Author Tyler Maas

From garbage man to garbage innings: An ode to Joe Winkelsas

June 10, 2016

//Even the most devoted fan of the Milwaukee Brewers would forgive you for not knowing the name Joe Winkelsas. Though the unheralded relief pitcher's Major League career technically spanned seven years and...

Compliments to the chef: Area gourmets serve up cross-kitchen love

Tyler Maas

June 9, 2016

//Today marks the final day of Downtown Dining Week and, with it, the conclusion of Milwaukee Record's unofficial Food Week-type thingy we tried to do. Over the last seven or so days, we featured some Milw...

You can “Save Yield Bar” by donating to its GoFundMe campaign

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2016

//Last month, we were sad to break the news that Yield Bar had abruptly closed its doors with no notice, following 11 years in business. Yesterday, news that a cocktail and ramen establishment called Yokoh...

Zed Kenzo blends appreciation with ambition

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2016

//A little over a year ago, Zecháriah Ruffin returned to Milwaukee after a short (and not-so sweet) stint in Los Angeles. Focused more on getting her life back in order than music at the time, she—under th...

Direct Hit! spots (and becomes?) the East Side Turkey in new video

Tyler Maas

June 8, 2016

//Just over two weeks from now, Direct Hit! will release Wasted Mind, its new full-length and debut record on Fat Wreck Chords, into the world. As one could maybe glean from the title, the album centers on...

Announcing Bandsketball 2016

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2016

//Since 2014, Bandsketball has served as a means of bringing musicians from all ends of Milwaukee's music scene together in an unconventional and incredibly fun way. Each summer, a combined 32 bands or hip...

Piles bassist lightens up with solo project, \\NASTOS\\

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2016

//Last May, a little-known trio called Piles forcefully announced its arrival with Planet Skin, its sophomore album and a near-masterpiece of Milwaukee-made post-punk that earned the No. 6 slot on our "25 ...

A guide to PrideFest’s Milwaukee Record Stage

Tyler Maas

June 6, 2016

//Excuse us if this post comes off as a bit self-serving, but holy shit! Milwaukee Record has its own fucking stage at PrideFest this year and we're really excited about it! Given the wide breadth of local...

Music review: The organist at Organ Piper Pizza

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2016

//For more than 40 years, metro Milwaukee has been fed and entertained by Organ Piper Pizza, a one-of-a-kind restaurant and music palace buried deep in the guts of Greenfield. As the name suggests, Organ P...

We had Masked Intruder’s Officer Bradford eat and review a dozen Honeydip Donuts

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2016

//Today is National Donut Day. Though virtually everyone is prone to enjoying the sugary breakfast pastry from time to time, no group is more aligned with the donut—for better or worse—than police officers...

Here’s the 2016 Milwaukee Bike-In Movie Series schedule

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2016

//We aren't sure how we (and seemingly everyone else) missed this, but arguably the best summer movie series in the city released its film lineup late last month. Between the third Friday of each June thro...

Summer Film Camp breaks out kid-friendly matinees

Tyler Maas

June 1, 2016

//With their movie series put together in accordance with Halloween and Christmas, anime nights, unique monthly themes like "Antihero April" and "Martial Arts May," honoring fallen music greats, not to men...

Exclusive: Stream Tigernite’s rip-roaring ‘Blood Moon’ EP

Tyler Maas

May 27, 2016

//After a whirlwind 11-plus months in which Tigernite opened for The Offspring, released its outstanding and critically acclaimed debut full-length, stole the show at the most recent Local Coverage, broke in...

Yield Bar has closed

Tyler Maas

May 27, 2016

//After more than a decade in business, Yield Bar screeched to an abrupt stop at bar time this morning. According to sources within the business, Thursday night (or bar time Friday morning) was the end of ...

Midnight Reruns debut “Warm Days” in Wisconsin Public Radio video

Tyler Maas

May 25, 2016

//Last year, Milwaukee rockers Midnight Reruns truly made their mark in local music with the release of its wonderful sophomore record, Force Of Nurture (which earned the No. 2 slot on our Best Milwaukee A...

Tuk’s Thai Kitchen is closed

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2016

//As first reported by OnMilwaukee, Tuk's Thai Kitchen—the latest in a long line of restaurants to try their luck at 1000 E. Locust—has closed its doors for good. The restaurant was opened in July of 2014 ...

Here’s the PrideFest Milwaukee 2016 entertainment lineup (including the Milwaukee Record Stage!)

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2016

//With all due respect to earlier-occuring newcomers Riverwest FemFest, Arte Para Todos, Gloss Weekend, and Tasty Fest, Milwaukee's festival season truly and officially begins with PrideFest. The first fes...

We’re showing ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ at Times Cinema

Tyler Maas

May 20, 2016

//Being exactly a month out from summer, the temptation to cut class or call in sick to work is only growing with each temperate and sun-soaked day. While the rest of the world toils away, you'd probably l...

Space Raft comes full circle with 360 degree “Hang On Hang On” video

Tyler Maas

May 20, 2016

//We've said it before and we'll say it again, Milwaukee has stepped its music video game up considerably in recent years. Just as local filmmakers were beginning to truly find their footing with inventive...

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix’s “Official Website” is pretty rough

Tyler Maas

May 19, 2016

//Though most with even a faint background of professional football are well aware of his work with the Green Bay Packers, starting safety and name joke inspiration Ha Ha Clinton-Dix recently sought to exp...