The Borg Ward is closed
Late Thursday evening, the Borg Ward—Milwaukee's venerable all-ages club located at 823 W. National Ave. in Walker's Point—announced it was closed, effective immediately. In a letter posted to Facebook, org...
Miyazaki films coming to Avalon Theater in March
//Few filmmakers embody the phrase "living legend" more than Hayao Miyazaki. For more than 30 years, the Japanese director/producer/animator has transcended both culture and medium with a slew of stunningl...
Tracklist: 6 things to know about today’s spring primary election
//Have you ever met someone who constantly drones on and on about how they refuse to vote, man? "Wow," you think, right after thinking, "Please be quiet." "In the time it's taking this genius to explain wh...
This video portrays Milwaukee as the weird, wonderful, and awful place it really is
//The last few years have seen an unprecedented explosion of Milwaukee pride. If there's a new list that mentions Milwaukee in a remotely positive light, Milwaukeeans will fawn over it. If there's a new T-...
UPAF reaches out to new performing arts fans with old Henry Winkler ads
The United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) is a non-profit organization that raises funds to support more than a dozen performing arts groups in Southeastern Wisconsin. Last year found UPAF doling out its large...
How hard was Sheriff Clarke trolling THIS week?
//Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Let's be honest: we could run a column entitled "How hard was Sheriff ...
Parents: It’s cold out there, so take your kids to the Shops of Grand Avenue
Before we begin, let me say that however you're feeling about seeing what could be considered a "parenting column" in the pages of Milwaukee Record, I'm with you. If you're delighted, I'm with you. If you'r...
Here’s a REAL GoFundMe campaign to save the Mitchell Park Domes
//Earlier this week, in the wake of the news that Milwaukee's beloved Mitchell Park Domes would be closed indefinitely, a random GoFundMe campaign popped up with the goal of raising $10 million to save the...
Red Letter Media’s “Previously Recorded” reviews ‘Dragon’s Dogma,’ wears great T-shirt
//Red Letter Media is one of Milwaukee's best things. The locally based film/video production company found Internet fame back in 2009 with its meticulous takedowns of the Star Wars prequels, and has since...
There’s a GoFundMe campaign to save the Mitchell Park Domes, which oughta do it
//Last weekend, Milwaukee's beloved Mitchell Park Domes were closed following safety concerns over falling chunks of concrete. The Tropical Dome was closed, the Desert Dome was closed, and yes, even the Fl...
Soon, only paid subscribers will be able to make racist comments on JSOnline
//"Don't read the comments," goes the ancient Internet saying. In Milwaukee, however, it might be time to update those words to "Maybe it's finally okay to read the comments because they're from paid subsc...
Latest “Unintimidated” song enters the mind of Scott Walker, is awesome
//Back in July 2015, IfIHadAHiFi and Body Futures drummer (and occasional Milwaukee Record contributor) DJ Hostettler announced the formation of "Unintimidated: Wisconsin Musicians Against Scott Walker," a...
Man who played “Rocky Rococo” is dead. Long live man who played “Rocky Rococo”
//Sad news, Wisconsin pizza lovers: Madison's Channel 3000 is reporting that James Martin Pedersen, the man who played the character of "Rocky Rococo" for the beloved (just us?) Rocky Rococo pizza franchis...
Milwaukee development, the Shops of Grand Avenue, and a requiem for the underdog
//There's a moment early on in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy when the novel's befuddled protagonist, Arthur Dent, is lying in the mud in front of a bulldozer, protesting the unexpecte...
Here’s the limited edition screen print for Christopher Lloyd’s ‘Back To The Future’ screening
//Back in December, the space-time continuum was briefly disrupted when it was announced that Christopher Lloyd would be coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, February 20 for a screening of the 1985 bo...
Exclusive: Stream the self-titled Indonesian Junk album that’s going ’round
//Genre labels can be maddening for musicians and listeners alike, offering little to no indication of what an artist actually sounds like. (Honk if the words "post-punk" always leave you with a blank stare....
First video from anti-Scott Walker “Unintimidated” project skewers Facebook activism
//Have you been displeased with Wisconsin's political climate for the last, oh, let's say, five years? Does the very thought of a certain Wisconsin governor make you break out in hives? If you answered "no...
Mark it, dudes: WMSE’s Rock-N-Roll Bowl returns March 20
//Winter in Milwaukee can be a long, slushy slog, filled with interminable grey days and bitterly cold nights. But Milwaukeeans are a hardy bunch, and wintertime events like Riverwest FemFest and Burnheart...
Reviewing Kato Kaelin’s review of ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’
//Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• When the Green Bay Packers were knocked out of the playoffs a few week...
Christopher Porterfield channels early Milwaukee music hustler for “How To Write A Popular Song”
//In 1893, Milwaukee-based songwriter Charles K. Harris penned popular music's first multi-million-selling piece of sheet music, "After The Ball," a sentimental ballad with a bittersweet twist ending. Thir...