Author Matt Wild

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 17-23)

July 25, 2022

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...

Bow to the ’70s classic rock vibe of Lords Of Apricity

Matt Wild

July 22, 2022

Looking to add a little musical swagger to your step? Maybe drift off and think about the environment? Have you, or has someone you know, been known to wear a lot of denim? If you answered YES to any of these q...

Stuff We Missed: Oh god, the Air & Water Show is this weekend [VROOOOOOM]

Matt Wild

July 22, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Can something really be considered "missed" when it's screeching through the...

Milwaukee Minute Arcade will power up July 28 at The Cooperage, highlight local game development

Matt Wild

July 21, 2022

Back in 2020, Milwaukee musician Jordan Davis added "Milwaukee game developer" to his resume when he released Space Raft: The Game. The NES-style video game was inspired by Davis's band, Space Raft, and was an ...

2022 Cultures & Communities Festival will feature Rosa Parks doc, Prince concert film, more

Matt Wild

July 21, 2022

If you need an occasional reminder that Milwaukee Film is more than just the Milwaukee Film Festival (and cats), here you go: From September 14-18, Milwaukee Film will host the second annual Cultures & Comm...

Milwaukee Public Museum would like to address some rumors about new Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

July 20, 2022

It was "Everyone Is An Architect" day on Monday when the Milwaukee Public Museum unveiled new renderings of the new Milwaukee Public Museum. "Cool!" said some people. "Awful!" cried others. Us? We think the new...

Celebrate Dr. Destruction’s induction into Worldwide Television and Radio Horror Host Hall of Fame

Matt Wild

July 19, 2022

It's weirdly comforting to know that, despite massive changes in the entertainment industry in the last 70 years, the institution of the TV horror movie host survives to this day. Svengoolie, Elvira, and Joe Bo...

Twisted Dreams Film Festival will return with Lloyd Kaufman, live-scored ‘Nosferatu,’ more

Matt Wild

July 19, 2022

Has it really been more than two years since we physically attended Milwaukee's Twisted Dreams Film Festival? Back in 2019, we saw the legendary Joe Bob Briggs give his excellent "How Rednecks Saved Hollywood" ...

Check out new, wild renderings of new Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

July 18, 2022

We've said it before and we’ll say it again: the Milwaukee Public Museum as you know it is not long for this world. Like, they plan to forever close the old one and open a new (state-of-the-art, much-smaller) o...

Adorner explores softer, soulful side of psych in self-titled debut

Matt Wild

July 18, 2022

When it comes to music, the word "psychedelic" often means "loud, distorted, and reverb-drenched." But there's another psych world out there, a psych world where the volume is turned down and the lights are dim...

Watch some flights, crashes, and splashes from Milwaukee’s first-ever Red Bull Flugtag

Matt Wild

July 16, 2022

More than 50,000 people packed into Milwaukee's Veterans Park on Saturday to witness the city's first-ever Red Bull Flugtag. The event featured 34 (mostly) local teams pushing their zany, hand-crafted, human-po...

Summerfest 2022’s attendance was 445,611

Matt Wild

July 15, 2022

In a Thursday-at-6-p.m. press release titled "Summerfest 2022 Celebrates Music & Community. Festival Fulfills Nonprofit Mission Despite Challenges Resulting from Pandemic," Summerfest announced—let's scroll...

Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel will host a Grateful Dead-inspired “dining experience” on August 5

Matt Wild

July 14, 2022

When you think of legendary band The Grateful Dead, do you think of five-course food-and-drink "dining experiences"? If not, you will now.Yep, on Friday, August 5 at 6:30 p.m., Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel (...

Juiceboxxx is dead. Long live RUSTBELT.

Matt Wild

July 13, 2022

One of the most fascinating developments in the long and winding career of New-York-by-way-of-Milwaukee musician Juiceboxxx has been his willingness to question his own life choices. "Have I wasted all my life ...

Milwaukee’s postponed July 4th fireworks rescheduled to Tuesday, August 2

Matt Wild

July 12, 2022

There's no shortage of fireworks in and around Milwaukee during the summer, though it was still a drag to see the city's annual July 4th fireworks in numerous county parks canceled due to weather. But never fea...

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band will play Fiserv Forum March 7, 2023

Matt Wild

July 12, 2022

Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band will play Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum on March 7, 2023. Hell yeah. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 27, at 10 a.m. CT.Want to get tickets right away at 10 a.m. on the ...

Palomino temporarily closed, hopes to reopen next year

Matt Wild

July 11, 2022

According to a message on its website, long-running Bay View bar and restaurant Palomino (2491 S. Superior St.) is "temporarily closed for regular service." Why? Ye olde "severe staffing shortages brought abou...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 3-9)

Matt Wild

July 11, 2022

Clementine carries the emo torch with excellent new single, “Lucinda”

Matt Wild

July 11, 2022

Milwaukee has a thing for emo. Back in the '90s, groups like The Promise Ring and Hey Mercedes put the city on the emo map; these days, Telethon, Versio Curs, Live Tetherball Tonight, and many more carry the bi...

Stuff We Missed: The return of Milwaukee Metalfest, streetcar stuff, more

Matt Wild

July 8, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Do you miss Milwaukee Metalfest? Of course you do. There hasn't been a Milwa...