Author Tyler Maas

It’s now possible to buy a Gerhard de Beer jersey

January 15, 2019

Even though the Green Bay Packers aren't in the playoffs and they haven't really been in the postseason conversation since like 2016, there are some recent team developments that fans can be happy about. Last ...

First Impression: Sabor Tropical

Tyler Maas

January 10, 2019

This story begins in the final days of 2016. As one year drew to a close and gave way to 2017, Midwest Diner decided to call it quits. Unbeknownst to anyone, the sudden closure of the venerable 24-hour greasy s...

57 Milwaukee releases (probably) coming your way in 2019

Tyler Maas

January 9, 2019

It seems like we’re just days removed from celebrating the best albums and EPs Milwaukee managed in 2018. With all the promise a new year brings also comes the promise of new music. In the same way many of us r...

The Dark Horse Tavern is now open in former Junior’s Hook location

Tyler Maas

January 8, 2019

New year, new bars! (Yes, we know we're more than a week into 2019 now, but give us a few more days with these sort of intros, will ya?)Last fall, Milwaukee learned that Junior's Hook, which opened in Walke...

Sincere Engineer discusses breakout year, 2019 plans, her Norm Macdonald tattoo

Tyler Maas

January 8, 2019

Deanna Belos is on fire.In the roughly 15 months since her project, Sincere Engineer, released Rhombithian—the band's debut album—on Red Scare Industries, the Chicago singer-songwriter has earned heaps of a...

Here’s the Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2019 lineup

Tyler Maas

January 7, 2019

Now that New Year’s festivities have come and gone, folks in Milwaukee are forced to come to terms with the harsh realization that winter is here and there’s not much to do outside. Fortunately, we’re less than...

Bay View’s Crafty Cow will try to have “Wisconsin’s Largest Bloody Mary Bar” on January 19

Tyler Maas

January 4, 2019

It's no secret that Milwaukee loves its Bloody Marys.Between the ever-present "beer chaser" that accompanies the savory breakfast cocktail and the epic garnishes that take the drink to elaborate levels of g...

Surprise! Phylums just released an excellent new album called ‘phylums ii’

Tyler Maas

January 4, 2019

We're only four days into 2019 and the year has already been chock full of surprises. So far, we've learned Café Centraal will reopen as a “ Grand Café & Tappery,” ice bars will take over the city (weather ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Hi-Fi Cafe has been a Bay View “time warp” since the mid-’90s

Tyler Maas

January 3, 2019

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Brendan Kelly talks Wandering Birds album, new Lawrence Arms material, memorable Milwaukee shows

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2019

While Chicago punk rock legend Brendan Kelly is probably best known for his work with The Lawrence Arms (closely followed by the hilariously bleak things he tweets as his "Nihilist Arby's" internet alter ego), ...

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

Tyler Maas

January 1, 2019

Not too long ago, January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra in terms of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and the post-holiday ...

’18 And Life To Go: Looking back on a year of (attempted) self-improvement

Tyler Maas

December 31, 2018

The year 2018 was something. It was fun and it was depressing. It was difficult and triumphant. And on a professional note, it was one in which I've accomplished more than I ever have before.Over the last 3...

GB in da UP: Why the Packers are the Upper Peninsula’s preferred team

Tyler Maas

December 27, 2018

To most, Sunday afternoon's meeting between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions doesn't mean a whole lot. Outside of offering marginal bragging rights for two subpar NFC North teams and serving as a platfor...

Chicken Wire Empire traverses new territory on ‘What Moves Mountains’

Tyler Maas

December 27, 2018

Chicken Wire Empire has done a lot in its first five years as a band. Since being formed by a pair of jam band enthusiasts, the contemporary Milwaukee bluegrass outfit has grown to five members. Along the way, ...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide

Tyler Maas

December 26, 2018

It’s been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between all the celebrity deaths, polarizing political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Monday ...

The Alchemist Theatre will close

Tyler Maas

December 23, 2018

Early this morning, The Alchemist Theatre announced in an email and on its Facebook page that it will close after almost 12 years in Bay View. Owners of the offbeat and intimate 64-seat playhouse located at 256...

’18 And Life To Go: Intermittent fasting stops the clock on holiday weight gain

Tyler Maas

December 21, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Brush up on some of 2018’s best local music with the Silver City Sampler

Tyler Maas

December 20, 2018

In case you missed our various recent reminders, Milwaukee music is an incredibly good place. Though there's no shortage of Best Of lists and awards that help recognize the recorded efforts of Milwaukee musicia...

6 oversized Milwaukee beverage displays, ranked

Tyler Maas

December 19, 2018

Milwaukee is a city known for its drinks. Between our array of micro and macro breweries, our hundreds of bars, the various distilleries that have popped up in town in recent years, and our altogether impressiv...

21 Milwaukee events to help heat up winter

Tyler Maas

December 18, 2018

Even though it's already snowed a few times, the daylight hours have dwindled significantly, and the Packers are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention, it's technically not even winter yet. Yes, the...