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A Milwaukee muralist wants to improve Bay View’s ‘Art Stop’

April 19, 2017

Since coming into existence on the high-traffic intersection of Kinnickinnic, Howell, and Lincoln avenues in late 2014, Bay View's "Art Stop" has been a source of considerable criticism. The piece designed by R...

On The Record Episode 92: The state of Milwaukee brewing

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 19, 2017

From April 22 through April 29, the 8th annual Milwaukee Beer Week will bring about a ton of exciting events like tap takeovers, beer brunches, rare brew raffles, and interesting collaborations between brewerie...

Here’s the lineup for the second annual Gloss Weekend

Tyler Maas

April 19, 2017

Following a successful inaugural weekend-long event last spring to commemorate the cassette label's first year in business, Gloss Records decided to bring "Gloss Weekend" back for a second year. From May 19-21,...

Stream Nickel&Rose’s effusive European souvenir, ‘Oh Sweet Love’

Tyler Maas

April 18, 2017

When we last heard from Nickel&Rose, the folk duo composed of guitarist Carl Nichols (Painted Caves, RAS Movement) and upright bass player Johanna Rose (New Boyz Club, Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Thistledown Thunder...

Corey Feldman is playing Shank Hall in June and you better believe we’re going to this thing

Matt Wild

April 18, 2017

In case you missed it, we drove to Green Bay last month to see a show from Corey Feldman and his band of Angels. We wrote a (remarkably fair and evenhanded) review of said Corey Feldman show. Corey Feldman then...

9 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2017

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2017

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

Off The Beaten Path record store is moving to Bay View

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2017

This year's Record Store Day will be the last one Off The Beaten Path will celebrate on the East Side. Following more than six years of quiet growth at 1936-38 N. Farwell Avenue, the independent record store is...

Watch Mark Borchardt give a tour of Menomonee Falls and Milwaukee (circa 2000) on ‘Letterman’

Matt Wild

April 17, 2017

Mark Borchardt is a Milwaukee icon, as familiar as the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, the shores of Lake Michigan, or the jean shorts on that guy who sells hot dogs on the corner of Wisconsin and Water...

171 consecutive Friday night fish fries and counting: Polish Center of Wisconsin

Caleb Westphal

April 14, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow his record-in-the-making here. There is something ironic about people giving up meat for Lent so that they can gluttonize themselves at...

Stream the brooding, brilliantly bleak electronic sounds of Tarek Sabbar

Matt Wild

April 14, 2017

One of the best Milwaukee albums of 2016 was Heath Death's 9 Steps To A Happier Life. The brainchild of Kenneth Sabbar, 9 Steps was a noisy, post-punk assault that delved into the "unhappy aspects of existence,...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about condoms

Lucky Tomaszek

April 14, 2017

broadstreet.zone(49071); In my most recent column, I focused on non-hormonal forms of birth control. In that column I said rather glibly that while some folks feel that condoms reduce sensation during sex, t...

Here’s the 2017 Lakefront Festival Of Art lineup

Tyler Maas

April 13, 2017

Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival Of Art has always been one of the city’s classier summer festivals—no beer runs or zany street performers here! Still, per Milwaukee summer festival regulations, there ...

What if Milwaukee named its NBA team the way Toronto did?

Tyler Maas

April 13, 2017

Last night, the NBA's playoff picture was set. After a particularly torrid second half of the season, the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the No. 6 seed, which earned them the right to take on the Toronto Raptors in t...

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery will host a grand opening street festival in May

Matt Wild

April 13, 2017

On Friday, April 14 (Milwaukee Day!) Pabst Milwaukee Brewery will open its doors to the public. The highly anticipated new brewery will focus on craft and historical brews from the Pabst vault, and will come co...

Tucked Away: Al-Yousef Supermarket & Restaurant

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

Wonder UNCOVERED digs deep into Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’

Matt Wild

April 12, 2017

Crunch the numbers on Stevie Wonder and you'll wind up with some impressive figures. There's the slew of top ten hits, Grammys, and other accolades, sure, but there's also the fact that Wonder was signed to Mot...

Melvin James gives public access to local hip-hop with ‘414 Video Spotlight’

Dan Agacki

April 12, 2017

With the rise of streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and Vimeo, watching TV in the traditional sense is a somewhat archaic practice. Outside of sporting events and political speeches, it's entirely poss...

Hey! Here are the headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 12, 2017

Hey! Here are the day-by-day headliners for Summerfest 2017! (American Family Insurance Amphitheater headliners are in bold.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 Red Hot Chili Peppers Deerhoof Flume The Moody Blues Fra...

Painted Caves’ Ali Lubbad talks “Solidarity: A Benefit For Refugees,” Saturday at Riverwest Public House

Cal Roach

April 11, 2017

As far as Milwaukee is concerned, the ongoing Syrian Civil War may seem like more of a political sticking point than a war, but the truth is there are victims of this crisis in need of help right here in our ci...

Watch Lady Lamb’s captivating Hear Here session

Tyler Maas

April 11, 2017

Last November, we alerted you to Lady Lamb's desire to have one of her Milwaukee area fans host an intimate private show for her when the Maine-based singer-songwriter came through town on January 26. The secre...

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