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KC Michelson looks back on his time in Milwaukee before L.A. departure

May 22, 2015

Though he got his start in stand-up when he was growing up in the Twin Cities, KC Michelson says Milwaukee shaped him as a comedian. After taking time off to study film, Michelson returned to stage in 2013. Sin...

Faux Fir prepares to say farewell (for now) on June 6

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2015

Excluding a shorthanded Tonic Tavern set during Arte Para Todos, Faux Fir hasn’t played out in a while. Following a show on June 6, the break is going to be considerably longer. Earlier this week, the Milwaukee...

Walt Hamburger’s preparation meets opportunity

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2015

Walt Lontkowski—better known to Wisconsin punk aficionados as "Walt Hamburger"—is in the midst of a "rock and roll fantasy camp" moment. The Appleton area musician (who went to elementary school in Riverwest) i...

Take a walk with Juiceboxxx in “Walking In Milwaukee” video

Matt Wild

May 21, 2015

Milwaukee-by-way-of-the-world rapper Juiceboxxx may be divisive, but give him credit: dude doesn’t give up. Take the video for “Walking In Milwaukee,” which finds the longtime MC and energy drink purveyor tirel...

Ryan Mason and Joel Shanahan tackle the Madison-Milwaukee disconnect in Episode 19 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 20, 2015

While fewer than 80 miles sit between the city halls of Madison and Milwaukee, the two biggest cities in Wisconsin exhibit a world of difference. Each place and its populace are shrouded with an array of genera...

Northless’ Nick Elert sets the score for Wisconsin horror

Tyler Maas

May 20, 2015

Film composition is a largely unsung art form. For every Marvin Hamlish crossing out the O on his or her ongoing EGOT campaign, thousands upon thousands of musicians work in relative silence, despite—quite iron...

Jenny Lewis fucking killed it last night at Turner Hall

Matt Wild

May 20, 2015

Jenny Lewis fucking killed it Tuesday night at Turner Hall. The former Rilo Kiley frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist put on a confident, defiant, and masterful show worthy of any arena-packing r...

It’s Tuesday, which means it’s time to sign another petition to change Milwaukee’s flag

Matt Wild

May 19, 2015

Let’s face it: the Milwaukee flag is kind of a mess. Adopted in 1955, it contains plenty of nods to the city’s past—a barley stalk for brewing, a giant computer mouse for water-based commerce—but it assembles t...

Table Top Hobby Game Shop won’t stop until the orcs drop

Rob Wieland

May 19, 2015

Milwaukee’s nerd community is getting spoiled these days. The city has several excellent comic book shops to help folks keep current on today’s big crossover events that will become tomorrow’s tentpole summer b...

Tracklist: 8 not-so-notable moments in the notable career of Mike Jacobs

Matt Wild

May 18, 2015

On Wednesday, May 20, WTMJ-TV news anchor Mike Jacobs will retire. Jacobs’ 37-year run at WTMJ—the longest single-station tenure by an anchor in Milwaukee TV history—has been filled with indelible highlights: r...

The Kids In The Hall come back to Milwaukee better than ever

Tyler Maas

May 18, 2015

Seminal Canadian sketch troupe The Kids In The Hall is still among the most quoted, referenced, and revered commodities in all of comedy. Though the comedic quintet's collective influence continues, now 20 year...

Tame Impala makes good on Riverside Theater sellout

Cal Roach

May 15, 2015

Tame Impala’s last visit to Milwaukee was for a very-sold-out performance at Turner Hall just over two years ago. The band was riding high on widespread accolades for its second LP, Lonerism, and as a live unit...

Temple’s catalog grows as its lineup shrinks

Tyler Maas

May 15, 2015

Over a two-day stretch last June, criminally underrated Milwaukee post-punk quartet Temple stepped into the booth at Shane Hochstetler's since-relocated Howl Street studio—for the first time since recording its...

Taco Tuesday Of Reckoning: I ate at every Milwaukee Taco Bell in 8 hours

Tyler Maas

May 14, 2015

What constitutes a hero? Heroes aren’t born. Heroes are made. A hero is fashioned from bravery put to use when times get tough, harvested from experience incurred on the field of battle, and nourished by the ad...

7 Milwaukee patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee

Rachel Seis

May 14, 2015

All winter long, Milwaukee waits in chilled anticipation of that first nice day of summer. When the mercury rises to a temperature we haven’t seen in months. When we stumble forth from our homes, drawn into the...

Some questions (and answers) for last night’s Bob Dylan show at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

May 14, 2015

It’s telling that when it comes to Bob Dylan—hands-down the greatest singer-songwriter of all time—one needs to practically apologize for wanting to see him play live. Dylan, ever the confounding contrarian, do...

Evan Rytlewski helps preview Summerfest in Episode 18 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 13, 2015

Do you like summer? Do you like Summerfest? Do you like summer fests that aren’t Summerfest? Do you like stories about leaving a Gin Blossoms concert right before the bass player passes out and a roadie has to ...

Milwaukee Psych Fest returns to Cactus Club, brings Feck out of retirement

Cal Roach

May 13, 2015

Like most pop culture terminology, the meaning of “psychedelic” has changed over the years. As a description of music, it entered the lexicon a half-century ago as a drug reference. Nowadays, it might have no c...

Have jokes, will travel: Matty Field’s material finds an audience in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

May 13, 2015

Matty Field can be counted upon to regularly take to area stages to delight Milwaukee audiences with his rapidly growing and ever-improving arsenal of risque, unabashedly absurd, and downright hilarious materia...

Milwaukee Record’s 2015 summer festival guide

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 12, 2015

Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...

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