Author Matt Wild

My wildly ambitious, never-gonna-happen-but-I’ll-die-trying MFF2023 itinerary

April 20, 2023

From April 20 through May 4, the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will screen 135 feature films and 148 short films at the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema. Using the magic of a Milwaukee Reco...

Prep for ‘Hundreds Of Beavers’ at MFF2023 with pre-premiere Beaver Bash at Von Trier

Matt Wild

April 19, 2023

From April 20 through May 4, the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival will screen 135 feature films and 148 short films at the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema. It's gonna be great. What are we mo...

After 3 years, 2 reschedules, and 1 venue change, Bikini Kill plays Riverside Theater this Wednesday

Matt Wild

April 18, 2023

On November 6, 2019, the Pabst Theater Group dropped an exciting announcement: legendary '90s feminist punk band Bikini Kill would play Milwaukee as part of a rare North American reunion tour. The show was sche...

When and where to see all 14 Cinema Hooligante films at the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 17, 2023

The 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is mere days away! From April 20 through May 4, 135 feature films and 148 short films will screen at the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema. And, as always, ...

Here are the winners of WMSE’s 2023 Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser

Matt Wild

April 17, 2023

More than 3,000 hungry and iron-stomached Milwaukeeans flocked to the MSOE Kern Center this past Sunday for WMSE's 21st annual Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser. While there, these hearty chili lovers sampled more th...

Polish Fest will return June 9-11. Here’s the musical lineup

Matt Wild

April 17, 2023

Summer, we're told, is right around the corner—and with it, the Milwaukee Summer Festival Season™. We'll have a full summer festival guide when things thaw out in May, but until then, let's talk about Po...

Here’s the “spiritual successor” to MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee, “Milwaukee Revealed”

Matt Wild

April 14, 2023

It's Milwaukee/414/MKE Day, so the Milwaukee Public Museum is giving the public a sneak peak at the "spiritual successor" to its Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit, "Milwaukee Revealed." This is the third permane...

“Never lose your identity behind the opinions of others.” Happy Milwaukee Day, Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 14, 2023

Happy Milwaukee Day, Milwaukee. Or MKE Day. Or 414 Day. Or 414 Milwaukee Day. Or 414MKEDay. Or Milwaukee Cyber Monday. It's all the same. It's all about Milwaukee.In that spirit, please enjoy this year's "l...

On 40th anniversary of Violent Femmes’ debut, Milwaukee declares today Violent Femmes Day

Matt Wild

April 13, 2023

It was 40 years ago today that Milwaukee's own Violent Femmes released their self-titled debut album. Yes, on April 13, 1983, the world got its first taste of a record that contains such stone-cold folk-punk cl...

Bug Moment steps right up in sublime ‘The Flying Toad Circus’

Matt Wild

April 13, 2023

There are songs on Bug Moment's excellent The Flying Toad Circus where the swamp-submerged carousel on the album's cover comes to life. Opener "Carousel" is preceded by a 30-second soundscape of crickets, night...

Take a pandemic-era tour of Riverwest in Resurrectionists’ “The New Winter” video

Matt Wild

April 11, 2023

Let's take ourselves back to the early months of 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic is still hanging around, new variants are...no, wait, how about we don't take ourselves back to the early months of 2021. What's that...

Bob Mould (!) will headline WMSE Backyard BBQ on August 26

Matt Wild

April 11, 2023

Yep, you read that right: legendary punk/alt-rock pioneer Bob Mould—he of Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and solo fame—will headline the WMSE Backyard BBQ in Humboldt Park on Saturday, August 26. Mould will be joined by his...

South Shore Terrace will open for the season on April 12

Matt Wild

April 10, 2023

Spring has truly sprung. The weather is glorious, the Nite Owl is back in business, and the Marcus Center snow pile is doomed. Oh, and the South Shore Terrace beer garden (2900 South Shore Rd.) is set to open o...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 26 – April 8)

Matt Wild

April 10, 2023

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." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...

On our 9th anniversary, 9 things that make Milwaukee great

Matt Wild

April 7, 2023

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. That's nine years ago today!But enough about us. (We'll save something big and ridiculous for next year.) Here are nine things that make Milwaukee great! MILWAUK...

Stuff We Missed: You can buy alcohol for one inning longer at Brewers games this year

Matt Wild

April 7, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• If you've been paying attention to baseball this year, you've surely noticed...

Murder meets Jiu Jitsu in new novel from Milwaukee’s Zhanna Slor, ‘Breakfall’

Matt Wild

April 6, 2023

Murder, countless true crime podcasts and episodes of Dateline tell us, can happen anywhere. Big cities, small towns, where you least expect it. But in Breakfall, a new novel from Milwaukee author Zhanna Slor, ...

Check out the full 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival program NOW

Matt Wild

April 6, 2023

The 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is right around the corner—April 20 - May 4 around the corner, to be exact. You've seen the previous announcements about various films, but have you seen THE ENTIRE PROGRAM? Pro...

Nipple factories, Little Richard, ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’ doc coming to Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 5, 2023

Hey! The 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival is right around the corner! From April 20 through May 4, the Oriental Theatre, the Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema will host 135 feature films and 148 short films. Some of...

Bucks win, Brewers win, Janet Protasiewicz wins

Matt Wild

April 4, 2023

Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Washington Wizards 140-128.Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Mets 9-0.Tuesday night, at about 9 p.m., the Associated Press called...