Author Matt Wild

Watch Guided By Voices play in the rain for the very first time (allegedly)

July 1, 2019

Here are the facts: Sunday afternoon, legendary Dayton, Ohio rock band Guided By Voices played the Miller Lite Oasis during day five of Summerfest. The band, led by the absurdly prolific Robert Pollard, played ...

New Walker’s Point axe-throwing/deck shuffleboard bar, NorthSouth Club, will open August 3

Matt Wild

July 1, 2019

For everyone who thought the whole "axe-throwing" thing was a flash in the pan, AXE MKE owners Marla and David Poytinger are out to prove you wrong. Today, the ever-busy couple announced the opening date for th...

Let Andrew W.K.’s simple advice carry you through the weekend (and the rest of Summerfest)

Matt Wild

June 28, 2019

When we last checked in with eternal party-rocker Andrew W.K., we took the dude shopping at American Science & Surplus. Later that night, W.K. played The Rave and did a rousing Milwaukee version of his song...

The Hop will remain free through 2020, which is kind of a problem

Matt Wild

June 28, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed (formerly Off The Record, which is now the name of our print-only Colectivo publication) looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout th...

Celebrate the first day of Summerfest 2019 with videos from the hard rockin’ Summerfest 1994

Matt Wild

June 26, 2019

Today, the 26th day of the sixth month in the year of our Lord 2019, is the first day of the 52nd edition of Summerfest (presented by American Family Insurance). From June 26-30, and July 2-7, the "World's Larg...

Your down-and-dirty guide to getting in free (almost) every day of Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

June 25, 2019

Summerfest! It runs June 26-30, and July 2-7! It's at Henry Maier Festival Park—a.k.a. the Summerfest grounds! General admission tickets usually cost $15 or $23! Not bad! Like Mad magazine always says: cheap! ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (June 16-22)

Matt Wild

June 25, 2019

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...

Dear Milwaukee sportscasters: Stop shaming strangers (and children) on social media

Matt Wild

June 24, 2019

Sunday afternoon, 41,237 people enjoyed watching the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 at Miller Park. Among those 41,000-plus people was local sports radio person Bill Michaels, who most decided...

If you like Nineteen Thirteen’s new EP, ‘If You Like It, It’s Good,’ it’s good

Matt Wild

June 24, 2019

Nineteen Thirteen is a group that's more normal than its lineup suggests, and one that's much, much weirder. On one hand, the duo of Victor DeLorenzo and Janet Schiff produces surprisingly accessible music, esp...

The National, Walk The Moon, more are playing intimate shows at Hacienda Beer Co.

Matt Wild

June 23, 2019

Summerfest 2019 is just around the corner. Like, it starts this Wednesday, folks. It'll be your chance to see acts like The National, Walk The Moon, Neon Trees, Taking Back Sunday, Young The Giant, The Head And...

19 pictures of the new Uline Warehouse Stage at Summerfest, plus 1 picture of a red-winged blackbird at Lakeshore State Park

Matt Wild

June 20, 2019

Thursday morning, Summerfest officials unveiled the new and much-improved Uline Warehouse Stage. It's pretty neat! The northern-most stage now sports an expanded footprint, expanded production capabilities, an ...

No more Mr. Passive Resistance: We’re bringing ‘UHF’ back to Avalon Theater July 17

Matt Wild

June 20, 2019

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, July 17. Yes, that's the night we're teaching poodle...

Listen to the new Devils Teeth EP, ‘Jet Jaguar,’ before the band releases it on a boat

Matt Wild

June 18, 2019

There are many ways to celebrate the release of an album. A standard album release show. An intimate concert in someone's living room. Renting out the Polish Falcon and going nuts like Sat. Nite Duets did years...

I went to Kopp’s on Father’s Day and ate “Nuts For Daddy”: A minute-by-minute report

Matt Wild

June 17, 2019

Yesterday was Father's Day, a.k.a. Post A Picture Of Your Dad From When He Was In High School And Wonder Why Everyone Back Then Looked Like They Were 36 Years Old Day. It was a day of love and respect for fathe...

Bay View will be the new East Side with its very own food hall, Flour and Feed

Matt Wild

June 17, 2019

Remember those stickers and signs that proclaimed Bay View to be the "better" East Side? Fun times! Anyway, Bay View is getting a food hall now, just like the East Side.We kid, we kid. Anyway, the so-called...

Megadeth’s July 4 Summerfest show canceled due to health issues; Summerfest will not reschedule

Matt Wild

June 17, 2019

Back in April, Ozzy Osbourne announced that due to health issues, he was canceling his 2019 tour—and with it, his scheduled July 4 Summerfest show at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater. Summerfest soon ...

MooSa’s, a.k.a. former Northpoint Custard stand, opens today

Matt Wild

June 14, 2019

Watch a local harpist try to break the world record for marathon harp playing…right now!

Matt Wild

June 14, 2019

What are you doing right now? Reading this article and farting around on the internet, obviously, but what are you really doing? Are you trying to break a world record? Probably not. Well, New Berlin resident R...

It’s time to admit that it’s (nearly) the end of the Milwaukee Public Museum as we know it

Matt Wild

June 13, 2019

Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Public Museum announced its new president and CEO, Dr. Ellen J. Censky. A Cedarburg native, Dr. Censky started her career with MPM back in 1977, and has served as the interim pr...

Celebrate Pabst’s 175th anniversary with exclusive craft beers, limited-edition merch

Matt Wild

June 12, 2019

Pabst Brewing Company traces its origins back to a Milwaukee brewing company founded by Jacob Best in 1844. If our math is correct, that would make Pabst...175 years old! And hey, our math must be correct, beca...