Nomad’s biergarten is now open
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Last year we hipped you to a handful of Milwaukee patios that "make you feel like you're not in Milwaukee." Entering the mix this year is Nomad World Pub's long-awaited, world-flavored outdoor biergarten...
Ponder Chris Siegel’s “All I Think About,” featuring Lex Allen and Siren
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Chris Siegel's "This Is How" recently landed on our Summer 2016 playlist, and with good reason: the chilled-out, steel-drum-infused track practically begs to blasted on repeat at any self-respecting summ...
You can “Save Yield Bar” by donating to its GoFundMe campaign
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Last month, we were sad to break the news that Yield Bar had abruptly closed its doors with no notice, following 11 years in business. Yesterday, news that a cocktail and ramen establishment called Yokoh...
First Impression: Wy’east Pizza
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When Applebee's announced last month it would be rebranding its 2,000-unit bastion of corporate mediocrity in order to take back respective neighborhoods with a "fire-breathing workhorse" of wood-burning...
On The Record Episode 68: PrideFest with Jacob Bach
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Can you feel it in the air? Milwaukee's festival season officially kicks off this weekend with the return of PrideFest Milwaukee 2016. June 10-12, the Henry Maier Festival Grounds will be abuzz with musi...
Zed Kenzo blends appreciation with ambition
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A little over a year ago, Zecháriah Ruffin returned to Milwaukee after a short (and not-so sweet) stint in Los Angeles. Focused more on getting her life back in order than music at the time, she—under th...
Direct Hit! spots (and becomes?) the East Side Turkey in new video
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Just over two weeks from now, Direct Hit! will release Wasted Mind, its new full-length and debut record on Fat Wreck Chords, into the world. As one could maybe glean from the title, the album centers on...
Tucked Away: East End Cafe
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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...
Announcing Bandsketball 2016
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Since 2014, Bandsketball has served as a means of bringing musicians from all ends of Milwaukee's music scene together in an unconventional and incredibly fun way. Each summer, a combined 32 bands or hip...
Piles bassist lightens up with solo project, \\NASTOS\\
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Last May, a little-known trio called Piles forcefully announced its arrival with Planet Skin, its sophomore album and a near-masterpiece of Milwaukee-made post-punk that earned the No. 6 slot on our "25 ...
A guide to PrideFest’s Milwaukee Record Stage
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Excuse us if this post comes off as a bit self-serving, but holy shit! Milwaukee Record has its own fucking stage at PrideFest this year and we're really excited about it! Given the wide breadth of local...
Yeah, Bro! Episode 59: UpStairs Lounge attack with Greg Bach
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Every week, we’ll be posting a new episode of Yeah, Bro! Podcast, the show where host/local gay treasure Jacob Bach talks about “gay things” (usually) with straight men. You can also stream our partner p...
Music review: The organist at Organ Piper Pizza
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For more than 40 years, metro Milwaukee has been fed and entertained by Organ Piper Pizza, a one-of-a-kind restaurant and music palace buried deep in the guts of Greenfield. As the name suggests, Organ P...
We had Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford eat and review a dozen Honeydip Donuts
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Today is National Donut Day. Though virtually everyone is prone to enjoying the sugary breakfast pastry from time to time, no group is more aligned with the donut—for better or worse—than police officers...
On The Record Episode 67: Summer festivals and Ask Us Anything (Live!)
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For this endearingly slipshod episode, hosts Matt Wild and Tyler Maas (that's us) decided to try something a little different and do an "Ask Us Anything" kind of deal via Facebook Live. So yes, as we wer...
Here’s the 2016 Milwaukee Bike-In Movie Series schedule
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We aren't sure how we (and seemingly everyone else) missed this, but arguably the best summer movie series in the city released its film lineup late last month. Between the third Friday of each June thro...
I ate Dave Begel’s “Top 10 Milwaukee foods to eat while you are driving” while I was driving
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A growing (yet still rarely followed) tenet of internet culture is that you should avoid spreading articles you don't like on social media. A comically oblivious article can generate more traffic through...
A-side/B-side: So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?
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In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.
Matt ...
The spot of the former “Spot 4MKE” is for sale, will be used to pay for streetcar expansion
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Back in March, we wrote about the end of "The Spot 4MKE," an ill-fated "placemaking" project from Creative Alliance Milwaukee that sought to inject some life into a disused downtown parking lot on the co...
Listen to our “Ode to Bob Uecker” on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Wisconsin Life”
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Back in April, Milwaukee Record co-founder, co-editor, and all-around co-person Matt Wild penned a "Milwaukee Day ode to Bob Uecker." Using the 414-based holiday as a handy excuse to once again write abo...