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My First Band: Chris Cresswell (The Flatliners, Hot Water Music)

July 1, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Chris Cresswell. You probably know this Canadian crooner as the singer/guitarist of The Flatliners, as a guitarist in Hot Water Music, or from his work as a solo a...

Welcome to July: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 1, 2022

Where has the summer gone? Okay, okay, so there’s still a ton of summer left, but the bleakness of autumn will be upon us before you know it. Thus, it’s important to use your limited summer entertainment allotm...

Here are all the details for Milwaukee’s July 3 Lakefront Fireworks

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 1, 2022

Earlier this week, we gave you some general info on where and when to see fireworks displays in the Milwaukee area this weekend. And if Milwaukee's big July 3 Lakefront Fireworks are on your agenda, Milwaukee C...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: June 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 30, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Only 4 seasonal favorites remain in our Milwaukee Summer Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 29, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); What started as a field of 64 summertime standbys has dwindled to just four remaining Milwaukee Summer staples. The first four rounds featured more than 32,500 total votes being cast. ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: June 27 – July 3, 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 27, 2022

Our fat-free, dolphin-safe Milwaukee events calendar is chock-full of things to do, but only a handful of events are worthy of the lofty honor of "Record Recommended" (patent pending). Here are our recommendati...

Milwaukee’s “Wu-Tang realtor” reviews Saturday’s Wu-Tang show at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 26, 2022

Milwaukee realtor Jon Frost made headlines this spring with his "Low mortgage rates are Temporary. WU-TANG IS FOREVER" billboard. When we learned Wu-Tang Clan was scheduled to headline Summerfest on June 25 (wi...

We tried 8 new food and drink items at Summerfest

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 24, 2022

Summerfest is back! One day is officially in the books, and there are still eight more chances to enjoy loads of live entertainment, heaps of tasty treats, and all sorts of refreshments. As the 54th installment...

My First Band: Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life And Times)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 24, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); Midwestern rock and roll fans rejoice because this week's guest is the great Allen Epley. You likely know Epley as the vocalist and guitarist of Shiner and The Life And Times, as the h...

Only 8 summertime standbys remain in our Milwaukee Summer Bracket

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 22, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); With three full rounds of our Milwaukee Summer Bracket now in the books, more than 30,000 total votes have been cast and our hand-selected field of 64 Milwaukee summer standbys has bee...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: June 20-26, 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 20, 2022

Relive a slice of the 2022 Summer Soulstice Music Festival with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 20, 2022

After two pandemic years away, the East Side's long-running Summer Soulstice Music Festival looked a little different in 2022. Instead of a giant chunk of the North/Prospect/Farwell area serving as the fest's f...

My First Band: Eric W. Krueger (Sunday Flood, Leading The Blind)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 17, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Eric W. Krueger, who has been a musical mainstay in the Fox Cities—a region in northeast Wisconsin—for close to 30 years. Though he's been active in a wide range o...

The competition is heating up in Round 3 of our Milwaukee Summer Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 15, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); Things are heating up! After two Milwaukee Summer Bracket rounds that found more than 25,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 Milwaukee summer standbys has been re...

Jack White, Alanis Morissette, and 23 more standout Milwaukee summer shows

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 14, 2022

What’s this? A list of shows? A list of summer shows? Yep! After what seemed to be an endless winter that never truly gave way to spring, summer is finally on the horizon. The season officially starts June 20, ...

Milwaukee Record Recommended: June 13-19, 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 13, 2022

WMSE’s Backyard BBQ returns to Humboldt Park August 27 with Seratones, more

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 13, 2022

If you thought the return of the Great Milwaukee Summer was complete, think again. Today, WMSE announced the lineup of its ever-popular Backyard BBQ. The 12th annual shindig will set up shop at Humboldt Park on...

My First Band: Aymen Saleh (Holy Pinto)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 10, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Aymen Saleh. The Milwaukee singer, songwriter, and producer—who releases music under the Holy Pinto moniker—has kept busy of late with a steady run of local perfor...

Make your picks in Round 2 of our Milwaukee Summer Bracket!

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 8, 2022

broadstreet.zone(98321); And then there were 32! Following an opening Milwaukee Summer Bracket round that found nearly 20,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 Milwaukee summer standbys has...

Here’s the 2022 Brady Street Festival lineup

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 8, 2022

You wanted the return of Milwaukee summer festivals? You got the return of Milwaukee summer festivals. Yes, Brady Street Festival is coming back! Following two pandemic-prompted summers off in 2020 and 2021, th...