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

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...

Take a ride with Vic And Gab in the latest Cream City Soundcheck

Tyler Maas

March 6, 2015

Milwaukee's premier sibling indie-pop duo Vic And Gab has been uncharacteristically quiet of late. Sisters Victoriah and Hannah Gabriela Banuelos have significantly reduced the frequency of shows (that we've pl...

Gallery Night gears up for first Milwaukee showing

Tyler Maas

March 5, 2015

There are bands who acknowledge their limitations, and there are bands that are so unconcerned with achieving any level of success that they intentionally add hurdles between their music and the mere prospect o...

Kiings reign supreme with true debut, WWYDF

Tyler Maas

March 4, 2015

WWYDF, the debut album from Kiings, is the Milwaukee-based electronic two-piece's crowning achievement. Though the 11-song effort—an acronym for "What Would You Die For"—is technically the production pair's fir...

What can a Milwaukee music compilation from 1980 tell us about the scene of today?

Matt Wild

March 4, 2015

At some point during last weekend’s ridiculously great Arte Para Todos festival—possibly while passing a block-long line for GGOOLLD at Company Brewing on my way to see Canopies at Club Timbuktu—I had a thought...

I saw 2 Live Crew at a strip club in 2015

Tyler Maas

March 3, 2015

// My week began in the lap of Las Vegas-style luxury. The spacious lounge was rife with marble columns, cabaret seating, and a small army of yolked gentlemen with suits and earpieces on hand to instill a s...

Tracklist: 4 highlights from Kaleidoscope, Milwaukee’s legendary underground newspaper

Thomas Michalski

March 3, 2015

As the counterculture swelled in the latter half of the 1960s, the underground press filled an essential role, disseminating information and ideas that the mainstream media would consider pinko propaganda. Loca...

Kids In The Hall will perform at Riverside Theater May 15

Matt Wild

March 3, 2015

The list of influential ’80s/’90s sketch comedy shows runs surprisingly long—The State, The Ben Stiller Show, Mr. Show, a season or two of Saturday Night Live—but nothing comes close to the influence and surrea...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Arte Para Todos 2015

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 2, 2015

On paper, the inaugural Arte Para Todos festival seemed too good to be true. Seventy of the best Milwaukee musical acts would be playing dozens of shows at 15 venues spread throughout three neighborhoods and th...

Exclusive: Dive into Soup Moat’s 6-song EP, Enjoy Your Hobbies

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2015

For much of its existence, Soup Moat's name was routinely and understandably found in and around the term "sludge." However, in the 12 months since the band's most recent release, Inspirations, Soup Moat has un...

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

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2015

March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons, a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and ...

Prepare for this weekend’s Arte Para Todos festival with Episode 8 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 27, 2015

If you’re somehow still oblivious to this weekend’s ridiculously great Arte Para Todos festival, it’s time to get with the program. This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 70 of the best musical acts Milwaukee has t...

Get pumped for WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili (and 8,000 other things going on this weekend)

Matt Wild

February 27, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Remember when WMSE’s Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser was the only light in an oth...

Comedy Crumbs: Festival submission, sex advice, and having a few

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2015

With the abundance of great things going on in Milwaukee's burgeoning comedy scene, we rarely go more than a few days without devoting a post or two to recognize someone or something happening that adds to the ...

Off Base: The 10 best Milwaukee Brewers offseason acquisitions

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2015

Though opening day of the 2015 Milwaukee Brewers season is still 39 agonizing days away, the team has now reported to its spring training headquarters in Maryvale, Arizona. Single game tickets go on sale this w...

First Impression: Nourri

Todd Lazarski

February 26, 2015

When Odd Duck opened to buzz and critical acclaim in 2012, drawing favorable comparisons to Senora Small Plates herself, La Merenda, it typified a fully shifted caloric paradigm. The restaurant was right on the...

Jake Kornely’s last stand: The comic and musician says goodbye to Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

February 26, 2015

Jake Kornely joined Static Eyes in 2011. Roughly a month after joining the Milwaukee punk band, he attempted stand-up comedy for the first time. Since then, the art forms have jostled for position, but both rem...

Let’s watch the anti-streetcar movement concede defeat, eat its own

Matt Wild

February 25, 2015

It’s been just over two weeks since the approval of the Greatest Thing In Milwaukee History (not including Channel 12’s “Hello Milwaukee” song): a 2.4-mile downtown streetcar line. Yes, after months of bizarrel...

Former Milwaukeean Rob Schrab will direct the Lego Movie sequel

Matt Wild

February 25, 2015

Still delirious from the delightfully bat-shit performance of The Lego Movie’s “Everything Is Awesome” at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony? Well, if you’re from Wisconsin, this shouldn’t help: as reported by pretty much...

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