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Get ready for fast picking and bar hopping at this weekend’s Riverwest Bluegrass Bar Crawl

April 27, 2022

This weekend was already shaping up to be one for the ages in terms of Milwaukee entertainment options. If a bevy of local and touring musicians and comedians, as well as large-scale events like Midwest Gaming ...

Ranking 20 video game systems for the 2022 Midwest Gaming Classic

Matt Wild

April 27, 2022

This article was originally published in 2021. It has been updated for 2022. The author stands by his rankings, though he has been playing more PS4 lately.Beginning Friday, April 29, and running through Sun...

Bobcat Goldthwait talks stand-up, filmmaking, his Hamm’s Bear tattoo

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2022

Bobcat Goldthwait has done it all. Over the course of his 40-year career, the comedian and actor who much of the world knows best as "Zed McGlunk" in the Police Academy film franchise has also fashioned quite a...

Guess who?

Matt Wild

April 26, 2022

Yep, it's Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, of course.Well, it's a Giannis mural, to be exact. The three-story, 54' by 56' mural is currently being painted on the east facade of the 600 EAST ...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (April 17-23)

Matt Wild

April 25, 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...

Hello. Joe Pera is coming to Pabst Theater August 24

Tyler Maas

April 25, 2022

Hello. Joe Pera—who just headlined two sold-out show at The Back Room @ Colectivo this past Saturday night—is returning to Milwaukee on Wednesday, August 24 to perform comedy at the Pabst Theater. The show will...

Tulum Latin Gastropub to open in former Odd Duck space this week

Tyler Maas

April 25, 2022

UPDATE: Tulum general manager Juan Magdaleon has told us in an email the restaurant's opening date will no longer be April 26, but "more towards the end of the week." The article's headline has been adjusted to...

Culver’s was mentioned on ‘Jeopardy!’

Tyler Maas

April 23, 2022

Culver's was mentioned on Friday's episode of Jeopardy! Though it's far from being actual news (and even further from being Milwaukee-related news), our history of writing about the Wisconsin-born fast food cha...

My First Band: Vincent Van Great

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 22, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); Vincent Van Great is a man of many talents. The Milwaukee singer, rapper, and producer has been showcasing his diverse set of skills for years, but really started turning heads in his ...

Sustainable Milwaukee: Don’t let good food go bad

Brent Gohde

April 22, 2022

Overall, 30-40% of food in American households ends up in landfills or sewers. Which many of us know for a fact is definitely no biggie because it's all just going to decompose and return to the earth from whic...

Record Store Day: Say goodbye to The Exclusive, help Lilliput, enjoy DJ set from Spoon’s Britt Daniel

Matt Wild

April 22, 2022

Record Store Day hype fluctuates from year to year—It's great! It's awful!—but there's no denying that for at least one Milwaukee record store, Record Store Day 2022 will be special.On Saturday, April 23, t...

Don’t change the channel, don’t touch that dial: We’re screening ‘UHF’ at the Avalon May 18

Matt Wild

April 21, 2022

Put down your remote control. Throw out your TV Guide. Put away your jacket. There's no need to go outside. Well, there is a need to go outside on Wednesday, May 18. Yes, that's the night we're teaching poodles...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Trying/failing to make it to every event you’d like to attend

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2022

Some internal struggles come and go, while some internal struggles become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn internal struggles with fresh eyes, and ...

A handy guide to Milwaukee County Parks beer gardens

Matt Wild

April 21, 2022

Spring has (sort of) sprung, so you know what that means, Milwaukee: BEER GARDENS.Yes, it's time to drink beer in public parks, AS GOD INTENDED. Once again, you'll have many beer garden options this season,...

Here’s the 2022 Chill On The Hill lineup

Tyler Maas

April 20, 2022

For 15 years, Bay View Neighborhood Association’s Chill On The Hill brought music to Humboldt Park’s band chalet every Tuesday between the beginning of June and the end of August. Chill organizers made the diff...

Stream a song from Valerie Lighthart’s new EP, ‘Pt. III: The Banshee’

Tyler Maas

April 20, 2022

Over the past nine months, we've shared selections from multi-talented Milwaukee musician, model, and photographer Valerie Lighthart's "By Moonlight" EP series. On Saturday, April 23, the trilogy will be comple...

Check out these new spots at 3rd Street Market Hall and Crossroads Collective

Matt Wild

April 20, 2022

We here at Milwaukee Record like to stay on top of the latest comings and goings in our city's ever-busy food halls. A new Middle Eastern joint at 3rd Street Market Hall! A new "experimental coffee bar" at Cros...

The Bucks have given us a new Milwaukee tradition. Let’s not take it for granted

Dan Shafer

April 19, 2022

Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click here to subscribe.Sometimes I still can't believe it all really happened...

Here’s the lineup for Bayshore’s “Family Flicks” outdoor movie series

Matt Wild

April 19, 2022

You know that big video screen in that big public square in Bayshore? You know, that big video screen in that big public square that used to be a splash pad? They're gonna show free family-friendly movies on it...

Here’s Downtown South Milwaukee’s 2022 “Music At The Market” lineup

Tyler Maas

April 19, 2022

Now that spring has fully arrived and we’re maybe not going to have any more snow for a few months , we can finally start to look forward to some of the fun outdoor activities that help make Milwaukee and its s...