Arts

Retro-game-inspired ‘Quest For The Sacred Orb’ reminds grade school adventurers it’s dangerous to go alone

February 28, 2017

What does it mean when a theater troupe, having recently produced original plays inspired by the works of whacked-out directors like David Lynch and Jim Jarmusch, claims its latest production is its most expe...

Activists take on late-capitalist consumerism, bugs, in Danielson Murphy’s eco-terror novella ‘Overburden’

Matt Wild

February 23, 2017

Overburden, the new self-published novella by Milwaukee author Danielson Murphy, opens with a public masturbation scene that doubles as a quick primer on the emerald ash borer. "On a fallen ash tree next to t...

A Milwaukee artist made a functioning “Thump A Trump” game

Tyler Maas

February 20, 2017

In just one month, the Trump administration has illustrated its aversion to the arts. Despite the President's efforts to take funding away from artistic organizations, creatives aren't only continuing to work...

A comprehensive guide to finding cats at Milwaukee Art Museum

Tyler Maas

February 7, 2017

Sometimes you just need to unplug from the world.As useful a tool as it can be for providing information, entertainment, and interpersonal connection, the internet can also be a horrible, addicting, and o...

Author Adam Michael Krause examines revolution, comedy, “the end” in new book

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2017

In 2013, Milwaukee author, musician, activist, and carpenter Adam Michael Krause wrote an essay entitled The Revolution Will Be Hilarious. The 40-some-page pamphlet detailed society's need to expand its colle...

Sean Williamson captures life itself in brilliant spoken word collection ‘You’re Doing What I Should Have Done’

Matt Wild

January 26, 2017

"Life ain't short, it's long." So says a dying Earl Partridge in Paul Thomas Anderson's melodramatic Magnolia. That sentiment hangs heavy over You're Doing What I Should Have Done, a stark, moving, a...

Riverwest FemFest announces workshop and film showcase lineups, releases second compilation

Tyler Maas

January 11, 2017

We're just seven sleeps from the opening night of the third annual Riverwest FemFest. As the event nears, organizers want to continue to aid in your preparation for the five days worth of entertainment (Janua...

Doors Open Milwaukee wins $20,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Matt Wild

December 13, 2016

For the past six years, Historic Milwaukee's insanely popular Doors Open event has given the public behind-the-scenes access to hundreds of Milwaukee-area buildings. Theaters, churches, office buildings, muse...

Great Job, Milwaukee! The New York Times loves Boswell Book Company

Matt Wild

December 6, 2016

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication dei...

All-ages community science fair, “Science Strikes Back,” coming to Escuela Verde in 2017

Matt Wild

December 6, 2016

It is a dark time for science. Although myths and misinformation were once thought destroyed, climate-change deniers and other fact-adverse folks have driven rational people from their hidden echo chambers an...

Here’s the list of Riverwest FemFest 2017 artists and makers

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2016

Last week, we unveiled more than 50 music, comedy, and poetry acts that would be participating in the third year of Riverwest FemFest. Not only is the female-focused benefit—that's raising funds for ...

MAM’s “Haunted Screens” delves deep into dark world of German Expressionist cinema

Matt Wild

October 27, 2016

Earlier this month, during the 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival, Boston's Alloy Orchestra returned to the Oriental Theatre to perform a live music accompaniment to Fritz Lang's 1927 classic Metropolis. Lang's sil...

Holy schnikes! Bumstead Provisions unveils Chris Farley mural

Tyler Maas

October 21, 2016

Back in August, we introduced you to Bumstead Provisions. The Bay View business had big plans, which included being a restaurant and bar, a deli and corner store, and having its exterior covered in art dedica...

“Revolution” coming to RedLine Milwaukee this Friday

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 20, 2016

This weekend sees the return of Milwaukee's quarterly Gallery Night and Day. Among the more interesting events (slap fights notwithstanding) is CultureJam MKE's "Revolution," coming to RedLine Milwaukee. On F...

Urban Garage Sale moves to Mitchell Park Domes, adds second day

Tyler Maas

October 14, 2016

Over the course of its first eight years, Urban Garage Sale has served as an invaluable marketplace of Milwaukee artists, crafters, retailers, and makers, while also working its way to becoming part of the ho...

“Slap Fights With Kpolly” brings James Spader drawings, butts to Hot Pop

Matt Wild

October 14, 2016

When we last caught up with Milwaukee artist Kristopher Pollard—a.k.a. Kpolly—he was fulfilling his duties as Milwaukee Film Membership Manager by donning a blue bathrobe and dancing seductively before a scre...

Just in time for Halloween/the election, ‘Dracula Vs. The Nazis’ storms into town

Jeff Grygny

October 5, 2016

Who doesn't love a good Nazi? Um, let's rephrase that: Nazis make the best villains. What would pop culture do without those swastika-sporting, goose-stepping genocidal goofballs who combine unspeakable evil ...

Poet Kavon Cortez Jones pays homage to “Paris of the Midwest” in his first book, ‘Club Noir’

Tyler Maas

September 27, 2016

When we last checked in with Kavon Cortez Jones, the Milwaukee poet and so-called "Bard Of Center Street" was spreading holiday cheer to the city he loves. Jones' hometown pride extends well beyond the Decemb...

Bob Watt exhibition, “The Last of the Bohemians,” coming to Grove Gallery

Matt Wild

September 23, 2016

Earlier this month, in observance of the new school year, we read a poem called "Giant Machine," which details the ins and outs of a fanciful "masturbating machine" for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee...

Hover Craft 2016 announces vendor lineup

Tyler Maas

September 21, 2016

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought some of the most skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad "maker" umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consume...