WMSE’s Local/Live: The Dirty Sweet
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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Plainfield: Wholesome, normal, totally fine. Promise.
Ever hear of Plainfield, Wisconsin? Oh, you have? Huh. For what reason? … Woof. Sounds like a story, but I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that. Let's pay a visit to the quaint Wisconsin village (pop. 924 at t...
Watch WNBA playoff action at these Milwaukee establishments
In case you missed the news, the WNBA postseason is officially underway. Following an exciting regular season that found the league enjoying unprecedented levels of popularity, the playoffs started this past Su...
Shontrail gets dreamy, gritty on genre-bending ‘Sonata’
At some point in recent-ish music history, the concept of "genre" was put out to pasture. Why constrain yourself to just one musical style, many emerging artists asked, when you could embrace all of them? Like ...
The Catered Quiz: DJ Slater answers questions about legacy sequels and space
On this edition of The Catered Quiz, author DJ Slater joins the show to talk about his debut novel Legend Has It and to answer questions about legacy sequels and space. We also talk about haunted houses, halfti...
Former Milwaukeean Jessi Knop brings new band Treasure Pains to town
Twenty-five years ago, Milwaukee musician Jessi Knop was ready to rock.
"Since I was like 16 I wanted to be in a rock band. I loved Hole, all the '90s grunge stuff, punk rock. Joan Jett was an inspiration to...
Get Pumpkin Spice and Apple Crisp Cream Puffs at Harvest Fair (or order them for drive-thru pickup)
The 2025 edition of the fall-tastic Harvest Fair is set to take over Wisconsin State Fair Park September 26-28. Music! Food! Drinks! Lumberjack shows! Hay bales! Oh, and Deluxe Speciality flavor Cream Puffs!
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Turns out that emotional letter from Bob Uecker wasn’t REALLY from Bob Uecker
By now you've read, watched video of, and bawled your eyes out over that emotional letter from the late Bob Uecker to the current Milwaukee Brewers. Brewers manager Pat Murphy read the letter out loud to the pl...
Thursday’s Hoancoming will feature a taste (and the chairs) of UW-Madison’s Terrace
On Thursday, September 18, the third annual Hoancoming will celebrate the end of summer with a free festival dedicated to Milwaukee's iconic Daniel Hoan Memorial Bridge. The water, air, and general area surroun...
Milwaukee County Supervisor proposes cutting Christmas Day bus service, withdraws proposal 4 days later
From the "Life Moves Pretty Fast" and "Never Mind" Departments...
Last week, on Monday, September 8, Milwaukee County Supervisor Sheldon A. Wasserman introduced a resolution that would discontinue Milwaukee ...
Diaspora Sports Bar and Lounge planned for former Company Brewing space
The former home of Company Brewing—empty since May 2024—may soon see new life.
An ownership group has filed applications with the city to open Diaspora Sports Bar and Lounge in the space, 735 E. Center St. S...
Riverwest Co-op’s final day of regular service will be September 21
The Riverwest Co-op grocery store and cafe (733 E. Clarke St.) has been a fantastic and invaluable neighborhood resource for more than two decades. But now, the Milwaukee staple is coming to an end.
"Our fin...
Browse Lilliput Records with Fuzzysurf in the one-shot “I Don’t Wanna Be Nothing Anymore” video
Through the years, Fuzzysurf has managed to release some of the most inventive, ambitious, and all-around impressive music videos in Milwaukee (and far beyond). The indie-tinged surf rock outfit's astounding bo...
Paul Cebar is Paul Cebar on fantastic eponymous album
What does it mean when a musician releases an eponymous album decades into their career? For Milwaukee music icon Paul Cebar, it apparently means that the album is his best work yet.
Cebar's 40-plus-year his...
Garth Brooks adds second Summerfest “kick-off concert,” June 16 at AmFam Amphitheater
Blame it all on my roots overwhelming demand, but country superstar Garth Brooks has added a SECOND Summerfest "kick-off" concert to his itinerary. The first show, announced earlier this week, will take place a...
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Sunny
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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...
Here’s the 2025 Flannel Fest lineup
Back in 2019, Boone & Crockett—in partnership with The Cooperage, Taco Moto, and Pedal Tavern—hosted a celebration of music, food, and seasonal attire known as "Flannel Fest." That iteration brought hundred...
Get a whiff of the trailer for Milwaukee-made sci-fi/horror short ‘Aroma-Vision’
"With the invention of a new television that broadcasts scent, an ordinary man is pulled into a daunting new cooking show."
As far as loglines go, that one's a winner. It's for Aroma-Vision, an entirely Milw...
The 22 Washington starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked
What’s there to say at this point? On Thursday night, the Packers are kicking of Week 2 action in the NFL by taking on the Washington Commanders, who—despite finally finding a franchise quarterback in Jayden Da...
Here’s the full Bay View Bash entertainment lineup, vendor list, and everything else you need to know
While many of Milwaukee’s summer festivals, block parties, and other large scale happenings have already come and gone, one of the city’s best fests of the season is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will ret...