Author Matt Wild

Von Trier will close, re-open as an “upscale cocktail lounge”

August 15, 2017

It's been, oh, 30 seconds since yet another seismic change hit the North Avenue bar district on Milwaukee's East Side. And while today's news isn't the complete shuttering of a longtime staple (R.I.P. Hotel Fos...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (August 6-12)

Matt Wild

August 14, 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...

Watch IshDARR dominate Summerfest 2017 in video for “Sanity”

Matt Wild

August 14, 2017

This past Fourth of July, Milwaukee rapper IshDARR became the first local hip-hop artist to nab a headlining slot at Summerfest. He didn't disappoint: The show was absolutely packed, the energy was insane, and ...

Buckle up, Milwaukee, for the world’s first “alternative polka festival”

Matt Wild

August 11, 2017

When out-of-town travel writers pen glowing reviews of Milwaukee, they almost always mention how our city is much more than its "beer-and-brats" reputation. (Which is true, though we do love our beer and brats....

Soul Low would like you to ‘Cheer Up,’ please

Matt Wild

August 10, 2017

Drop the digital and/or physical needle on Soul Low's third full-length album, Cheer Up, and you're lulled into a false sense of serenity. A one-minute string instrumental opens the proceedings, evoking the orn...

Great Job, Milwaukee! The Washington Post thinks we’re pretty swell

Matt Wild

August 9, 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 deign...

Buy a Milwaukee man’s incredible retro Nintendo collection for $29,900

Matt Wild

August 9, 2017

If you're the kind of person who has spent approximately 8,000 hours blowing into a beat-up copy of Ninja Gaiden, if you're the type of now-grown gamer who uses the "Konami code" during sex, if you're the exact...

A couple had sex in the State Fair bleachers, and FOX6 talked to a mom and son unwittingly sitting in the same bleachers a few days later

Matt Wild

August 8, 2017

Over the weekend, no doubt hot and bothered from a day of photo-finish pig races and suggestive deep-fried foodstuffs, a man and woman had sex at the Wisconsin State Fair. Not only that, but the man and woman w...

UWM Union Cinema’s fall schedule includes David Lynch retrospective, Hollywood blockbusters, more

Matt Wild

August 8, 2017

The UWM Union Cinema has been a hidden-not-really-hidden gem of Milwaukee's East Side since 1972. Located inside the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union, the unassuming theater has long served as a ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Kopp’s and frozen custard go hand in hand

Matt Wild

August 7, 2017

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...

Take a virtual stroll through the East Side’s Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild

August 7, 2017

Black Cat Alley has been a thing for nearly a year, but it's still common to find folks who are unfamiliar with the East Side's "street art destination." Located between Kenilworth Boulevard and Ivanhoe Place b...

Reitman and Mueller’s 1983 “Brew Ha Ha” TV special: a minute-by-minute recap

Matt Wild

August 3, 2017

Throughout the 1980s, the 1990s, and into the 2000s, Milwaukee's early morning airwaves were ruled by two names: Reitman and Mueller. Bob Reitman was already a radio veteran when he was paired with relative new...

Celebrate the first day of the 2017 Wisconsin State Fair with some Giant Slide videos

Matt Wild

August 3, 2017

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2017 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 3-13, thousands upon thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sight...

Help paint a new mural in Sherman Park (with Mayor Tom Barrett)

Matt Wild

August 2, 2017

Last month we told you about "Sherman Park United," a new mural located at 4175 W. Center St. in Milwaukee's Sherman Park neighborhood. Headed up by Milwaukee artist Tia Richardson, the mural is being painted—i...

‘The Dark Crystal,’ ‘Purple Rain,’ more announced for 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

August 1, 2017

We're less than two months away from the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival (September 28 - October 12), but besides Erik Ljung's The Blood Is At The Doorstep being named the Centerpiece Screening, little is known ab...

Bill Burr will be checking in on Milwaukee for two shows at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

July 31, 2017

Hey, what's going on? It's Monday morning (well, afternoon) and Bill Burr will be checking in on Milwaukee for two shows at the Riverside Theater. Go fuck yourself!Yes, the beloved stand-up, popular podcast...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 23-29)

Matt Wild

July 31, 2017

Kenny Rogers knows when to fold ’em, will bring “Final World Tour” to Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

July 31, 2017

The last time country music icon Kenny Rogers blew through town on a train bound for Illinois, Minnesota, or possibly Iowa, the impeccably bearded septuagenarian was playing the Wisconsin State Fair. It wasn't ...

Watch the host of ‘Racine & Me’ draw a county-by-county map of Wisconsin in 3 minutes

Matt Wild

July 28, 2017

When we last left Jacob Kittilstad—a.k.a. the host of public affairs show Racine & Me—he was getting a little emotional over a new Racine & Me theme song written and performed by Juiceboxxx. Now that th...

Big Boy restaurant is coming back (to a Mequon retirement community)

Matt Wild

July 27, 2017

Big Boy restaurants—home to double-decker cheeseburgers, tasty fries, and the iconic suspender-clad Big Boy—first opened in California in the 1940s, but they soon became a beloved Wisconsin tradition. The Marcu...