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Mandatory Milwaukee: Landmark Lanes celebrates 90 years of subterranean success

Matt Wild
March 20, 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...

Wisconsin Frozen Pizza Tournament: Cheese regional

Tyler Maas
March 20, 2017
Between the NCAA tournament, the unpredictable weather, and the likelihood you’re broke after paying taxes, March is a month that seems made for staying home and eating frozen pizza. Wisconsin is fortunate to b...

Shane Hochstetler talks Howl Street relocation, new drummer video series

Tyler Maas
March 20, 2017
Depending on when and how you happened upon his work, you either know Shane Hochstetler as the drummer behind some of Milwaukee's most notable bands (Call Me Lightning, Managra, Hero Of A Hundred Fights, and cu...

Everything is awful, but at least the guy from ‘Life Aquatic’ is coming to the Pabst

Matt Wild
March 17, 2017
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Brazilian zinger Seu Jorge found fame in Wes Anderson's 2004 film The Life Aq...

Nick Thune will perform an intimate show in the Grand Avenue basement in May

Tyler Maas
March 17, 2017
Way back in 2014, up and coming comedian Nick Thune performed a sold out show in the cozy confines of The Underground Collaborate. The mid-week appearance in the 100-some seat theater space nestled in the Grand...

Our NCAA team-specific guide for what to do in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas
March 17, 2017
Yesterday was a wild day at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, as the NCAA Tournament officially kicked off. Milwaukee hosted four of the 16 games played Thursday. After all the dust settled, Purdue topped Vermont,...

Wisconsin Frozen Pizza Tournament: Deluxe regional

Tyler Maas
March 16, 2017
Between the NCAA tournament, the unpredictable weather, and the likelihood you’re broke after paying taxes, March is a month that seems made for staying home and eating frozen pizza. Wisconsin is fortunate to b...

Get weird (and get loud) with new music from Calliope

Matt Wild
March 16, 2017
It's been a hot, swirling, organ-laden minute since psyched-out Milwaukee outfit Calliope graced fans with a new full-length album. In 2014, the excellent ORBIS found the band, according to our review at the ti...

Warm up to Static Eyes with “The Thaw” music video

Tyler Maas
March 16, 2017
Believe it or not, Static Eyes haven't put out a record in about four years. Since releasing a split with Drugs Dragons in 2013, the Milwaukee garage rock vets have replaced their bassist, they wrote a batch of...

Gaze upon Milwaukee’s changing skyline in this “Milwaukee’s Changing Skyline” video

Matt Wild
March 16, 2017
Every other Monday, we publish a quick roundup of all the new shit they're building in Milwaukee. These "new shit" posts attempt to keep tabs on the countless new developments, luxury apartments, and luxury apa...

Come to (or sign up for) our first Broken Up Band Bazaar benefit for Arte Para Todos

Tyler Maas
March 15, 2017
In its first two years, Arte Para Todos raised approximately $40,000 for Milwaukee public school art programs through the combined efforts of hundreds of musicians and visual artists bringing their talents to d...

17 ways to avoid a stereotypical St. Paddy’s Day

Tyler Maas
March 15, 2017
St. Patrick's Day is an annual excuse to get out and celebrate in the waning days of winter. It's a holiday build on the foundation of Irish pride, fun, and revelry. On the other hand, it also kind of sucks. Be...

Here’s the Justin Vernon-narrated trailer for Mark Borchardt’s ‘The Dundee Project’

Matt Wild
March 15, 2017
Back in January, we chatted with Milwaukee filmmaking maverick/icon Mark Borchardt about his new flick, The Dundee Project. Shot by Borchardt over several years beginning in the early 2000s, the film chronicles...

Comet Cafe’s first “Talkin’ Vegan” video introduces new menu items

Tyler Maas
March 15, 2017
In its 21-plus years in existence (and counting), The Comet Cafe has worn many hats. What started as a quaint and character-laden cafe that employed the city's entire music scene has slowly turned into a local ...

Nineties night: A primer to Saturday’s unofficial Globe East reunion show at Turner Hall

Matt Wild
March 14, 2017
On Saturday, March 18, six bands from Milwaukee's past will reunite on the stage of Turner Hall, turning the clock back to a time (the '90s, mostly) and place (the Globe East, mostly) that still live on in many...

Sales from Humboldt Park Beer Garden will help repair Humboldt Park bathrooms, which makes sense

Milwaukee Record Staff
March 14, 2017
Think Milwaukee's 8,000 beer gardens are just about drinking in public and eating pretzels? Think again. Today, the Milwaukee County Board's Parks Committee adopted a resolution to allocate a chunk of change to...

Wisconsin Frozen Pizza Tournament: Taco/Cheeseburger regional

Tyler Maas
March 13, 2017
Between the NCAA tournament, the unpredictable weather, and the likelihood you're broke after paying taxes, March is a month that seems made for staying home and eating frozen pizza. Wisconsin is fortunate to b...

A guide to the 2017 NCAA Tournament’s Milwaukee games

Tyler Maas
March 13, 2017
Following a weekend that was packed with conference tournaments and Sunday night's selection show, March Madness is officially here. The 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament officially starts on Tuesday, befor...

Take a look inside Pabst Milwaukee Brewery, a.k.a. the church of Pabst

Matt Wild
March 13, 2017
Back in 2015, following an ill-fated push to "Bring PBR Home," it was announced that Pabst would be coming home. Sort of. A new Pabst brewery would indeed be setting up shop in the shuttered Pabst Brewing site,...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (March 5-11)

Matt Wild
March 13, 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...
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