Milwaukee Music Roundup: December 2024
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LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Buena Cara - s/t
Buena Cara by Buena Cara
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Boat still there, now moved a little
The last time we checked in with the Milwaukee Boat™, the long-beached vessel was still there (on the shores of Lake Michigan, between Bradford and McKinley beaches), but was now tagged (with "ALIENS"). Now, on...
City Lights Brewing is closing
And the hits keep coming. Today—the final day of a year in which Company Brewing, MobCraft Beer, and Enlightened Brewing Company all announced they will be closing—City Lights Brewing has also announced its clo...
Milwaukee band MIZZY is the Best Milwaukee Thing of 2024
The voters have spoken. After one month, six rounds, and more than 73,000 votes cast, Milwaukee "black n brown gaze" band MIZZY has won our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2024 Bracket. Congrats, MIZZY!
One of the f...
Clover to close in early 2025
It's still 2024 and we're already learning about a business closure happening next year. Monday afternoon, Clover—a Bay View-shop that specializes in sustainable plants and pottery—announced it will be closing ...
You’ll love Eddy J. Lemberger’s new Jordan Love anthem
We here at Milwaukee Record are unironic appreciators of songs about the Green Bay Packers. Though there’s no shortage of music that fits that criteria, we’re always glad to hear a new track about the guys in G...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: The best Milwaukee-area fish frys of 2024
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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.
The year 2024 in fish frys may well go down as one...
It’s down to MIZZY and the (still-official) flag in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2024 Bracket
One month. Five rounds. More than 64,000 votes cast. It all comes down to this: Milwaukee "black n brown gaze" band MIZZY vs. the still-official Milwaukee city flag from 1954. Only one of these Milwaukee things...
Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve events guide
It’s been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between the endless onslaught of awfulness in an ever-worsening world, at least a few decent things occurred in 2024. Come Tuesday night, much of the city will hit the ...
Talking our favorite Milwaukee music of 2024 with WUWM’s Lake Effect
Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs. This month he talked about some of his...
Meet A Brewer: Get to know Alex Wenzel of Lion’s Tail Brewing Co.
In Milwaukee Record’s “Meet A Brewer” series, we aim to introduce you to some of the professionals behind the scenes who are responsible for making your favorite local beers. The recurring series continues with...
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Genoa
Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...
4 Milwaukee things remain in our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2024 Bracket
When we launched our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2024 Bracket on December 2, could anyone have predicted this final four? Milwaukee "black n brown gaze" band MIZZY! Bay View sausage king The Vanguard! The still-off...
Breakfast in America. Breakfast in the Wisconsin Dells Big Boy.
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A once-great institution withers and fades, or so we're told. A charismatic businessperson emerges with the promise of bringing the institution back, of making it great ...
Sad boys make rad noise on Buena Cara’s self-titled debut album
It happens every year. We spend 300-plus days tracking down, listening to, and evaluating as much new Milwaukee-made music as we can. We then painstakingly consider and assemble our annual list of our "favorite...
The 14 New Orleans Saints starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked
What’s there to say at this point? On Monday night, the Packers are hosting the New Orleans Saints, who have seen a decent number of starting quarterbacks duck under center over the past 20 seasons...especially...
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Slate
Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...
Mandatory Wisconsin: Cannibal sandwiches—a.k.a. raw beef sandwiches, tiger meat, etc.
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Some Milwaukee/Wisconsin things come and go, while some become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee/Wisconsin is all about the latter. This week: cannibal sandwiches!
Holidays are all about t...
Faye Webster, Colter Wall, Mitten Fest and 21 other standout winter events
Even though it’s already snowed a couple times, the daylight hours have dwindled significantly, and the Packers regular season is almost over, it's still technically fall. Yes, the season most of us dread offic...
Vote in Round 4 of our Best Milwaukee Thing of 2024 Bracket
Twenty-twenty-four is winding down, and so is our highly scientific and extremely serious Best Milwaukee Thing of 2024 Bracket!
We're down to only four matchups, but what matchups they are: Milwaukee "black ...