WMSE’s Local/Live: Alley Eyes
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 22, 2025: Alley...
Marcus Ridge Cinema’s Sneak Peek Theatre: The Milwaukee Record Review
Cinema is in an interesting (if not concerning) place right now. The ubiquity of streaming has devalued and tarnished the moviegoing experience. Coupling that with perpetual economic uncertainty and changing co...
Own The Boat! Deep Thought / Minnow / Milwaukee Boat auction is live
Want to own an unlikely piece of Milwaukee history? Now you can!
Yes, the legendary Milwaukee Boat—a.k.a. Deep Thought, the Minnow, the S.S. Minnow, the S.S. Milwaukee, or just The Boat—is officially up for ...
Mandatory Midwest: Picking peas from a field and taking them home and eating them
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Some Midwest things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Midwest is all about the latter. This week: PEAS!
My sister-in-law tells the story of the first road trip she too...
The Catered Quiz: Eric White answers questions about World War II and 1980s alternative music
On this edition of The Catered Quiz, Eric White of The Quiet Canon joins the show to answer questions about World War II and 1980s alternative music. Also mentioned in this episode: Rolexes, Audis, and Albuquer...
1 more Brewers win and we all get a sweet, sweet free George Webb burger
With the Milwaukee Brewers defeating the Seattle Mariners in T-Mobile Park 6-0 Monday night, the team is one win away from 12 wins in a row. And you know what that means...
Yep, if the Crew beats the Marin...
Here’s the Black Arts Fest MKE lineup
Founded in 2018, Black Arts Fest MKE has been a welcome addition to the city’s busy summer festival season. The event will return to Henry Maier Festival Park on Saturday, August 2. Fashion, literature, heritag...
Socially Suspect’s “Empire Of Rust” is the feel-bad song of the summer
A recent Guardian article suggests that the song of the summer is...nothing. "Chart analysts say that 2025 has produced the fewest new hit songs in US history," The Guardian says. Maybe it's just as well. Who c...
Rapid reviews of things we were sent (all beverage edition!)
Every now and then, a company or an agency hired to do PR for a company will offer to send us something to try. Sometimes I’ll say yes and, if there’s a natural fit for our audience, I’ll write about it. Other ...
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Vader
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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...
A day-by-day Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music
From July 31 through August 3, a total of 27 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 the Mile Of Music festival in d...
BLAX honors fallen Milwaukee music icons in “Take A Picture”
The last few years have been hard on Milwaukee music. In 2023, De La Buena lifeblood Cecilio "Ceeloe" Negrón, Jr. died at the age of 47. In 2024, hip-hop force of nature Antoine "Twan" Mack died at the age of 5...
Celebrate six years of Station No. 06 with live music, rare beer, award-winning cocktails, BBQ
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again (and again): West Allis rules. The Milwaukee suburb has always had its charms and enjoyable amenities, but the city really seems to be hitting its stride in recent ye...
Half a season without Uecker
I experienced an extremely Wisconsin moment this week when I found myself getting teary-eyed over sausages. Usinger's sausages, to be exact. A new spokesperson for Usinger's sausages, to be even more exact.
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The Wurst is among Milwaukee Public Market’s best tenants
There are lots of great reasons to visit Milwaukee Public Market. Beyond being an award-winning marketplace and tourist attraction situated in the heart of the Historic Third Ward, the Public Market is the home...
Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 2-15, 2025)
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Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...
Milwaukee Oktoberfest set for October 3-5 at Henry Maier Festival Park
After several years downtown, Milwaukee Oktoberfest will make a big move to Henry Maier Festival Park for its 15th installment, October 3-5, 2025. The fest is produced by Kegel's Inn and Swarmm Events.
"This...
Tonight’s Milwaukee Night Market has been canceled due to severe weather forecast
Tonight's installment of the Milwaukee Night Market has been canceled due to a severe weather forecast. Westown Association, which produces the downtown Night Market, has reserved Wednesday, October 1 as a make...
WMSE’s Local/Live: White Dry Pages
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 15, 2025: White...
I listened to my sister’s Milwaukee radio mixtape from 1988: “Good Songs on Lazer + QFM”
The Excitement of a Song You May Only Hear Once
Dig if you will a 1988 bedroom: Ratt's Out Of The Cellar album cover is taped to the closet door, a guinea pig rambles the shag red carpet, a phone cord snakes...