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Here’s the lineup for the inaugural Milwaukee Paranormal Conference

February 4, 2015

We live in a world where science—to borrow a phrase from Carl Sagan—acts like a candle in the dark. It’s a world where technology, logic, and reason burn bright amongst the shadows of superstition and fear. Tho...

I went to Dave & Buster’s and played the new ‘Star Wars: Battle Pod’ arcade game

Matt Wild

February 3, 2015

I was born in 1977, the year the first Star Wars film was released. I’m confident that when I die, even if I live to be 100, there will be another Star Wars film lighting up theaters or looming on the horizon, ...

There’s a suspicious Summerfest-sized hole in “Weird Al” Yankovic’s 2015 tour schedule

Matt Wild

February 3, 2015

According to Summerfest’s ever-ticking countdown clock (think of it like those “death clocks,” but with less death and more picnic-table dancing), there are four months, 20 days, 23 hours, 48 minutes, and 26......

First Impression: Meraki

Todd Lazarski

February 3, 2015

On first glance, there isn’t a lot to distinguish Meraki, the new venture from Chad Meier, former chef at Blue Jacket. It’s doing the same thing, in the same neighborhood, as most of the rest of the Milwaukee r...

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

Tyler Maas

February 2, 2015

February can be a strange month in Milwaukee music. Traditionally, bookers are still dealing with the occasional show-free Friday or Saturday that’s known to plague venues between late December and most of Janu...

Streetcar rape, chicken sacrifices, and 5 more Milwaukee scare stories of 2015

Matt Wild

February 2, 2015

// The world is a vast and wonderful place, full of people, places, and experiences just waiting to be discovered. Every day holds the possibility of a new beginning; every hour, minute, and second ripe wit...

Ald. Nik Kovac’s explanation of winter parking rules will hurt your brain

Matt Wild

February 2, 2015

Is there any Milwaukee politician cooler than Ald. Nik Kovac? Probably not. The longtime 3rd District alderman is a staunch supporter of the city, a champion of the arts, the host of the weekly Packerverse radi...

Lineup for Turner Hall’s Milwaukee Day show announced

Tyler Maas

February 2, 2015

Originally founded after a realization that Milwaukee’s area code (414) contains the same sequence of numerals as the date April 14, Milwaukee Day has quickly blossomed from a noble celebration of civic pride t...

Alderman protecting Milwaukee from streetcar rape now protecting it from food trucks, too

Matt Wild

January 30, 2015

Last week, outspoken Milwaukee Streetcar opponent Ald. Joe Dudzik made news by farting out this incredible bullshit on the radio: “There’s going to be a couple of assaults, or maybe a rape or a shooting on one...

Extra Points: The Green Bay Packers all-unusual names team

Tyler Maas

January 30, 2015

After the events of two Sundays ago (of which we will not speak), football isn't exactly the first thing on our mind. Unless an outcome where both participants can lose and be banned from the NFL is added in th...

We talk Death Blues with Jon Mueller and David Ravel in Episode 4 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 30, 2015

In Episode 4 of Milwaukee Record’s weekly podcast, On The Record, Matt sits down with the city’s most tireless drummer/percussionist/artist Jon Mueller, as well as Alverno Presents Director David Ravel to discu...

Latino Arts announces spring schedule

Tyler Maas

January 29, 2015

Last fall, Walker’s Point institution Latino Arts Inc. enjoyed an especially strong season, which was punctuated with a sold-out performance by reigning Grammy winners and one-time NPR “Tiny Desk” concert serie...

Listen to Joe Wong talk to Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty in first episode of The Trap Set

Matt Wild

January 29, 2015

You can find a podcast dedicated to just about anything these days—cats, bad movies, Milwaukee—but one subject has gone curiously unexamined: drummers. Seriously, we can have 8,000 tedious hours of a gussied-up...

Exclusive: Stream Low Down Sound’s EP, Ride Into The Sun

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2015

Low Down Sound’s debut EP, Ride Into The Sun, is a five-song sampling of American-made classic rock that’s unapologetically tied together with the ideals of freedom and a nomadic exploration of the wild west (p...

First Impression: The Pub Club

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2015

Isn't it strange how a bar can have an identity? Depending on any combination of factors like the decor, the selection, the neighborhood, the clientele, the type of music that's played, and innumerable other in...

The big questions and simple answers of Jon Mueller’s “Death Blues: Ensemble”

Matt Wild

January 27, 2015

The story goes like this: In 2011, Jon Mueller was walking through the streets of New Orleans. The post-Katrina city was buzzing, full of life, optimistic—despite the fact that another hurricane was all but ine...

Kevin Hart will perform six shows at Riverside Theater in April

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 27, 2015

Last September, Pabst Theater announced Dave Chappelle was booked to perform two shows the following month. Those two theater gigs sold out almost immediately, finding the comic adding two nights and four more ...

MKEPunk’s Martin Defatte discusses his new WMSE show

Tyler Maas

January 27, 2015

Since 2009, MKEPunk.com has done an admirable job preserving out-of-print music spanning four decades, numerous genres, and all corners of the state. So far, the two-man staff of Martin Defatte and Jeremy Ampe ...

10 notable figures from Milwaukee’s TV news past

Matt Wild

January 26, 2015

This article was originally published in January 2015. Tune into the local TV news these days and you’ll find a dizzying array of Milwaukee stars. Yes, these anchors and reporters are bona fide Milwaukee cel...

Here’s the unbelievable lineup for Arte Para Todos

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2015

Milwaukee music has been especially generous lately. Both Borg Warm and, ahem, Local Coverage showcased numerous local acts to raise thousands for Girls Rock Milwaukee earlier this month. Pablove 6 saw a flurry...

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