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Stuff We Missed: Yep, the Wisconsin State Fair topped 1 million attendees this year

August 19, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Every July, Milwaukee has a field day with the question of how many people a...

The fastest game at Irish Fest: it’s not curling, it’s hurling

Paul Bestul

August 18, 2022

Visit the Milwaukee Hurling Club tent at Milwaukee Irish Fest, August 18-21, to learn more. The MHC holds matches most Sundays between June and August at Brown Deer Park; the 2022 championship game is August 28...

Here’s the Milwaukee Record Halftime Show lineup

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 18, 2022

Football is coming back and we’re thrilled to announce that our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show concert series is also returning for another year. This season, we’ve assembled a stacked roster of 16 performers t...

Gathering Place Brewing to host 5th Anniversary Block Party on August 27

Tyler Maas

August 18, 2022

Since opening its taproom in a relatively secluded section of Riverwest in the summer of 2017, Gathering Place Brewing Company has quietly established itself as one of Milwaukee's best craft breweries. Along th...

Mike Mangione provides end-of-summer vibes with new song/video, “The Turnabout”

Matt Wild

August 18, 2022

What makes a home a home? That's the question at the heart of Mike Mangione's latest single, "The Turnabout." The end.Okay, there's more! First, let's talk about Mangione. The veteran singer-songwriter has ...

Buy a Pabst Theater chair, help animals at MADACC and students at ArtWorks

Matt Wild

August 18, 2022

Buying a chair from your favorite Milwaukee institution—like, buying a physical chair and taking it home—is always fun. Hell, the offices of Milwaukee Record are littered with chairs from the pre-renovation Ori...

Watch a Dodgers reporter slide down Bernie’s Slide, get messed up

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

Who among us hasn't dreamed of sliding down Bernie's Slide at American Family Field? Los Angeles Dodgers on-field reporter David Vassegh sure has. With the Dodgers in town for a four-game series against the Mil...

Central Waters announces Milwaukee 1-Year Anniversary Party, releases Joe Pera-inspired beer

Tyler Maas

August 17, 2022

Last October, the city's craft brewing reputation got a noticeable boost with the opening of Central Waters Brewing's Milwaukee Tap Room. In the 10 months the nationally-regarded, award-winning Amherset, Wiscon...

Lilliput Records will celebrate its Grand Opening this weekend with deals, beer, music, more

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

In late July, Lilliput Records rose from the ashes of the Exclusive Company at 1669 N. Farwell Ave., keeping the independent record store dream alive on the East Side. The store is owned by former Exclusive man...

Toadskin gets down in the dirt with grungy debut, ‘Outdoor Lore’

Matt Wild

August 17, 2022

It's appropriate that the debut album from Milwaukee band Toadskin should take its inspiration from the earth. Songs like "Sediment," "Stems," and "Witness In The Woods"—all from the new Outdoor Lore—point to a...

Mandatory Milwaukee: County Clare greets visitors with “a hundred thousand welcomes”

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

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...

Watch Brat Sounds turn on and turn up (ad infinitum) in “Every Worry Like A Pet” video

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

An album release is filled with anticipation. Just ask Brat Sounds, Milwaukee's premier melodic indie-rock outfit. The group is preparing for the October release of its new record, Nothing, by unveiling a new s...

IndiaFest Milwaukee is coming to Humboldt Park this weekend

Tyler Maas

August 16, 2022

Now that Wisconsin State Fair has ended and we're more than halfway into the month of August, Milwaukee's festival season is pretty much over, right? Wrong! Between now and summer's final day on September 22, t...

Kevin Smith will host a screening of ‘Clerks III’ at Pabst Theater on November 5

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

Does the world really need another Clerks film? Sure, why not! Hell, perhaps director Kevin Smith can make an even better case for the upcoming film when he screens it at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater on Saturday, ...

Milwaukee Ale House will close September 11

Matt Wild

August 16, 2022

After 25 years in business, Water Street/Milwaukee River staple Milwaukee Ale House (233 N. Water St.) will close its doors for good on September 11. The closing date coincides with the end of the Ale House's l...

Here’s who’s playing the X-Ray Arcade Stage at Bay View Bash

Tyler Maas

August 15, 2022

Even though most of Milwaukee’s major festivals are now in the rear view mirror, one of the city’s biggest and best undertakings is still on the horizon. Yes, Bay View Bash will make its long-awaited return to ...

Wisconsin Birding Challenge 2022: Exploring every county in the state (Chapter 3)

Kyle Arpke

August 12, 2022

Chapter 3: Iowa by way of Iowa County Last time, I traveled all the way to the Mississippi River in search of eagles, kestrels, and other winged-wonders. Today’s entry takes us back to the Mississippi River, d...

My First Band: Matthew Stubbs (GA-20, Charlie Musselwhite)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 12, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Matthew Stubbs. As a guitarist and founding member of GA-20, Stubbs has released two well-received albums, toured extensively, ascended the Billboard charts, and h...

The Third Ward will close a block of North Broadway for a 100-person outdoor long-table dinner

Matt Wild

August 12, 2022

Have you always dreamed of eating a five-course meal outside, in the middle of a closed city street, on a giant long table, seated along with 99 other folks, all for the low, low price of $175 per person? Well,...

Stuff We Missed: Those darn scooters won’t return until late August or early September

Matt Wild

August 12, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Remember when the Department of Public Works (DPW) announced that those darn...