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June 8, 2015

What the fuck did you do last weekend? Milwaukee’s nightlife was vibrant as hell by the time June’s first Friday rolled around. Close to 50 bars, restaurants, cafes, and retail shops in one neighborhood tran...

Tracklist: 12 unexpected places to get drunk in Milwaukee

June 8, 2015

For better or worse, it’s possible to stand virtually anywhere in the city of Milwaukee, close your eyes, walk 20 paces, and find a place to get a drink. If you can’t find a nearby bar or tavern in Milwaukee, n...

Space Cake, attic squatting, and unhappy endings: Brett Newski’s European tour diary

June 8, 2015

You will not find a more worldly Milwaukee musician than Brett Newski. The well-traveled folk rocker (and former Vietnam resident) hits the road so often and ventures to such distant destinations that he makes ...

Bucks arena deal, by the numbers

June 5, 2015

Yesterday, Gov. Scott Walker formally announced a public financing plan for a new downtown Milwaukee Bucks arena, which, not unlike a forced ultrasound, sounds pretty cool. As expected, the plan calls for taxpa...

Rollout mobilizes Bay View Gallery Night

June 5, 2015

During tonight's Bay View Gallery Night festivities, hundreds of Milwaukee area artists and musicians will showcase their work at 47 bars, restaurants, cafes, parks, and retail shops spread throughout the event...

I saw the dude from Staind at the world’s largest bratwurst festival

June 4, 2015

It's been a while since you've heard Staind, probably. Formed way back in 1995 in Springfield, Massachusetts, the band's two-decade run has seen the nu metal act rise from relative obscurity to widened notoriet...

Tigernite roars onto festival circuit, The Offspring opening slot

June 4, 2015

With under two years to the band's credit, Tigernite has already made a mark on stages throughout the city. The Milwaukee glam-rock quartet—propelled by a steady diet of chunky, arena-ready guitar licks and the...

Celebrate the return (and restoration) of Von Trier’s Colnik chandelier

June 4, 2015

Nestled in the broiling bro-dom of North Avenue is Von Trier, a longtime East Side German-themed bar that boasts an agreeably dim, rustic, and foosball-less ambience. It’s the place you go when you’re too old f...

PrideFest and a year of Wisconsin marriage equality on Episode 21 of On The Record

June 3, 2015

June 6, 2014 is a momentous day in Wisconsin history. On that fateful Friday, the state's ban on same-sex marriage was ruled to be unconstitutional. As the ban was lifted, hundreds of couples rushed to courthou...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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