Author Tyler Maas

Strangers become friends on the We Never Met podcast

July 25, 2019

broadstreet.zone(71237); As the reach of social media increases, humaity as a whole—quite ironically—has become more insular and less social. As society cloisters itself into pockets with other like-minded ind...

Hear King Eye & The Squirts’ blunt and boisterous new single, “Change Of Address”

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2019

When we caught up with King Eye & The Squirts in late 2017, the Milwaukee garage rock outfit was preparing to release its self-titled debut LP. Meanwhile, singer-guitarist Steven Look was just getting back ...

Old Earth goes to the chapel in the “I Saw The Light And I Liked It” video

Tyler Maas

July 23, 2019

Over the course of Old Earth's decade-long run, Todd Umhoefer's personal project has managed to create some gorgeous and moving recordings in some rather unconventional locations. His 2012 effort, A Low Place A...

Let’s play two! We’ve added a second ‘A League Of Their Own’ screening at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

July 23, 2019

Last Thursday, we announced we would be hosting a special screening of A League Of Their Own at Avalon Theater on Wednesday, August 21. Apparently, we chose wisely because it sold out in just four days. If miss...

Read what a 1940s book had to say about “the plump and smiling city of Milwaukee”

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

A comprehensive Wisconsin baseball guide

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2019

Dollars For Donuts: Happy Dough Lucky lets you get a mini donut fix at farmer’s markets and a public market

Tyler Maas

July 20, 2019

Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts, and more. I...

Nu metal lives on at X-Ray Arcade’s Freak On A Leash Friday

Tyler Maas

July 19, 2019

In the late '90s and early aughts, mainstream music was all the rage with a new form of heavy metal that—quite fittingly—was called "nu metal." Bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Crazy Town, and Linkin Par...

Batter up! We’re screening ‘A League Of Their Own’ at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2019

Last night, an enthusiastic audience joined us at Avalon Theater for the second sold-out UHF screening in as many years. While that's certainly a tough act to follow, we think you're going to have a ball at nex...

Let L’Resorts send your ears on an island getaway with “Separate Oceans”

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2019

Back in February, we formally introduced you to L'Resorts, the new "tropical-pop" project spearheaded by Lady Cannon namesake Martha Cannon and Jaill founding member Vincent Kircher. In the months since announc...

Members of Iron Pizza, Canopies, and Appleseeds resurface in Tell Me

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Last December, Iron Pizza called it quits after more than five years as a band. The synth-rock band with a proclivity for partying was a supremely fun and well-liked fixture at Riverwest and Bay View bar shows....

Here’s the Denim Park Summer ’19 Concert Series lineup

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Though Milwaukee seems to have every weekend covered in terms of entertainment, it's always refreshing to see bands perform in the city's collection of weeknight concerts. Events like Chill On The Hill, Jazz In...

A Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

From August 1-4, a total of 10 Milwaukee (or Milwaukee-adjacent) bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake in the fifth annual M...

Don’s Diner will serve “boozy ice cream” at ‘Stranger Things’-themed Scoops Ahoy pop-up

Tyler Maas

July 16, 2019

By now, most of you have certainly made you way through the entire third season of Stranger Things. For those of you who haven't, prepare for a small and mostly-insignificant spoiler: Steve Harrington works at ...

Hear Christopher Porterfield’s cover of a Paper Holland song for the band’s ‘Galápados’ companion album

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

Last June, Paper Holland released its long-awaited sophomore album, Galápagos, a meticulously-crafted batch of summertime-suited songs that cracked the top 15 on our list of 2018’s best Milwaukee records. On Ju...

Sweet Rings has abandoned plans to move into Kinnickinnic Avenue location

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

In early 2018, Bay View learned a new bakery would be moving to the former site of East Side Ovens at 2895-2899 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. In the year and a half since that news broke about Sweet Rings, owners Bobby ...

Ron Funches is fun and freewheeling in Turner Hall return

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2019

In August 2017, Ron Funches threw cookies and stole hearts at Turner Hall. In the roughly two years since that long-overdue stop in Milwaukee, the comedian and actor amassed tons of film and television credits,...

Andy Junk talks about his new Lakefront beer, “My Turn: Junk”

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2019

Tonight, Lakefront Brewery and Andy Junk will officially celebrate the release of Junk. The brewery's 31st "My Turn" installment is unlike any beer previously released in the employee-focused series. It's not j...

Wow. Doughboys Podcast’s October 3 show is moving to Turner Hall

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2019

Remember last month when we announced that Doughboys, a wildly popular and downright hilarious chain restaurant podcast, would be coming to Milwaukee on Thursday, October 3? Remember when that show—originally s...

Hacienda Beer Co. is the latest and (arguably) the greatest example of the East Side’s resurgence

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2019

Almost exactly three years ago, we bluntly asked the following question: Is the East Side dying?Even at that time, we acknowledged the neighborhood was not quite on its death bed, but there were more than a...