Author Matt Wild

MKE Music Rewind: ’93QFM Hometown Music Project III’ (1988)

January 5, 2023

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.Milwaukee radio station WQFM 93.3 went through numerous format chang...

Help Milwaukee service industry veteran Eric Gutbrod open his own bar in Washington Heights

Matt Wild

January 4, 2023

am an expert in beer, the business of beer, and the history of beer." So reads the LinkedIn page of Eric Gutbrod, a familiar and welcome presence in Milwaukee's beer and service industry scene. Over the past 2...

Watch some highlights from the 2022 season of WMSE’s Local/Live

Matt Wild

January 4, 2023

Pound for pound, one of the best showcases for local music is WMSE's weekly Local/Live program. Every Tuesday at 6 p.m., a Milwaukee artist drops by the station's downtown studio, plays some songs live on the a...

7 Milwaukee things to look forward to in 2023

Matt Wild

January 3, 2023

A new year represents new beginnings, new opportunities, and new ways that things can crash and burn and leave us begging to shuffle off this mortal coil once and for all. BUT LET'S NOT FOCUS ON THAT LAST BIT. ...

Terrible Job, Wisconsin! Insurance site says we’re the 4th-worst driving state (which seems low)

Matt Wild

January 3, 2023

Back in 2021, we wrote about Milwaukee's nasty habit of passing on the right, a.k.a. the "Milwaukee Slide," a.k.a. "lol it's called 'baselining' you out-of-touch doofuses." And though the "Milwaukee Slide" / "b...

Pho Spot MKE coming soon to 3rd St. Market Hall

Matt Wild

January 3, 2023

The bustling 3rd St. Market Hall—a.k.a. the wildly successful food hall located on the first floor of the old Shops of Grand Avenue, 275 W. Wisconsin Ave.—will soon be even more bustling.According to licens...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Thinking about doing the Polar Bear Plunge and then finally doing it

Matt Wild

January 2, 2023

Some Milwaukee things come and go, while some Milwaukee things become iconic. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. This week: finally doing the Polar Bear Plunge!Near the end of 2021, I wrote about ...

Upper East Bar set to reopen under new ownership

Matt Wild

January 2, 2023

East Side corner bar Upper East Bar (1732 E. North Ave.) has been closed for a few months, but that may soon change.License applications filed with the city indicate a new ownership group called Premier Clo...

The Jazz Estate will reopen in February with new cocktail program, “limited live music”

Matt Wild

January 2, 2023

East Side staple The Jazz Estate (2423 N. Murray Ave.) recently finished up its annual monthlong series of The Commercialists playing the music of A Charlie Brown Christmas. The club is now taking January off, ...

Social Cig finds Jurassic love in colorful “Hot Red” video

Matt Wild

January 2, 2023

We'll be the first to admit that we've been sleeping on Social Cig. The Parker Schultz-fronted indie-rock project had a big 2022, releasing the full-length CHEESEHEAD, receiving plenty of local acclaim, and pla...

Cowabunga! We’re screening the original ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ January 25 at the Avalon

Matt Wild

December 29, 2022

Hey dude, this is no cartoon: On Wednesday, January 25, we're screening the 1990 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. Reserved seating tickets to the 7 p.m. screening...

Wisconsin radio station WKZG is now “Weird Al Radio” (for a few days)

Matt Wild

December 28, 2022

How do you follow up playing nothing but Christmas music for nearly two months? If you're Seymour/Green Bay radio station WKZG 104.3, you play nothing but "Weird Al" Yankovic music, of course.Yes, following...

Anatomy of a Wisconsin Snack Table

Matt Wild

December 22, 2022

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks!Howdy, Patreon pals! And welcome to the nebulous ho...

Here’s everything in Milwaukee Public Museum’s exhibit about its future home

Matt Wild

December 21, 2022

As you (hopefully) know by now, the Milwaukee Public Museum isn't long for this world. MPM is in the early stages of building a new, state-of-the-art, smaller home just north of the Deer District, on the corner...

Caley Conway is ready for her closeup in “All Good Dreamers” video

Matt Wild

December 21, 2022

Last week, Milwaukee singer-songwriter Caley Conway released Only A Dark Cocoon, a fascinating and beautifully rendered three-song EP inspired by the classic Joni Mitchell song "The Last Time I Saw Richard." "O...

Stubby’s Gastrogrub & Beer Bar will permanently close December 23

Matt Wild

December 21, 2022

Long-running Humboldt bridge eatery Stubby's Gastrogrub & Beer Bar (2060 N. Humboldt Blvd.) will permanently close on December 23. The restaurant made the announcement Wednesday on social media."After 1...

Nathaniel Heuer gets a little help from his friends on new Name Hymn songs

Matt Wild

December 20, 2022

Milwaukee music aficionados know Nathaniel Heuer from his work with moody chamber-folk outfit Hello Death. They also know Heuer from his voice—baritone, emotional, unmistakable. Interestingly, that voice barely...

Caley Conway inhabits, expands classic Joni Mitchell song on ‘Only A Dark Cocoon’ EP

Matt Wild

December 16, 2022

Caley Conway is difficult to pin down. Over the course of nine years the ever-busy Milwaukee singer-songwriter has explored the spaces between folk, jazz, rock, and post-rock. She's released numerous records an...

Ladybird rides the rails in “Lounge Car Love Song”

Matt Wild

December 16, 2022

With the holiday season in full swing, millions of Americans are subjecting themselves to the indignities of air travel. Security theater! Endless delays! Cramped seats! Endless delays! Want to know a better wa...

Trolley’s Terry Hackbarth goes solo with “Never Really Found You”

Matt Wild

December 15, 2022

It's been nearly seven years since veteran Milwaukee power-pop group Trolley released its last album, Caught In The Darkness. And though those seven years have been peppered with a few singles ("I'll Never Tell...