Author Tyler Maas

Mandatory Milwaukee: Roll up your sleeves and donate blood

January 27, 2022

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places life-saving measures come and go, while some places life-saving measures become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-w...

5 fetch takeaways from the ‘Mean Girls’ Milwaukee premiere at Marcus Performing Arts Center

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2022

After an extended pandemic-prompted pause, musical theater was finally able to safely return to stages all across the country in recent months. Marcus Performing Arts Center is among the variety of venues bring...

Next Paperback Hero goes it alone in “Don’t Take My Energy” music video

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2022

Late last summer, Nathan Honoré—a Milwaukee singer-songwriter who performs under the Next Paperback Hero namesake—released his debut full-length. That album, the self-recorded Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes, fo...

Doughboys Podcast moves Turner Hall show to August 5

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2022

Earlier this month, Doughboys—a popular chain restaurant podcast—announced the postponement of its upcoming Milwaukee show. That live show, originally scheduled to take place at Turner Hall on Friday, January 2...

Dave’s Hot Chicken to open first Wisconsin location this week

Tyler Maas

January 24, 2022

We're currently living in the golden era of the chicken sandwich. There's never been more places to procure these portable poultry preparations, and it's safe to say there's never been more inventive or more de...

Low Cut Connie and Robert Finley heat up The Back Room @ Colectivo

Tyler Maas

January 24, 2022

"I would not have come to see us in eight-degree weather," Low Cut Connie singer, pianist, and bandleader Adam Weiner said as he took a seat behind the ivories at The Back Room @ Colectivo at the start of band'...

Remembering the time I wore a disgraced Packer’s Super Bowl ring at a Michael Bolton charity softball game

Tyler Maas

January 20, 2022

Next Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers winning Super Bowl XXXI. That upcoming quarter-century mark has me thinking about that team and about that time in my life more than ever befor...

Burnhearts Mitten Fest returns February 12! Here’s the lineup

Tyler Maas

January 18, 2022

For a period of eight years, Burnhearts Mitten Fest offered a one-day escape from the seasonal doldrums that plague Wisconsinites in wintertime. The February festival brought people together in a two-block stre...

Eddy J. Lemberger’s new Packers song is out of this world

Tyler Maas

January 17, 2022

We here at Milwaukee Record are unironic appreciators of songs about the Green Bay Packers. Though there's no shortage of music that fits that criteria, we're always glad to hear a new track about the guys in G...

20 things to do during the Packers playoff bye

Tyler Maas

January 13, 2022

The Green Bay Packers have earned a break. After last Sunday’s loss to the Lions in a fairly meaningless game, the guys in green and gold finished the regular season with a 13-4 record, which was good for the d...

Latino Arts announces winter and spring exhibitions, performances

Tyler Maas

January 13, 2022

Despite being around since 1985 (and formally taking root in Walker’s Point in 1997), Latino Arts Inc. is only becoming more relevant with age. Recent seasons have brought noted musicians and the work of respec...

Check out these “Milwaukee Museum Days” deals and events

Tyler Maas

January 11, 2022

January in Wisconsin. It's cold. It's boring. We're still in the thick of a pandemic that makes large in-person gatherings unappealing to some. If you're feeling the winter blues like we are right now, perhaps ...

Here’s the full N/A Day vendor lineup

Tyler Maas

January 6, 2022

On Saturday, January 8 from noon to 4 p.m., Milwaukee Record will host the inaugural N/A Day at The Cooperage. The "Dry January Beverage Festival"—which is sponsored by Athletic Brewing Company, Budweiser Zero,...

Looking back at the long, storied history of Packers games in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

January 6, 2022

A few weeks ago while I was doomscrolling Twitter on my birthday, I happened upon some familiar footage that seems to surface each and every December 18. In addition to being the date of my birth, that day is a...

Decibully, Camden, and Promise Ring members play by their own rules in Nuisance

Tyler Maas

January 5, 2022

In 2020, while much of the world was isolated and relying on things like Zoom happy hours and FaceTime chats to stay in touch, longtime friends and former Camden bandmates reconnected and decided to remotely wr...

Guy Rehorst launches Sans non-alcoholic spirits line

Tyler Maas

January 5, 2022

We're less than a week into "Dry January" and this young year already has us wanting to reach for a drink. Thankfully, people who are taking a month away from imbibing and those who've made a lasting lifestyle ...

Welcome to January: Here’s what you’re doing this month…maybe

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2022

It wasn’t too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra that was devoid of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and ...

My First Band’s year in review: The 10 most-listened-to episodes of 2021

Tyler Maas

December 31, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); As of midnight tonight, another year will be in the books, as will another year of our My First Band podcast. The show's third year found us releasing 52 episodes, reaching more people ...

Mills Fleet Farm vs. Blain’s Farm & Fleet

Tyler Maas

December 30, 2021

Since it's almost the end of the year, we figured we'd end 2021 by finally tackling a story idea we've been wanting to do for months. While the names of these stores are similar and their inventory, their clien...

R.I.P. George Vomberg, owner of George’s Pub

Tyler Maas

December 29, 2021

We have some sad Milwaukee bar news to report. George Vomberg, the longtime owner of George's Pub, passed away today. The tragic news was posted on the Facebook page of the charming Harbor District bar. The pos...