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On living in Milwaukee for half your life and never wanting to leave

September 2, 2014

Beginning this fall, I will have lived in Milwaukee for half my life. I moved here in 1996, an incoming UWM film student with a part-time job and a questionable haircut. I played in an equally questionable rock...

A-side/B-side: Should there be more local openers on high-profile shows?

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 13, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild: U...

A-side/B-side: Revisiting the Madison-Milwaukee disconnect

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 6, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas...

Postmodern dance, heavy metal, and venturing outside one’s comfort zones

Matt Wild

July 29, 2014

This past Sunday, I went to the Lynden Sculpture Garden to see a retrospective performance from the Trisha Brown Dance Company, which kicked off Alverno Presents’ 2014-15 season. To say I knew nothing—and still...

A-side/B-side: Is the Milwaukee music scene too insular?

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild:...

It’s time to establish some rules for using (or not using) cell phones at concerts

Matt Wild

July 10, 2014

A few weeks ago, mere hours before Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds took the stage at Milwaukee Theater, I made a joke about the show on Twitter: “MKE drinking game: Take a shot for every Nick Cave picture you see i...

A-side/B-side: Let’s talk about Wisconsin’s indoor smoking ban, four years later

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 2, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild:...

I failed Red Rock Saloon’s “Unforgiven Challenge”

Tyler Maas

June 11, 2014

I’ve always been able to eat a lot. Even before I was a love-handled and beer-gutted walking (with some discomfort) Wisconsin male stereotype, I could always put away more food than those around me—usually at a...

VISIT Milwaukee’s “You Gotta Be Here” video is hilariously awful

Matt Wild

June 6, 2014

Back in 2008, a strange video surfaced online called “This Is My Milwaukee.” The 11-minute clip was an upbeat tourism video touting the many benefits of the Brew City, hosted by an agreeably accented man named ...

K-Nation takes Summerfest sponsorship to a horrible level

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2014

The lineup for KNE New Music Stage was unveiled yesterday. At the risk of my Summerfest press pass being lost in the mail, the cast of performers announced was a supreme letdown. In just its second year at the ...

A-side/B-side: Does Milwaukee need more all-ages venues?

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 28, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas...

A-side/B-side: Is this year’s Summerfest lineup any good?

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 21, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Tyler Maas...

A-side/B-side: Does the Milwaukee music scene have a “glass ceiling”?

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 14, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe. Matt Wild:...

Nobody cares what you think about Ryan Braun

Tyler Maas

April 25, 2014

When Ryan Braun stepped to the plate for his first at-bat this season—his first Miller Park plate appearance since serving a 65-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball’s performance enhancing drug p...

The cheap buzz of “Bring PBR Home”

Matt Wild

April 24, 2014

To call last night’s “Bring PBR Home” town hall meeting at Best Place a stunning waste of time would be an insult not only to legitimate wastes of time—staring at a wall, checking your phone while taking a dump...

A-side/B-side: Are the WAMIs even worth making fun of anymore?

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 23, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Sometimes. Matt W...

A-side/B-side: Why is Milwaukee so bad at selling itself to others?

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 16, 2014

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle important city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Sometimes. Tyler ...

4 reasons why Milwaukee should NOT “bring Pabst home”

Matt Wild

April 9, 2014

If you’ve been perusing local social media lately, you’ve no doubt come across a curious online campaign: a push to bring Pabst Brewing Company back to Milwaukee. The eye-catching effort was launched after the ...

Welcome to Milwaukee Record

Matt Wild

April 7, 2014

Hello. Welcome to the Milwaukee Record, your newest source for Milwaukee music, culture, and gentle sarcasm. Enjoy! Okay, some explanation is probably in order. The Milwaukee Record is a new venture from for...

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