Author Tyler Maas

Tracklist: 12 Milwaukee record labels weathering the storm

March 28, 2016

//Tonight, Rush-Mor Records will welcome Lookout! Records co-founder Larry Livermore, who will discuss his new book, How To Ru(i)n A Record Label. The book tracks the origin of Livermore's label, the growt...

Exclusive: Hear Paper Holland make fresh prints on “Jazzy Jeff”

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2016

//If it seems like it's been forever since you've heard a new Paper Holland song, well, that's probably because it's been forever since there's been a new Paper Holland song. The indie-pop outfit's debut a...

Avalon brings ‘The Big Lebowski’ and more back to big screen in “Antihero April” series

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2016

//It's safe to say the Avalon has been killing it lately. The Bay View theater's recent Hayao Miyazaki anime film series went over so well that they've extended the screenings into April at Times Cinema, i...

Milwaukee Record’s comprehensive Brewers middle name rankings

Tyler Maas

March 25, 2016

//Now nestled deep into March, winter is finally officially over, which makes "Spring Training"—where some Milwaukee Brewers players have been since early February—an accurate name. On April 4, Miller Park...

Vans Warped Tour ’16 lineup is better than last year, still pretty bad

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2016

//Yesterday, when most of the city was navigating the flood of headliners announced for this year's Summerfest, the lineup of another annual Henry Maier Festival Park event was also made public. That's rig...

“Comedian” Carlos Mencia to bring “comedy” to Milwaukee “comedy club”

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2016

//Last year, we posited Milwaukee Comedy Cafe's relocation from the Brady Street space it occupied for 27 years to a smaller, second floor space above a restaurant on Old World Third Street officially dash...

Aaron Rodgers talks aliens, religion on Pete Holmes’ podcast

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2016

//Aaron Rodgers isn't your typical quarterback. Not only is the future Hall of Famer capable of otherworldly things on the field, but his sense of humor, level of intelligence, and unconventional spiritual...

Times Cinema extends Hayao Miyazaki film series into “Anime April”

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2016

//After Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge's recent Hayao Miyazaki film series—which we called a "slew of stunningly gorgeous, impossibly imaginative, and emotionally complex anime films"—was a resoun...

We’re showing ‘Major League’ at the Avalon

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2016

//Making no secret that 2016 will be a rebuilding campaign, the Milwaukee Brewers will begin the season April 4 with a team composed of unknown youngsters, unproven prospects, stopgap veterans, a star play...

Tracklist: 11 notable (active) comedians with Wisconsin roots

Tyler Maas

March 21, 2016

//On Saturday night, the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center played host to Jackie Kashian, a now-Los Angeles based comedian and—with all due respect to NBA journeyman power forward Kurt Nimphius—probab...

Sarah Silverman & Friends to headline PrideFest’s opening night

Tyler Maas

March 21, 2016

//Last Monday, PrideFest announced Blondie and GGOOLLDD would be closing out the weekend's festivities with a June 12 Henry Maier Festival Park performance. Today brings news that actress, comedian, and im...

Eric Young and old: 7 Milwaukee Brewers family connections

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2016

//Though this season's spring training appears to be an exercise in futility for the unabashedly rebuilding Milwaukee Brewers, it does give fans an opportunity to learn the many new names dotting the team'...

Pizza! Weed whackers! Outer space!: Enjoy the latest episode of Rock ‘N’ Roller Remote Controller

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2016

//What's better than Rock 'N' Roller Remote Controller? The Milwaukee-made program's endearingly lo-fi production value combined with local music and a dash of punk-tinged campiness has entertained a proud...

Josh Modell discusses his Milwaukee music roots on Vinyl Emergency podcast

Tyler Maas

March 18, 2016

//While he's no longer putting out records, Jim Hanke—ex El Oso, Twinstar—hasn't stopped talking about them. Back in January, Hanke launched Vinyl Emergency, a weekly podcast wherein he and another audioph...

The Jerks drink away St. Patty’s Day in “Irish Today”

Tyler Maas

March 17, 2016

//If the first true day of March Madness isn't quite enough to get you to call in sick to belly up to your neighborhood bar today, maybe the fact that it's also St. Patrick's Day is enough to do the trick....

Check out the incredible Arte Para Todos lineup

Tyler Maas

March 16, 2016

//Last year's inaugural Arte Para Todos—or "art for everyone"—benefit was an absolute success. Over the course of three nights, 70 acts from all corners of Milwaukee's musical spectrum combined to play sho...

You can rent this East Side bird house for $825 a month

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2016

//The East Side is changing. Sure, the neighborhood—like much of Milwaukee—has always been in a state of flux, but the rapid and rampant construction of massive, view-obstructing condos and cookie-cutter a...

Blondie, GGOOLLDD to close out PrideFest 2016

Tyler Maas

March 14, 2016

//Passes to Pridefest 2016—June 10-12 at Henry Maier Festival Park—have already been selling quite well, especially considering the long-running LGBTQ+ celebration and annual kickoff of Milwaukee's festiva...

Pete Rose to be inducted into (National Bobblehead) Hall Of Fame

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2016

//Pete Rose had an unforgettable baseball career. During his 24 seasons on the field, "Charlie Hustle" tallied 4,256 hits (a mark that has yet to be overtaken), played in 17 All-Star Games, won three World...

O.J. Mayo and 10 other strange Milwaukee sports injuries

Tyler Maas

March 11, 2016

//Yesterday, Bucks guard O.J. Mayo's saw his season (and likely his Milwaukee basketball career) come to an abrupt end when he fractured his ankle falling down his home stairs. Now relegated to sixth-man—e...