Author Matt Wild

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Feb. 4-10)

February 12, 2018

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...

42 Lounge will move to Karma on Ogden Avenue, live on in Oak & Shield Gaming Pub

Matt Wild

February 9, 2018

Though the news has been out for a while that the owners of Board Game Barrister and 42 Lounge are teaming up to open a new geek-tastic place called Oak & Shield Gaming Pub in the space currently occupied b...

It’s a snow day, and that infernal FOX6 Snow Stick is just loving it

Matt Wild

February 9, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Hey! It snowed a bunch last night! It's still kind of snowing now! It's an ho...

Surgeons In Heat announce new album, release new single, “Why’d You Start?”

Matt Wild

February 8, 2018

It seems that every Surgeons In Heat album is a comeback album. Maybe it's the three-year gap between projects, beginning with 2012's self-titled bleary-eyed dance party and culminating in 2015's hyperactive Di...

Bill Murray and cellist Jan Vogler are coming to Riverside Theater in April

Matt Wild

February 8, 2018

Okay, this is pretty great: On Tuesday, April 17, the one and only Bill Murray (yep, Bill Groundhog-Day, Ghostbustin'-ass Murray) and German cellist Jan Vogler (along with violinist Mira Wang and pianist Vaness...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Real Chili remains the city’s great comfort food

Matt Wild

February 7, 2018

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 explore how they might figure...

Johanna Rose and friends reimagine the relevance of Woody Guthrie with GuthrieUNCOVERED

Matt Wild

February 6, 2018

"I chose to 'uncover' Woody Guthrie because I felt his music was particularly relevant given today's political climate."So says Johanna Rose, curator of GuthrieUNCOVERED, coming to Turner Hall Ballroom Frid...

An important message from Milwaukee Record

Matt Wild

February 6, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQJust kidding. Rick Astley is coming to the Pabst Theater Thursday, April 26. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 9, at 10 a.m. Reserved seating tickets are $35 and...

Yokohama is closed

Matt Wild

February 5, 2018

After less than a year in business, East Side ramen joint Yokohama (1932 E. Kenilworth Pl.) has closed. The ramen was okay. The karaoke was fun. They added a bunch of arcade games at the end. R.I.P. Maybe Yield...

Enjoy free County Parks parking at Tuesday’s meeting about ending free County Parks parking

Matt Wild

February 2, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele has spent the last few weeks floating ...

Here’s the lineup for Avalon Theater’s “Miyazaki March” and “Anime April”

Matt Wild

February 1, 2018

Anime fans in Milwaukee have plenty to look forward to with this month's Anime Milwaukee convention, but the fun doesn't stop there: Today, Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge unveiled its biggest-yet lineu...

“People’s Flag”-branded beer finally makes Milwaukee pride drinkable

Matt Wild

February 1, 2018

Does your Milwaukee pride need a boost? Is living, working, and paying taxes in the city not enough? Have you already purchased your 17th "People's Flag of Milwaukee" for the low, low, price of $15? (Oops, they...

Let’s relive the magic of Esser TV & Appliance’s “Stop, Shop, and Buy” jingle, shall we?

Matt Wild

January 31, 2018

If there was a Milwaukee Jingle Hall of Fame (someone get on this, please), you'd find the usual suspects: Channel 12's iconic "Hello Milwaukee." Emergency TV Service's frantic self-titled ditty. That terrifyin...

Watch BLAX rock Cactus Club, explore public art with Adam Carr in new Cream City Soundcheck video

Matt Wild

January 30, 2018

"This is a hardworking city. This is a diverse city. It's not pretty all the time. If you're knowledgeable and you keep your eyes open and you happen to peek over, you can see something beautiful in all this me...

Brush up on your ’80s Milwaukee references with Sigmund Snopek’s “Cookin With A Wok In Milwaukee”

Matt Wild

January 30, 2018

Last summer we dug up a 1984 parody of Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon" called "I'm A Milwaukeean." The song—from Guy Herman And The Bubbler Boys—contained all sorts of timeless Milwaukee references: beer, brat...

Check out this “ghost sign” hidden in the rubble of the old Comedy Cafe (before it’s gone)

Matt Wild

January 29, 2018

Back in August, news broke that '80s and '90s arcade bar Up-Down would be opening a Milwaukee location in the old Comedy Cafe at 615 E. Brady St. Since then, another arcade bar has already opened (1983 Arcade B...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 21-27)

Matt Wild

January 29, 2018

Gypsy Taco is changing its name because it’s the right thing to do, and people are maaaad

Matt Wild

January 26, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Mitch Ciohon, owner of popular Bay View taco purveyor Gypsy Taco and Gypsy Bu...

Travel Channel’s ‘Food Paradise’ will be filming at Merriment Social January 30

Matt Wild

January 24, 2018

The love affair between Milwaukee and food/travel shows continues. Following in the august tradition of the Travel Channel visiting Sobelman's Pub & Grill, the Travel Channel visiting Comet, and Spike TV (R...

Milwaukee’s East Side: ramen, poke, cat cafes, axe throwing bars

Matt Wild

January 24, 2018

Still concerned about nightlife on Milwaukee's East Side? Still weirded out when you drive around North Avenue and see the once-busy BBC, Hotel Foster, and Rosati's dark and empty? Well never fear: in addition ...