WMSE’s Local/Live: Smoke N’ Mirrors
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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Brett Newski shares seedy story from new tour journal collection, ‘Piss In The Wind’
Milwaukee musician Brett Newski has spent the past decade-plus releasing countless albums of earnest indie rock, playing countless shows across the globe, and even penning his own book. Now, Newski has mashed h...
Food/Drink Roundup: “Digital food hall” planned for former Blackwoods Brothers on KK
Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: digital food halls!
• You know the former Blackwood Brothers Restaura...
Going to a brat fry: The Milwaukee Record Review
Food and philanthropy go well together. Whether motivated by hunger, generosity, or some combination of the two, folks routinely lend their culinary skills and their time to serve food for fundraisers, and even...
Gina Cornejo’s “Screwball” enshrines moments, mugs
"Be my time travel companions for these stories that will transport us as ill-fated pilgrims hiking the Camino de Santiago in Portugal and Spain, back to a 2020 pandemic romance in Asheville, North Carolina, a ...
Black Elephant will reunite for Cooperage show, celebrate 20 years of ‘Eat This Album’
Dial the ol' Wayback Machine to the early '00s and you'll likely run into one of Milwaukee's most popular hip-hop groups of the day, Black Elephant. "They grinded harder than just about any other act," Radio Mi...
Let’s talk about trees (and more): Humboldt In Harmony speaker series begins tonight
Humboldt Park Friends (HPF) has a long-standing tradition of preserving the natural elements that make the Bay View park special.
Over the last decade and a half, Milwaukee has encountered many problems conc...
14 photos of Northwestern Mutual’s new convenience store, plus some streetcar and public art photos for good measure
If the 17 "first look" articles from other media outlets didn't tip you off, Northwestern Mutual opened a new convenience store in Downtown Milwaukee on Monday. The so-called Mutual Market is located in the lob...
Neighborhood Theater Group announces “Hanksgiving” and “Ho Ho Holiday” series lineups
Now that we're almost halfway through the month of November, it's safe to say it: Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Along with Turkey Day's approach also comes another annual celebration with a "giving" s...
HappyCon to bring vendors, collectibles, Kurt Angle to Southridge Mall
Last December, Happy 8 Collectibles brought the inaugural HappyCon to Southridge Mall in nearby Greendale. Though it admittedly flew under our radar last year, the first convention evidently went so well that t...
Today in peak Summerfest announcements: The Avett Brothers, June 26 at BMO Pavilion
Spin Doctors. REO Speedwagon. Atmosphere. Cheap Trick. Luke Bryan Zach Combs Brian Luke Zach or whatever. These are just a few examples of (perfectly wonderful!) artists that seem to play Milwaukee's annual Sum...
King Diamond reigns supreme at Riverside Theater
It’s been 17 years since metal godfather King Diamond released an album, but fans have been in a state of heightened anticipation for a few years now. At Hellfest in 2019, he debuted a new song onstage, “Masque...
Enjoy Every Fish Fry: Cod, coleslaw, chowder all land at In Plane View
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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. This week, fish fry #566: In Plane View in Milwaukee,...
25 things to do during the Packers bye
Even though the Green Bay Packers are getting a bye week a little later in the season than they have in recent seasons and, yeah, they could actually use the extra week of rest and recovery right now, it's stil...
Celebrate new book about Malört (!) at Bryant’s Cocktail Lounge November 14
Like all things legendarily awful, Jeppson's Malört is having a moment. Recent years have found the not-for-the-faint-of-heart Chicago spirit (ironically?) worming its way back into drinking pop-culture—in Chic...
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Darth Vader (a.k.a. Buddy)
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...
Meet A Brewer: Get to know Casey Seymour of 1840 Brewing Company
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...
And the “major concert at American Family Field” is…Billy Joel and Sting!
Yesterday, Milwaukee—nay, the world—was occupied with only one thing. Okay, two things, the second being what the "major concert announcement at American Family Field" would be. And now we know: it's Billy Joel...
Domes Reimagined plan gains budget approval from Milwaukee County Board
Back in September, advocacy group Friends of the Domes presented a plan to repair and subtly "reimagine" Milwaukee's long-troubled Mitchell Park Domes. On Thursday, two months after the plan was first presented...
Choose your favorite all-too-timely song on Night Crickets’ ‘How It Ends (?)’
"Could be heaven, but we blew it once again."
"It's richer than rich, poorer than poor. The children are fodder. That's the story of war."
"The world seems like a sewer, an insane, crazy place."
"The w...