Direct Hit! overcomes the wrath of Brainless God

It could be argued that Direct Hit! is Milwaukee’s biggest band. The quartet routinely tours both throughout the U.S. and internationally in support of some of punk’s most notable modern acts. It has earned eve...

Deer Diary: 6 Milwaukee Bucks lottery losers

Following the worst season in franchise history and the sale of the team (which was approved this week, by the way!), the exciting new era of Milwaukee Bucks basketball begins with a game of chance. As one of 1...
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Lisa Ridgely & The Fainting Room: Heart Hot

Lisa Ridgely & The Fainting Room’s 2012 EP Wine In Bed was the kind of debut that garnered faint praise like “nice.” Its dark-hued Americana was pleasant enough to pass the time, but not quite bold enough t...

Stand-Up Cinema brings comedy to classics

Movie buffs can confirm that Back To The Future finished five whole weeks of filming before Eric Stoltz was ultimately replaced by Michael J. Fox in the role of Marty McFly, forever altering the timeline of the...

Chronicling the city with “Content Milwaukee”

Two months ago, a blog named Content Milwaukee quietly entered the ever-growing local publication scene. At first, its scope and ambition seemed as humble as its name: a collection of mostly black-and-white pic...

Extra Points: 16 Ha Ha Clinton-Dix tweets

With the 21st pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers set out to improve its under-performing (and M.D. Jennings-less) secondary that dragged the team down to the 25th ranked defense last season by ta...