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August 2, 2025

broadstreet.zone(174293); Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition to help find loving homes for area cats. Each week, we—with generous sponsorship from Skilos, A Family Pet Store—pl...

We ate/drank all of Wisconsin State Fair’s 2025 Sporkies and Drinkies finalists

August 1, 2025

From July 31 through August 10, the Wisconsin State Fair is once again offering oodles of entertainment, oodles of animals, oodles of questionable T-shirts, rides for folks of all ages, and much more. Oh, and f...

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Reel in bone-in perch and rye bread topped with onion at Maricque’s in Green Bay

Caleb Westphal

August 1, 2025

broadstreet.zone(156201); Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week: fish fry #604, at Maricque's in Green Bay,...

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

August 1, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Since this looks to b...

Milwaukee County would like some more bids on that boat, please

August 1, 2025

As we reported earlier this week, the public online auction for the famed Deep Thought / Minnow / Milwaukee Boat stands at a mere $1,125. That's far less than the $20,000 Milwaukee County was hoping to recoup o...

“The New Reality” hardcore festival is coming to X-Ray Arcade this fall

August 1, 2025

Remember when X-Ray Arcade hosted a hardcore punk and "mosh metal" festival back in June? Would that be something you'd like to have happen there again later this year? Well, if you answered "hell yes" to those...

MKE Music Rewind: Soul Low, ‘UNEASY’ (2013)

July 31, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Soul Low's UNEASY, from 2013. Time has a w...

Celebrate the first day of the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair with 15 years of ride-inspection news stories

July 31, 2025

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair. From July 31 - August 10, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the ...

Puerto Rican Festival Of Wisconsin returns September 21, moves to Henry Maier Festival Park

July 31, 2025

Now that Summerfest, the Harley weekend, Bastille Days, and Brady Street Festival have all come and gone, Milwaukeeans can now shift focus to the numerous festivals, block parties, and other civic celebrations ...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2025

July 31, 2025

broadstreet.zone(159870); Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup! LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Alley Eyes - Bondage In The Afternoon b...

More than $5M in excess Republican National Convention funds donated to local orgs

July 30, 2025

Remember the 2024 Republican National Convention? The one that was held in Milwaukee July 15-18, 2024? Yeah, that one. Who could forget! Anyway, more than a year after all the action, the MKE 2024 Host C...

Ghost brings two hours of unabashed Satanic glam to Fiserv Forum

Cal Roach

July 30, 2025

Swedish hard rock band Ghost's first visit to Milwaukee back in 2013 was met with a mixture of rapture and bewilderment by a sparse Turner Hall Ballroom crowd. This was the group's first headlining tour and mos...

Soberfest to bring music, vendors, fun to Pere Marquette Park on August 2

July 30, 2025

Milwaukee has no shortage of great summer festivals. However, the vast majority of those events feature beer and other alcoholic items in abundance, which can make celebrating difficult for those in recovery. P...

Here are your 2025 Wisconsin State Fair Sporkies and Drinkies winners

July 30, 2025

There are roughly 24 hours to go before the opening of the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair (July 31 - August 10). As always, Milwaukee Record staff (all two of us) will be on site bright and early, parking our cars i...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Robot Witch (2025)

July 30, 2025

WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist. milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, July 29, 2025: Robot...

Read an exclusive excerpt from ‘Don’t Say Please: The Oral History Of Die Kreuzen’

July 29, 2025

Few bands in Milwaukee music history have a legacy that even comes close to matching that of Die Kreuzen. The seminal outfit defied genre distinction, anchored the local scene, toured relentlessly, and was a fa...

With 1 week to go, Deep Thought / Minnow / Milwaukee Boat auction is at $1,125

July 29, 2025

Will Milwaukee County recoup $20,000 on the removal of the famed Deep Thought / Minnow / Milwaukee Boat back in May? County officials rolled out a two-week public online auction last week to great fanfare, but ...

The Catered Quiz: Corey Gloor answers questions about the Milwaukee Brewers and ‘The Leftovers’

Rick Katschke

July 29, 2025

On this edition of The Catered Quiz, sportscaster Corey Gloor joins the show to answer questions about the Milwaukee Brewers and The Leftovers. We also talk about Beef-A-Roo, the Clocktower Resort, and the firs...

Some interesting facts about Talossa, a micronation that started in Milwaukee