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Tagged Weird Al

“Weird Al” Yankovic will bring “Bigger & Weirder” tour to Fiserv Forum October 17

Matt Wild
November 17, 2025
It's been more than three years since Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic graced a Milwaukee stage and delighted fans with his beloved parody (and original!) songs about food, the internet, Star Wars, and the be...

Witness the absolutely true ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ August 20 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild
July 24, 2025
Tickets HERE. Everyone knows the absolutely true story of music legend "Weird Al" Yankovic. How his parents disapproved of his accordion playing. How he rocketed to fame on the strength of his original song ...

Wisconsin radio station WKZG is now “Weird Al Radio” (for a few days)

Matt Wild
December 28, 2022
How do you follow up playing nothing but Christmas music for nearly two months? If you're Seymour/Green Bay radio station WKZG 104.3, you play nothing but "Weird Al" Yankovic music, of course. Yes, following...

Take me back to Summerfest 1984: “Weird Al” Yankovic at the Rock Stage

Matt Wild
June 30, 2022
I don't have the numbers in front of me, but I've seen "Weird Al" Yankovic approximately 78 times. From county fairs and tiny clubs to fancy ballrooms and performing arts centers, I've seen Al everywhere. Hell,...

Weird Al fortunately returns to Milwaukee with “Unfortunate Return” of non-parody tour

Cal Roach
May 25, 2022
broadstreet.zone(72091); Welcome to Milwaukee Record’s Weird Al Week, sponsored by Lakefront Brewery! Want daily Al-related articles culminating in a recap of Al’s May 24 show at the Marcus Performing Arts Cen...

What I’m hoping to hear at tonight’s “ridiculously self-indulgent, ill-advised” Weird Al show

Matt Wild
May 24, 2022
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The kids are alright: An interview with a 9-year-old Weird Al fan

Cal Roach
May 23, 2022
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A Weird Al album ranking that totally betrays the age of the author, and that’s it

Matt Wild
May 22, 2022
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7 things we want to see in the upcoming Weird Al biopic

Rob Wieland
May 21, 2022
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Childhood, change, and growing a Weird Al Chia Pet for 14 days

Mitch DeSantis
May 20, 2022
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13 pictures from our sold-out ‘UHF’ screening and Twinkie Wiener Sandwich afterparty

Matt Wild
May 19, 2022
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Weird Al Week (In 3-D) begins with a chat with Weird Al drummer Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz

Matt Wild
May 18, 2022
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Yep, there’ll be Twinkie Wiener Sandwiches at our ‘UHF’ afterparty at The Vanguard on May 18

Matt Wild
May 5, 2022
broadstreet.zone(81112); If you haven't picked up your tickets to our screening of the Weird Al classic UHF at Avalon Theater on May 18, do that now. Fewer than 100 remain, and our previous UHF screenings have ...

Don’t change the channel, don’t touch that dial: We’re screening ‘UHF’ at the Avalon May 18

Matt Wild
April 21, 2022
Put down your remote control. Throw out your TV Guide. Put away your jacket. There's no need to go outside. Well, there is a need to go outside on Wednesday, May 18. Yes, that's the night we're teaching poodles...

“Weird Al” Yankovic is coming to Marcus Performing Arts Center on May 24

Tyler Maas
December 3, 2021
Our resident "Weird Al" Yankovic correspondent is at Disneyland or Disney World or whatever, so I'll just keep it short and sweet. The incomparable, inimitable, and indefatigable Yankovic just announced "The Un...

What we’re likely gonna hear at tonight’s Weird Al “Strings Attached” show

Matt Wild
July 27, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72091); Hey! Welcome to the second annual Weird Al Week! Over the course of seven days, Milwaukee Record will fill your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It a...

Let’s listen to some really rare Weird Al rarities

Matt Wild
July 26, 2019
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Sit down, shut up, and watch some clips from Al TV

Matt Wild
July 25, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72091); Hey! Welcome to the second annual Weird Al Week! Over the course of seven days, Milwaukee Record will fill your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It a...

Just eat it: Exploring the far reaches of the Weird Al culinary universe

Cal Roach
July 24, 2019
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Who’s fat? 8 more Weird Al songs that probably shouldn’t be played today

Matt Wild
July 23, 2019
broadstreet.zone(72091); Hey! Welcome to the second annual Weird Al Week! Over the course of seven days, Milwaukee Record will fill your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It a...
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