course of professional bowling

Tyler Maas

October 27, 2017

Milwaukee loves bowling. The city is home to Holler House, which is the oldest sanctioned bowling alley in the country, as well as 90-year-old East Side mainstay Landmark Lanes, and dozens of other alleys that ...

199 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Valley Inn

Caleb Westphal

October 27, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. By the afternoon of Friday #199, my stomach was feeling a little uneasy, and I made myself some lem...

We clearly attended the Bucks’ “Return to the MECCA” game and have the pictures to prove it

Josh Hoppert

October 27, 2017

We were among the lucky few to attend the Milwaukee Bucks return to the historic MECCA Arena Thursday night. Here are some of the highlights we were able to photograph because we were totally there: Coaches...

Remember when the Miramar guy wanted to box the Shank Hall guy and everyone hated each other?

Matt Wild

October 27, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Though there's never a shortage of #SceneBeef to go around, the Milwaukee mus...

Pixelated and overrated: 11 Packers who were better in video games than in real life

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 26, 2017

With the Packers on bye this week, Sunday could be tough for some fans to get through. There's a ton of bullshit things you can do this weekend, but if you find yourself in desperate need to see some, any, repr...

First Impression: Izzy Hops

Tyler Maas

October 26, 2017

Whether you believe Milwaukee's East Side is growing up, in the midst of being whitewashed by developers, or simply changing, you're correct. Rising rent has resulted in the closure (or in the impending rebrand...

Aaron Rodgers postponed his surgery to play ‘Assassins Creed’ with Conan O’Brien (maybe)

Matt Wild

October 26, 2017

Though it pains us to talk about Aaron Rodgers' collarbone, let's talk about Aaron Rodgers' collarbone. And Conan O'Brien. Last night on Conan, O'Brien announced that tonight's show will feature a "Clueless Gam...

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