Author Tyler Maas

Vincent Van Great and Amanda Huff pair perfectly on ‘Troublemakers’ EP

September 17, 2021

Peanut butter and jelly. Giannis and Khris. Bacon and, well, pretty much anything else. Those are just a few examples of great duos. As of today, you can officially add Vincent Van Great and Amanda Huff to that...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 3

Tyler Maas

September 15, 2021

Summerfest! The World’s Largest Music Festival mixed things up in 2021, moved to September and has staked out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the traditional 11-day run. (Oh, and there were a f...

The Jazz Estate will reopen October 22

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2021

Since opening in 1977, The Jazz Estate has been nothing short of a Milwaukee music institution. However, the music stopped in the quaint jazz club at 2423 N. Murray Avenue last March on account of the COVID-19 ...

Wow. Doughboys Podcast will return to Turner Hall on January 28

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2021

In January of last year, Doughboys—a popular chain restaurant podcast—came to Milwaukee for a long-awaited live show at Turner Hall and to finally review Culver’s for the first time in the show’s history. Joine...

The sound effects Michael Winslow did at Summerfest, ranked

Tyler Maas

September 10, 2021

With hundreds of bands playing on a dozen stages over the course of nine days (usually 11 days in pre-pandemic times), Summerfest's claim of being "The World’s Largest Music Festival" seems quite accurate. That...

20 local ambers that are the color of 311’s energy

Tyler Maas

September 10, 2021

On Saturday night, 311 will make its way to Summerfest for a headlining performance at the Generac Power Stage. While the Omaha, Nebraska rock outfit has managed its fair share of hits through the years (includ...

Here’s our Green Bay Packers All Food Team

Tyler Maas

September 9, 2021

Believe it or not, football is back! The NFL's regular season begins tonight, and our Green Bay Packers will start play on Sunday afternoon when they take on the New Orleans Saints in a game that had to be move...

The Lowdown returns to Indeed Brewing Company on October 2

Tyler Maas

September 8, 2021

Remember when the end of summer was also kinda-sorta the end of Milwaukee's festival season? Those were simpler (and much more boring) times. Thankfully, as live and in-person events are starting to return in a...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 2

Tyler Maas

September 8, 2021

Summerfest! The World’s Largest Music Festival is mixing things up in 2021, moving to September and staking out three Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks instead of the traditional 11-day run. (Oh, and there’ll be ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Learning to love Summerfest again

Tyler Maas

September 7, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some festivals come and go, while some festivals become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local summer staples with fresh ...

Here’s to the afternoon we saw Eve 6 at Summerfest

Tyler Maas

September 5, 2021

With all due respect to the actual night-ending headliners who have earned top billing at their respective Summerfest stage this year, there's really nothing better than a quality afternoon "headliner" at the B...

Taped Music Review: Turning My Luck Around

Tyler Maas

September 3, 2021

Yup! I did the thing again. Before I get into this year's review of Taped Music (formerly known as "Pre-Recorded Music"), though, I want to share an excerpt from my 2019 installment of this recurring Summerfest...

The SummerRest: 40 standout non-Summerfest shows

Tyler Maas

September 2, 2021

Summerfest officially kicks off today. Over the course of nine September nights (plus a few affiliated AmFam Amphitheater shows other nights this month), hundreds of local, national, and internationally-known m...

Record Recommended: Summerfest Weekend 1

Tyler Maas

September 1, 2021

Silver City International Festival returns September 11

Tyler Maas

September 1, 2021

Since its start in 2012, Silver City International Festival has celebrated the numerous cultures that help make Silver City the most diverse neighborhood in Milwaukee through food, the arts, and music. Last Sep...

A guide to Milwaukee acts playing Summerfest

Tyler Maas

August 31, 2021

Thursday marks the official start of another Summerfest. Now in its 53rd year, the “Big Gig” has long been home to deep fried delicacies, prime people watching, and hundreds upon hundreds of musical acts from a...

Prepare for the Big Gig with these My First Band episodes with 2021 Summerfest artists

Tyler Maas

August 30, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Each and every year (with the obvious exception of 2020, of course), Summerfest brings some of the planet's biggest entertainers to Milwaukee. In addition to the dozens of world-renown...

The story of Ed Cushman and the Brewers no-hitter nobody ever talks about

Tyler Maas

August 26, 2021

In spite of having an otherworldly starting rotation this season, the Milwaukee Brewers are currently experiencing an incredible no-hitter curse. The Crew's current no-no drought of 34 years is the longest by a...

Our sold out screening of ‘The Fifth Element’ will finally happen September 22 at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

August 25, 2021

Waaaaaay back in February 2020, we announced we’d be showing the 1997 sci-fi classic, The Fifth Element, at Avalon Theater. The screening—originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 of last year—sold out in a ...

Milwaukee Comedy Festival announces second 2021 headliner

Tyler Maas

August 25, 2021

Following an abbreviated 2020 edition that featured fewer shows, far smaller audiences, a more localized lineup, and many more protective face coverings than ever before, Milwaukee Comedy Festival is looking to...