Author Matt Wild

SafeHouse will begin new mission (a.k.a. reopen) June 9

June 4, 2021

The spy-themed SafeHouse (779 N. Front St., 414-271-2007) is one of those Milwaukee institutions that's easy to take for granted. "Oh, I've already been to the SafeHouse," you might sniff when turning down an o...

July 3 lakefront fireworks? Canceled. July 5 fireworks in 10 Milwaukee parks? Happening.

Matt Wild

June 4, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Milwaukee fireworks!• Okay, let's get this straight: Milwaukee Cou...

Previously canceled Downer Classic bike race is back on for June 24

Matt Wild

June 3, 2021

Back in March, it was announced that the annual Downer Classic bike race—a.k.a. the Otto Wenz Café Hollander Downer Avenue Classic—was canceled for 2021. Boo! But now, less than three months later, it's back on...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 23-29)

Matt Wild

June 2, 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...

It’s our solemn duty to report that Milwaukee is actually getting THREE “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Yesterday we blessed you with the news that the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO so-called "selfie studios." Selfie WRLD MKE—a local outpost of a Des Moines-based chain—will open June 12 in Brookfield...

NEWaukee Night Market, now just Milwaukee Night Market, now just August 18

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Remember the NEWaukee Night Market? The big art fair/food truck fair/"Hey, it's the Milwaukee Blacksmith family!" fair that would take over a prime chunk of Wisconsin Avenue outside the old Shops of Grand Avenu...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re horny

Matt Wild

June 2, 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 ...

Oh god, the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

To quote Nate Gunray from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. NOW THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. (Two Milwaukee-area selfie studios, that is.)You've probably already read about S...

“Hardest festival tickets to buy in the world”? According to one website: Summerfest

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we regularly employ our Great Job, Milwaukee! bot to cover the city's many appearances in online travel stories and dopey online listicles. Did you know that Milwaukee is one of the "5...

Foo Fighters will play American Family Insurance Amphitheater July 30

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

And the NATURE IS HEALING concert announcements keep on comin': Yes, the Foo Fighters will play Milwaukee's American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Friday, July 30. They'll be joined by Radkey. Tickets go on ...

Today: Milwaukee’s mask mandate ends, Milwaukee’s electric scooter season begins

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

It's the day the prophesies warned us about: Today—June 1, 2021—sees the end of Milwaukee's mask mandate, and the beginning of its electric scooter season. It's Doomsday, the Apocalypse, the End Times, and the ...

Shah Jee’s on Downer Avenue is closed

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

Heads up, all 17 of you (including us) who frequented the Shah Jee's on Downer Avenue: it's closed. For good. "Closed. For good," reads a sign on the front door:The Downer Avenue Shah Jee's—located at 3...

Get vaccinated at drive-thru Summerfest clinic, get a free Summerfest ticket

Matt Wild

May 27, 2021

Still looking to get vaccinated? Want to check out Wilco, Nelly, ZZ Top, and/or a bunch of other grounds stage headliners at this year's Summerfest? Then head over to the Summerfest parking lot on June 5 or Jun...

Johanna Rose embraces change with ‘Lunar Eclipse’

Matt Wild

May 27, 2021

"Who in this past year did not face the reckoning of no escape, and the gentle fears of surrender? Who did not look themselves in the mirror and find new selves, some of them uglier than they knew, and some sur...

Megan Thee Stallion will play Summerfest September 16

Matt Wild

May 26, 2021

And the Summerfest announcements keep on coming: Megan Thee Stallion is now set to headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater on Thursday, September 16. This will be her first Summerfest appearance. Sh...

Beginning June 1, vaccinated Brewers fans won’t need masks at AmFam Field

Matt Wild

May 26, 2021

Are you a Milwaukee Brewers fan that happens to be vaccinated? If so, beginning June 1, you can leave your mask at home while attending games at American Family Field. The Brewers made the unmasking announcemen...

Bucks will increase Fiserv Forum capacity to 16,500 for rest of playoffs, still require masks

Matt Wild

May 26, 2021

In more sports/June 1 news, the Milwaukee Bucks announced Wednesday that beginning June 1, fan capacity at Fiserv Forum will be raised to 16,500 for the remainder of the 2021 NBA Playoffs. Previously, the cap s...

2021 Milwaukee Film Festival announces (virtual) attendance, awards

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival wrapped up last Thursday. Once again, it was a virtual fest, bringing hundreds of films directly to your TV, laptop, phone, tablet, etc. How many film minutes were viewed during...

Let’s weigh some Milwaukee double (and triple!) albums

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

Last month, Milwaukee music mainstay Eric Blowtorch released what was described as the city's first triple album. Yes, Eric Blowtorch And The Inflammables' massive Quality Items features a whopping 36 "tracks o...

Milwaukee’s July 3 fireworks are canceled for 2021, “should return in 2022”

Matt Wild

May 25, 2021

Milwaukee's July 3 fireworks have been canceled for 2021. They "should return in 2022," however, with financial support from American Family Insurance.So why the 2021 cancelation? Milwaukee County Parks exp...