First Impression: Like Minds MKE
Stop us if you've heard this one before. A small brewing operation begins in Wisconsin and quickly makes a name for itself among local hopheads. The output (which is contract brewed at a brewery in Green Bay)...
There’s a barrel of great brewery events in Milwaukee this fall
Tonight marks the first meeting of the Milwaukee Record Beer Club. Basically, we've partnered with Lakefront Brewery to give away free beer for two hours (or while supplies last) at a bar in or around Milwauk...
Let’s talk about the Mitchell Park Domes (and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of th...
Tucked Away: La Casa De Alberto
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 ...
Ryan Holman looks back on first year of Hear Here Presents
Though there's no longer a channel dedicated to broadcasting them, we're presently living in the golden age of music videos. Not coincidentally, Milwaukee videographers are experiencing something of a renaiss...
Harley-Davidson wins “coolest” Wisconsin product award, announces 225 layoffs on same day
Tuesday, in an awkward moment not seen since that time some dude got "Jon Bovi" tattood on his arm, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson found itself the subject of two very different headlines. In one, Harley-Dav...
New Bucks player Tony Snell gets free Chipotle burritos for life, you don’t
Yesterday, the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls finalized a trade in which one underperforming fourth-year guard, Michael Carter-Williams, was sent to the Windy City in exchange for another underperforming f...
Great Job, Wisconsin! People wonder why we’re so “cold,” “humid,” and “drunk”
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 dei...
Join us October 24 for the Local Coverage draft at Company Brewing
After two encouraging, fun, and overwhelmingly positive years of Milwaukee Record's "Local Coverage" benefit, we're thrilled to announce the show that brings a diverse menagerie of Milwaukee acts together to ...
Xposed 4Heads’ “Save All Monsters” is a graveyard smash
When we last checked in with Xposed 4Heads, the on-again, off-again, three-decades-and-counting Milwaukee goof-rock band was celebrating the holidays—all the holidays—with a wacky tune called "Sing Along Agai...
19 Milwaukee Halloween weekend shows
Even though there's still close to two weeks between now and Halloween weekend, there's so much going on in the Milwaukee from October 28 through October 31, you'll probably need time to set your plans. With ...
Relive Beet Street Harvest Festival with these photos
For approximately eight hours this weekend, a two-block chunk of Bay View was transformed into a fall utopia. Saturday's inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival—a collaboration between Goodkind, Palomino, and ...
Hey you guys! Sheriff Clarke is totally going to beat up Daniel Bice by the bike racks after school!
Over the weekend, professional internet troll, hat-wearer, television pundit, podcast host, speaker, and, oh yeah, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke made headlines when he tweeted it was "pitchforks and t...
An oral history of The Mistreaters’ Packers van going up in flames on a Texas highway
The Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys rivalry has been raging since 1967's unforgettable Ice Bowl. Things went Green Bay's way in the '60s and Dallas' in the '70s. Both teams kind of sucked ass in the 1980...
MKE SEX: Consent, assault, and rape culture
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A week ago, videotape was released of the Republican presidential candidate talking about some of the perks of being a star. By now, we've all seen the tape, and witnessed brutal knock-...
“Slap Fights With Kpolly” brings James Spader drawings, butts to Hot Pop
When we last caught up with Milwaukee artist Kristopher Pollard—a.k.a. Kpolly—he was fulfilling his duties as Milwaukee Film Membership Manager by donning a blue bathrobe and dancing seductively before a scre...
There’s a burger beef between two restaurants in Cudahy
Cudahy is a lot of things. It's often reduced to stereotypes (of varying accuracy) directed at its longstanding industrial identity. It's a vibrant and promising place where young families, business owners, and...
Here’s everything you need to know about the inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival
Last month, we announced the inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival. The fall fest—taking place on Wentworth and Potter avenues in Bay View from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 15—is an ambitious joint...
Great Job, Milwaukee! Our rent went up another 7% from September to October
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 dei...
First Impression: Bumstead Provisions
It's been a long road there, but Bay View is now home to a restaurant unlike any other in the neighborhood and, arguably, the entire city. In summer 2015, Twelve12 Hospitality Group—which owns and operates Cr...