Author Matt Wild

Update: New Bucks arena, streetcar (OH GOD THE STREETCAR) coming in 2018

October 30, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• The city-, state-, and world-changing power of the new downtown Bucks arena w...

Update: Rejoice, ladies, for Wisconsin is one step closer to legalizing blaze pink hunting gear

Matt Wild

October 29, 2015

UPDATE: Yes, the dreams of millions of Wisconsin women who have long refrained from deer hunting due to the decidedly un-ladylike clothing requirements are coming closer to reality. According to the Journal Sen...

Sheriff Clarke breaks news that Black Lives Matter, ISIS will “join forces,” bring down government

Matt Wild

October 28, 2015

Tired and weary from another day of serving as Milwaukee County Sheriff joylessly trolling the Internet, David A. Clarke, Jr. broke the shocking news last night that the grassroots Black Lives Matter movement a...

Tracklist: 11 spooktacular Milwaukee music videos

Matt Wild

October 26, 2015

Music videos come in all shapes and sizes: high-concept, lo-fi, jokey, performance-y, that one U2 video where it was just The Edge staring at the camera for five minutes, etc. But ever since Micheal Jackson thr...

They Might Be Giants will play Turner Hall in March

Matt Wild

October 26, 2015

A They Might Be Giants show is one of the few live shows that requires an explicit “FOR AGES 14+ ONLY” warning. For the past 30 (!) years, Johns Flansburgh and Linnell have effortlessly moved and blurred the li...

Yep, Milwaukee showed up on another “most dangerous cities in America” list

Matt Wild

October 23, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Is it Friday? Yes, it’s Friday. That means it’s time to put yet another week ...

“Larry Sultan: Here And Home” brings suburban ennui, flaming oranges to MAM

Matt Wild

October 22, 2015

There’s a moment in the Manos: The Hands Of Fate episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 where Joel comments on the unnerving nature of the infamously terrible film: “Every frame of this movie looks like someon...

Exclusive: Revel (and wallow) in the old-school country of Doghouse Flowers’ ‘Cold Comfort’

Matt Wild

October 22, 2015

There exists a grey zone between radio-friendly mainstream country and critic-friendly alt-country. For all intents and purposes, let’s call that zone, well, “country.” Milwaukee’s Doghouse Flowers occupy that ...

Eaux Claires festival will return August 12-13, 2016

Matt Wild

October 21, 2015

The inaugural Eaux Claires festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin was a breath of fresh air in a music festival climate dominated by overhyped shit-shows like Coachella and Bonnaroo. The Justin Vernon- (Bon Iver) an...

Hello Death and friends go crazy with “Prince Uncovered” for Alverno Presents

Matt Wild

October 19, 2015

If you’re angling to include Prince in the Great American Songbook, situating him alongside such tintype legends as Stephen Foster, you’re eventually going to have to contend with lyrics like “I sincerely want ...

Here are the Wisconsin theaters participating in the “Star Wars Marathon Event” December 17

Matt Wild

October 19, 2015

On December 18, 2015, millions of voices will suddenly cry out in orgasmic glee when Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters. And why not? Fans have been waiting on pins and needles for the J.J. Abrams-d...

First Impression: Sal’s Pizza

Matt Wild

October 16, 2015

If you tweak the old expression “May you live in interesting times” to “May you live in interesting pizza times” (and why wouldn’t you want to do this?), Milwaukee surely fits the bill. The last few years have ...

Jesse Eisenberg will appear at Boswell Book Company in October

Matt Wild

October 16, 2015

Boswell Book Company is known for a lot of things: being a breath of fresh, independent air in the world of bookselling; proudly continuing the homegrown traditions of its predecessor, Harry W. Schwartz; and br...

Listen to Q The Sun and Milo find their way “On The Way To Something Else”

Matt Wild

October 14, 2015

Music can be an exact science, thoroughly rehearsed and produced, or it can be spontaneous and off-the-cuff. Both approaches have their merits, though the latter often leads to the more unexpected and thrilling...

2015 Milwaukee Film Festival attracted 70,885 attendees—a 10% increase over 2014

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

Yesterday we rounded up our 12 standout moments from the recently wrapped 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival; today, Milwaukee Film has revealed a few highlights of its own. 70,885 of them, to be exact.Featuring ...

That fire-breathing “Pirate Party Barge” is totally for sale, matey

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

If you’ve sailed the Milwaukee waterways in the last few years—or simply glanced in the general direction of the Milwaukee waterways—you’ve probably spotted that absolutely crazy and undeniable awesome “Pirate ...

Watch WebsterX go public on PBS’ ’30-Minute Music Hour’

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

If you’re looking for a Milwaukee artist with big ideas and bigger ambitions, look no further than WebsterX. The last few years have seen the young rapper take the initial momentum of his terrific debut album D...

Found Footage Festival will return to Milwaukee in November with “Salute to Weirdos”

Matt Wild

October 12, 2015

For more than 10 years, Wisconsin natives Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher have been bravely scouring America’s cut-out bins, Goodwills, and dumpsters in order to find some of the most bizarre and delightful VHS od...

John Waters’ ‘Polyester’ will screen at the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival in 35mm and “Odorama”

Matt Wild

October 12, 2015

Two of the many, many highlights of the recently wrapped 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival were screenings of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, both in glorious 35mm. But while it was incred...

Halloween Superstores Of The Damned: Discount Halloveen

Matt Wild

October 8, 2015

If there’s one holiday season that depends almost entirely on “mood,” it’s Halloween. Christmas and Easter have obvious religious ties, the Fourth of July has obvious national ties, and Thanksgiving has food. S...