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Milwaukee Public Museum would like to clarify the whole “entire exhibits won’t be moving over” thing

January 10, 2023

Following a flood of not-thrilled online comments over the news that "entire exhibits" from the current Milwaukee Public Museum—like the Streets of Old Milwaukee—"won't be moving over" to the museum's future lo...

Listen to RUSTBELT cover The Promise Ring’s “Nothing Feels Good”

Matt Wild

January 10, 2023

Last summer we introduced you to RUSTBELT, a.k.a. New-York-by-way-of-Milwaukee musician John Chiaverina, a.k.a. the man formerly known as Juiceboxxx. "Juiceboxxx was an exercise in believing in myself despite e...

Don’t forget to order your special Valentine’s Cream Puffs!

Matt Wild

January 10, 2023

With just over a month until Valentine's Day, it's time to issue this annual reminder: special strawberry and cocoa versions of Wisconsin State Fair's popular/contentious Original Cream Puffs are available for ...

25 more photos from our N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festival at The Cooperage

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 10, 2023

In case you missed it, this past Saturday was our big N/A Day at The Cooperage. The second annual event saw more than 300 folks drop by and sample more than 60 non-alcoholic products from more than 40 vendors. ...

“This would be a tremendous asset”: 11-story hotel planned for Brady and Farwell

Matt Wild

January 9, 2023

Developers Jeno Cataldo and Michael Klein have something big planned for Brady Street: an 11-story hotel that would occupy the corner lot of Brady and Farwell. You know, that Farwell Point building that used to...

Relive our N/A Day “Dry January” Beverage Festival with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 9, 2023

This past Saturday, Milwaukee Record hosted the second annual N/A Day at The Cooperage. The 2023 installment of our "Dry January" Beverage Festival featured more than 40 vendors sampling more than 60 non-alcoho...

The New Pornographers will play Turner Hall Ballroom on May 4

Matt Wild

January 9, 2023

Fans of Canadian supergroups who have been crafting impeccable pop-leaning indie rock for more than two decades take note: The New Pornographers will play Milwaukee's Turner Hall Ballroom on Thursday, May 4. Ge...

Prepare for Ghost Cuts’ first record in nearly 7 years with a pair of haunting videos

Matt Wild

January 9, 2023

It's been more than a minute since we heard from moody Wisconsin/Milwaukee post-rock outfit Ghost Cuts. In fact, it's been nearly seven years: Way back in April 2016, we prepped you for the band's debut record,...

Lazy Susan will permanently close April 8

Matt Wild

January 8, 2023

After exactly nine years in business, popular Bay View restaurant Lazy Susan (2378 S. Howell Ave.) will close its doors for good on April 8. Chef and owner A.J. Dixon made the announcement on social media and v...

Milwaukee Public Museum says “entire exhibits” like Streets of Old Milwaukee “won’t be moving” to new location

Matt Wild

January 8, 2023

UPDATE (1/10/23): Milwaukee Public Museum would like to clarify the whole "entire exhibits won't be moving over" thing.Pockets of the Milwaukee internet are currently in a tizzy over the Milwaukee Public Mu...

Milwaukee Record’s Cats Of The Week: Billie and Will

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 8, 2023

UPDATE: BILLIE AND WILL HAVE BEEN ADOPTED! ••• Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing th...

Remembering some good Green Bay Packers kick returners

Tyler Maas

January 6, 2023

Your Green Bay Packers currently have something they've lacked for quite a while: a legitimately good kick returner. Yes, following a long, fallow period of fielding a menagerie of league average (if that) retu...

My First Band: Ian Olvera (Daydream Retrievers, The Sleepwalkers)

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 6, 2023

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Ian Olvera, whose work can be heard in a variety of ways. Beyond being a current member of Blueheels and the bandleader of Daydream Retrievers, Olvera has helped r...

Here are the films and events coming to Milwaukee Film’s Black History Month celebration

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

February is Black History Month, and, for the fifth consecutive year, Milwaukee Film and its Black Lens program are going all out with a monthlong lineup of screenings and events. Want to see 1985's The Last Dr...

Watch local short films about “timelines,” donate to help beloved UWM film lecturer Carl Bogner

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

Earlier this week, Cactus Club hosted a screening of short, locally produced films centered around the idea of timelines. "Think linearity (or lack thereof), progress of existence, events in the past, present, ...

Settle into an endless winter with Liquid City Motors’ “Endless Winter”

Matt Wild

January 6, 2023

The recent run of mild weather hasn't exactly put us in a winter mood, but rest assured winter is coming. A long, endless, Wisconsin winter. So why not prep for that inevitability with a song called "Endless Wi...

Hen’s Deli is open, we tried it, and it’s great

Matt Wild

January 5, 2023

Last summer, Walker's Point soup staple Soup Bros. quietly closed its doors at 209 W. Florida St. Happily, the space wasn't empty for long: On December 22, Hen's Deli—a.k.a. the first physical location for Dail...

Here are some “Dry January” happenings in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

January 5, 2023

Now that we're a few days into January, it's possible cracks are starting to show on some of your New Year's resolutions. If one of your goals—whether it's just for this month or for a longer period of time—inv...

MKE Music Rewind: ’93QFM Hometown Music Project III’ (1988)

Matt Wild

January 5, 2023

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.Milwaukee radio station WQFM 93.3 went through numerous format chang...

Get in the winter spirit with our new “Snow Pile” T-shirt

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 4, 2023

If you read Milwaukee Record with any regularity (or follow us on social media), chances are you've encountered more than a few pictures of a certain downtown snow pile. Yes, we've been tracking this ever-fluct...