Author Matt Wild

Ms. Lauryn Hill, The Fugees will bring Miseducation Anniversary Tour to AmFam Amphitheater

June 24, 2024

The headline says it all, folks. Ms. Lauryn Hill and The Fugees will bring an extension of their co-headlining Miseducation Anniversary Tour to Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Friday, Augu...

It’s summer! Celebrate with Oh Geeez, Not Again’s “Summer Weather”!

Matt Wild

June 20, 2024

Hey! It's summer! Like, officially summer! Let's celebrate with a song about summer weather! Behold the aptly named "Summer Weather," the latest single from the delightfully named Milwaukee indie-pop band Oh Ge...

Food/Drink Roundup: Seafood Shack planned for former Louie’s Char Dogs on East Side

Matt Wild

June 19, 2024

Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: The Seafood Shack coming to the East Side?• Remember Louie's Char Do...

Stephen Colbert. Donald Trump. Milwaukee. “Horrible city.” Argue in the comments.

Matt Wild

June 18, 2024

On Monday's Late Show, host Stephen Colbert talked about...oh, hell, it doesn't matter what we write here. The comments are going to be an absolute shit show. So...(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoog...

Ian Ash sets the mood for upcoming solo album, unveils “Sex Magic”

Matt Wild

June 18, 2024

The world can be a cold, cruel, and corrosively divisive place. Need a break from all the negativity? Looking for a sun-kissed summertime pop ditty to take the blues away? Looking for a little sex, a little mag...

Just sitting at Bradford Beach in the morning, thinking about stuff: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

June 17, 2024

Ever go down to Bradford Beach in the morning and just sit there and think about stuff? It's great, right? It's one of Milwaukee's finest pleasures.Timing is key. In the summer months, during the afternoon ...

Urban Beets will close its Wauwatosa location on June 30

Matt Wild

June 17, 2024

Urban Beets, the vegan cafe and juicery that first opened in Milwaukee in 2016 and later expanded to Wauwatosa and Brown Deer, announced Monday that it will close its Wauwatosa location (3077 N. Mayfair Rd.) on...

State Fair’s 2024 Sporkies: Cool Ranch Doritos Pickle, Hot Ham & Glazers, more

Matt Wild

June 12, 2024

It's almost time for the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair! (It runs August 1-11.) And that means it's time to unveil, ponder, drool over, and/or worry about this year's Sporkies finalists! You know, the Sporkies! The ...

New beach party series will feature live music, “gargantuan fluorescent tentacles”

Matt Wild

June 12, 2024

Nothing says "SUMMER" quite like the beach. And yet Milwaukee's beaches can feel strangely underutilized during the summer months. Sure, Bradford Beach is loaded with volleyball players and random sunbathers, b...

Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 29 – June 11)

Matt Wild

June 12, 2024

broadstreet.zone(154824); Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...

Bubble tea place still coming to old Hotel Foster space, apparently

Matt Wild

June 11, 2024

Back in November 2023, we informed you that the old Hotel Foster space at 2028 E. North Ave. was participating in the federally and universally mandated program that all vacant or soon-to-be-vacant commercial s...

Aw yeah, “Pizza Shuttle Slice Shop” is coming to 3rd St. Market Hall

Matt Wild

June 10, 2024

When it comes to reliable, long-running, late-night-friendly Milwaukee pizza joints, it doesn't get much more reliable, long-running, and late-night-friendly than Pizza Shuttle. The iconic 'za purveyor has been...

Milwaukee will host 2025 National Independent Venue Association conference

Matt Wild

June 10, 2024

The "Milwaukee hosting big events in 2025" trend continues: On Monday, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) announced that it will hold its fourth annual conference in Milwaukee in June 2025. NIVA,...

Say hello to summer with MD McNally’s winning ‘I’ll Dissolve For You’

Matt Wild

June 7, 2024

Certain things are hard to define—but, as they say, you know them when you see/hear them. Take the nebulous concept of a "summer album." What makes a "summer album" a "summer album"? Songs about soaking up the ...

MKE Music Rewind: Keedy, “Save Some Love” (1991)

Matt Wild

June 6, 2024

broadstreet.zone(159870); In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Keedy's "Save Some Love" from 1991.The br...

Robert Randolph, Talib Kweli highlight new downtown Summer of Soul concert series

Matt Wild

June 4, 2024

We've said it before and we'll say it again: this summer is gonna be packed. Don't believe us? Just take a peek at our 2024 guide to summer festivals, fairs, music series, and more. Oh, and add a big new series...

Fireworks! Where to see fireworks in Milwaukee on July 4!

Matt Wild

June 4, 2024

As you probably know, Milwaukee County Parks' July 3 lakefront fireworks have been canceled this year due to "lack of sponsorship." If only there were other places to see fireworks in Milwaukee! Oh, that's rig...

Watch Cozy Danger break stuff (including the cycle of addiction) in “Again” video

Matt Wild

June 3, 2024

Back in February, Milwaukee indie-rock band Cozy Danger released the wickedly catchy "Again," the first single from the upcoming Orange Feels record. With lyrics like "And I drink and I smoke and I'm watching T...

Request your tickets now for the Milwaukee/RNC tapings of ‘The Daily Show’

Matt Wild

May 31, 2024

The extremely sane and normal Republican National Convention is set to land in Milwaukee July 15-18. What—or even who—it will all entail remains unclear. About the only things we know for sure are A.) you can c...

Why yes, Summerfest will have a “cosmic cornfield” called “Yield”

Matt Wild

May 30, 2024

We love Summerfest for its music, its food, and its bleachers, but we also love it for its random "experiences." Last year, one of those experiences was a decades-spanning Fritos diner where you could eat tiny...