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July 30, 2014

More than a month ago, 32 Milwaukee bands and rappers threw their respective hats in the ring—or more accurately, brought their drastically varying basketball skills to the court—to engage in the inaugural Band...

Listen to a previously unreleased (and totally bad-ass) Hollowz track, “Heist”

July 29, 2014

It’s been a few years since Milwaukee hip-hop duo The Hollowz have dropped new music on the city—three years to be exact, which is when the group’s last LP, Dreams Of Sex And Flying, was released. Not that rapp...

Shane Mauss comes home for a run of Comedy Cafe shows Nov. 6-8

July 29, 2014

With all due respect to Frank Caliendo (very little), comedian Shane Mauss might be the funniest comic with direct Wisconsin ties working today. The La Crosse native relocated to California long ago, but he gra...

The Disclaimer: Legalizing Uber and Lyft, and fighting Milwaukee segregation

July 24, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Great job, Milwaukee! Milwaukee named 4th unhappiest city in U.S.

July 23, 2014

For a few months out of the year, Milwaukee is a magical place, filled with festivals, fireworks, and babes and bros on the beach. But the fleeting summer months hide an ugly truth: Milwaukee is a deeply unhapp...

Milwaukee Film adds Times Cinema as venue for 2014 festival

July 22, 2014

If our calculations are correct, the 2014 Milwaukee Film Festival is little more than two months away. (Cue heart attacks from everyone at Milwaukee Film.) Like past fests, the sixth annual installment—schedule...

September Sylvan Esso show at Cactus Club moved to Pabst Theater

July 21, 2014

Durham-by-way-of-Milwaukee electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso have been having what music industry insiders call “a really, really, really big year.” Amelia Meath and former Milwaukeean Nick Sanborn met at a Cactus Cl...

Video for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “Mission Statement” created by Wisconsin company

July 21, 2014

For fans of perennial song parodist/national treasure/greatest human alive “Weird Al” Yankovic, the past eight days have been bliss. In honor of what will likely be his last proper album, Mandatory Fun, Yankovi...

The Disclaimer: Not necessarily the news

July 17, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Don’t miss “Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker” tonight on MLB Network

July 17, 2014

Change your plans tonight. Player, actor, Hall Of Fame broadcaster, furry expert, and Milwaukee Record hero Bob Uecker will be honored with an hour-long MLB Network documentary that will air at 6 p.m. CST Thurs...

Check out new Juiceboxxx video, new Juiceboxxx facial hair

July 17, 2014

Remember when longtime Milwaukee rapper Juiceboxxx singlehandedly set the city’s hip-hop scene back 20 years by experiencing technical difficulties while performing on a local TV show? Yeah, neither do we. Hype...

Bandsketball preps for second round

July 15, 2014

And then there were 17. After starting June 22 to accommodate bands embarking on tour, the opening round of the 32-band three-on-three Bandsketball MKE tournament is finally (almost) complete. Calamity Janes An...

Interpol will play Pabst Theater November 15

July 14, 2014

When the time comes for films to be set in the distant early-’00s (some might argue that time is now), music supervisors could do worse than toss an Interpol song on the soundtrack to quickly identify the bygon...

Hugh Bob And The Hustle appears on CMT’s Concrete Country series

July 11, 2014

Excuse our tardiness on this one, but CMT.com isn't exactly in our bookmarks. However, we were recently given a reason to check out Country Music Television’s website when Milwaukee alt-country stalwart Hugh Bo...

Watch Dana Coppafeel, SPEAK Easy, and Klassik in the video for “Wait”

July 10, 2014

What happens when Milwaukee rappers Dana Coppafeel, SPEAK Easy, and Klassik get together for a night on the town? If the new video for “Wait” is any indication, they hang out in photo booths, bowl a few games, ...

The Disclaimer: Local media, Bar Louie dress codes, and living room shows

July 10, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

Sylvan Esso to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon July 9

July 7, 2014

Sylvan Esso may hail from Durham, North Carolina, but the hot-as-shit two-piece electro act has some serious Milwaukee connections. Nick Sanborn, of course, is a former Milwaukeean and former member of the gone...

The Disclaimer: Jason Kidd, Summerfest, and Millennials

July 3, 2014

Every Wednesday at noon, WMSE’s Ryan Schleicher, Shepherd Express’ Evan Rytlewski, and Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called T...

The Disclaimer: Summerfest “changes,” canceled hair-metal fests, and ride-sharing drama