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Let’s also vote on when the Marcus Center snow pile will melt this year

April 5, 2022

It's spring, it's April, and it's Election Day, which means only one thing: IT'S TIME TO VOTE ON WHEN THE MARCUS CENTER PARKING STRUCTURE SNOW PILE WILL MELT THIS YEAR.You know it and love it. It's the big ...

BLAX processes grief and seeks truth on ‘Angeline’

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

"Gotta be yourself / Can't be nobody else."That's BLAX—a.k.a. Adebisi Agoro—in "Acknowledgement," the opening track of his new latest LP, Angeline. It's a fitting sentiment for the longtime Milwaukee emcee....

Vote today, Milwaukee

Matt Wild

April 5, 2022

If you haven't voted already, vote today, Milwaukee.You'll be voting for the next mayor of Milwaukee. Your choices are acting mayor Cavalier Johnson and former alderman Bob Donovan. Johnson is the more libe...

Mandatory Milwaukee: TURKEYS!

Matt Wild

April 4, 2022

Some places come and go, while some signs 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 ...

Puerto Wiccan and Tay Diego ride for the South Side on “Michelle”

Evan Rytlewski

April 4, 2022

Milwaukee rap has finally generated some real buzz over the last several years, but that attention hasn't been spread evenly across the city. While the city's North Side continues to do blockbuster streams and ...

Indeed Brewing Company to host “Electric Love 2022” block party on June 4

Tyler Maas

April 4, 2022

Back in October, Indeed Brewing Company (530 S. 2nd St., 414-216-9007) brought The Lowdown to its Walker's Point taproom. The block party shut down a portion of 2nd Street for an all-day festival featuring tast...

My First Band: John Garrison (Kali Masi)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 1, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the drummer of Kali Masi, John Garrison has performed all around the United States, toured Europe, played Riot Fest and FEST, shared the stage with the likes of The Lawrence Arms an...

Welcome to April: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

April 1, 2022

April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season is back, the first full month of spring is upon us, and rampant festival announcements combine with extended daylight and occasional days of unseasonable ...

430 Friday fish frys and counting: C & C’s Mosquito Inn (Caledonia)

Caleb Westphal

April 1, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: C & C's Mosquito Inn in Caledonia.An NCAA March Madness bracket was taped to the...

Getting excited for Milwaukee’s less-than-exciting mayoral election

Matt Wild

March 31, 2022

On Tuesday, April 5, acting mayor Cavalier Johnson will become Milwaukee's next elected mayor. Turnout in the election will be low. Johnson's opponent, former alderman Bob Donovan, will lose in a 75%-25% blowou...

Meet Mocha Harris, the new face of Milwaukee Day

Tyler Maas

March 31, 2022

We're exactly two weeks out from Milwaukee Day. At this point, more than a decade has passed since a group of friends realized Milwaukee’s 414 area code had a striking resemblance to the numerals in April 14 (o...

Are you cool, man? We’re screening ‘Dazed And Confused’ at Avalon Theater on April 20

Josh Hoppert

March 31, 2022

If you missed last night’s screening of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping at Avalon Theater, we hope you did something equally constructive elsewhere, but you also missed out on the announcement of our April 2...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: March 2022

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 31, 2022

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. (Want to hear us discuss a few selections on WUWM’s Lake Effect? Click HERE.) LPs AND EPs ...

Milwaukee author Rob Wieland talks cons, Kickstarter, new comic ‘Girls’ Heist Out’

Matt Wild

March 30, 2022

Rob Wieland is a self-described professional nerd. He writes about tabletop role-playing games for media outlets like Forbes; runs his own gaming group, Theatre Of The Mind Players, on YouTube; and has covered ...

Enjoy some videos of Milwaukee musicians performing on late night television

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2022

Last night, Buffalo Nichols—the solo project of Milwaukee native and current Austin, Texas resident Carl Nichols—performed on Late Show With Stephen Colbert. It was great!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEw...

Marcus Performing Arts Center piles 7 great shows into 2022-2023 Broadway season

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2022

Milwaukee's famed Marcus Performing Arts Center has it all: A snow pile! Two rapidly-spinning advertising cubes! An upcoming "Weird Al" Yankovic concert! World-class musicals! Though the multi-faceted venue abl...

Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature, Rob Base will play Brewers postgame concert May 21

Matt Wild

March 30, 2022

Today in unlikely "rescheduled-because-of-the-pandemic" news, tireless '90s warriors Vanilla Ice, Naughty By Nature (featuring Treach), and Rob Base will play a Milwaukee Brewers postgame concert at American Fa...

Here’s the full Summerfest 2022 schedule, with dates, times, and stages

Matt Wild

March 29, 2022

Hey! Summerfest is set for three consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday blocks in 2022: June 23-25, June 30 - July 2, and July 7-9. Here's the full schedule, with dates, times, and stages! THURSDAY, JU...

Nite Owl’s 2022 season begins today

Tyler Maas

March 29, 2022

With the longer days, a steady wave of festival announcements, and Bob Uecker’s voice on the radio, it’s beginning to feel a lot like spring in Milwaukee. The season technically started nine days ago, but somet...

Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run/Walk will return June 12

Matt Wild

March 29, 2022

In yet another welcome "IT'S BACK" announcement, the Locust Street Festival and Riverwest Beer Run/Walk will return to Locust Street—between Humboldt and Holton—on Sunday, June 12. The annual summer block party...