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Yung Zucchini performed at a zucchini festival in California last weekend and loved every moment of it

August 23, 2017

When Milwaukee-born (and now Chicago-based) comic Sammy Arechar isn't on stage making audiences laugh, he's on stage making people dance with his DJ alter ego, Yung Zucchini. The DJ project performs somewhat re...

On The Record Episode 106: Milwaukee Film and the future of the Oriental Theatre, with Jonathan Jackson

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 23, 2017

Heads up, Milwaukee: the 2017 Milwaukee Film Festival—which takes over the Landmark Oriental Theatre, Landmark Downer Theatre, Fox-Bay Cinema Grill, Times Cinema, and Avalon Theater September 28-October 12—is j...

Enjoy some pictures of Milwaukee enjoying today’s solar eclipse

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 21, 2017

Hey! How about today's total solar eclipse! Cool! Yes, between approximately 11:53 a.m. and 2:40 p.m., Milwaukee enjoyed 83 percent sun coverage. Now, hours later, you can enjoy some pictures of Milwaukee enjoy...

On The Record Episode 105: Jim Hanke of Vinyl Emergency

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 16, 2017

This week's guest is Jim Hanke. Each week, the host of Vinyl Emergency interviews musicians, media personalities, and other movers and shakers about their relationship with records and the impact wax has on the...

What’s the (good or bad) deal with Foxconn?

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 10, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Public Domain: Klassik performs “Amazing Grace”

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 2, 2017

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...

On The Record Episode 104: The 3rd annual Roast Of Milwaukee (live at Club Garibaldi)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 2, 2017

Back in 2015, we decided to help informally kick off the Milwaukee Comedy Festival by asking eight comedians to take the stage at Bremen Cafe and gently (or, in some cases, straight-up viciously) make fun of th...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 1, 2017

Though it feels like summer just started, we’ve now entered the last full month of the season. Summer isn’t going out with a whimper, though. Quite the opposite. Though the vast majority of the city’s festivals...

52 things to do in Milwaukee during the 52 remaining days of summer

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 31, 2017

Though you've likely spent much of the summer to this point screaming at strangers while navigating through road construction, it’s still comforting to know that of the 94 days in the season, 52 remain. But wha...

On The Record Episode 103: Milwaukee Record Clearinghouse (Facebook Live)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 28, 2017

Even though we try to keep our whereabouts secret at all times (except when McDonald's is concerned), we still get a lot of stuff sent to our office. CDs, tapes, books, hot sauce, wine, condoms, and threatening...

Fine, let’s talk about the new Arcade Fire album

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 27, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Let’s wrap up Summerfest and talk about R. Kelly

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 20, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

On The Record Episode 102: Milwaukee Comedy Festival and Fringe Fest co-founder Matt Kemple

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 19, 2017

Matt Kemple is a busy man. When he's not producing theatrical events and comedy showcases at the Underground Collaborative (which he founded and manages), he's booking nationally known comedians like Godfrey, N...

We used UberEats to get McDonald’s delivered to weird and hard-to-find places

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 17, 2017

After enjoying success in other markets, McDonald's officially became available on UberEats in Milwaukee last month. On June 26, the world's largest and best-known fast food chain joined forces with a controver...

The best Milwaukee albums of 2017 (so far)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 12, 2017

Believe it or not (we choose not), 2017 is more than halfway over. Summer may have just begun and winter may seem like a distant nightmare, but the fact remains that the year is currently on the downward slide....

On The Record Episode 101: Post-Summerfest show picks

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 12, 2017

Summerfest is over! Though we had some good times, some bad times, some non-music/food times, some locally sourced times, and some inconsistent times at Henry Maier Festival Park between June 28 and July 9, the...

MTV News, “pivoting to video,” and the end of “prestige journalism”

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 4, 2017

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...

Relive the 10th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 3, 2017

Saturday, as Summerfest was in full swing and Milwaukee was easing into a long holiday weekend, hundreds of people gathered on Potter and Logan avenues in Bay View for the 10th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Pa...

Who are we excited to see at Summerfest this year?

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 29, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

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