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Zack Pieper’s “Ghost-Its” are currently haunting the windows of Lion’s Tooth

October 12, 2022

Milwaukee writer/musician/poet/artist Zack Pieper has rung in the past eight Halloween seasons with his delightful "Ghost-Its" installations. Armed with thousands of post-it notes and a lot of patience, Pieper ...

Bag of beef, Duncan Sheik, booze, and knives: Rapid reviews of things we were sent

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2022

Every now and then, a company or an agency hired to do PR for a company will offer to send us something to try. Sometimes I'll say yes and, if there's a natural fit for our audience, I'll write about it. Other ...

Reminder: You have one week to register to vote online or by mail

Matt Wild

October 12, 2022

The 2022 General Election is set for Tuesday, November 8. Perhaps you've seen some ads about it on your television, your computer, or your phone? Or maybe in your mailbox and/or waking nightmares? Soul-deadenin...

Brat Sounds say goodbye with ‘Nothing,’ look back on past albums

Matt Wild

October 11, 2022

To hear bandleader Scott Cary tell it, Milwaukee indie-rock staple Brat Sounds began not just as a natural extension of his previous group, Dinny Bulca, but as a personal "ploy for musical control.""I felt ...

Hover Craft announces 2022 vendor lineup

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2022

Since 2009, Hover Craft has brought skilled local artists, crafters, retailers, and others residing beneath the broad "maker" umbrella together to bring Milwaukee-made goods to area consumers during the holiday...

Nightmare On Center Street to bring scary good fun to Company Brewing October 29

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2022

There's no shortage of great Halloween-adjacent events taking place in and around Milwaukee this year (stay tuned for more on that soon), but one of the longest-running and altogether best holiday happenings in...

Common Council approves $1,000 fine for harassing election workers

Matt Wild

October 11, 2022

With four weeks to go until the November 8 General Election, the Milwaukee Common Council has taken a small step in protecting election and poll workers throughout the city. Because you KNOW this election is go...

The most memorable moments of the 2022 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 2

Kyle Lobner

October 10, 2022

It ended sooner than many had hoped or expected, but the 2022 MLB season still left behind plenty of memories—good, bad and weird—that will live on in the annals of Brewers franchise history. In the second part...

Diet Lite hunts down stolen gear (with hilarious results) in short film, ‘This God Damn City’

Tyler Maas

October 10, 2022

In addition to being a downright great band, Diet Lite has a keen sense of humor and a knack for releasing music videos that are equal parts unique and hilarious. Last November, the Milwaukee garage rock trio t...

My First Band: Chris Gethard

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 7, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Chris Gethard. Though Gethard isn't a musician, he is a cult comedy legend, the namesake of The Chris Gethard Show, an actor (who you might know from films like Do...

Bayshore’s “reimagining” continues with Bayshore bringing back stuff it had before “reimagining”

Matt Wild

October 7, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Back in 2019, the word "reimagining" got tossed around a lot when it came to...

Johanna Rose, now living in Vermont treehouse, ascends with ‘Can’t Love You From The Ground’

Matt Wild

October 7, 2022

Whether as part of a group (Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Nickel&Rose, New Boyz Club) or simply solo, Johanna Rose has long been one of Milwaukee's finest artists. Except Rose hasn't been a Milwaukee artist for a few ...

The most memorable moments of the 2022 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 1

Kyle Lobner

October 6, 2022

The 2022 season didn’t end the way anyone was hoping for the Milwaukee Brewers, but it certainly provided some moments to remember. For over a decade I’ve been maintaining a “Today in Wisconsin Baseball History...

The civic joys of eating at the Milwaukee County Courthouse Cafe

Matt Wild

October 6, 2022

On a random Friday afternoon in September, the Milwaukee County Courthouse cafeteria is gloriously empty.The emptiness of the Milwaukee County Courthouse cafeteria is only amplified by its size: absurdly bi...

Sprecher is producing Pumpkin Spice Root Beer, Pumpkin Cream Soda, other experimental flavors in its “Soda Lab”

Tyler Maas

October 6, 2022

Founded in 1985, Sprecher Brewery is Milwaukee's oldest craft brewery still in operation. A few years after launching, the then-Milwaukee (now Glendale) brewery dabbled in soda by making root beer. They haven't...

Here’s everything you need to know about this weekend’s Flannel Fest

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2022

Back in 2019, Boone & Crockett hosted a celebration of music, food, and seasonal attire known as "Flannel Fest." That iteration brought hundreds of people to the Harbor District bar on a fall day/night to s...

Savannah Bananas to bring “Banana Ball” high jinks to Franklin Field next September

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2022

It's time to say farewell to another baseball season in Milwaukee. However, it's never too early to start thinking about next year. Sure, the Brewers are cool and all, but we're actually referring to two non-Ma...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (September 18 – October 1)

Matt Wild

October 5, 2022

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining," like that crappy Tim Burton version of Planet Of Th...

Milwaukee Public Library’s video homage to Stephen King is perfect

Matt Wild

October 5, 2022

Along with being awesome in general, Milwaukee Public Library is awesome at social media. MPL's Twitter and TikTok accounts are loaded with funny, cheeky, and delightfully DIY videos. And a new video celebratin...

Things currently found in Gardetto’s “Original Recipe” snack mix, ranked

Tyler Maas

October 4, 2022

As most of you probably already know, Gardetto’s—an iconic snack mix that boasts an "irresistible big, bold taste" and graces store shelves throughout the country—originated right here in Milwaukee. Almost exac...