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July 7, 2016

// On Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, the inaugural Milwaukee Fringe Festival will throw its hat into the delightfully crowded Milwaukee summer festival ring. The fest will showcase more than 50 ...

We ate all the new “food items” at Summerfest

July 6, 2016

// A few weeks before the start of Summerfest 2016, the Big Gig released a list of new vendors and food items. The announcement didn't quite approach the time-honored ridiculousness of the Wisconsin State F...

Spend 10 minutes with aliens, cops in new Rashita Joneses video

July 6, 2016

// After an astounding five releases in 2015 and recently pulling off the inaugural Tasty Fest without a hitch, The Rashita Joneses have earned a break. Instead of easing off, though, the Milwaukee garage r...

Hollywood Vampires channel the dead in tribute-heavy Summerfest set

Phillip Martinez

July 6, 2016

// After a short hiatus for the Fourth of July, Summerfest was back in action on Tuesday night. It was certainly not the most enticing day of artists on this year’s lengthy lineup, but there was one act tha...

Nick’s House / Y-Not III has been demolished

July 5, 2016

The building of the former Nick's House—the ultimately ill-fated Bar Rescue experiment that turned the Y-Not III into a '70s-themed bar—has been demolished. Per a photo from Urban Milwaukee, the property at 185...

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

July 5, 2016

// Where has the summer gone? Okay, okay, so there's still a ton of summer left, but the bleakness of autumn will be upon us before you know it. Thus, it's important to use your limited summer entertainment...

Revel in the public domain weirdness of Scrimshaw’s “Town Lazer” video

July 5, 2016

// There's no other Milwaukee band like Scrimshaw. Hell, there may be no other band anywhere like Scrimshaw. The delightfully weirdo art-rock band has been kicking it for more than a decade now, releasing alb...

Yeah, Bro! Episode 63: Masculinity with Dave Nelsen

July 4, 2016

// Every week, we’'l 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...

Celebrate the season with Old Milwaukee’s “Pass Me A Beer” summer edition

July 2, 2016

// In an era of multi-million dollar CGI-laden and Pitbull-infused beer commercials, Old Milwaukee's no-budget "Hey, Pass Me A Beer" online advertising campaign is a breath of fresh air. The brainchild of R...

The best Milwaukee albums of 2016 (so far)

July 1, 2016

// Believe it or not (we choose not), 2016 is halfway over. Summer may have just begun and winter may seem like a distant nightmare, but the fact remains that the year is currently on the downward slide. It...

Here’s the 2016 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

July 1, 2016

Milwaukee Comedy Festival turned 10 last summer. Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, the Matt Kemple-curated undertaking has grown and evolved in kind w...

Yield Bar still seeking new home, will not replace The Hotel Foster

June 30, 2016

// At 1:30 a.m. on May 27, Yield Bar's 11-year run came to a quiet and abrupt end when the beloved East Side bar closed without notice. That unexpected end turned out to be just the beginning of a different...

Public Domain: Ruth B8r Ginsburg performs “Which Side Are You On?”

June 30, 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 ...

Review: Taped Music at JoJo’s Martini Lounge (Summerfest)

June 30, 2016

// Wednesday marked the beginning of yet another Summerfest, the 49th iteration of a classic Milwaukee event that has evolved over the years to become what's accurately referred to as "The World's Largest M...

“American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood” gets its close-up at MAM

June 30, 2016

// There's a scene in the Coen brothers' underrated 2016 film Hail, Caesar! when brassy 1950s starlet DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson) is shooting a synchronized swimming film. She rises from the water, c...

Celebrate the first day of Summerfest with a bunch of videos of “Weird Al” playing Summerfest

June 29, 2016

// Hey! It's Summerfest! Fun! From June 29-July 3, and July 5-July 10, the 49th annual Big Gig will fill the sprawling Henry Maier Festival Park with hundreds of thousands of attendees, hundreds of musical ...

On The Record Ep. 71: ‘Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me’ with Steven Hyden (live at Cactus Club)