Author Matt Wild

14 reasons to get excited for the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

September 25, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); It would make sense if organizers of the ninth annual Milwaukee Film Festival took things a little easy. After all, next year will be the fest's big 10th anniversary, and its first wit...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (September 17-23)

Matt Wild

September 25, 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...

Civilian David Clarke is just as edgy as Sheriff David Clarke

Matt Wild

September 22, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• There's a scene in the original run of Twin Peaks where Donna is talking to t...

Oh my cod: ‘We’re Here For A Fish Fry’ will debut at Oriental Theatre in October

Matt Wild

September 21, 2017

Is there anything more "Wisconsin" than the Friday fish fry? No, no there is not. The weekly ritual of trekking out to your favorite supper club and ordering a plate of deep-fried cod—with the state-mandated si...

Watch Dad walk (and jet-ski) on “Holy Water”

Matt Wild

September 21, 2017

Milwaukee's delightfully named Dad is a man of many personas. In just over a year, the cheeky rapper has released a handful of videos that have depicted him as a Revolutionary War reenactor, a Catholic priest e...

See ex-Sheriff Clarke, Brother Ron, more in Dirty Dancing’s trippy “When We First Met” video

Matt Wild

September 20, 2017

When we last checked in with art-damaged post-rock act Dirty Dancing, frontman Eric Schoen was bemoaning the drudgery of modern life and using his cat as a workout tool in the video for "Don't Wanna Be Satisfie...

Now there’s another arcade bar coming to Milwaukee (next month!)

Matt Wild

September 15, 2017

It's only been a few weeks since news blipped and blooped across our screen that retro arcade bar Up-Down MKE was coming to the site of the former Comedy Cafe. That project is still a few months off (it's expec...

Milwaukee needs more hotel rooms (even though it has too many)

Matt Wild

September 15, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Milwaukee, you'll be shocked to discover, is building a lot of new shit. A good...

There was a kangaroo on the loose in Kenosha County this morning

Matt Wild

September 14, 2017

There's a terrific episode of the podcast Reply All that delves into the mysterious Zardulu, a New York City-based performance artist purportedly behind the "Pizza Rat" and "Selfie Rat" viral videos of a few ye...

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: then and now

Matt Wild

September 13, 2017

On Thursday, August 31, Fox News pundit, podcast host, tired internet troll, hat-wearer, and nominal public servant David A. Clarke Jr. resigned from his post as Milwaukee County Sheriff. And while there was mu...

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of ‘Grindhouse,’ September 15-21 at Rosebud Cinema

Matt Wild

September 12, 2017

Good lord, has it already been 10 years since Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's gloriously bat-shit Grindhouse sullied movie screens nationwide? Yes, yes it has. The double-feature exploitation throwback...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (September 3-9)

Matt Wild

September 11, 2017

Reminder: Murals calling attention to mass incarceration aren’t great sites for fashion shoots

Matt Wild

September 8, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Black Cat Alley's controversial "Devontay" mural is back in the news. Depicti...

Sculpture Milwaukee has released a Pokemon Go-like app

Matt Wild

September 7, 2017

What happens when you combine one of the most successful Milwaukee projects of the summer (Sculpture Milwaukee) with one of the most weirdly controversial Milwaukee projects of last summer (the Pokemon Go/Lake ...

Here’s what your salary needs to be in order to afford a home in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

September 6, 2017

Remember in high school when that one teacher would sit you down and figure out how much money you'd need to make in the "real world" in order to afford rent, food, clothes, etc.? (Yep, kind of like the pilot o...

Flavor Flav will be hanging out at a Lake Geneva pizza joint September 7-9

Matt Wild

September 5, 2017

For reasons both delightful and unexplained, Public Enemy are no strangers to Wisconsin. From playing Summerfest to playing family reunions in Wauwatosa, the seminal hip-hop group can't seem to get enough of ou...

Atomic Glass appears to be closed

Matt Wild

September 5, 2017

In recent-ish news that will likely bum out some Milwaukeeans and secretly delight others, it appears that Atomic Glass, 1813 E. Locust St., is closed. As of Tuesday morning, the windows of the East Side head s...

Milwaukee job growth is sluggish, but at least we’re getting one of those weird cat cafes

Matt Wild

September 1, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Milwaukee is a city of contrasts. One one hand, it has world-class amenities ...

Sheriff Clarke has resigned

Matt Wild

August 31, 2017

Multiple sources (including Mark Belling, who broke the story) are reporting that noted internet troll, podcast host, hat-wearer, and occasional sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. has resigned from his post as Milwauk...

Help Christopher Gilbert replace his stolen band gear

Matt Wild

August 31, 2017

If you've spent any time in or around the Milwaukee music scene, you've likely run into Christopher Gilbert. The sharply dressed musician/dancer/choreographer/New Age Narcissism member is hard to miss, both on ...