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Let’s wrap up Summerfest and talk about R. Kelly

July 20, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Avalon Theater will screen 1968’s ‘Night Of The Living Dead’ to honor George Romero

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2017

The world got a lot less scary on Sunday. On July 16, legendary filmmaker George Romero died at the age of 77. The horror icon directed more than 15 terrifying features—many with the word "Dead" in the title—an...

“Cat Videos Live!” is coming to Turner Hall, is something we all need right now

Matt Wild

July 17, 2017

It's Monday. Our country is bitterly divided. Politics are insane. Our planet is doomed. George Romero died yesterday. So did Martin Landau. McDonald's is really going through with that whole "getting rid of Hi...

Now there’s an Aaron Rodgers to Randall Cobb Hail Mary bobblehead

Matt Wild

July 14, 2017

Take yourself back to January 8, 2017. Five seconds remain in the first half of the 2017 NFL Wild Card Playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. The Packers have the ball. It's 4th and...

Now you can enjoy the “Sculpture Milwaukee” sculptures via a narrated trolley tour

Matt Wild

July 12, 2017

Last month we took a whirlwind tour of the 22 new Sculpture Milwaukee sculptures lining Wisconsin Avenue this summer. As one does, we also arbitrarily ranked them. We stand by our rankings (Immigrant Family, se...

Nick Offerman will return to Riverside Theater in November

Matt Wild

July 10, 2017

Enough talking: Nick Offerman—noted humorist, writer, woodworker, and Ron Swanson—will return to Milwaukee's Riverside Theater Thursday, November 30. (That's a week after Thanksgiving, which seems to be an espe...

Milwaukee’s (and probably Earth’s) premier Chumbawamba tribute band is calling it quits

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2017

Way back in 2015, we introduced you to Chimp Eats Banana. The unorthodox outfit calls itself “Milwaukee’s premier Chumbawamba cover band” and focuses its tribute set on the nonsensically-named British band's pr...

MTV News, “pivoting to video,” and the end of “prestige journalism”

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Kato Kaelin won the 50/50 raffle at today’s Brewers game

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2017

It's July 3 and the Milwaukee Brewers are in first place. The surprising performance of a young squad many assumed was in the midst of a full-on rebuild has brought tons of bandwagon fans out of the woodwork fo...

Giannis Antetokounmpo gets shout-out on new Public Enemy record

Tyler Maas

July 3, 2017

Things are pretty good for Giannis Antetokounmpo right now. Last season, the Bucks star signed a $100M extension, the proceeded to earn an All-Star spot and lead Milwaukee to the playoffs. Along the way, he ran...

The Metal Grill has closed

Tyler Maas

June 30, 2017

Last weekend, a near-sellout crowd packed The Metal Grill to see the likes of Off With Their Heads, Negative Approach, PEARS, Toys That Kill, The Copyrights, Direct Hit!, and more during Dummerfest. Less than a...

Who are we excited to see at Summerfest this year?

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 29, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Let Foundation Tiki Bar’s second floor “Captain’s Quarters” be your accommodations for (or escape from) Summerfest

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2017

Earlier this year, we called Foundation Tiki Bar "a tropical treasure in a not-so-tropical town." Given the Riverwest mainstay's bamboo and fishnet decor, its island-influenced house music, and its world class ...

Crafty Cow to celebrate Don Majkowski for some reason

Tyler Maas

June 27, 2017

Remember Don Majkowski? It's okay if you answered no to that question. For those unfamiliar, the "Majik Man" was the Packers quarterback in the late '80s and early '90s—and a Pro Bowler nonetheless!—until an in...

Here’s the 2017 Skyline Music Series lineup

Tyler Maas

June 26, 2017

When we posted our handy Summer Festival Guide back in May, one major omission was COA's Skyline Music Series. It's not that we didn't feel the event that has entertained thousands of folks at the Selig-Joseph-...

The Wisconsin Herd (officially) have a logo

Tyler Maas

June 22, 2017

For those of you who weren't paying attention to all this "Wisconsin Herd" business the past five or six months, allow us to get you up to speed... Back in February, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Oshk...

P.O.S will play Cactus Club in September

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2017

The only thing better than a musician making a rare appearance in your city is when that rare performance takes place in an intimate club setting. Case in point: P.O.S is coming to Cactus Club in September. ...

The King Crab Shack is opening a Brady Street location

Tyler Maas

June 20, 2017

Last year saw longstanding south side pizzeria Pepi's Pizza relocating to Brady Street, then moving out of the space less than nine months later. Since Pepi's exodus, the restaurant—which occupied two storefron...

Dirtnap Records moves to Madison, signs Fox Face

Tone Madison

June 19, 2017

The following piece by Scott Gordon was originally published on Tone Madison. Dirtnap Records has been home to an admirable roster of bands since it launched in 2000 in Portland, Oregon, from the austere pun...

Alejandro Escovedo will headline WMSE’s Backyard BBQ September 2

Matt Wild

June 16, 2017

There should be a law against thinking about September (the end of summer!) in the middle of June (the beginning of summer!), but we'll make an exception for WMSE's annual Backyard BBQ. On Saturday, September 2...

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