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March 25, 2015

These days, ’90s nostalgia is all the rage. It makes sense, really: In this fast-paced, invasive world utterly devoid of mystery, who can blame folks for seeking some small refuge in an era when the Internet wa...

Rush-Mor Records’ Dan DuChaine and Bill Rouleau talk Record Store Day in Episode 12 of On The Record

March 25, 2015

Dan DuChaine and Bill Rouleau of legendary Bay View record store Rush-Mor Records join Tyler and Matt this week for some spirited conversation over dinner at Café India. The group covers a whole host of things ...

TV On The Radio dials up powerhouse performance at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

March 25, 2015

Spring in Milwaukee is looking like OG Pitchfork heaven, as the hippest acts from the turn of the millennium are due to parade through the Pabst Theater collective. Heading off The Decemberists, Sufjan Stevens,...

First Impression: Xankia

Todd Lazarski

March 25, 2015

One of the boons to living anywhere long enough is getting to know the hidden gems. Settle for a decade in even a mediocre food ’burg and you should be able to impress dates and out-of-towners with ethnic pearl...

Here are the top 10 most wonderful/ridiculous Summerfest 2015 headliners

March 24, 2015

Do you like summer? Do you like music? Do you like bands that are both wonderful and ridiculous? Good, because then you’ll be over the moon with the just-announced list of grounds stage headliners for Summerfes...

Why can’t Milwaukee support multiple nerd-themed conventions?

Rob Wieland

March 24, 2015

Last spring, things were looking pretty rosy for board gamers, role-players, cosplayers, and all the other geeks in Milwaukee with money to burn and wall space looking for some signed pictures. Three new nerd-t...

Exclusive: Stream two songs from YLLA’s self-titled album

March 24, 2015

At least on paper, having members whose other projects land in the neighborhoods of psych, rock, jazz, and experimental R&B doesn’t make Milwaukee outfit YLLA (pronounced “E-Luh”) an easy band to pigeonhole...

The Olives are breaking up

March 23, 2015

Since forming in 2010, The Olives have been a beloved-though-largely unknown part of Milwaukee music. The entirely female punk quartet and its arsenal of brash and mostly-goofy songs spanning one or two minutes...

Bob’s Burgers LIVE! brings comedy, music, butts to Riverside Theater

Rob Wieland

March 23, 2015

Shows like Family Guy and The Simpsons are the anchors of Fox’s Sunday night of animation. Other shows have come and gone, but few have built a cult audience like Bob’s Burgers. The cartoon chronicle of the Bel...

Someone please buy Reuben Glaser’s car

March 23, 2015

When we last heard from our pal Reuben Glaser, he was giving the world the gift of Paul Ryan awkwardly milking a goat at the Racine County Fair. It was only fitting for the man responsible for that “Little Face...

Join us for a live recording of On The Record

March 23, 2015

Have you heard On The Record yet? If you haven't, our 11-week-old podcast has seen us having long form conversations with a myriad of guests that tackle topics like staying sober in Milwaukee, life on tour, the...

Let’s all get worked up about the weird “Milwaukee” space on the new Monopoly board

March 20, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Monopoly is one of those classic board games that is constantly being remade ...

Milwaukee filmmaker Erik Ljung produces Dontre Hamilton video for New York Times

March 19, 2015

Today at 4:30 p.m., the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission will hear a disciplinary appeal for former Milwaukee Police Officer Christopher Manney—the officer who shot and killed Dontre Hamilton in Red Arrow P...

Dummerfest 2K15 celebrates punk rock in the central time zone

March 19, 2015

On Saturday, June 20, some of the premier punk bands based in Wisconsin and elsewhere in the Central Standard Time zone will converge upon The Metal Grill to partake in the inaugural "Dummerfest" event. The sin...

Is West Allis the “Worst City in the Universe”? This video seems to think so

March 19, 2015

Last fall, we took a trip to Cudahy and went on a high-concept and ultimately ill-advised third-shift bar crawl. The experiment proved to be just as dispiriting as you’d expect, but also strangely enlightening....

Dustin Diamond allegedly threatened to stab someone else on Christmas for refusing to get “iced”

March 19, 2015

When you wake up on Christmas morning, even if you’re former Saved By The Bell star Dustin Diamond, the thought of allegedly stabbing someone in a Port Washington bar is probably the furthest thing from your mi...

Kevin Mueller and Dori Zori help preview spring concerts in Episode 11 of On The Record

March 18, 2015

After a long, arduous winter, spring has finally sprung! Okay, maybe it hasn't quite yet, but as the temperature rises, days are getting longer, and as the new season approaches, Milwaukee Record has its sights...

First Impression: Junior’s Hook

March 18, 2015

As unfair as it is, any business that opens shop at 1517 S. Second Street will inevitably draw comparisons to a legendary former tenant of the understated Walker's Point site. In early 2012, Bomb Shelter was fo...

Safari Al returns to Milwaukee with new EP, perspective