Author Tyler Maas

Okay Omen finds its footing on sophomore EP, ‘Echoes Of Loss’

November 15, 2024

Ever since Okay Omen loudly announced its presence just over two years ago, we’ve tried our best to keep tabs on the local emo outfit that features members of Sugar Stems, Garden Home, Ladybird, and Live Tether...

Creativity, community, and coffee collide at Kuumba

Tyler Maas

November 14, 2024

Few things are capable of tying a neighborhood together better than a cafe. These "third places" give people a social outlet between work and home. Cafes are a place to gear up for the day ahead and unwind afte...

Screw it, we’re just going to name 100 former Packers players at random

Tyler Maas

November 14, 2024

Samkon Gado Reggie Cobb Nate Wayne Johnny "Blood" McNally Jeff Janis Bob Kuberski Perry Kemp Bhawoh Jue Fuzzy Thurston Wesley Walls Jeff Query Ruvell Martin Craig Nall Dave Rayner Kevin Barry Jas...

Going to a brat fry: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

November 12, 2024

Food and philanthropy go well together. Whether motivated by hunger, generosity, or some combination of the two, folks routinely lend their culinary skills and their time to serve food for fundraisers, and even...

Neighborhood Theater Group announces “Hanksgiving” and “Ho Ho Holiday” series lineups

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2024

Now that we're almost halfway through the month of November, it's safe to say it: Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Along with Turkey Day's approach also comes another annual celebration with a "giving" s...

HappyCon to bring vendors, collectibles, Kurt Angle to Southridge Mall

Tyler Maas

November 11, 2024

Last December, Happy 8 Collectibles brought the inaugural HappyCon to Southridge Mall in nearby Greendale. Though it admittedly flew under our radar last year, the first convention evidently went so well that t...

25 things to do during the Packers bye

Tyler Maas

November 8, 2024

Even though the Green Bay Packers are getting a bye week a little later in the season than they have in recent seasons and, yeah, they could actually use the extra week of rest and recovery right now, it's stil...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know Casey Seymour of 1840 Brewing Company

Tyler Maas

November 7, 2024

In Milwaukee Record’s "Meet A Brewer" series, we aim to introduce you to some of the professionals behind the scenes who are responsible for making your favorite local beers. The recurring series continues with...

Comedian Raegan Niemela talks standup highlights, goals, Cowboy Killers showcase

Tyler Maas

November 4, 2024

If you go to comedy shows in an around Milwaukee, there's a good chance you've seen Raegan Niemela. Not only has the Milwaukee (by way of Michigan's Upper Peninsula) comic become a fixture in the local scene ov...

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

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2024

November. Summer is now far in the rear view mirror. Most of Milwaukee’s festivals are now over. By now, your Halloween costume has been washed and stored away for later use. On paper, November doesn’t offer mu...

South Shore Terrace to close out its season Sunday with free beer, 50% off food

Tyler Maas

November 1, 2024

If the fact it’s November and it's dark before 6 p.m. didn’t already hammer the point home, allow us the be the bearer of bad news: summer is over. It’s sad, but it’s true. Fall has firmly announced its arrival...

Nite Owl to end its 2024 season this weekend (if not sooner)

Tyler Maas

October 31, 2024

Nite Owl is a spring and summertime staple that’s thrived on Milwaukee’s South Side since 1948. The iconic drive-in has been an important and widely-loved part of the city’s warm weather months for generations....

“Study” indicates Lambeau Field among best in NFL for zombie apocalypse survival

Tyler Maas

October 31, 2024

There's no disputing Lambeau Field is one of the most historic, iconic, special, and all-around best places to watch an NFL game. According to a new "study," the home of the Green Bay Packers would also be amon...

Here’s the menu for Vanguard and chef Paul Zerkel’s “Crying Tiger” Thai kitchen Halloween pop-up

Tyler Maas

October 30, 2024

In case you missed the news, The Vanguard announced it will be partnering up with Goodkind co-owner/chef Paul Zerkel to spend Halloween night as a Thai kitchen concept called "Crying Tiger." From 5 p.m. until c...

Milwaukee cake artist to appear on Food Network’s new ‘Wizards Of Baking’ series

Tyler Maas

October 30, 2024

Stop us if you've heard this one before: Milwaukee cake artist Kimberly Adams will be appearing on a Food Network baking competition. Yes, the owner of Signature Sweets—a business that specializes in "beautiful...

Little Cancun Sports has closed

Tyler Maas

October 30, 2024

After more than five years, one name modification, and a concept shift, Little Cancun Sports has closed. We were originally tipped off to the news by a thread on the Bay View Town Hall Facebook group, and it wa...

Long-awaited Cassini Echoes debut is “a true exercise in patience”

Tyler Maas

October 29, 2024

At a time in which projects sometimes announce their existence with the release of a completed album or EP and musicians rush to record slapdash reactionary songs about topical subjects, it's becoming more rare...

Sincere Engineer, Harrison Gordon to headline second annual Burn Bright MKE festival

Tyler Maas

October 29, 2024

This past February, a brand new festival called Burn Bright MKE added to the ever-improving winter festival landscape in metro Milwaukee. The two-day affair was created by DIY booking wunderkind JJ Kaiser, who ...

Join us and area restaurants at Falcon Bowl for the second annual “Casserole Call”

Tyler Maas

October 28, 2024

Fall is here. Along with autumn’s dropping temperatures and ever-shortening hours of daylight comes the mounting hunger for comfort food. And in Wisconsin, few (if any) dishes scratch that itch better than the ...

Get ready for The Sugar Maple’s “Hall-Ooo-Ween, An Adventure Time Pop-Up & Art Show” with these photos

Tyler Maas

October 24, 2024

In case you somehow missed the news, allow us to let you know Sugar Maple is hosting a pop-up devoted to Adventure Time this weekend. The ambitious and unconventional "Hall-Ooo-Ween: An Adventure Time Pop-Up &a...