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Prepare for Vincent VanGREAT’s debut LP with “Blast Off”

March 17, 2015

Longtime SAFS Crew producer Vincent VanGREAT is expanding his repertoire beyond crafting beats for the veteran rap collective. Before he unleashes UnGREATful this spring, he's decided to precede the release of ...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these “Bad Drivers of Milwaukee” videos

Matt Wild

March 17, 2015

Today is St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish and of making variations on the "St. Amateur's Day" joke. It's also a day when police ramp up their presence looking for revelers who have ...

Tracklist: 9 ways Milwaukee will be represented at SXSW 2015

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2015

Let's just forgo the lengthy thinkpiece about how South By Southwest (or "SXSW") has gone from a once-significant means of independent musicians get discovered to a cheapened corporate cash-grab whose lineup in...

Jim Jefferies takes on guns, immunization, his own fans at Pabst Theater

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2015

Over the course of his 15-plus years on stage in his native Australia, the United Kingdom, and, now, here in the states, Jim Jefferies hasn't shied away from speaking his mind (usually with humorous results). A...

And lo, it came to pass that Scott Baio tweeted his support for Scott Walker

Matt Wild

March 13, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was 13 years old, he gave his life to Christ...

Fresh Cut Collective co-founder Adebisi comes back as BLAX

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2015

About five years ago, then-Fresh Cut Collective frontman Adebisi Agoro left the group he'd co-founded and moved to New York City with $250 in his pocket. After three years, a name change, ample attention, and i...

Josh Ballew makes the most of hosting

Tyler Maas

March 13, 2015

When last you read direct mention of Milwaukee comic Josh Ballew on Milwaukee Record, he was boldly joining us for "The Longest Brunch" at Ashley's Que. Yet beyond that ill-fated feast, Ballew's name can invari...

Jaill announces release date for next album, Brain Cream

Tyler Maas

March 12, 2015

Just because Jaill has been fairly quiet since the release of its second Sub Pop Records album, Traps, doesn't mean the Great Lakes surf rockers haven't been busy. In fact, the band has experienced a pretty sig...

4 reasons Ring Of Honor will be the best wrestling show in Milwaukee this year

Vince Morales

March 12, 2015

Milwaukee has a pretty cool history with professional wrestling. Just look at some of the things that have happened here: • The Mega Powers exploded and it was voted greatest moment in Bradley Center history...

Bo Burnham comes back to Pabst Theater better than ever

Tyler Maas

March 12, 2015

Sure, Bo Burnham may have gotten his comedy career off the ground as a teenager with a flurry of goofy songs posted to YouTube. However, it quickly became apparent that those viral music videos berthed in his a...

Nick Woods and Brett Newski talk life on the road in Episode 10 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 11, 2015

If you’re looking for hard-won tales of life on the road and some laughs, you’ve come to the right place. In this week’s episode of On The Record, Tyler and Matt welcome Nick Woods and Brett Newski to their plu...

The age of Enlightened: Milwaukee’s newest, smallest brewery now on tap

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2015

There's an unwritten rule that's well-known but rarely followed that prohibits discussing matters of politics, religion, and philosophy when alcohol is present. Combining suds or spirits with spirited debate al...

Dream Attics resurface with new single, “You Had Me”

Matt Wild

March 11, 2015

Has it been nearly a year since we last heard from Dream Attics, the monumentally chill, spaced-out electro experiment from Nick Tovarek and Shane English? Yep, it has. But lest you think the duo simply floated...

Exclusive: Listen to two glam-tastic songs from Rio Turbo’s upcoming self-titled album

Matt Wild

March 10, 2015

Somewhere between a scuzzy basement party and a VIP champagne room resides Milwaukee’s preeminent party-pop outfit Rio Turbo. Led by the tireless, occasionally clothed Joe Peterson (who also does time as bassis...

Tracklist: 5 teams to temporarily call Milwaukee home

Tyler Maas

March 9, 2015

Last week, news leaked that Cubs and Brewers officials were involved in serious discussions two years ago regarding the possibility of Chicago playing all of its 2015 home games at Miller Park. The temporary re...

The twisted world of David Lynch meets the grade school set in Judy Plays With Fire

Matt Wild

March 9, 2015

It’s a Saturday morning and a local theater group is running through a nightmarish dream sequence torn straight from the (secret diary) pages of seminal ’90s TV series Twin Peaks. A little person in a red suit ...

This VISIT Milwaukee parody site is brutally honest about life in the Brew City

Matt Wild

March 9, 2015

If the future of a city depends in part on the city’s ability to sell itself to the outside world, then Milwaukee’s future is frustratingly unclear. On one hand, there are smart, passionate community leaders an...

Did the mayor mention Milwaukee’s place on an online list in his State of the City speech? Of course he did

Matt Wild

March 9, 2015

This morning at Alverno College, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett delivered his 2015 State of the City speech. (You can find the entire text here, courtesy of Urban Milwaukee.) With a theme of “One Milwaukee,” it wa...

Christopher Porterfield and Jon Phillip discuss the road to sobriety in episode 9 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 6, 2015

Milwaukee is known for its rich brewing history, its abundance of bars, the nationally recognized drinking prowess of its populace, and a variety of other alcohol-related aspects that help the city earn its "Br...

Milwaukee continues to support working artists by getting rid of places where artists can work

Matt Wild

March 6, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Throw a stone and you’ll surely hit a businessperson, developer, and/or marke...

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