Author Tyler Maas

Bumstead Provisions to bring dining, deli, corner store, mini cocktails, Chris Farley art, and more to Bay View next month

August 12, 2016

//More than a year after its projected opening date, Bumstead Provisions will finally be in business next month. The Bay View bar, restaurant, corner shop, and deli will have its soft opening September 15,...

First Impression: Black Husky Brewing

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2016

//It's a story as old as time. A young man from a small northwoods town moves to the big city. He meets a woman. They fall in love. After starting a family and spending years in the city they met, the man ...

Shake, rattle, and ralph with The Pukes’ debut full-length

Tyler Maas

August 11, 2016

//Believe it or not, The Pukes have only been a band since the spring of 2015. It might seem like a much longer span of time to local listeners because the grimy trio has released an EP and a 45, played do...

The Hotel Foster is closing

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2016

//Following what's been a summer of speculation, rumors, assumptions, and an overriding sense of uncertainty, The Hotel Foster will be closing Saturday, August 13. Wednesday evening, longtime Foster barten...

The Fatty Acids’ Josh Evert embraces the environment in ‘Uncle Sam’s Club For The Agoraphobic’

Tyler Maas

August 10, 2016

//Though best known as the frontman of The Fatty Acids and drummer of Jaill, Josh Evert has ventured into unfamiliar territory and struck out on his own for his last two efforts. Seriously. In December, he...

Stream Ugly Brothers’ long-awaited album, ’16 Tiny Mountains’

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2016

//As ubiquitous has Ugly Brothers' name has become on show bills and festivals since the band's 2011 origin, the Riverwest folk project has released shockingly few songs. It's been two years since Ugly Bro...

Marisa Lange celebrates a year of Sorry Not Sorry showcase

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2016

//Technically speaking, Marisa Lange has been doing comedy since the mid-'90s. Though her teenage flirtation with stand-up didn't last long, Lange eventually made her way back to the stage roughly two year...

Airo Kwil breaks barriers in “Run Away Now” music video

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2016

//Last year, Will Rose formally re-introduced himself as Airo Kwil (née Airhytmatic) with Dark Cinema, a full-length that showcased the rapper's distinct voice and his drumming acumen, which he does simult...

‘Lobotomy: The Musical!’ drills to the core of mental health issues

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2016

//After last winter's run of Spread The Nudes shows, it didn't take long for inspiration to strike writer Chris Holoyda again. Following one of the performances, a conversation with friends during a post-s...

The MexItalian Food Truck is so random, so awesome

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2016

//For a select few hours on sporadic weekdays, a few feet of sidewalk between the Piggly Wiggly and Home Depot parking lots on Chase Avenue becomes the site of something truly special. There, nestled tight...

Latino Arts announces fall/winter exhibitions, performances

Tyler Maas

August 4, 2016

//Last year marked Latino Arts Inc.'s 30-year anniversary. Despite being around since 1985 (and formally taking root in Walker's Point in 1997), the invaluable outlet for showcasing the work of Hispanic ar...

Atomic Records will be back in business (for a day)

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2016

If you talk to any record collector in Milwaukee who's over the age of 30 for long enough, you're bound to hear them wax poetic about Atomic Records. After being in business for more than 20 years, the East S...

Stream the easy, breezy, beautiful self-titled Ladders EP

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2016

//Since releasing its excellent debut, Suha, in 2014, Ladders has kept busy while staying (relatively) quiet. The band's delicate instrumentation and the soft, soothing melodies employed on that first full...

Stream Soul Low’s sophomore slump-dispelling ‘Nosebleeds’

Tyler Maas

August 2, 2016

//Apparently, UNEASY wasn't just some throwaway album title. After entering local music fans' collective conscious with the lauded 2013 debut before most of the band's members could legally drink, Soul Low...

Here’s the 2016 Center Street Daze Festival music lineup

Tyler Maas

August 1, 2016

Entering its 19th year, Center Street Daze Festival serves to remind Milwaukee the end of festival season is in sight. Just two months earlier and a few blocks north, Locust Street Festival Of Music And Art uno...

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2016 Milwaukee Comedy Festival

Tyler Maas

July 29, 2016

//The Milwaukee Comedy Festival will officially kick off next Thursday. Going on its 11th year, the event pre-dates the city's still-swelling comic boom, and certainly helped local comedy evolve, through s...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to $1 beer specials

Tyler Maas

July 27, 2016

With literally thousands of bars in and around Milwaukee vying for limited drinking dollars, business owners need to get creative to stay ahead of the competition. Some bar owners draw in customers with great f...

Hear Dan Harmon talk about losing his virginity under the Hoan Bridge

Tyler Maas

July 26, 2016

//This week Thursday through Saturday, comedian John Roy will come to Wisconsin to record his next album at Madison's renowned Comedy Club On State. Beyond amassing an impressive list of credits on every l...

Join us in the Grand Avenue basement for a special live podcast

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2016

What are you doing the afternoon of Sunday, August 7? Cancel it! Here's what you're doing.In accordance with the 11th annual Milwaukee Comedy Festival, Milwaukee Record is recording a special live episode o...

Catacombs swap aims to adjust tracking for VHS, Beta collectors

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2016

//This week, various news outlets reported that Funai Electric, which is thought to be the final company that produces VCRs, will stop manufacturing VHS players in August. With major studios ceasing tape r...