The Borg Ward is closed
Late Thursday evening, the Borg Ward—Milwaukee's venerable all-ages club located at 823 W. National Ave. in Walker's Point—announced it was closed, effective immediately. In a letter posted to Facebook, org...
SNYD’s new mixtape pays tribute to Kobe Bryant
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On Monday, February 22, the Milwaukee Bucks will host the Los Angeles Lakers. Though a 22-32 team hosting an 11-44 team doesn't exactly have the makings of a meaningful game, the Bradley Center will be p...
Straight Outta Company Brewing: Jordan Lee previews Dre Day MKE
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Today marks the 51st birthday of Andre Young, who is better known throughout the world as Dr. Dre. The rap icon's influential career spans parts of four decades. Along the way, he's sold millions of albu...
On The Record Episode 55: The state of metal in Milwaukee
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It took 55 episodes to do so, but On The Record finally took a long-overdue look at the state of heavy metal in Milwaukee. Though the city's metal scene rarely gets covered adequately by local publicatio...
Soul Low opens up, unplugs, looks ahead before rare acoustic show
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Soul Low is in a strange place right now. Following its biggest year to date, the band currently looms in a self-described "vinyl purgatory" that finds it sitting on new material and staying relatively q...
Miyazaki films coming to Avalon Theater in March
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Few filmmakers embody the phrase "living legend" more than Hayao Miyazaki. For more than 30 years, the Japanese director/producer/animator has transcended both culture and medium with a slew of stunningl...
Tucked Away: Tanpopo Ramen & Sushi
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The greased pig that should be filling Milwaukee's ramen-craving gullet with porky goodness is harder to catch these days. After Tochi broke everyone's hearts by moving from Shorewood to West Bend, it se...
Tracklist: 6 things to know about today’s spring primary election
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Have you ever met someone who constantly drones on and on about how they refuse to vote, man? "Wow," you think, right after thinking, "Please be quiet." "In the time it's taking this genius to explain wh...
Weird! Bubba Sparxxx will perform at City Lounge in Cudahy on April 30
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Today in the "suburban bars booking past-prime rappers" beat comes news that the crown jewel of East Layton Avenue late-night, City Lounge, has landed a show with a formerly formidable "country rap" fore...
This video portrays Milwaukee as the weird, wonderful, and awful place it really is
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The last few years have seen an unprecedented explosion of Milwaukee pride. If there's a new list that mentions Milwaukee in a remotely positive light, Milwaukeeans will fawn over it. If there's a new T-...
Pastafarians rejoice! Wisconsin DMV now allows colanders in license photos
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Church Of The Flying Spaghetti Monster members (also known as "Pastafarians") who live in Wisconsin are in luck. Last week, around the same time followers of a different religion were walking around in p...
UPAF reaches out to new performing arts fans with old Henry Winkler ads
The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support more than a dozen performing arts groups in Southeastern Wisconsin. Last year found UPAF doling out its large...
Yeah, Bro! Podcast Episode 43: Gay dating apps with Soul Low’s Jake Balistrieri
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Every Monday, we'll be posting a new episode of Yeah, Bro! Podcast, the show where host/local gay treasure Jacob Bach talks about "gay things" with straight men. You can also stream our partner podcast o...
Godspeed You! Black Emperor ascends, evolves at Turner Hall
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Milwaukee has been spoiled on the post-rock front thus far in 2016. Three weeks ago, Mad Planet somehow landed a Tortoise performance—only the band's second live date following the release of its first n...
Rio Turbo and Dashcam remix “20/20” for Valentine’s Day
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Happy Valentine's Day, Milwaukee! Hopefully you spent the weekend cuddled up close to that special someone. If Cupid's arrow missed you this year, cheer up knowing Milwaukee party-pop purveyor Rio Turbo ...
Off Base: The best, worst, and weirdest Milwaukee Brewers 2016 giveaways
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We've already come to terms with the overwhelming likelihood the Milwaukee Brewers are going to be very, very (and maybe historically) bad in 2016. Between everything new GM David Stearns has said, the v...
How hard was Sheriff Clarke trolling THIS week?
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Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.
• Let's be honest: we could run a column entitled "How hard was Sheriff ...
MKE SEX: To shave or not to shave (your pubic hair)
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For some people, high school health class was a very long time ago. Over time, the fine details about human sexuality fade in memory, and what's left is a general memory of how pregnancy happens and how ...
Exclusive: Stream the new Brat Sounds EP, ‘Gatorade’
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Following a solid self-titled debut put out under the name Brat Sounds in late 2014, former Dinny Bulca singer Scott Cary's new project really started to hit its stride last September with the release of...
Parents: It’s cold out there, so take your kids to the Shops of Grand Avenue
Before we begin, let me say that however you're feeling about seeing what could be considered a "parenting column" in the pages of Milwaukee Record, I'm with you. If you're delighted, I'm with you. If you'r...