WMSE’s Local/Live: NilexNile
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.
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Food/Drink Roundup: Lupi & Iris owners will open Italian restaurant, Il Ponte, next year
Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: Il Ponte!
• Two weeks ago, Milwaukee learned that Lupi & Iris own...
Dispatches from the bean line: My 28-minute wait for a Bush’s bucket hat
There are lots of reasons people go to Summerfest. Of course, the music is the main appeal of a nine-day event that calls itself "The World's Largest Music Festival." However, some people flock to Henry Maier F...
ArtBlaze beach parties will bring new “HydroBloom” inflatables to McKinley Beach this summer
Last year, local public art nonprofit Joy Engine gave the Milwaukee summer a jolt of unexpected fun with a series of so-called ArtBlaze beach parties. The free all-ages shindigs on Bradford and South Shore beac...
Transfer Pizzeria Café is adding a 1950s city bus to its patio
It's been over a month since the Milwaukee Boat was cruelly taken from us. Though those of us who loved it will never get it back (unless someone buys it at auction), we're pleased to report there's now a new i...
Fellow Kinsman flees the familiar in new single, “Find A Way”
Though Nate Kinsman has been releasing music under the Fellow Kinsman moniker since 2017, the South Dakota-born and Milwaukee-raised multi-instrumentalist really seemed to hit his stride coming out of the pande...
Yep, Milwaukee is creating a task force to come up with a new city flag
It's official: It's happening again. Oh god, it's happening again.
On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council approved the creation of a nine-member task force that will oversee an effort to design and approve...
“All the smut!” In line at the grand opening of romance bookstore The Well Red Damsel
By 10 a.m. on June 21, it's close to 90 degrees outside, and an extreme heat warning is in effect in Milwaukee. Earlier that day, my own A/C unit fizzled out, just in time for a three-day stretch of unusually h...
5 out-of-town music festivals with a significant Milwaukee presence
Even though Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs have no shortage of great summer festivals, it's always nice to get away from the city for a few days to explore other parts of the state (and beyond).
When ...
NIVA ’25 Conference lands in Milwaukee. Here are some open-to-the-public events to check out.
Summerfest may be currently catching its breath and cooling off, but another big-ticket Milwaukee event is just getting started.
The NIVA '25 Conference—a.k.a. the fourth annual gathering of the National Ind...
Summerfest 2025 Weekend 1 Recap: All local, all the time
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Summerfest fans of a certain age will remember the so-called "local stage." This was an official Summerfest stage—initially sponsored by Cascio, later sponsored by K-Nation Entertainment—that was stoc...
1840 Brewing Company will close June 29
After nearly eight years in business, Bay View brewery 1840 Brewing Company, 342 E. Ward St., will close its doors next week. Its final taproom service will be Sunday, June 29.
"You may already be aware of t...
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Mooshu
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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...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: I had a Big Mac and a fish fry with Don Gorske, who holds the record for most Big Macs eaten in a lifetime
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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 #598, at Wendt's On The Lake in V...
Neil Young, Nate Bargatze, HAIM, and 23 more standout (non-festival) summer shows
What’s this? A list of shows? A list of summer shows? Yep! After what seemed to be an endless winter that gave way to a busy spring, summer is finally upon us. The season officially starts today, and it offers ...
We tried 10 new food/drink items at Summerfest (2025 edition)
Summerfest is back! One day is officially in the books, and there are eight more chances to enjoy loads of live entertainment, heaps of tasty treats, and all sorts of refreshments. As the 57th installment of th...
Talking new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (May 2025)
Once a month, Milwaukee Record's Matt Wild sits down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discusses some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs.
Listen to the latest installment HERE.
This month, Matt get...
Take me back to Summerfest 1981: Various artists
There have been so many Summerfests. We know this. It's part of the marketing of the thing, but it is still wild to think about how many of these there have been and how many artists have performed on these gro...
We’re screening ‘Hot Fuzz’ at Avalon Theater on July 23
Thanks to each and every one of you who made it out to last night's Milwaukee Record screening of Real Genius at Avalon Theater. What a night! Whether or not you attended, we're pleased to let you know we'll be...
Celebrate the first day of Summerfest 2025 with some random old Summerfest videos
Happy Summerfest, Milwaukee! The 2025 edition of the monster lakefront festival takes place June 19-21, June 26-28, and July 3-5. Which makes today...opening day!
So let's celebrate the first day of Summerfe...