Author Matt Wild

Feel the need, the need to listen to MKE metal band Arctic Sleep covering the ‘Top Gun’ soundtrack

August 6, 2021

Arctic Sleep never does the obvious thing. For roughly 15 years, the Milwaukee atmospheric/progressive metal band has defied expectations with a slew of ambitious records, songs inspired by unicorn-themed comic...

Popular, convenient scooters made less popular, convenient with downtown “ban”

Matt Wild

August 6, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: those darn electric scooters!• Here's the funny thing about those ...

Bounce Milwaukee plans September reopen, announces “landmark workforce and labor agreement”

Matt Wild

August 6, 2021

Isn't it great that Milwaukee has a progressive-minded, social-justice-oriented, pro-science, pro-labor...bounce house? Yes, yes it is.Anyway, the forever-awesome Bounce Milwaukee (2801 S. 5th Ct., 414-312-...

Cactus Club will require proof of vaccination beginning August 9

Matt Wild

August 5, 2021

With a handful of Milwaukee venues like The Cooperage once again requiring masks for entry, the Cactus Club is taking an additional—and perhaps inevitable—public health step by requiring proof of vaccination fo...

Celebrate the first day of the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair with 8 years of ride-inspection videos

Matt Wild

August 5, 2021

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 5-15, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

Mandatory Milwaukee/Shorewood: Atwater Beach is a natural summertime gem

Matt Wild

August 4, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Support Milwaukee indie venues with new “LIVE Again” beer and coffee packs

Matt Wild

August 4, 2021

Remember those two weeks when everything was kinda sorta back to normal? Well, those two weeks are gone. The pandemic continues. Uncertainty continues. And the existential crisis for Milwaukee's independent ven...

Reminder: Only 5 weekends remain for the 2021 Bristol Renaissance Faire

Matt Wild

August 4, 2021

August is officially "go-time" for cramming in as much summer fun as possible. Later today, we'll have a piece about 50 things to do with the remaining 50 days of summer; for now, here's a friendly end-of-summe...

Get lost in Mere Of Light’s mystical ‘Fell Tales’

Matt Wild

August 3, 2021

Earlier this year, Milwaukee was treated to a preview of the wistful, lilting, and desperately needed mystical sounds of Mere Of Light. The song "Moon From A Well" was a harp-laden hymn filled with images of so...

Milwaukee’s Indonesian Junk takes on D Generation’s “She Stands There”

Matt Wild

August 3, 2021

When one thinks of the inspirations behind Milwaukee glam-punk outfit Indonesian Junk, one typically thinks of the obvious choices: Dead Boys, New York Dolls, anything from the '70s-era CBGB scene, etc. But a n...

New hookah bar and dance hall, Tropic, planned for former Fire On Water space

Matt Wild

August 2, 2021

Today in City of Milwaukee License Application Search news...According to license applications filed with the city, a new hookah bar, restaurant, and dance hall called Tropic is expected to open in the old ...

When the state gives Milwaukee lemons, MKE looks to the feds for lemonade (and help fixing stuff)

Matt Wild

July 30, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Milwaukee getting screwed by state government and looking to the feder...

City of Milwaukee Health Department has issued a “mask advisory”

Matt Wild

July 29, 2021

HERE WE GO AGAIN. THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A "MASK ADVISORY" AND IS STRONGLY ADVISING EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS, TO WEAR A MASK "WHEN INDOORS WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF TH...

Summerfest adds Shaggy, Spin Doctors, sound effects guy from ‘Police Academy,’ more

Matt Wild

July 27, 2021

It wasn't me. Just go ahead now.Yes, that's right, Summerfest just went ahead now and added a whole bunch of additional headliners to its already stacked 2021 lineup. Among those headliners is '90s legend ...

‘BUCKS IN SIX’ captures revelry, randomness, river diving following Bucks’ big win

Matt Wild

July 27, 2021

It's been....ONE WEEK since your Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and became NBA Champions for the first time in 50 years. By now you've seen the game. You've seen the parad...

Brett J.B. makes a connection in shimmering “Make You Move”

Matt Wild

July 27, 2021

"Crawling into work / I wonder what my daydreams are worth / I'll put up with the day-to-day dirt / But not forever."So opens "Make You Move," the latest single from Milwaukee musician Brett J.B. Sure, a so...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 18-24)

Matt Wild

July 26, 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...

Murphy Kaye takes the wheel in comforting “Joyride”

Matt Wild

July 26, 2021

The first time we encountered the music of Murphy Kaye, we were driving in our car while WMSE was playing the positively terrific "Headlong." So perhaps it's only fitting that Kaye's newest single, "Joyride," i...

Lt. Dangle from ‘Reno 911!” will be a cashier at the Lake Geneva Walmart this Friday

Matt Wild

July 22, 2021

We now live in a world where your Milwaukee Bucks are NBA Champions, so we'll file this story under "Why not?" On Friday, July 23, from 1-3 p.m., actor/writer/filmmaker/State-alum/all-around-awesome-person Thom...

Bucks parade set for Thursday at 11 a.m. through Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 21, 2021

Your newly minted NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks will celebrate their historic win with a parade through Downtown Milwaukee on Thursday, July 22, beginning at 11 a.m. BUCKS PARADE!"Bucks players, coaches, own...