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The end of quarantine or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Cudahy

July 12, 2021

After the longest year of our collective lives, 2020 finally feels like it’s almost over...seven months after it officially ended. Masks are no longer required, shots are going into arms, and things are looking...

I thought I’d hate these bird sculptures in Lakeshore State Park but I kinda like them

Matt Wild

June 15, 2021

If you find yourself walking, biking, or skipping through Milwaukee's majestic Lakeshore State Park from now until August 1, you'll see some birds. No, not real birds (though you'll see plenty of those, too)—tw...

I did not handle this well

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

One year ago today, I wrote an article called "I am not handling this well." In it, I shared my fears and anxieties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. That pandemic was eight days old. "I am not handling th...

I wrote about Shellac’s Turner Hall show a year ago (and left out some important details)

DJ Hostettler

March 12, 2021

For most of my immediate friend group, last March's Shellac mini-tour, which happened exactly one year ago, was the last live music experience any of us were able to take in before COVID-19 shut the world down....

I fought the winter blues (and won) in one of South Shore Terrace’s chalets

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2021

Even though it's now March, it's still technically winter. In Wisconsin. During a pandemic. Hell, even in "normal times," winter is a long, arduous, dark, isolated, uncomfortable, and boring period of time that...

MKE Music Rewind: The Benjamins, ‘The Art Of Disappointment’

Rachel Seis

February 26, 2021

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. The first out-of-town destination I drove to after receiving my driv...

Rocky Rococo movie posters, ranked

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2021

Thousands of people dying terrible, isolated deaths each and every day as millions of selfish and/or brainwashed Americans blatantly and repeatedly show they simply do not care about others. The probable end of...

The night an MCTS driver saved my life (maybe)

Emily Johnson

January 13, 2021

The other day I was video chatting with my mom about, of all things, the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS). If you read my Pulitzer-winning piece about cheese-filled burgers and depression, you might remem...

Some Milwaukee-specific stage banter I never knew I’d miss

Tyler Maas

January 6, 2021

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this rare re-post) will never appear on our site? Click HERE. It's now been just shy o...

A Milwaukee transplant finds comfort in a Crafty Cow “Jucy Lucy”

Emily Johnson

December 22, 2020

To me, Milwaukee has always seemed like the city equivalent of that terrible trope where the "ugly" girl in the movie takes off her glasses, and you realize she was beautiful all along. I moved here from Minnea...

Requiem for a Tazinos: A belated eulogy for a regional pizza buffet

Tyler Maas

December 15, 2020

They say you never know what you have until it's gone. Much like the last time seeing a band prior their unexpected breakup, the final kiss before a relationship fizzles, or watching what turns out to be an act...

I spent the night in Cactus Club’s green room (and you can too)

Tyler Maas

December 9, 2020

Last week, Gov. Tony Evers announced that $15 million in COVID-19 Live Music and Entertainment Venue Grants had been awarded to a total of 96 Wisconsin venues. Of those 96 establishments, 11 of them are based i...

I made Doug Pederson’s efficient, backup-caliber taco dip from the ‘Packers Family Cookbook’

Tyler Maas

December 3, 2020

Every year when the Packers schedule comes out, fans make a point of focusing on certain games that stand out. For me, one of the matchups that stuck out most this season was this weekend's game against the Eag...

Happy Thanksgiving. I’m miserable, but hopeful

Matt Wild

November 26, 2020

A few days ago, I cooked up the perfect idea for a Thanksgiving Day post: "Happy Thanksgiving," the post's headline would read. "I'm miserable." Maybe I would put an ironic exclamation point after "Happy Thanks...

Remembering the time I shot a free throw for Mark Brunell at a Packers charity basketball game

Tyler Maas

November 12, 2020

With all due respect to guys like Byron Leftwitch and David Gerrard (and no respect necessary to dudes like Blaine Gabbert and Blake Bortles), it's safe to say Mark Brunell is the best Jacksonville Jaguars quar...

A West Allis pizzeria makes the biggest mozzarella sticks I’ve ever seen

Tyler Maas

October 14, 2020

If you're reading this article, that means you decided to click on the story. Unless you did so by accident, I'm willing to bet you opened this link because you wanted to see exactly how massive the mozzarella ...

MKE Music Rewind: Midnight Reruns, “King Of Pop”

Tyler Maas

September 28, 2020

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. Every decade seems to have a band or two that, in one way or another...

An ode to Supreme’s Pizza-Burger

Tyler Maas

September 22, 2020

Metro Milwaukee is home to countless commodities that are widely-known and beloved by folks all over the state (and all around the world, in some cases). While the region is renowned for companies like Harley-D...

My first (I think) and last (for now) Milwaukee shows

Matt Wild

September 2, 2020

This article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive content that (unlike this re-post) will never appear on our site? Want to read about the live show Matt accide...

Reminder: Milwaukee is not over

Paul Bestul

August 21, 2020

Finally, Milwaukee made its long-awaited debut on the national stage. This is what we’ve waited years to prove: that Milwaukee can host an event of national significance. Even better, it was supposed to be the ...

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