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Let’s go to “The Hop” (which is now the official name of the Milwaukee Streetcar)

Matt Wild
October 13, 2017
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• If you've tried to navigate downtown Milwaukee lately, you know that, yep, th...

“Weird Al” will bring his non-parody “Ill-Advised Vanity Tour” to Pabst Theater April 10

Matt Wild
October 13, 2017
Let's face it, "Weird Al" Yankovic fans: If you've seen one "Weird Al" show in recent years, you've seen 'em all. There's the big-single opener, the obligatory costume romps through "Fat" and "Smells Like Nirva...

Great Job, Milwaukee (and 11 other cities)! We’re “America’s best-kept secret”

Matt Wild
October 11, 2017
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 deigns ...

Get a second hit of Indonesian Junk with the hook-heavy ‘Stars In The Night’

Matt Wild
October 10, 2017
The opening seconds of Indonesian Junk's terrific Stars In The Night consist of a vocal take played backwards. It's a fitting introduction to an album that rewinds the clock to a time and place long gone—CBGB c...

Take a (literal) minute and enjoy (ORB)’s “Worse Than It Was”

Matt Wild
October 10, 2017
Ever wake up and think to yourself, "Gee, things are worse today than they were yesterday?" If you're living in the year 2017, the answer is probably "YES." But rather than dwell on whatever horror show is curr...

Remembering the time, in 1980, when Black Sabbath fans rioted in Milwaukee

Matt Wild
October 9, 2017
Throwing bottles at performers is a dubious concert-going tradition. Sure, it can be darkly funny in some cases (Justin Bieber), but it can be downright dangerous in others (Tila Tequila at the 2010 Gathering o...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (October 1-7)

Matt Wild
October 9, 2017
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...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Bay View is the 13th “hottest hipster market in America”

Matt Wild
October 6, 2017
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 deigns...

‘The Blood Is At The Doorstep’ is a vital Milwaukee film

Matt Wild
October 6, 2017
A sad air of inevitability hangs over the opening stretch of The Blood Is At The Doorstep. For Milwaukeeans, the story is distressingly familiar: On the afternoon of April 30, 2014, Dontre Hamilton, a 31-year-o...

What a horrible week. Here are some links about restaurants and stuff

Matt Wild
October 6, 2017
Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Good god, what a gut-punch of a week. Do we even need to sum it up? Do we eve...

NYC artist Michael Alan brings “Living Installation” to inaugural Riverwest Gallery Night

Matt Wild
October 4, 2017
On Saturday, October 7, Milwaukee's Riverwest neighborhood will play host to the Riverwest Artists Association's Artwalk, as well as the inaugural Riverwest Gallery Night. Roughly 20 galleries, studios, and ven...

Here’s the lineup for the third annual “Nightmare on Center Street” Halloween party

Matt Wild
October 4, 2017
Remember that part in the original A Nightmare On Elm Street when Freddy says "I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy," and his tongue slurps out of the telephone? What's the deal with that scene? Nancy isn't sleeping, ...

Hook up with the new NO/NO single, “Take Out,” from the upcoming ‘Twentysomethings’ EP

Matt Wild
October 3, 2017
The evolution of Milwaukee's NO/NO has been a thing to behold. With roots in the lo-fi new wave group The Delphines, the bigger and better NO/NO has quickly morphed into a full-on synth-pop force. That transfor...

Brett Newski trusts no one in animated “I’m Paranoid” video

Matt Wild
October 2, 2017
Here's an understatement to end all understatements: We live in crazy times. Degenerate politics and politicians, the end of "truth" and "facts," and the ever-expanding filmography of James Franco have all beco...

GGOOLLDD will ring in 2018 with a New Year’s Eve show at Turner Hall

Matt Wild
October 2, 2017
Is 2017 over yet? Almost? Good. Will 2018 be any better? Maybe? We'll take it. Anyway, wayward Milwaukee synth-pop outfit GGOOLLDD will be ringing in 2018 at Turner Hall this year, with a New Year's Eve show th...

Watch the new Coakley Brothers water tower sculpture light up for the first time

Matt Wild
September 27, 2017
Tuesday night, at an outdoor gala featuring food, beer, and at least one spin of Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing In The Dark," Coakley Brothers celebrated the inaugural lighting of their new 15,000-pound stained g...

Watch a 1991 documentary on the Oriental, Avalon, and Paradise theaters

Matt Wild
September 27, 2017
In case you missed it, tomorrow marks the beginning of the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival. Yes. For 15 days, MFF2017 will light up the screens of the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times ...

Remembering the time President Reagan spoke at a 1984 Milwaukee Oktoberfest for some reason

Matt Wild
September 26, 2017
Actual politics aside, it's safe to say today's world of American politics is a straight-up nightmare. We have a President publicly calling professional football players sons-of-bitches, a populace divided on w...

‘Suspiria’ remaster highlights Avalon and Rosebud’s ridiculously stacked “Shocktoberfest”

Matt Wild
September 26, 2017
It's a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with "Rocktober" and "Shocktober" events. In the case of the latter, the...

‘Batman & Jesus’ will premiere at Saturday’s Mythinformation Conference at Pabst Theater

Matt Wild
September 25, 2017
Since 2013, Mythicist Milwaukee has been promoting "dialogue about culture, religion and freedom of thought" throughout the city and beyond, in the form of podcasts, films, events, and more. This Saturday, from...
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