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August 13, 2025

Back in 2023, Milwaukee enfant terrible filmmaker Frankie Latina launched a GoFundMe for his third feature film, Skinny Dip. The horror flick was only in pre-production at that point, but its classic "campers b...

Birch owners reveal details of new restaurant, Cassis, due to open this fall

August 13, 2025

Late last year, husband-and-wife duo Kyle and Meghan Knall—a.k.a. the couple behind nationally celebrated Milwaukee restaurant Birch—announced plans to open a new restaurant, Cassis. Now, as the anticipated fal...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 30 – August 12, 2025)

August 13, 2025

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

WMSE’s Local/Live: DT HARM

August 13, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, August 12, 2025: DT ...

If a certain something happens today, here’s when George Webb will announce the date/time of its free burger giveaway, and that’s it

August 13, 2025

According to a George Webb press release: Thursday, August 14 at noon. (Again, this is NOT when the free burger giveaway will take place if a certain something happens today. This is when they'll announce th...

Crafty Cow’s Outlaw Oyster concept to open in Bay View next month

August 12, 2025

Back in February, Crafty Cow opened a seafood concept in a portion of its Wauwatosa location (6519 W. North Ave.). Originally debuted as a pop-up, Outlaw Oyster quickly earned oodles of positive press for its i...

Here’s who’s playing the Milwaukee Record Stage at Bay View Bash

August 12, 2025

While many of Milwaukee’s summer festivals, block parties, and other large scale happenings have already come and gone, one of the city’s best fests of the season is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will ret...

The Catered Quiz: Chris Stephens answers questions about ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ and the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy

Rick Katschke

August 12, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Catered Quiz, writer Chris Stephens of the comedy duo Butt joins the show to answer questions about Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and the original Star Wars trilogy. We also talk about p...

Violent Femmes add second Riverside Theater show to self-titled, ‘Hallowed Ground’ tour

August 12, 2025

One of the most unassailable facts in all of music is that the Violent Femmes' eponymous 1983 debut absolutely rules. "Blister In The Sun"! "Add It Up"! "Gone Daddy Gone"! There's not a bad tune in the 10-song ...

Pizza Man will close Wauwatosa location August 24

August 12, 2025

The Wauwatosa location of Pizza Man, 11500 W. Burleigh St. in the Mayfair Collection, will have its final day of service on Sunday, August 24. Pizza Man's Milwaukee location, 2597 N. Downer Ave., will remain op...

Watch Browns Crew perform at El Rey

August 12, 2025

Barring another round of rain, tonight's Chill On The Hill will feature a headlining set from hip-hop duo Browns Crew. (Synth-pop outfit Peshtigo will open things at 6:30 p.m.) Want to prep for the show, and en...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport

August 12, 2025

Last month I published an article titled "The wonderful, quirky world of Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport." It delved into some of the more idiosyncratic features of our hometown airport, including the ...

Watch Bert Lauderdale report from The Great State Fair Flood of 2025

August 11, 2025

"Storm coming through! Mother Nature means business! State Fair is about to get...rocked!" So proclaims Bert Lauderdale in his report from the penultimate day of this year's Wisconsin State Fair—a.k.a. The G...

Make your picks in Round 2 of our Wisconsin Lake Bracket

August 11, 2025

broadstreet.zone(152652); And then there were 32! Following an opening Wisconsin Lake Bracket round that found approximately 5,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 inland Badger State lake...

September 6 is shaping up to be the perfect storm of Milwaukee events

August 11, 2025

Even though every weekend of the summer—or every weekend between mid-May and the end of October, really—offers an abundance of festivals, block parties, fairs, and other ambitious civic celebrations in and arou...

Trolley teases new album with second single, “As Long As I Can Find You”

August 11, 2025

In case you missed it, legendary Milwaukee power-pop band Trolley has a new album coming out this fall. A Carnival Of Grey And White is scheduled to drop on October 3. Not only will it celebrate the group's 30t...

Billy Strings delights Fiserv Forum during “Summer 25” tour stop

Cal Roach

August 9, 2025

Fresh off the "GD60" Grateful Dead anniversary celebrations in San Francisco over the previous weekend, Billy Strings started the next leg of his extensive touring schedule in Milwaukee on Friday. Although the ...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Runt

August 9, 2025

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

Baithak Of Punjab is now open (and extremely good)