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Milwaukee Music Roundup: January 2022

January 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 ...

Please enjoy Appleton, Wisconsin native Willem Dafoe saying “bubbler” on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Matt Wild

January 29, 2022

Forever awesome actor Willem Dafoe is originally from Appleton, Wisconsin. (Dafoe also attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and was a part of Theatre X.) Forever awesome actor Willem Dafoe hosted Sat...

My First Band: Kev Marcus (Black Violin)

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 28, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); At this point in his career, it might take us less time to list the amazing things Kev Marcus hasn't done. As the violinist in Black Violin, Marcus has played thousands of shows all ar...

421 Friday fish frys and counting: Brewtown Eatery (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

January 28, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Brewtown Eatery.Located on the southwest corner of S. 51st Street and W. Howard Aven...

Trixie Mattel’s “This Town” video captures the sweetness and darkness of rural Wisconsin

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2022

Every time we write about Trixie Mattel (which is a fairly regular occurrence these days!), we always seem to mention the connection the drag superstar, former RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars champion, accomplishe...

Only 3 days remain to see Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel at the Milwaukee Boat Show

Matt Wild

January 28, 2022

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: TWIGGY THE WATER-SKIING SQUIRREL.• The Milwaukee Boat Show is curr...

Wückfinter will return to Ray’s Wine & Spirits on February 27

Tyler Maas

January 28, 2022

In early 2019, Wauwatosa beverage bastion Ray’s Wine & Spirits and Indiana’s 3 Floyds Brewing joined forces to help metro Milwaukee battle the winter blues with an outdoor celebration of beer done in defian...

Canela Cafe brings breakfast back to Downer Avenue breakfast spot

Matt Wild

January 27, 2022

When The Original Pancake House closed its Downer Avenue location in January 2021, the East Side street lost a 16-year breakfast staple. Sure, The Original Pancake House was a national chain, but it was a good ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Roll up your sleeves and donate blood

Tyler Maas

January 27, 2022

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places life-saving measures come and go, while some places life-saving measures become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-w...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Milwaukee is the best coffee city in America, neither dirty nor clean

Matt Wild

January 27, 2022

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job, Milwaukee! Bot to keep track of the state’s many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication ackn...

Rufioooooo! We’re screening ‘Hook’ at Avalon Theater February 23

Matt Wild

January 27, 2022

What if...Peter Pan...grew up?That's the, er, hook of Steven Spielberg's 1991 fantasy adventure film Hook. You know it, you love it: Robin Williams plays the adult Peter. Dustin Hoffman plays the titular pi...

Miscellaneous Milwaukee: Uecker’s Ride For The Arts poster (1988)

Matt Wild

January 26, 2022

In Miscellaneous Milwaukee, we take a stroll through the aisles of Antiques On Pierce and unearth curious, strange, or valuable Milwaukee artifacts.TEM: UECKER'S RIDE FOR THE ARTS POSTER (with 1963 baseball...

5 fetch takeaways from the ‘Mean Girls’ Milwaukee premiere at Marcus Performing Arts Center

Tyler Maas

January 26, 2022

After an extended pandemic-prompted pause, musical theater was finally able to safely return to stages all across the country in recent months. Marcus Performing Arts Center is among the variety of venues bring...

Moneyline Mo’s Pigskin Picks: Conference Championship Round

Moneyline Mo

January 26, 2022

Hey, it’s Moneyline Mo, the man in the know, officially resigned to the fact that I will not have a perfect playoff record of 13-0. This past weekend’s divisional round is one that will be talked about for the ...

Mural Watch 2022: Two new murals coming to skywalks of The Avenue

Matt Wild

January 26, 2022

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

ANDII adds a tropical touch to “Winter Blues II”

Matt Wild

January 26, 2022

"Often dogged by the seasonal melancholy of Midwestern winters, ANDII understands how it feels to be isolated and set out to drift on the open seas of depression." So begins the description for "Winter Blues II...

7 Milwaukee outdoor ice skating rinks for all your outdoor ice skating needs

Matt Wild

January 25, 2022

Do you like ice skating? Yes, yes you do. Do you like ice skating outdoors? Yes, yes you do. Well then, be sure to check out these seven Milwaukee outdoor ice skating rinks! Oh, and be sure to check ahead for i...

Next Paperback Hero goes it alone in “Don’t Take My Energy” music video

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2022

Late last summer, Nathan Honoré—a Milwaukee singer-songwriter who performs under the Next Paperback Hero namesake—released his debut full-length. That album, the self-recorded Morning Skies & Heavy Eyes, fo...

Doughboys Podcast moves Turner Hall show to August 5

Tyler Maas

January 25, 2022

Earlier this month, Doughboys—a popular chain restaurant podcast—announced the postponement of its upcoming Milwaukee show. That live show, originally scheduled to take place at Turner Hall on Friday, January 2...

Reminder: Milwaukee’s mask mandate is back in effect, so save the comments and just wear a mask

Matt Wild

January 24, 2022

What's funnier: the City of Milwaukee's latest indoor mask mandate that comes along ridiculously late in the game and that won't be enforced in any real way and that lasts a whole month, or people who are someh...