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Unsurprising survey: Folks ‘would prefer to see the return of a traditional fireworks show’ on July 3

July 21, 2026

Remember this year's July 3 lakefront drone show? The one Milwaukee County staged near McKinley Beach for the second year in a row, instead of traditional fireworks? Anyone? We assume it happened, but boy oh bo...

Patti Smith will treat Riverside Theater to songs and stories September 23

Matt Wild

July 21, 2026

It's been a minute since legendary musician/poet/author/icon Patti Smith graced Milwaukee with her legendary presence. (Like, since 2017?) That'll change on Wednesday, September 23, when Smith will come to Milw...

Beam up to Green Bay for GBUFO Invasion Fest, July 23-25

Matt Wild

July 21, 2026

We typically cover only Milwaukee music news here at Milwaukee Record (makes sense, right?), but we do occasionally broaden our scope to let you know about things happening far beyond the city limits. Like Appl...

Axolotl Café: ‘I can’t tell you how excited it made me when I tasted something that reminded me of home’

Juan Miguel Martinez

July 20, 2026

It was a cold, dry December night at Wiggle Room when I DJ'd a Metal Monday, super excited about the original Agent Orange by Sodom I had recently picked up. Pedro was coming by, former owner of Rockotlan on Fo...

Here’s the Black Arts Fest MKE lineup

Tyler Maas

July 20, 2026

Founded in 2018, Black Arts Fest MKE has been a wonderful addition to the city’s busy summer festival season. The event will return to Henry Maier Festival Park on Saturday, August 1. Fashion, literature, herit...

Oh yeah, Crowley is running again

Matt Wild

July 20, 2026

This happened last week and everyone knows about it already and everyone is angry about it already, but just for the sake of completeness, we're reporting here that Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is b...

Here’s the 2026 Brady Street Festival lineup

Matt Wild

July 19, 2026

With only one week to go, Brady Street has finally unveiled the musical lineup for its 2026 Brady Street Festival. The annual summertime street party will take place Saturday, July 25, from noon to 11 p.m. Here...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Hocus Pocus

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 18, 2026

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...

Exterior of Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin

Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Settle in for polka music, bubbles, fish at Hubbard Park Lodge

Caleb Westphal

July 17, 2026

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures HERE. This week: fish fry #654, at Hubbard Park Lodge in Shorewood, Wisconsin. Signs on each side of the tunnel t...

Only 16 geographic land divisions remain in our Wisconsin County Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 17, 2026

broadstreet.zone(160542); And then there were 16! A tournament that started with a field of 64 geographic land divisions in the Badger State has quickly dwindled to a batch of just over a dozen Wisconsin cou...

Sara Rodriguez suspends campaign for Wisconsin governor

Matt Wild

July 17, 2026

Mere days after firing her campaign manager for "serious mismanagement and inaccuracies in campaign finance filings," Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez announced Friday morning that she is suspending her campaign for Wis...

The Soup Market to close all locations in “another week or week and a half”

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2026

Soup's off—or at least it will be before the end of the month—at The Soup Market. After 22 years in operation, the beloved Milwaukee soup purveyor has made the difficult decision to close all three of its locat...

We’re writing an article about how we’re screening ‘Adaptation’ at Avalon Theater on August 19

Matt Wild

July 16, 2026

To begin.... Coffee would help us think. Coffee and an Egg McMuffin from our favorite McDonald's. The one on 1st and National. We open on the trailer to Adaptation! You know, the fantastic 2002 Spike J...

Here’s the TosaFest 2026 lineup

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2026

TosaFest, an annual event—which started way back in 1976!—will take place for yet another year when it returns to the streets of the Wauwatosa Village on Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12. Now 50 ...

Milwaukee Metal Monthly: Niveous summons black metal sci-fi concept record ‘Cult Of The Void Star’

Steve Lampiris

July 15, 2026

Welcome back to Milwaukee Metal Monthly, the column where I discuss a genre of music that often gets the cold shoulder. This month, we’re gonna do another one of those profile-type dealies, like I did back i...

The Vanguard debuts 7 new menu items

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2026

The twisted culinary minds at The Vanguard aren’t afraid to shake things up every now and then. Now a few months removed from introducing six new spring/early summer menu offerings, the Bay View bar and sausage...

We’re sad the goat just died today, happy The Frogs’ ‘My Daughter The Broad’ is getting 30th-anniversary reissue

Matt Wild

July 15, 2026

It's one thing to wonder if a band like Milwaukee's The Frogs could exist today—they couldn't—but it's another thing to wonder how a band like The Frogs existed at all. Brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion formed ...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Snag (2026)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 15, 2026

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 14, 2026: Snag ...

Lawyers, guns and records: The long-playing story of Record Head

Mike Holloway

July 14, 2026

"I could get rich in the junkyard if I really wanted to because I know a lot about the junkyard business from working at Record Head." These are words spoken by Milwaukee musician Jay Tiller in 1985 during a...

These 22 Milwaukee acts are playing this year’s Mile Of Music festival

Tyler Maas

July 14, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); From July 30 through August 2, a total of 22 Milwaukee bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake th...

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