Author Matt Wild

Sleep well, Milwaukee: “Light the Hoan” campaign continues to raise a ton of cash

January 31, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Isn't it funny when fundraisers implore regular schmucks like us to kick in ...

Cactus Club becomes first Milwaukee venue to apply for new all-ages license

Matt Wild

January 28, 2020

Bay View's venerable Cactus Club will be the first Milwaukee venue to take advantage of a new (or updated, rather) license that makes it easier to host all-ages shows. Tuesday morning at a Licenses Committee he...

Milwaukee County supervisor calls for elimination of single-use plastics in County facilities, parks

Matt Wild

January 28, 2020

Last October, Milwaukee banned plastic straws. A few weeks ago, a Milwaukee alderman called for a ban on plastic bags. A few days ago, the Milwaukee Brewers and SC Johnson teamed up to reduce plastic cup waste ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (January 19-25)

Matt Wild

January 27, 2020

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

The new Rocky Rococo at Bayshore: The Milwaukee Record Review

Matt Wild

January 23, 2020

My favorite description of Rocky Rococo pizza comes from my pal Evan Rytlewski. A few years ago, following an episode of our weekly WMSE talk show The Disclaimer (R.I.P.), Evan waxed philosophical about the mys...

Merriment Social owners plan pizza place, Flourchild, for former Distil on Milwaukee Street

Matt Wild

January 23, 2020

Merriment Social chef Andrew Miller—along with partners Cameron Whyte and Samuel Emery—plan to bring a new pizza place called Flourchild to the former Distil at 722 N. Milwaukee St. The location is immediately ...

Bundle up for the inaugural VinterSköl Musik Fest, coming to the Brewery District February 15

Matt Wild

January 22, 2020

Do you like music festivals? Do you like winter music festivals? Do you like new winter music festivals? Then you'll love the inaugural VinterSköl Musik Fest, a "Nordic-inspired winter celebration" coming to Mi...

Hall + Oates = American Family Insurance Amphitheater July 26

Matt Wild

January 21, 2020

Daryl Hall and John Oates—OF HALL & OATES FAME—will play Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater Sunday, July 26. Squeeze and KT Tunstall will play in support. Pre-sale for the show begins today,...

Hip-Hop Week MKE will return August 17-22, 2020

Matt Wild

January 21, 2020

The Milwaukee Common Council approved a resolution Tuesday morning that recognizes August 17-22, 2020 as Hip-Hop Week MKE. This will be Hip-Hop Week MKE's third year of bringing a ton of hip-hop-focused concert...

Miller Park will be renamed American Family Field in 2021

Matt Wild

January 21, 2020

Yep, after a year of speculation, the great mystery has been solved. And it's super anticlimactic! Beginning with the 2021 season, Milwaukee's Miller Park will be known as American Family Field. Multiple source...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Milwaukee Public Museum is an old-school treasure (for now)

Matt Wild

January 20, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

“Edgy love-themed pop-up bar,” Cupid Studio, coming to Splash Studio Jan. 31-Feb. 23

Matt Wild

January 20, 2020

Tired of doing the same old thing for Valentine's Day? Tired of complaining about how Valentine's Day is like, a Hallmark holiday, man? Then let East Side painting bar Splash Studio give you a homegrown Valenti...

Viking Cruises to bring ‘Speed 2: Cruise Control’ to Milwaukee in 2022

Matt Wild

January 17, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Remember Speed 2: Cruise Control, the Keanu Reeves-less sequel to Speed? San...

Fear, Jon Bon Jovi, and the worst Q&A ever

Matt Wild

January 16, 2020

The following article originally appeared in the December 2019 edition of Colectivo Coffee's "Off The Record" print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up "Off The Record" free of charge at all ...

Begun, the Ravine Road Petition War has

Matt Wild

January 15, 2020

Earlier this month, we brought you news that Lake Park advocacy group Lake Park Friends had adopted a resolution and created a petition to reopen the closed Ravine Road to vehicular traffic. Located near Bartol...

You have 1 day to bid on stuff from Bayshore’s closed food court (including the Rocky Rococo signs)

Matt Wild

January 15, 2020

UPDATE (1/16/20): The auction is over. And boy oh boy, did this post take off. Looks like a lot of the playground equipment went for $350. The Rocky Rococo signs, meanwhile, went for—good grief—$230, $325, and ...

Buckle up (and sign a waiver) for Lakefront Brewery’s hot wing challenge

Matt Wild

January 15, 2020

Do you like Lakefront Brewery? Do you like buffalo wings? Do you like HOT buffalo wings? If your answers are "YES," have we got the event for you. Behold, Lakefront's first-ever hot wing challenge, coupled with...

50 pictures of Tuesday’s Trump protest, plus 1 picture of the Bistro Burgers we got at Swingin’ Door Exchange after the protest

Matt Wild

January 15, 2020

President Donald Trump was in Milwaukee Tuesday night, speaking at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Meanwhile, a whole lotta protestors were at Red Arrow Park, eventually making their way to the UW-Milwaukee Pan...

How to navigate the mass hysteria of today’s Trump rally, Trump protest, and Bucks game

Matt Wild

January 14, 2020

Today is going to be an absolute mess in Downtown Milwaukee. President Donald Trump is scheduled to host a 2020 reelection rally at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, local activist group Coali...

Obama in the rain, and 7 other notable presidential visits to Milwaukee

Matt Wild

January 14, 2020

President Donald Trump is in town today, and things are gonna get zany. Trump supporters! Trump protestors! Bucks fans! People just trying to get home! Like we said before, if you want a taste of what Milwaukee...