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Stuff We Missed: Oh god, the Air & Water Show is this weekend [VROOOOOOM]

July 22, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Can something really be considered "missed" when it's screeching through the...

Milwaukee Minute Arcade will power up July 28 at The Cooperage, highlight local game development

Matt Wild

July 21, 2022

Back in 2020, Milwaukee musician Jordan Davis added "Milwaukee game developer" to his resume when he released Space Raft: The Game. The NES-style video game was inspired by Davis's band, Space Raft, and was an ...

Milwaukee’s PBA League team changed its name

Tyler Maas

July 21, 2022

Way back in early 2020, Milwaukee got its very own Professional Bowlers Association league team. Following thousands of mostly-beer-related name suggestions, Milwaukee’s PBA league team was officially dubbed th...

2022 Cultures & Communities Festival will feature Rosa Parks doc, Prince concert film, more

Matt Wild

July 21, 2022

If you need an occasional reminder that Milwaukee Film is more than just the Milwaukee Film Festival (and cats), here you go: From September 14-18, Milwaukee Film will host the second annual Cultures & Comm...

Old Milwaukee: 20 Cream City-inspired country classics, ranked

Jared Blohm

July 20, 2022

With its brewing (and drinking) tradition as well as its railroad-hub history, the city of Milwaukee has served as inspiration for many country songwriters over the years. A few of those songs have become honky...

A day-by-day Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music

Tyler Maas

July 20, 2022

From August 4-7, a total of eight Milwaukee 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 the Mile Of Music festival in downtown App...

Milwaukee Public Museum would like to address some rumors about new Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

July 20, 2022

It was "Everyone Is An Architect" day on Monday when the Milwaukee Public Museum unveiled new renderings of the new Milwaukee Public Museum. "Cool!" said some people. "Awful!" cried others. Us? We think the new...

NilexNile enjoys the ride in “Enroute” music video

Tyler Maas

July 20, 2022

When we last debuted a music video from NilexNile back in mid-May, we told you how the up-and-coming Milwaukee rapper was chasing an accomplished 2021 with even bigger and better things this year. In the two-pl...

Isn’t it ironic? 22 examples of Milwaukee-related irony

Tyler Maas

July 19, 2022

This weekend, Alanis Morissette will be performing in Milwaukee. Even though the Canadian singer-songwriter's lengthy and influential career features such accomplishments as seven Grammy wins, millions upon mil...

Stream a pair of songs from Brave You’s forthcoming album, ‘LIFER’

Tyler Maas

July 19, 2022

Every July, we here at Milwaukee Record put together a list of our favorite local music released that particular year (so far). And every year without fail, something comes along mere days after that article co...

Celebrate Dr. Destruction’s induction into Worldwide Television and Radio Horror Host Hall of Fame

Matt Wild

July 19, 2022

It's weirdly comforting to know that, despite massive changes in the entertainment industry in the last 70 years, the institution of the TV horror movie host survives to this day. Svengoolie, Elvira, and Joe Bo...

Twisted Dreams Film Festival will return with Lloyd Kaufman, live-scored ‘Nosferatu,’ more

Matt Wild

July 19, 2022

Has it really been more than two years since we physically attended Milwaukee's Twisted Dreams Film Festival? Back in 2019, we saw the legendary Joe Bob Briggs give his excellent "How Rednecks Saved Hollywood" ...

Check out new, wild renderings of new Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

July 18, 2022

We've said it before and we’ll say it again: the Milwaukee Public Museum as you know it is not long for this world. Like, they plan to forever close the old one and open a new (state-of-the-art, much-smaller) o...

You’re invited to watch a live mural installation at Blackbird Bar

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2022

Last summer, following a lengthy closure of more than a year during the height of the pandemic, Blackbird Bar (3007 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) debuted its lovely rear patio. This summer, the Bay View bar's newly-ren...

Adorner explores softer, soulful side of psych in self-titled debut

Matt Wild

July 18, 2022

When it comes to music, the word "psychedelic" often means "loud, distorted, and reverb-drenched." But there's another psych world out there, a psych world where the volume is turned down and the lights are dim...

Watch some flights, crashes, and splashes from Milwaukee’s first-ever Red Bull Flugtag

Matt Wild

July 16, 2022

More than 50,000 people packed into Milwaukee's Veterans Park on Saturday to witness the city's first-ever Red Bull Flugtag. The event featured 34 (mostly) local teams pushing their zany, hand-crafted, human-po...

Re-watch Game 6 of the 2021 NBA Finals at The Cooperage on July 20

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2022

July 20, 2021 is a date Milwaukee will always remember. That night, the Bucks won Game 6 of the NBA Finals and, in doing so, became world champions. Even though Giannis Antetokounmpo and company were unable to ...

My First Band: Scott Radinsky (Pulley, Ten Foot Pole, Major League Baseball)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 15, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); People know Scott Radinsky for two very different reasons. During the ex-pitcher's lengthy Major League Baseball career, he managed an impressive 3.44 ERA and tallied 52 saves in almos...

Get to know Okay Omen and watch the “(in)sincere” music video

Tyler Maas

July 15, 2022

Though you've never heard Okay Omen, there's a good chance you've listened to some of the self-described "post-loud rock and roll" band's associated acts. The new project features members of celebrated and alto...

Summerfest 2022’s attendance was 445,611

Matt Wild

July 15, 2022

In a Thursday-at-6-p.m. press release titled "Summerfest 2022 Celebrates Music & Community. Festival Fulfills Nonprofit Mission Despite Challenges Resulting from Pandemic," Summerfest announced—let's scroll...