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February 8, 2016

// 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...

Comparing the 2002 and 2016 Milwaukee Brewers, the worst teams in franchise history

February 5, 2016

// With the team's On Deck event having come and gone, pitchers and catchers preparing to report to spring training in a matter of days, and last weekend's Jean Segura trade essentially signaling the end of...

Oh god yes! Avalon is screening ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ on Valentine’s Day

February 5, 2016

// Ever since we finally convinced the Avalon to show Wet Hot American Summer last September (no big deal!), the Bay View theater has rolled out a steady stream of celebrated cinema classics to coincide wit...

Milwaukee development, the Shops of Grand Avenue, and a requiem for the underdog

February 4, 2016

// There's a moment early on in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy when the novel's befuddled protagonist, Arthur Dent, is lying in the mud in front of a bulldozer, protesting the unexpecte...

Queen Tut’s dominion extends to Mitten Fest

February 4, 2016

// If you're among the nearly 7,000 people who have checked either "interested" or "going" on the Facebook event for Saturday's day-long Burnhearts Mitten Fest, it's possible you've looked upon the name Que...

Here’s the limited edition screen print for Christopher Lloyd’s ‘Back To The Future’ screening

February 4, 2016

// Back in December, the space-time continuum was briefly disrupted when it was announced that Christopher Lloyd would be coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, February 20 for a screening of the 1985 bo...

On The Record Episode 53: The state of terrestrial radio

February 3, 2016

// Compared to the way things were as recently as 10 or even five years ago, the radio industry is virtually unrecognizable. Here, in the age of the aux cable, streaming services, and in the golden age of p...

Here’s everything you need to know about Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016

February 3, 2016

// Since the first frost of last autumn, many Milwaukee-area residents have set their sights on the events of February 6. As the days became shorter, the holidays came and went, and the Packers season reach...

Dalek Asylum Milwaukee assembles record-exterminating army of ‘Doctor Who’ villains

Tea Krulos

February 2, 2016

// The long-running British sci-fi show Doctor Who has long captured audience imaginations with the adventures of an alien Time Lord known only as "The Doctor." Part of the show's longevity is held by the c...

Exclusive: Stream the self-titled Indonesian Junk album that’s going ’round

February 2, 2016

// Genre labels can be maddening for musicians and listeners alike, offering little to no indication of what an artist actually sounds like. (Honk if the words "post-punk" always leave you with a blank stare....

First video from anti-Scott Walker “Unintimidated” project skewers Facebook activism

February 2, 2016

// Have you been displeased with Wisconsin's political climate for the last, oh, let's say, five years? Does the very thought of a certain Wisconsin governor make you break out in hives? If you answered "no...

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

February 1, 2016

// February holds the distinction of being the year's shortest month, one of Wisconsin's coldest spans of time, and the final full month of winter. However, this particular February finds Milwaukee artists ...

Christopher Porterfield and company explore the obscure for Alverno Presents’ “How To Write A Popular Song”

Cal Roach

February 1, 2016

// The radio promos for Saturday's Alverno Presents show at Pitman Theatre suggested that you ought to have heard of Charles K. Harris, but you probably haven't. He was a Poughkeepsie native who grew up and...

Yeah, Bro! Podcast Episode 41: Drag Queens with Trixie Mattel and Jordan Gwiazdowski

February 1, 2016

// We've been covering the work of Milwaukee comedian, improviser, podcast host, and local gay icon Jacob Bach for quite some time. We first got to know him during a Q&A last August, a month before he g...

On The Record Episode 52: Memes and online ownership

January 29, 2016

// When it comes to online source acknowledgment, we're living in the wild, wild west. With more "content" than ever being posted, uploaded, and shared on exceedingly more platforms than ever before, it see...

Reviewing Kato Kaelin’s review of ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’

January 29, 2016

// Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • When the Green Bay Packers were knocked out of the playoffs a few week...

Masked Intruder nemesis Officer Bradford tells tales from his punk rock patrol

January 28, 2016

// It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Since being "court appointed" to the position about four years ago, a Milwaukee man who goes by the name Officer Bradford puts on his uniform—jean shorts, a f...

Open View shares Milwaukee’s insider art world

John Riepenhoff

January 28, 2016

Open View started emailing subscribers in the fall of 2015 with a concise but diverse list of recommended screenings, exhibitions, lectures, and other conceptual cultural events happing each month in Milwau...

First Impression: Dock18 Cocktail Lab