Author Matt Wild

Money for Milwaukee music venues, rejected Trump lawsuits, and other good news for a change

December 4, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• The past eight months have been nothing short of a disaster for music venues...

Last weekend MKE radio played “Last Christmas” 31 times. The very next day it played it again

Matt Wild

December 2, 2020

Christmas is still three weeks away, but for two Milwaukee radio stations, the holiday is already old hat. Yes, B93.3 and 95.7 BIG FM have been playing nothing but Christmas music since November 5 and 6, respec...

Help Niche Book Bar reach its fundraising goal and open the only Black-owned bookstore in Wisconsin

Matt Wild

December 2, 2020

Last month we told how a local bookseller, Lion's Tooth, will soon open a physical location in Bay View. Lion's Tooth's successful campaign to open a brick-and-mortar store was partially due to support from onl...

New Milwaukee health order limits previously approved bars and restaurants to 50% capacity

Matt Wild

December 2, 2020

A new Milwaukee health order (Order #4.3) will go into effect December 3, limiting bars and restaurants once approved for 100% capacity to just 50% capacity. Bars and restaurants without approved safety plans w...

Let’s review Milwaukee’s 2020-21 winter parking rules

Matt Wild

December 1, 2020

Parking in Milwaukee during winter sucks, so let's cut the chatter. Here's what you need to know about Milwaukee's 2020-21 winter parking rules:• Winter parking rules are in effect from December 1 through M...

Here’s the 2020-21 Milwaukee Bucks City Edition uniform, which is Great Lakes Blue

Matt Wild

December 1, 2020

Yep, here it is. The 2020-21 Milwaukee Bucks City Edition uniform. It's Great Lakes Blue. It's pretty neat:Oh, and here's PART 1 of our recent livestream where we checked out the Hoan Bridge ligh...

Captain Pabst Pilot House will permanently close in December, move operations to San Antonio

Matt Wild

December 1, 2020

Captain Pabst Pilot House, which opened in 2017 as the Pabst Milwaukee Brewery & Taproom, has announced it will permanently close on December 21. The brewery, located at 1037 W. Juneau Ave., will move its b...

Common Council will receive quarterly updates on reducing police budget

Matt Wild

December 1, 2020

A call to reduce the Milwaukee Police Department's nearly $300 million budget by 10 percent didn't materialize in the city's recently adopted 2021 budget, but the idea lives on in the Common Council.At a St...

The 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival will be held in May, will still be virtual

Matt Wild

November 30, 2020

If you enjoyed the all-virtual Milwaukee Film Festival in October, another one is right around the corner.Milwaukee Film announced Monday afternoon that the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival will not only be vir...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Nov. 22-28)

Matt Wild

November 30, 2020

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...

After 8 months of obstruction and inaction, Robin Vos releases pathetic COVID-19 PSA

Matt Wild

November 30, 2020

During a peak in mid-November, nearly 40% of all Wisconsinites tested for COVID-19 were testing positive. That percentage has dipped recently, though the current positivity rate (nearly 30%) still dwarfs the po...

Happy Thanksgiving. I’m miserable, but hopeful

Matt Wild

November 26, 2020

A few days ago, I cooked up the perfect idea for a Thanksgiving Day post: "Happy Thanksgiving," the post's headline would read. "I'm miserable." Maybe I would put an ironic exclamation point after "Happy Thanks...

Odd Duck carryout brings a taste of normalcy to a world gone mad

Matt Wild

November 25, 2020

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. It’s especially tough for restaurants in Wisconsin, where COVID-19 numbers are currently off the charts. Wanting to highlight local...

Musical “funeral walk” for Paul Setser, Sarah Kozar, Dave Bolyard set for Saturday

Matt Wild

November 25, 2020

As if 2020 wasn't unforgiving enough, this year marked the loss of three beloved Milwaukee musicians: Paul Setser of Riverwest venue Circle-A (and more), Sarah Kozar of The Squeezettes (and more), and Dave Boly...

No fans allowed at 2020-21 Milwaukee Bucks games “until further notice”

Matt Wild

November 24, 2020

Yep. Sigh. Here's the press release.MILWAUKEE BUCKS GAMES FOR 2020-21 SEASON TO BE HELD WITHOUT FANS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICEMILWAUKEE (Nov. 23, 2020) – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Milwaukee Bucks gam...

Pre-order ‘The Milwaukeean,’ an in-depth and wide-ranging book on the incomparable Klassik

Matt Wild

November 24, 2020

We've written about Milwaukee musician and performance artist Kellen "Klassik" Abston innumerable times in the digital pages of Milwaukee Record. Whether it's best-of-the-year album lists or our own video serie...

Lion’s Tooth is opening a brick-and-mortar bookstore on Kinnickinnic Ave. in Bay View

Matt Wild

November 20, 2020

When we first talked to Shelly McClone-Carriere and Cris Siqueira in October 2019, the two Milwaukee women had just launched a small press and graphic novel subscription service called Lion's Tooth. The service...

Milwaukee Art Museum is closed, will remain closed until at least January

Matt Wild

November 19, 2020

The Milwaukee Art Museum—which has been open in a limited capacity since July—is now closed. It will remain closed until at least January 2, 2021. Sigh. Here's the press release.Milwaukee Art Museum Clo...

Enjoy a guided tour of Milwaukee, courtesy of a 1988 Starting Lineup figure of Rob Deer

Matt Wild

November 18, 2020

Who do you think of when you think of a Milwaukee "ambassador"? Perhaps you think of an elected official, like Mayor Tom Barrett. Perhaps you think of a local historian who will break your kneecaps if you discu...

MKE Music Rewind: Trolley, “Born In ’77”

Matt Wild

November 17, 2020

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.There comes a point in everyone's life when certain math becomes...t...