The ghost of Grand Avenue (again)
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It's hard to say when my writing career began. (I'l...
500 words about Culver’s CurderBurger, which is only available today
If you read my recent report on watching a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair, you know that I'm going through some...stuff. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I just got back from Culver's, wher...
I watched a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair
Here's what you need to know: Milwaukee photographer Lois Bielefeld has created a 14-hour, 13-minute video called "Dad And Chair." The video is a single uninterrupted shot of Lois' father, Eric, sitting in his ...
Taped Music Review: Turning My Luck Around
Yup! I did the thing again. Before I get into this year's review of Taped Music (formerly known as "Pre-Recorded Music"), though, I want to share an excerpt from my 2019 installment of this recurring Summerfest...
The 3 sub shops on the corners of Oakland and Locust, ranked
3. Subway
Obviously.
2. Cheba Hut
The first Milwaukee location of the Fort Collins-based sub chain opened earlier this summer. The subs are "toasted," i.e. kind of like Quiznos, but much, much better. Also...
Reflecting on the time Ron Johnson made me a mix CD
In late 2001, Ron Johnson made me a mix CD of acoustic music.
Allow me to explain.
At the time, I was a Radio-TV-Film major at UW-Oshkosh. I had recently become obsessed with traditional folk music, and I...
Buffalo Nichols: hometown hero gives a performance to remember
Last Wednesday, by complete chance, I connected with Buffalo Nichols on Instagram after seeing a clip of him playing at Evanston Space, a venue in Evanston, Illinois, where I attended college.
At the time, I...
The end of quarantine or: How I learned to stop worrying and love Cudahy
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
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
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)
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
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’
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
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)
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
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It's now been just shy o...
A Milwaukee transplant finds comfort in a Crafty Cow “Jucy Lucy”
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
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)
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’
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...