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April 26, 2017

Though Gareth Reynolds is a writer, actor, improvisor, and touring stand-up comedian, the Brown Deer native is known to listeners throughout the world for his utter lack of historical knowledge. The Los Angeles...

G-Daddy’s BBC is closed

April 25, 2017

More sad news for the East Side bar scene, as North Avenue stalwart G-Daddy's BBC, 2022 E. North Ave., abruptly closed today after more than 20 years in business. According to a reader tip, employees were notif...

Here’s the Dummerfest 2017 lineup

April 25, 2017

Back in June of 2015, a dozen (primarily) punk and hardcore bands hailing from five states came to The Metal Grill in Cudahy for an unforgettable day of all-ages fun known as Dummerfest. The inaugural festival ...

In Defense Of: “The Calling,” a.k.a. that big orange sunburst thing at the end of Wisconsin Avenue

April 25, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the neg...

Florida Brothers Band singer Chris Loker talks pro wrestling

Dan Agacki

April 25, 2017

With a voice like South Milwaukee's favorite son, Reginald "The Crusher" Lisowski, and wrestling singlets in tow, Florida Brothers Band craft poppy punk earworms that will make you smash your neighbor with a st...

Watch Bob Uecker talk drunk driving, “falsies,” on 1976 episode of ‘Johnny Carson’

April 25, 2017

What can we say about Bob Uecker that we haven't said already? Not much! Well, there's this: Milwaukee's own Mr. Baseball was a favorite guest of the late, great Johnny Carson, having appeared on the old Tonigh...

Cactus Club hosted an all-ages show and nothing terrible happened

Lauren Keene

April 24, 2017

Last weekend, Direct Hit! formally released its Fat Wreck Chords reissue of the 2011 album Domesplitter with a hometown show at Cactus Club. In addition to the release show circumstance (and the fact that it wa...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 16-22)

April 24, 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...

Here are the details for the 88Nine Block Party, coming June 24 to Walker’s Point

April 24, 2017

Has it really been 10 years since 88Nine Radio Milwaukee took to the local airwaves? Yes, it really has been 10 years (the station launched on February 26, 2007). To celebrate the big anniversary, 88Nine will t...

Here are your 2017 WAMI winners

April 23, 2017

The 37th annual Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards (aka "WAMIs") took over Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom Sunday night, and what a night it was. Those in attendance were treated to performances by The Pukes...

Milwaukee County is being sued for requiring permits for Pokemon Go-like games

April 21, 2017

Back in February, Milwaukee County adopted an ordinance requiring all virtual and location-based augmented reality games to apply for permits to do virtual business in Milwaukee County Parks. The ordinance was ...

Ranking the Beatles’ albums from worst to best (and pairing them with notable Milwaukee Brewers)

April 21, 2017

Drop by Miller Park on Saturday, April 22 and you'll see more than the Milwaukee Brewers host the St. Louis Cardinals—you'll also see (and hear) a bunch of Beatles stuff for some reason. Yes, Saturday is Beatle...

172 consecutive Friday night fish fries and counting: The Schwabenhof

Caleb Westphal

April 21, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow his record-in-the-making here. Some people go to church on Good Friday, and some people go to Schwabenhof (N56 W14750 Silver Spring Dr....

Meet Guerrilla Ghost in the “Undeserving Of A Proper Title” music video

April 21, 2017

Though the project has yet to play its first show, Guerrilla Ghost can already be considered one of the more interesting duos in Milwaukee. After meeting in November, rapper Chuck Jones (who releases music unde...

What’s the deal with the Lake Park bridge?

April 20, 2017

Ever come across a mildly interesting thing in Milwaukee and wonder, "What's the deal with that mildly interesting thing?" What's The Deal With explores these local curiosities, and aims to find the stories beh...

Prepare for Arte Para Todos 2017 with this compilation

April 20, 2017

Believe it or not, Arte Para Todos begins in a week. The third annual city-wide benefit for Milwaukee school art programs will bring an awesome mix of about 100 combined musical acts to 25 venues in five neighb...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re the 5th-“least attractive” city in America

April 20, 2017

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deign...

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