Author Matt Wild

Yep, a honky tonk bar called Nashville North is coming to the former Up & Under, and nope, we don’t know anything else about it, either

February 16, 2021

As first reported by Urban Milwaukee and then reported by OnMilwaukee and now reported by us, a honky tonk bar called Nashville North is apparently coming to the former Up & Under Pub, 1214 E. Brady St. "Co...

Downtown buildings will be lit red, white, and blue for tonight’s town hall with President Biden

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

President Joe Biden will be in town today for an hour-long town hall meeting thing, broadcast live from the Pabst Theater. CNN's Anderson Cooper will moderate the invite-only event. If, like us, you haven't bee...

Watch Joe Wong face the end of the world in dual “Minor” and “Nuclear Rainbow” video

Matt Wild

February 16, 2021

Milwaukee native Joe Wong is great. When we last caught up with the musician (now based in Los Angeles), he discussed some of the collaborators who helped bring his latest (excellent) record, Nite Creatures, to...

In case you blinked last week, here’s some more Milwaukee stuff that’s canceled or closed

Matt Wild

February 15, 2021

Every other week we run a column called "In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they're building in Milwaukee." (It used to be called "In case you blinked last week, here's all...

Here’s your handy 2021 Spring Primary voting guide for the contested Milwaukee School Board races

Matt Wild

February 15, 2021

Hey! On Tuesday, February 16, there's another election! The 2021 Spring Primary! Fun!Only one statewide race is on the ballot—the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. You can find a voting guide for ...

Immortal Girlfriend goes industrial with “post-synthwave headbanger,” “Others”

Matt Wild

February 15, 2021

If Kevin and William Bush of Milwaukee synthwave duo Immortal Girlfriend had a big 2020, 2021 looks to be even bigger. The brothers released one of our favorite EPs of last year, RIDE, while William released on...

Listen to the latest Pleasure Thief and DASHCAM collab, “Dust (Melody Of Pain)”

Matt Wild

February 12, 2021

Way back in the gloriously sunny times of 2017, Milwaukee musician Cat Ries (NO/NO, Rio Turbo, Credentials) teamed up with Milwaukee producer DASHCAM (a.k.a. Donny Jankowski of NiceFM) for the gloriously sunny ...

Negative/Positive return with eco-minded “How To Kill A Rock”

Matt Wild

February 12, 2021

A lot has changed for Negative/Positive since we last checked in in 2019. The longtime three-piece has become a four-piece, old members have left and new ones have entered, and the group has shed any remaining ...

Let’s see what some anti-weed Wisconsin lawmakers have to say about wearing masks

Matt Wild

February 12, 2021

In case you missed it, Gov. Tony Evers recently announced his 2021-23 biennial budget will include a proposal to legalize recreational and medicinal marijuana. "Legalizing and taxing marijuana in Wisconsin—just...

MKE Music Rewind: The Haskels, ‘Taking The City By Storm’

Matt Wild

February 11, 2021

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.The Haskels were way before my time. The legendary Milwaukee punk-ro...

Catch up with Mark Borchardt’s bite-sized film review show, ‘Cinephile’

Matt Wild

February 10, 2021

Late last year, Milwaukee filmmaker Mark Borchardt got animated. Literally. Along with Milwaukee-born filmmaker Frankie Latina, Borchardt launched an animated, bite-sized film review show called Cinephile. The ...

Here’s your handy 2021 Spring Primary voting guide for Wisconsin school superintendent

Matt Wild

February 9, 2021

Hey! On Tuesday, February 16, there's another election! The 2021 Spring Primary! Fun!Only one statewide race is on the ballot—the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The nonpartisan position was hel...

It’s official: Old World Third Street will be renamed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Matt Wild

February 9, 2021

On Tuesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council unanimously passed a resolution to change the name of Milwaukee's Old World Third Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The change applies to the stretch o...

New holiday alert: Celebrate the inaugural Friday Fish Fry Day on February 19

Matt Wild

February 9, 2021

There's a "national day" for just about everything. Isn't it about time that the beloved Wisconsin tradition of the Friday fish fry gets its own day, too? YES. YES IT IS.And so let it be known, fish fry fan...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 31-Feb. 6)

Matt Wild

February 8, 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...

Shoegaze meets metal (and Cheap Trick) in Shamewave’s ‘Heaven’ EP

Matt Wild

February 5, 2021

Approximately halfway through "The Only Way To Get To Heaven," a.k.a. the leadoff track to Shamewave's new three-song Heaven EP, the fact that Shamewave's Cody Ratley spent the past decade recording and playing...

It’s Friday, so let’s watch John Gurda talk about water for an hour

Matt Wild

February 5, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Here's what you need to know about John Gurda: he's a beloved and endlessly ...

Gov. Evers has issued a NEW statewide mask mandate and what is even happening anymore

Matt Wild

February 4, 2021

On Thursday, one hour after the Republican-controlled Assembly voted to kill the state's COVID-19 public health emergency and mask mandate, Gov. Tony Evers issued a new COVID-19 public health emergency and mask...

Like nearly 6,000 Wisconsinites, Wisconsin’s mask mandate is dead

Matt Wild

February 4, 2021

UPDATE: Well, one hour after the death of his original COVID-19 public health emergency and mask mandate, Gov. Evers has issued a new COVID-19 public health emergency and mask mandate. What is even happening an...

Here are all the groups that have registered their support for ending Wisconsin’s mask mandate

Matt Wild

February 4, 2021

There aren't any. The picture is blank. That's the joke.With Republicans in the state Senate and Assembly set to terminate Gov. Tony Evers' COVID-19 public health emergency and Wisconsin's mask mandate some...