Tag: Weird Al

We’ll have it all at our screening of ‘UHF,’ October 14 at Avalon Theater

September 17, 2026

We know you've already cleared your calendars for Milwaukee Record's Weird Al Week, October 12-18. The glorious celebration—tied to Al's show at Fiserv Forum on October 17— will feature oodles of Al-related web...

Dare to be stupid during Milwaukee Record’s Weird Al Week, October 12-18

Matt Wild

September 8, 2026

As we recently walked through the Menomonee Valley (where we harvest our grain), we took a look at the entertainment lineup for mid-October and realized it was very plain. Well, except for "Weird Al" Yankovic's...

“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

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...

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

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