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August 3, 2016

// The 2016 Wisconsin State Fair is approximately 24 hours away. Yes, beginning Thursday, August 4, Wisconsinites can once again enjoy oodles of farm animals, oodles of racing farm animals, cream puffs, dee...

Stream Soul Low’s sophomore slump-dispelling ‘Nosebleeds’

August 2, 2016

// Apparently, UNEASY wasn't just some throwaway album title. After entering local music fans' collective conscious with the lauded 2013 debut before most of the band's members could legally drink, Soul Low...

10 highly specific Milwaukee entertainment “itineraries”

August 2, 2016

// Local tourism organization Visit Milwaukee has come a long way since proclaiming Milwaukee to be "Chicago's Upper, Upper North Side," and thinking a campaign entitled "You Gotta Be Here!" was a good idea...

A loud out: Saying goodbye to Jonathan Lucroy

Vince Morales

August 2, 2016

// It was a mostly meaningless at-bat in a mostly meaningless game. The Milwaukee Brewers had the lead and a chance to sweep the third place Pittsburgh Pirates. There was a runner on first base, two outs an...

Milwaukee Film Festival announces lineup for 2016 Black Lens Program

August 2, 2016

// Less than two months remain until the 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival. Two sets of films have already been announced, and there are approximately 8,000 more on the way. Today, Milwaukee Film chipped away at...

Brady Street Festival 2016: A minute-by-minute recap

August 1, 2016

// For those keeping score at home, this past weekend featured the Riverwest 24, MishMash Fest, German Fest, Milwaukee Brewfest, and probably 14 other FestFests. With all that ridiculous summer action, it w...

Welcome to August: Here’s what you’re doing this month

August 1, 2016

// Though it feels like summer just started, we've now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn't going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Though the vast majority of the city's fe...

Journal Sentinel website, commenting system have finally been USA Today’d

August 1, 2016

// As predicted back in December 2015, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website has been completely redesigned to match the many sites owned by Gannett Co. Inc., and Gannett's USA Today Network. The redesign ...

Here’s the 2016 Center Street Daze Festival music lineup

August 1, 2016

Entering its 19th year, Center Street Daze Festival serves to remind Milwaukee the end of festival season is in sight. Just two months earlier and a few blocks north, Locust Street Festival Of Music And Art uno...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re the 3rd best city for beer lovers

August 1, 2016

// 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, or any time a national publication deigns ...

Public Domain: Something To Do performs “Any Little Girl, That’s A Nice Little Girl, Is The Right Little Girl For Me”

July 29, 2016

// Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo's new Back Room performance space at its Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt some of th...

A Riverwest 24 dictionary for first-time riders

Kevin Mueller

July 29, 2016

// This weekend's Riverwest 24 can seem like an overwhelming experience. It is a 24-hour bike race, after all. But the Riverwest 24 is much more than just a bicycling competition. It offers an opportunity t...

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2016 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

July 29, 2016

// The Milwaukee Comedy Festival will officially kick off next Thursday. Going on its 11th year, the event pre-dates the city's still-swelling comic boom, and certainly helped local comedy evolve, through s...

MKE SEX: Quickies

Lucky Tomaszek

July 29, 2016

// A lot of sex ed questions require long, thoughtful, sensitive responses to fully articulate the facts while respecting each person's own situation and choices. Other sex ed questions are pretty clear cut...

Activities Archive unearths lost treasures from Milwaukee’s recent music past

July 28, 2016

// Zack Pieper and Didier Leplae have been sitting on some music. A lot of music. Over the course of the last 15 years or so, the two longtime Milwaukee musicians have performed in dozens of local bands ...

Let’s talk about the supposed death of the East Side some more

July 28, 2016

// 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 ...

WMSE’s Friday Night Freak Show is returning to Times Cinema

July 28, 2016

// Rejoice, lovers of cult films and darkened theaters: After a 10-year break, WMSE's once-mighty Friday Night Freak Show is returning to the Times Cinema. Hell yes. The original incarnation of the midni...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to $1 beer specials