The East Side Red Dot has closed
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Less than two weeks after the abrupt shutdown of its kitchen, the East Side Red Dot Bar has shut down for good. According to Milwaukee Magazine, the Bartlett Ave. bar and restaurant recently put up a sig...
Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re the 12th best city for music fans
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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 ...
58 things to do in Milwaukee during the 58 remaining days of summer
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The average temperature of Summer 2016 may be 8,000 degrees, but it's still comforting to know that of the 94 days in the season, 58 remain. But what to do with those 58 days? In the interest of making s...
Watch a time-lapse video of hundreds of Pokemon Go players in Lake Park
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Depending on whom you ask, Pokemon Go is either the harbinger of the end times or a miracle sent from the bosom of Jigglypuff itself that cures depression, loneliness, and probably death. Or, you know, t...
Here’s the menu for DanDan
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Has there been a more anticipated Milwaukee restaurant opening in recent years than DanDan? Probably not. The new Asian-inspired restaurant from chefs Dan Van Rite and Dan Jacobs is slated to open in the...
Yeah, Bro! Episode 66: Monogamy and polyamory with Greg Bach and Tyler Menz
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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...
Catacombs swap aims to adjust tracking for VHS, Beta collectors
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This week, various news outlets reported that Funai Electric, which is thought to be the final company that produces VCRs, will stop manufacturing VHS players in August. With major studios ceasing tape r...
Avast! Showoff to shove off as Concert Cruise opener
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If this were pop-punk Jeopardy, "Who is Showoff?" would be a response destined for at least the $800 category. Still, the Illinois-born quartet was once signed to Maverick Records (Madonna's label), the ...
Heavy Leaves start fresh as Yahara with ‘New Year’s Day’
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There are two reasons you probably don't recognize the name Yahara. First, the name is the brand new identifier for an unsung Riverwest folk outfit that used to be called Heavy Leaves. And even as Heavy ...
Prep for Synth Fest MKE with Liquid City Motor’s mood-enhancing ‘Untitled 2’ EP
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Dozens of electronic- and experimental-minded artists will set up shop at Acme Records and Cactus Club this weekend for the inaugural Synth Fest MKE. Among the fest's more well-known acts (Jon Mueller, a...
Tracklist: 14 “& bands” in local music
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It's tough to decide on a band name. Instead of risking potentially calling a project something regrettable (maybe something food-inspired or in honor of a public figure?) that might eventually wind up b...
Premiere: Get pumped with NO/NO’s neon-drenched “Television” video
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Nearly two months after its release, NO/NO's gorgeous Sound And Light continues to surprise. It's an album with surface pleasures aplenty—a glitter-and-gloom dream-pop vibe, insistent synth riffs, endles...
On The Record Episode 73: Wisconsin sports with Jimmy Carlton
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With the fourth place Brewers fresh off the All-Star break, the Bucks still months from action, and the Packers season almost as far away, there's probably no worse time in the year to talk about Wiscons...
First Impression: Fixture Pizza Pub
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While Walker's Point was never lacking for bars and quality Mexican restaurants, and these days isn't for want in regard to upstart microbreweries, distilleries, and fine dining options, the neighborhood...
John Carpenter builds wall of sound at Pabst Theater
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The social feeds of anyone that grew up in the '80s were lit up over the weekend by gushing praise for Stranger Things, a Netflix series coated in a thick frosting of nostalgia and references to genre fi...
Drift away to KaneTheRapper’s druggy, Kurt Cobain-laden debut, ‘The Influence’
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If you've been blindly stumbling around Milwaukee's music landscape wondering where to find the most energy, excitement, and ambition, look no further than the city's hip-hop scene. Spearheaded by the li...
Slenderman doc, more announced for 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival
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By our count, the 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival is roughly two months away. That's two months of anticipation, mental planning, and more anticipation. Oh, and don't forget announcements: Today, Milwaukee ...
First Impression: MobCraft Beer
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While historians are quick to acknowledge the role beer played in establishing Milwaukee as a world-renowned utopia of yeast and barley beverages, there was a stretch when the "Brew City" moniker didn't ...
Come to our “Roast Of Milwaukee” event August 2
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Last year, we decided to informally help kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) rib the city they love in our inaugural Roas...
Yeah, Bro! Episode 65: Listener mail with Jeff Wheatley-Heckman and Tyler Maas
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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...