Author Matt Wild

Eat at Pat’s Rib Place, open now at Milwaukee Public Market

October 28, 2021

If you haven't dropped by the Milwaukee Public Market in a while, it may be time to plan a lunchtime visit. That's because Pat's Rib Place recently opened there, and it's really, really good. You can find the n...

We’re the 140th best city for witches? Because we don’t have enough covens? We beg to differ

Matt Wild

October 27, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Remembering Milwaukee’s infamous Halloween “Grave Rave” bust of 1992

Matt Wild

October 26, 2021

"What was supposed to be the party of the season for almost 1,000 people hoping for a clandestine Halloween costume party turned into the biggest raid in Milwaukee history Sunday morning."So intoned a lengt...

Cold weather got you down? Take a ‘Vacation’ with L’Resorts

Matt Wild

October 26, 2021

Summer, you may have noticed, is gone. No more warm weather. No more sun and sandy beaches. Prepare for 8,000 years of winter. Or, if you're like Milwaukee tropical-pop outfit L'Resorts, just take a vacation. ...

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

Matt Wild

October 25, 2021

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...

I dunno, here’s a video I shot this morning of some big waves on Lake Michigan

Matt Wild

October 25, 2021

Ever have one of those mornings where you want to crawl into the nearest cave and dynamite the thing shut so you'll never again see the light of day? (Mondays, amiright!) You were planning to get up bright and ...

Primitive Broadcast Service beams out grimy tales of decay on ‘Colors For Chameleons’

Matt Wild

October 25, 2021

There are days when you want to listen to music that lifts your spirits and leaves you feeling good about life. Then there are days when you want to listen to music that leaves you feeling like you just got don...

SistaStrings set sail on the Milwaukee River in new ‘No Wake!’ music video series

Matt Wild

October 22, 2021

Summer may be over, but that doesn't mean the memory of summer has to be over. A new music video series, No Wake!, is here to keep that warm-weather memory alive, showing various local musicians boating along t...

Target

Matt Wild

October 22, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Target.• Target.People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones....

Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market will move from Domes to Deer District, begin November 6

Matt Wild

October 21, 2021

For the last eight years, the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market has set up shop in the annex of the Mitchell Park Domes. But this year's market, set to run on Saturdays from November 6, 2021 through April 9, 2022...

Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival will take over downtown November 18 – January 1

Matt Wild

October 21, 2021

First the Milwaukee Winter Farmers Market, now the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival. WINTER IS COMING, PEOPLE.Okay, so the 23rd annual Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival is set to take over Downtown Milwauk...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Trick-or-treating during the day for some reason

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some local customs come and go, while some stay put. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local customs with fresh eyes, and explore...

John Carpenter is a Bucks fan. We guess everyone’s entitled to one pleasant surprise, huh?

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

John Carpenter rules. The legendary director of such movies as Halloween, Escape From New York, Prince Of Darkness (a personal favorite), and many more just...well...rules. Need proof beyond Carpenter's films a...

Get your second dose (not a booster) of the COVID-19 vaccine, get a $25 U.S. Bank gift card

Matt Wild

October 20, 2021

Have you gotten your first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine yet? Good. Have you gotten your second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine yet? (Not a booster shot, mind you.) Well, if you haven't, the City of Milwaukee has a...

Here are my answers to the 2021 dockless scooter survey (with extra commentary)

Matt Wild

October 19, 2021

How 'bout those scooters, eh? Well, the City of Milwaukee Department of Public Works (DPW) wants to know what you think of them.A survey "intended for both people who have and have not used scooters in Milwau...

WMSE’s Big Band Grandstand with Dewey Gill returns to Turner Hall Ballroom December 12

Matt Wild

October 18, 2021

It's impossible to single out just one show on WMSE 91.7 FM and call it the station's "best." But if you had to assemble, say, a top 5, Dewey Gill's Big Band Program (Sundays from 9 a.m. - noon) would certainly...

500 words about Culver’s CurderBurger, which is only available today

Matt Wild

October 15, 2021

If you read my recent report on watching a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair, you know that I'm going through some...stuff. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I just got back from Culver's, wher...

I watched a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair

Matt Wild

October 14, 2021

Here's what you need to know: Milwaukee photographer Lois Bielefeld has created a 14-hour, 13-minute video called "Dad And Chair." The video is a single uninterrupted shot of Lois' father, Eric, sitting in his ...

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

Matt Wild

October 13, 2021

Oriental Theatre is doing midnight screenings of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ again

Matt Wild

October 8, 2021

After what felt like 8,000 years, Milwaukee's historic (and newly restored) Oriental Theatre reopened on August 20. It's been great seeing movies on the Oriental's big screen again; still, something has been mi...