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Addie Blanchard starts strong in Milwaukee stand-up scene

October 27, 2015

During a six-month stint of comedic mass exodus that saw four of the city's strongest stand-up comics relocating to Chicago, another four funnymen heading to L.A., and one comedian even moving to Washington D.C...

‘Night Of The Living Dead: The Puppet Show’ is coming to get you (again)

Kathy Nichols

October 27, 2015

Brother and sister Barbra and Johnny are driving to put flowers on their father’s grave at a cemetery apparently in the middle of nowhere, per their mother’s request. We hear a few squeals from the radio. The a...

Say goodbye to The Midwestern Charm and hello to Bad Wig

Tyler Maas

October 27, 2015

There's a pivotal moment many bands face in which they must decide whether to trudge on with a name they no longer enjoy or risk confusing (or downright upsetting) loyal listeners and bookers by keeping an iden...

Madisen Ward And The Mama Bear captivate Colectivo

Phillip Martinez

October 27, 2015

Writing captivating stories is a tough gig, and pairing those stories with song composition only increases the room for error. When done right, though, these musical narratives are able to take the listener on ...

First Impression: Camino

Tyler Maas

October 26, 2015

Ah, the Walker's Point restaurant renaissance! These days, the transitional neighborhood's culinary and cocktail climate is all but indistinguishable when compared to the dining and drinking options available b...

Tracklist: 11 spooktacular Milwaukee music videos

Matt Wild

October 26, 2015

Music videos come in all shapes and sizes: high-concept, lo-fi, jokey, performance-y, that one U2 video where it was just The Edge staring at the camera for five minutes, etc. But ever since Micheal Jackson thr...

Amy Schumer is coming to BMO Harris Bradley Center December 4

Tyler Maas

October 26, 2015

In a year that saw Amy Schumer partnering with Judd Apatow on Trainwreck, hosting SNL, winning an Emmy for her eponymous Comedy Central series, putting out her Live At The Apollo special on HBO, and crossing th...

Exclusive: Stream HoneyBee’s gorgeous ‘The Hollow Tree EP’

Tyler Maas

October 23, 2015

Milwaukee music is in the midst of a renaissance. Much of the rapid growth, inarguable improvement, and increased national attention to which the city has been privy lately can be largely explained by the ongoi...

Extra Points: 25 bullshit things you can do during the Packers bye

Tyler Maas

October 23, 2015

Though Packers season is only six weeks old, we've already grown quite accustomed to the weekly ritual of gathering with friends and loved ones in living rooms or a wealth of Wisconsin bars to watch Green Bay w...

Yep, Milwaukee showed up on another “most dangerous cities in America” list

Matt Wild

October 23, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Is it Friday? Yes, it’s Friday. That means it’s time to put yet another week ...

“Larry Sultan: Here And Home” brings suburban ennui, flaming oranges to MAM

Matt Wild

October 22, 2015

There’s a moment in the Manos: The Hands Of Fate episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 where Joel comments on the unnerving nature of the infamously terrible film: “Every frame of this movie looks like someon...

Tucked Away: Blue Star Cafe

Tommy Ciaccio

October 22, 2015

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

New look Static Eyes set sights on new horizons

Tyler Maas

October 22, 2015

No matter what widely circulated memes, dated musician jokes, and frequent placement behind everyone but the drummer may lead you to believe, the bass player is an integral part of a band. Aside from rounding o...

Exclusive: Revel (and wallow) in the old-school country of Doghouse Flowers’ ‘Cold Comfort’

Matt Wild

October 22, 2015

There exists a grey zone between radio-friendly mainstream country and critic-friendly alt-country. For all intents and purposes, let’s call that zone, well, “country.” Milwaukee’s Doghouse Flowers occupy that ...

On The Record Episode 40: TMJ4 anchor/reporter Bridget Shanahan

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 21, 2015

For the “lordy, lordy, look who’s 40” episode of On The Record, Tyler and Matt sit down and chat with TMJ4 anchor and reporter Bridget Shanahan. An Illinois native, Shanahan has worked in a number of different ...

Plug in and listen to BLAX’s “The Headphone Experiment Volume 1”

Tyler Maas

October 21, 2015

Since moving back to The Good Land from New York in 2013, Fresh Cut Collective co-founder Adebisi Agoro—who raps under the stage name BLAX—has worked hard to regain his footing in the hip-hop scene he’d tempora...

The Ex and Ken Vandermark join forces at…the Sugar Maple

DJ Hostettler

October 21, 2015

For those unfamiliar with the sort of experimental jazz and noise shows that take place in the tiny brick cube that is the Sugar Maple’s back room, the news that legendary anarcho-punks The Ex were kicking off ...

Video: We conduct a blind taste test to find the least terrible Wisconsin-made pumpkin beer

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 20, 2015

The Halloween season is a glorious time of year, filled with beautiful fall weather and spooky tidings of great joy. But there’s a dark underbelly to the season, one that lurks beneath every caramel apple and...

Midnight Reruns’ latest is a ‘Force’ to be reckoned with

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2015

While the band's unpolished, distorted, and often self-deprecating songs routinely put its name in close proximity to the term "slacker," Midnight Reruns aren't lazy. In fact, they work really hard. Lately, the...

Twin Brother’s “Bury Me Dear” is black, white, and sad all over

Tyler Maas

October 20, 2015

Back in June, Milwaukee folk quintet Twin Brother played an extra special show at Club Garibaldi. Not only was it one of the band's first outings as a five piece and a homecoming for frequent show partner Old E...

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