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Here’s the lineup for the 2015 Locust Street Festival

June 3, 2015

A week or so of hoodie weather notwithstanding, summer in Milwaukee is more or less here, and with it comes the buildup to the city’s countless festivals and street parties. A perennial favorite, the Locust Str...

UWM students can now be known by their preferred names

Matt Wild

June 3, 2015

For students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, being known by their preferred names just got easier. On June 1, UWM enacted a preferred name, or name-in-use system for all registered students. The op...

I hung out with the mayor of West Allis

Tyler Maas

June 2, 2015

Way back in March, we posted a video—once again, a video we had absolutely NO role in producing—that displayed a rough, unflattering, and altogether bleak view of West Allis that alleged it was “the worst city ...

Prince tribute, Greil Marcus talk highlight Alverno Presents Season 56

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 2, 2015

If there’s one constant to Alverno Presents—the long-running performing arts series of Alverno College—it’s a willingness to try anything and everything. The past few years alone have seen local musicians payin...

First Impression: Wright’s Burgers & Wings

Tyler Maas

June 2, 2015

Late May is a time of exodus on Milwaukee's upper East side. University-adjacent sidewalks are strewn with gently (and not so gently) used furniture, as parents and Hernia movers alike help new graduates move b...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 1, 2015

Though July comes close to matching it, there’s simply no month in Milwaukee that’s more jam-packed with entertainment than June. Festival season officially kicks off with PrideFest, which gives way to Polish F...

Here’s the ridiculously great lineup for Point Fish Fry & A Flick 2015

Matt Wild

June 1, 2015

Since 2009, for a handful of Fridays throughout the summer, Point Fish Fry & A Flick has transformed Discovery World on the lakefront into an outdoor movie mecca. Co-produced by the Pabst Theater Group, the...

Father John Misty captivates Pabst Theater with energetic, endearing display

Phillip Martinez

June 1, 2015

Fancy footwork, mic-twirling, spastic movements, primal screams and Jim Morrison-esque theatrics aren’t what are typically seen at a concert of an artist rooted in folk music. Sunday night at the Pabst Theater,...

No longer new in town, John Mulaney slays in hilarious Milwaukee return

Tyler Maas

June 1, 2015

Former Saturday Night Live head writer John Mulaney's uproariously funny 2012 special New In Town is on the short list of the best hours of comedy captured on tape in recent memory. The intensely quotable—"OHH!...

Tea Krulos talks Monster Hunters, Paranormal Conference in Episode 20 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 29, 2015

This week on On The Record, we sit down with author (and occasional Milwaukee Record contributor) Tea Krulos to talk about his latest book, Monster Hunters: On The Trail With Ghost Hunters, Bigfooters, Ufologis...

Drop anchor and check out Milwaukee Boat Line’s Concert Cruise schedule

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2015

We've already covered the staggering number of land-loving musicians playing in and around Milwaukee this summer. Now we know more than 20 acts who will take to Lake Michigan in June, July, and August as part o...

Pauly Shore Stands Alone: A backhanded Wisconsin love letter

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2015

Not unlike Crystal Pepsi, Hypercolor t-shirts, and the LaserDisc, Pauly Shore was a cultural bullet point that was emblematic of what America’s pop culture landscape was like during the early-to-mid ’90s. The c...

Off Base: 10 Brewers/Star Wars bobbleheads we’d like to see

Rob Wieland

May 28, 2015

Wisconsin’s recent run as a contender in various sports has been a refreshing change of pace. The Green Bay Packers and Milwaukee Bucks both made the playoffs last season, and are full of young talent. The Wisc...

A Milwaukee filmmaker wants to make documentaries while living in a van

Matt Wild

May 28, 2015

For the last five years or so, Milwaukee filmmaker Anthony Lopez has captured the city at its most sublime and idiosyncratic. As part of his High Frequency Media production company, Lopez created dozens of top-...

First Impression: Company Brewing

Matt Wild

May 27, 2015

When news broke last fall that Company Brewing would be replacing Stonefly Brewing at 735 E. Center St., it was greeted with a fevered enthusiasm usually reserved for new “placemaking” initiatives or Milwaukee ...

Kyle Kinane’s growing star burns ever brighter at Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

May 27, 2015

Kyle Kinane is a comedian's comedian. The Illinois-born comic's gravel-voiced musings manage to appeal to all brow levels while being delivered in a way that is both inimitable and universal. Since leaving Chic...

Soul Low follows UNEASY with fun, easy EPs

Tyler Maas

May 26, 2015

Just two summers ago, an unknown band of young Milwaukeeans released eight songs they wrote and recorded in pieces over the course of a few years, beginning all the way back in 2009 when three of the (then) 20-...

Listen to Vonny Del Fresco’s debut album, Memoirs

Matt Wild

May 26, 2015

Hanging out in our 20-song Milwaukee summer music playlist is “Daylight,” a track from 21-year-old rapper Vonny Del Fresco. Musically, it’s the perfect song for a hazy summer day—laid-back and blissed-out—thoug...

Tracklist: 20 Milwaukee summer songs

Matt Wild

May 25, 2015

Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and probably play a game of washers or bags or whatever. It’s also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. ...

First Impression: Colour Palate

Tyler Maas

May 22, 2015

There's no shortage of places to eat in Downtown Milwaukee. Shit, there's even a Downtown Dining Week to help tout the myriad of eating options—at least until half of them close at 4 p.m.—in this segment of the...

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