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June 5, 2017

Next weekend, the fifth iteration of Filth Fest brings about a convergence of punk mentalities, grass roots music and art, and a self-described “political subversion” that—to quote organizers—"create an inclusi...

Watch some dudes catch some trout (and a buzz) in and around Milwaukee

June 5, 2017

In an age when everyone is quote-unquote "connected," when everyone equates looking away from a screen for one minute to "missing out," and when everyone is pissing and moaning about something on Facebook, how ...

Let’s guess the mystery band that’s playing Miller’s free “Cheers to Milwaukee” concert

June 2, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • On Friday, June 9, at 8 p.m., Riverside Theater will host a free concert dubb...

178 consecutive Friday night fish fries and counting: Pitch’s Lounge and Restaurant

Caleb Westphal

June 2, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. Rain pattered gently on the bus windows, and the Lounge Lizards' version of "Harlem Nocturne”...

Kick the weekend’s ass with new albums from SIN BAD and Heavy Hand

June 2, 2017

It's Friday. The weekend starts now. Let's get this shit going with new records from SIN BAD and Heavy Hand, shall we? You may remember SIN BAD from their excellent Untitled 2014 Demo, which we included on o...

Tim Schweiger is releasing about 30 free cover songs

June 2, 2017

Over the last 15-plus years, Tim Schweiger has crafted a sterling reputation throughout Wisconsin (and beyond) with his on-stage efforts as a member of Yesterday's Kids, The Obsoletes, Blueheels, The Midwest Be...

Finding Milwaukee’s number one No. 1 Chinese Restaurant

June 1, 2017

Today marks the beginning on Downtown Dining Week. As the name suggests, the annual event (which actually spans eight days) aims to highlight the various eating establishments that are strewn about Milwaukee's ...

All 22 Sculpture Milwaukee 2017 sculptures, ranked

June 1, 2017

Take a stroll down Wisconsin Avenue this summer and you'll see something new. No, not new high rises, apartment buildings, and hotels (though there are plenty of those, too), but a bunch of new pieces of public...

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

June 1, 2017

Though July comes close to matching it, there’s simply no month in Milwaukee that’s more jam-packed with entertainment than June. Festival season officially kicks off with PrideFest, which gives way to Polish F...

Public Domain: Tigernite performs “Beautiful Dreamer”

May 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 ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Puddler’s Hall is a Bay View treasure that will outlive us all

May 31, 2017

Though bar turnover isn't at all uncommon in Milwaukee, the city actually boasts a respectable number of watering holes that have stood the test of time. Even if the city has seen thousands of drinking establis...

On The Record Episode 96: Bay View Gallery Night and public art

May 31, 2017

In 2011, Milwaukee artist Jeff Redmon and Made In Milwaukee's Chuck Watson put their heads together on an annual event meant to bring artists and Bay View businesses together. Bay View Gallery Night was born. E...

Remembering Milwaukee’s first (horse-powered) streetcar system

May 31, 2017

Remember the streetcar debate? You know, that seemingly endless, incredibly tiring war between folks who believed installing a 2.5-mile downtown line would be the greatest thing in Milwaukee history, and those ...

Beck will play Milwaukee for the first time in forever August 16

May 30, 2017

Has anyone had a career as varied, as unpredictable, as delightfully baffling as Beck? Bursting on the scene as a stream-of-consciousness slacker messiah with "Loser" (from 1994's Mellow Gold), Beck soon moved ...

Ravi/Lola expands its psychedelic sound with ‘Shape Up Shoulders’

May 30, 2017

When we last heard from Ravi/Lola, the whimsical psychedelic outfit was cleaning house, so to speak, with the 20-track II: Ravi's Tramadol. It was a charmingly lo-fi affair, proudly showing its roots as a home-...

Hugh Masterson talks Nashville, new EP, notable collaborators

Joshua Miller

May 30, 2017

A couple of years ago, singer-songwriter Hugh Masterson left Milwaukee with his sights set on Nashville. While his hope that the rest of his former band, the Hustle, would join him there hasn't materialized, Ma...

22 Milwaukee songs for Summer 2017

May 29, 2017

Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and maybe watch a parade or something. It's also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. Summer! Is there a...

Here’s the Denim Park Summer ’17 Concert Series lineup

May 27, 2017

Though Milwaukee seems to have every weekend covered in terms of entertainment, it's always refreshing to see bands perform in the city's collection of weeknight concerts. Events like Chill On The Hill, Jazz In...

On The Record Episode 95: Milwaukee hip-hop with Promise and Vincent VanGreat