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PUP is great, grateful at Turner Hall in Milwaukee debut

August 2, 2017

Since reaching continental consciousness with its outstanding 2013 debut, PUP has toured aggressively—only stopping long enough to write and record their (even better) 2016 follow-up, The Dream Is Over. In spit...

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2017 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Tyler Maas

August 1, 2017

Last night, Milwaukee Record held the 3rd annual Roast Of Milwaukee at Club Garibaldi. In addition to giving local media personalities and comedians a chance to rib the city they love and collecting donations f...

Welcome to August: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 1, 2017

Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Though the vast majority of the city’s festivals...

‘The Dark Crystal,’ ‘Purple Rain,’ more announced for 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

August 1, 2017

We're less than two months away from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival (September 28 - October 12), but besides Erik Ljung's The Blood Is At The Doorstep being named the Centerpiece Screening, little is known ab...

Ryan Adams dives into back catalog, mixes old with new at Riverside Theater

Dan Agacki

August 1, 2017

Ryan Adams is one of the most prolific songwriters of our time. The only person who has cranked out albums at a more furious pace is Guided By Voices' Robert Pollard. Adams' latest full length, Prisoner, is a s...

52 things to do in Milwaukee during the 52 remaining days of summer

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 31, 2017

Though you've likely spent much of the summer to this point screaming at strangers while navigating through road construction, it’s still comforting to know that of the 94 days in the season, 52 remain. But wha...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 23-29)

Matt Wild

July 31, 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...

Hernán Pérez and 11 other Brewers position players who took the mound

Tyler Maas

July 28, 2017

The Brewers are struggling. Since the All-Star break, the young team has been mired in a 4-9 tailspin, including eight losses over the last 10 games. With the surging Chicago Cubs—who've posted an 11-2 record s...

Watch the host of ‘Racine & Me’ draw a county-by-county map of Wisconsin in 3 minutes

Matt Wild

July 28, 2017

When we last left Jacob Kittilstad—a.k.a. the host of public affairs show Racine & Me—he was getting a little emotional over a new Racine & Me theme song written and performed by Juiceboxxx. Now that th...

186 consecutive Friday fish fries and counting: Lost Land Lake Lodge (Hayward)

Caleb Westphal

July 28, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Healthy living is really important to me. I eat a lot of organic fruits and vegetables, and I sh...

On The Record Episode 103: Milwaukee Record Clearinghouse (Facebook Live)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 28, 2017

Even though we try to keep our whereabouts secret at all times (except when McDonald's is concerned), we still get a lot of stuff sent to our office. CDs, tapes, books, hot sauce, wine, condoms, and threatening...

The story behind Kaszube’s Park: Milwaukee’s smallest, strangest piece of public land

Tyler Maas

July 27, 2017

Undoubtedly, one of metro Milwaukee's best amenities is its abundance of amazing parks. The near-150 parcels of public land in Milwaukee County give citizens well-maintained sites that feature golf courses (bot...

Big Boy restaurant is coming back (to a Mequon retirement community)

Matt Wild

July 27, 2017

Big Boy restaurants—home to double-decker cheeseburgers, tasty fries, and the iconic suspender-clad Big Boy—first opened in California in the 1940s, but they soon became a beloved Wisconsin tradition. The Marcu...

Here’s the full WMSE Backyard BBQ lineup

Tyler Maas

July 27, 2017

Last month, before Summerfest, Pabst Street Party, and Corey Feldman's front tooth all came and went, WMSE announced the legendary Alejandro Escovedo will headline the station’s 8th annual Backyard BBQ at Humbo...

Whenever life gets you down, just remember there’s a “Karma Chameleon” parody called “I’m A Milwaukeean”

Matt Wild

July 26, 2017

In Monty Python's "Galaxy Song," a ditty from the group's 1983 film The Meaning Of Life, Eric Idle offers this bit of existential comfort food: Whenever life gets you down, Mrs. Brown And things seem hard o...

Get ready for Triple Eye Industries Fest 2, stream the ‘Vinyl Noise Beer Vol. 2’ comp

Tyler Maas

July 26, 2017

As Milwaukee prepares to say goodbye to July, the city has already said farewell to a wide variety of festivals, block parties, and a number of other celebrations that help make summer here special. After Germa...

Tim And Eric’s “10 Year Anniversary Awesome Tour” puts new spin on old favorites at Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

July 26, 2017

Since Tim And Eric Awesome Show, Great Job premiered in 2007, the subversive sketch show from the twisted minds of anti-comedy geniuses Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim has amassed significant cult acclaim. Beyo...

Returning to Warped Tour after 15 years away

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2017

On July 27, 2002, I attended the first and only Van's Warped Tour of my life. The show, which took place at the Tweeter Center in the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park, boasted dozens of popular punk, ska, and hard...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Oakland Gyros serves the city’s best Greek food, day or night

Matt Wild

July 25, 2017

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

NXT is a preview of WWE’s not-so-distant future

Vince Morales

July 25, 2017

The last time that NXT hit Milwaukee, the show opened with everyone in the crowd enthusiastically singing/speaking along with every word out of Enzo Amore's mouth. He introduced himself and his partner Big Cass...

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