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Dave’s Hot Chicken to open first Wisconsin location this week

January 24, 2022

We're currently living in the golden era of the chicken sandwich. There's never been more places to procure these portable poultry preparations, and it's safe to say there's never been more inventive or more de...

Low Cut Connie and Robert Finley heat up The Back Room @ Colectivo

Tyler Maas

January 24, 2022

"I would not have come to see us in eight-degree weather," Low Cut Connie singer, pianist, and bandleader Adam Weiner said as he took a seat behind the ivories at The Back Room @ Colectivo at the start of band'...

All 7 Milwaukee mayoral candidates will be on hand for a firkin tapping at Black Husky Jan. 29

Matt Wild

January 24, 2022

In case you missed it, Milwaukee is set to elect a new mayor—it's first new mayor in nearly two decades! On February 15, seven candidates will compete in a primary; on April 5, the top two vote-getters will squ...

Sun Silo teases new album with unnerving found-footage “Rung” video

Matt Wild

January 24, 2022

The last time we checked in with Andy Warren Jepson (back in March 2021, to be exact), the Wisconsin musician had released a solo album titled Main St. It was, appropriately, recorded in his apartment on Main S...

My First Band: Linh Le (Bad Cop/Bad Cop)

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 21, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the bassist and co-vocalist of Bad Cop / Bad Cop, Linh Le has been part of some great releases, played to audiences all over the world, and shared the stage with some of punk rock's...

420 Friday fish frys and counting: Wegner’s St. Martins Inn (Franklin)

Caleb Westphal

January 21, 2022

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Wegner's St. Martins Inn."You beat me. You're quicker than most people," the hostess...

There will be riffs: Wisconsin-made cinema gets roasted with Laughing Tap’s “Movies On Tap”

Matt Wild

January 21, 2022

The premise of the original Mystery Science Theater 3000 was simple: in the not-too-distant future, a man trapped on a space station is forced to watch and endlessly riff cheesy movies (with the help of his rob...

Courtney Barnett takes her time, shreds at Pabst Theater

Cal Roach

January 21, 2022

The Pabst Theater Group catches flak whenever the "all the good tours skip Milwaukee" conversation flares up, so due credit to those in charge for snagging Courtney Barnett late in the game. This leg of her U.S...

Remembering the time I wore a disgraced Packer’s Super Bowl ring at a Michael Bolton charity softball game

Tyler Maas

January 20, 2022

Next Wednesday marks the 25th anniversary of the Green Bay Packers winning Super Bowl XXXI. That upcoming quarter-century mark has me thinking about that team and about that time in my life more than ever befor...

MKE Music Rewind: Compound Red, ‘Mr. Microcosm’ (1993)

Matt Wild

January 20, 2022

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.My introduction to live, local music came courtesy of a place called...

Links to everyone else’s articles about Milwaukee Public Market’s new ice skating rink, a story I missed yesterday because I wasn’t feeling well (don’t worry, it’s not COVID!) and I was taking a nap

Matt Wild

January 20, 2022

Usually I'd begin an article like this with "In case you missed it...", but since there's absolutely no way you missed this story, let's get right to it. Milwaukee Public Market is opening a new outdoor ice ska...

Discourse, an “experimental coffee bar,” will open in Crossroads Collective February 5

Matt Wild

January 20, 2022

We love Crossroads Collective (2238 N. Farwell Ave.). We love coffee. And while you can totally get coffee at Crossroads' bar, the East Side food hall has never had a dedicated coffee stand. UNTIL NOW.On Fe...

Moneyline Mo’s Pigskin Picks: Divisional Round

Moneyline Mo

January 19, 2022

Hey, it’s Moneyline Mo, the man in the know, hoping you listened to me last week because I went 6-0. Now, I know I can’t gloat too much because I took five favorites and a popular underdog. Plus, only two of th...

Help your dog dream with Milwaukee-made ‘Ambient Music For Sleeping Dogs’

Matt Wild

January 19, 2022

Is your dog troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Does your pooch experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or your family ever considered cueing up a 40-minute album of ...

Burnhearts Mitten Fest returns February 12! Here’s the lineup

Tyler Maas

January 18, 2022

For a period of eight years, Burnhearts Mitten Fest offered a one-day escape from the seasonal doldrums that plague Wisconsinites in wintertime. The February festival brought people together in a two-block stre...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 9-15)

Matt Wild

January 18, 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...

Milwaukee Common Council approves return of indoor mask mandate (through March 1)

Matt Wild

January 18, 2022

At a meeting Tuesday morning, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-1, with 1 abstention, to reinstate a citywide indoor mask mandate. If signed by Mayor Cavalier Johnson, the mandate will be in effect through ...

Go ahead and cry while listening to Brat Sounds cover Mister Rogers’ “It’s You I Like”

Matt Wild

January 18, 2022

Oh, Mister Rogers. So kind, so decent, so unlike the ghouls that pass for humans today. No jokes can be made, no snark can be employed. Mister Rogers was the best. Just writing about him now...Yep, there we...

Eddy J. Lemberger’s new Packers song is out of this world

Tyler Maas

January 17, 2022

We here at Milwaukee Record are unironic appreciators of songs about the Green Bay Packers. Though there's no shortage of music that fits that criteria, we're always glad to hear a new track about the guys in G...

My First Band: Nathan Ellis (The Casket Lottery, Coalesce)

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 14, 2022

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's episode—and My First Band's milestone 150th episode!—features an enjoyable trip down Memory Lane with Nathan Ellis. Over the last 25 years, the singer/guitarist of The Cask...