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South Shore Frolics’ “Blow Up The Beach” fireworks finale has been un-canceled

June 24, 2016

// The South Shore Frolics have been a Bay View staple for more than six decades, treating residents to an old-fashioned parade, an old-fashioned fireworks display, and other old-fashioned summer festival a...

MKE SEX: Erectile dysfunction and improv theatre

Lucky Tomaszek

June 24, 2016

// Hello MKE SEX, How do you bring up to a partner that he may have erectile dysfunction and you want him to do something about it because nobody is having fun? You know, taking into account a most fragile...

Direct Hit! mixes opportunity with execution on ‘Wasted Mind’

Tyler Maas

June 23, 2016

// Down Appleton Avenue on Milwaukee's far northwest end sits what appears to be an abandoned building. You'd miss it if you weren't looking for it. You might miss it if you were. Next door is Midpoint Mote...

15 (mostly extinct) East Side institutions on that North Ave. “Compass” sculpture

Matt Wild

June 22, 2016

// Near the corner of North and Cambridge avenues on Milwaukee's East Side stands a curious piece of public art. A 22-foot-tall light pole juts out from a median in the middle of the road, its body adorned ...

On The Record Episode 70: Crowdfunding and the music industry with Brett Newski

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 22, 2016

// Having played more than 200 shows last year and continually booking both cross-country and cross-continental tours between rock-solid releases, Brett Newski's work ethic is indisputable. However, before ...

Wake up with Tenement’s cover of Squeeze’s “Black Coffee In Bed”

Tyler Maas

June 22, 2016

// With an intense work ethic and an outstanding catalog to boot, Tenement's recent Rolling Stone distinction of being one of "10 Great Modern Punk Bands" absolutely holds weight. The Appleton (and Milwauke...

First Impression: Lost Valley Cider Co.

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2016

// Much like the rampant expansion craft brewing has experienced recently, the world of hard ciders is bursting with exponentially more brands that are creating exciting and new concoctions in effort to kee...

Watch Reuben Glaser troll an Appleton Trump rally

Matt Wild

June 21, 2016

// When we last talked with Reuben Glaser, the Milwaukee-area funnyman was contemplating the meaning of life via his "Tiny Face Trump" meme—a creation similar to, but sadly not as successful as, his "Little...

Great Job, Milwaukee! The New York Times thinks we’re a “cursed sports city”

Matt Wild

June 20, 2016

// Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee Bot (similar to OnMilwaukee's Jeff Sherman Bot 8000) to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online ...

Vincent VanGREAT’s persistence produces results in ‘UnGREATful’

Tyler Maas

June 20, 2016

// This time last year, longtime SAFS Crew producer Vincent VanGREAT was planning to release his debut solo release, UnGREATful, which would bring the beat maker to the forefront and allow him to sing and r...

Built To Spill plays to unconventional strengths at Turner Hall

Cal Roach

June 20, 2016

// The definition of "indie rock" may have changed over the years, but the sound of the music has not. Take everything in your iTunes library assigned to that genre, make a giant playlist and hit shuffle: s...

Milwaukee comes together to help Orlando

Tyler Maas

June 18, 2016

// Tonight, Wisconsin state representative JoCasta Zamarripa, District 12 alderman José Pérez, and others will meet in a Walker's Point park a week after 49 lives were lost in the Pulse Orlando shooting, a ...

Biju’s Block Party gives back to local music super fan

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2016

// Even if you've only been to a few local concerts, you've surely seen her. Whether she was watching intently near the front of the stage, perched behind a table to sell a band's merchandise or doling out ...

Carly Malison delivers in female-focused Hellcat Amazons showcase

Tyler Maas

June 17, 2016

// It usually takes a comedian years of trial and error to find their voice. Carly Malison didn't have that problem. Mere months after trying stand-up for the first time, she topped a crop of comics—many of...

Silent protest: 42 Ale House’s “Headphone Disco” skirts St. Francis ordinance

Tyler Maas

June 16, 2016

// Back in April, we featured 42 Ale House on our list of "16 quintessentially Milwaukee patios," despite the fact the nerd bar is technically located about a mile from Milwaukee's border in St. Francis. Wh...

I hung out with the mayor of Cudahy

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2016

// Last year, a few weeks after we posted about a particularly harsh video about West Allis (that, again, we had no part in making), I sought to see if the industrial Milwaukee suburb was indeed the "worst ...

Milwaukee Record’s 2016 summer movie guide

Tyler Maas

June 15, 2016

// In addition to the wealth of festivals, patio fun, (ugh) pedal taverns, tailgating blowouts, beer gardens and beach relaxation, and countless other outdoor activities Milwaukee offers throughout the summ...

Here’s the winner of the “People’s Flag of Milwaukee” contest, available now for $50

Matt Wild

June 14, 2016

// Tuesday night, at an event at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, the "People's Flag of Milwaukee" was finally unveiled. The winning design was "Sunrise Over the Lake," designed by Robert Lenz. According to Lenz, "t...

Milwaukee’s Veterans Park is an occult mating-ritual site, apparently

Matt Wild

June 14, 2016

// Milwaukee County's celebrated park system has been called an "emerald necklace"—a sea of sparkling green that enriches and nourishes the community it surrounds. Looked at another way, however, and that n...

Take one small step with psyched-out Calliope side project, Moon Rats

Matt Wild

June 14, 2016

// Type "Milwaukee psych-rock" into the search engine of your choice, and you'll quickly land on Calliope. (Go ahead, try it!) The group has been blasting the city with it's heavy, bluesy, Doors-channeling ...

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