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Tagged Summer Preview Week

Prepare for a summer of fun with this Milwaukee County Parks commercial from 1984

Matt Wild
May 10, 2018
Hey! It's summer! Sort of? Yeah, it's gonna be cold and rainy this weekend, but whatever. Now's the time to get out of the house and enjoy all the summer-y things Milwaukee has to offer: festivals, concerts, an...

Justin Timberlake and Ringo Starr: 15 standout (non-festival) summer shows

Matt Wild
May 8, 2018
Summertime musical entertainment in Milwaukee typically finds a home at the city's 8,000 street fests, or, you know, that whole Summerfest thing. But look beyond the temporary street stages and the sea of dance...

Feast your eyes on 18 more Milwaukee-area patios for some reason

Tyler Maas
May 11, 2017
Over the last two years, we’ve listed seven patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee, 16 quintessential Milwaukee patios, then 13 more goddamn patios. Finally, we found another 15 patios. Surely, ...

Violent Femmes and Corey Feldman: 14 standout (non-festival) summer shows

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 10, 2017
Summertime musical entertainment in Milwaukee typically finds a home at the city’s 8,000 street fests, or, you know, that whole Summerfest thing. But look beyond the temporary street stages and the sea of dance...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to Milwaukee-area frozen custard

Lauren Keene
May 9, 2017
If beer is Milwaukee's signature drink and cheese is Milwaukee's signature snack, frozen custard is the obvious candidate for Milwaukee's signature dessert. Custard was introduced to a wide audience at the C...

Milwaukee Record’s 2017 summer festival guide

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 8, 2017
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...

Celebrate our Summer Preview Week with some drunken tailgating videos

Matt Wild
May 8, 2017
The weather. The festivals. The drinking. Yes, summer is almost here, Milwaukee. Finally. After yet another 8,000-year stretch of winter, it's time to pack away the turtleneck sweaters, bust out the jorts, and ...

Tracklist: 15 standout (non-festival) summer shows

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 12, 2016
// Summertime musical entertainment in Milwaukee typically finds a home at the city's 8,000 street fests, or, you know, that whole Summerfest thing. But look beyond the temporary street stages and the sea o...

Milwaukee Record’s 2016 summer festival guide

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 10, 2016
// Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, s...

Celebrate our Summer Preview Week with videos of people cruising Hwy 100

Matt Wild
May 9, 2016
// Summer in Milwaukee is the shit. After a seemingly never-ending winter that leaves you wondering why you choose to live in such a godforsaken place, and a frustrating spring that leaves you wading in sea...

7 Milwaukee patios that make you feel like you’re not in Milwaukee

Rachel Seis
May 14, 2015
All winter long, Milwaukee waits in chilled anticipation of that first nice day of summer. When the mercury rises to a temperature we haven’t seen in months. When we stumble forth from our homes, drawn into the...

Evan Rytlewski helps preview Summerfest in Episode 18 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 13, 2015
Do you like summer? Do you like Summerfest? Do you like summer fests that aren’t Summerfest? Do you like stories about leaving a Gin Blossoms concert right before the bass player passes out and a roadie has to ...

Milwaukee Record’s 2015 summer festival guide

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 12, 2015
Is there anything better than summer in Milwaukee? No, no there is not. For four months out of the year, Milwaukee becomes a warm and joyous place stocked with an improbable number of summer festivals, street p...

Tracklist: 12 non-festival Milwaukee shows worth checking out this summer

Milwaukee Record Staff
May 11, 2015
Summertime musical entertainment in Milwaukee typically finds a home at the city’s 8,000 street fests, or, you know, that whole Summerfest thing. But look beyond the temporary street stages and the sea of dance...

Celebrate our Summer Preview Week with a video of a cat swimming in Lake Michigan

Matt Wild
May 11, 2015
It’s a scientific fact that each and every online list of “17 reasons to move to Milwaukee,” “22 MORE things that are super neat about Milwaukee,” or “Have we done Bloody Marys lately? No? Okay, here are the be...
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