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July 6, 2015

And with that, another Summerfest is in the books. The 11-day (or was it a 12-day?) lakeside festival wrapped things up Sunday evening, leaving a giant smiley-face hole in Milwaukee’s heart. The bands were grea...

Tracklist: 6 Safe House improvements we’d like to see

Rob Wieland

June 22, 2015

Local movie money moguls Marcus Corporation announced late last week their purchase of perennial tourist bar Safe House for an undisclosed sum. With nerd bars popping up all over the city and kitsch theme pubs ...

Tracklist: 13 Milwaukee music-inspired beers we’d totally drink

June 15, 2015

In one of the cooler and more boozy bits of cross-promotion in recent memory, Sprecher Brewing Company and WMSE recently joined forces to release SMASH Ale. The “single malt and single hop” (the first letters o...

Tracklist: 12 unexpected places to get drunk in Milwaukee

June 8, 2015

For better or worse, it’s possible to stand virtually anywhere in the city of Milwaukee, close your eyes, walk 20 paces, and find a place to get a drink. If you can’t find a nearby bar or tavern in Milwaukee, n...

Tracklist: 20 Milwaukee summer songs

May 25, 2015

Memorial Day is a time to pause, give thanks to all those who have served our country, and probably play a game of washers or bags or whatever. It’s also a time to celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer. ...

Tracklist: 8 not-so-notable moments in the notable career of Mike Jacobs

May 18, 2015

On Wednesday, May 20, WTMJ-TV news anchor Mike Jacobs will retire. Jacobs’ 37-year run at WTMJ—the longest single-station tenure by an anchor in Milwaukee TV history—has been filled with indelible highlights: r...

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

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...

Tracklist: Craig Counsell and 10 other WI athletes who took over their former team

May 6, 2015

After an absolutely dreadful and MLB-worst 7-18 start to the season, the Milwaukee Brewers gave manager Ron Roenicke his walking papers Sunday. The following day, Craig Counsell was signed to a three-year deal ...

Tracklist: 10 ridiculous moments from Milwaukee’s TV news past

April 27, 2015

For more than 80 years, TV news has been there to report on breaking stories, world-changing events, and moments in time that bring us together as a people. It has also been good for more than its fair share of...

Tracklist: 10 celebrities who did time in Milwaukee

April 20, 2015

As Wisconsin’s largest city, Milwaukee plays host to its fair share of touring musicians, top-tier comedians, professional athletes, and other pop culture figures of note. That said, it’s also the type of city ...

Tracklist: 10 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2015

April 13, 2015

Originally started as a single-day rally cry for music lovers to get out and support traditional music retailers instead of buying digital music and/or ordering online, Record Store Day has quickly become an ex...

Uncovering 10 highlights in the highlight-filled career of Quincy Jones

April 7, 2015

It’s simple: modern music would not be what it is today without Quincy Jones. The 82-year-old musician/producer/arranger/composer/entrepreneur/humanitarian has worked with everyone from Michael Jackson and Fran...

Tracklist: 9 ways the 1990s are still alive in Milwaukee

March 25, 2015

These days, ’90s nostalgia is all the rage. It makes sense, really: In this fast-paced, invasive world utterly devoid of mystery, who can blame folks for seeking some small refuge in an era when the Internet wa...

Tracklist: 9 ways Milwaukee will be represented at SXSW 2015

March 16, 2015

Let's just forgo the lengthy thinkpiece about how South By Southwest (or "SXSW") has gone from a once-significant means of independent musicians get discovered to a cheapened corporate cash-grab whose lineup in...

Tracklist: 4 highlights from Kaleidoscope, Milwaukee’s legendary underground newspaper

Thomas Michalski

March 3, 2015

As the counterculture swelled in the latter half of the 1960s, the underground press filled an essential role, disseminating information and ideas that the mainstream media would consider pinko propaganda. Loca...

Tracklist: 6 reasons to care about the Milwaukee Bucks

February 16, 2015

This season has seen the Milwaukee Bucks receiving exponentially more local attention than any year in recent history. Of course, the majority of that attention is funneled into the heated and deeply divisive d...

Tracklist: 8 couples in Milwaukee bands

February 9, 2015

Love is in the air. Even if you don't buy into the fabricated sham holiday that is Valentine’s Day, the sheer volume of mushy, emotional stuff permeating your senses the second week of each February causes even...

Streetcar rape, chicken sacrifices, and 5 more Milwaukee scare stories of 2015

February 2, 2015

//The world is a vast and wonderful place, full of people, places, and experiences just waiting to be discovered. Every day holds the possibility of a new beginning; every hour, minute, and second ripe wit...

10 notable figures from Milwaukee’s TV news past