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Charlie Berens and DJ Shawna have been immortalized in bobblehead form

December 10, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Charlie Berens and DJ Shawna bobblehead day!• No bobblehead hall o...

Jack White will bring his “Supply Chain Issues Tour” to UWM Panther Arena August 16, 2022

Matt Wild

December 10, 2021

Jack White rules. We haven't seen Jack White since 2014. We're excited to see Jack White again—during his so-called "Supply Chain Issues Tour"—on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. YES....

8 Packers players who got into the restaurant and bar business

Tyler Maas

December 9, 2021

The Green Bay Packers are coming off a bye week and, while it's nice the guys in green and gold got a much-needed and well-deserved rest, it leaves us without much in the way of new talking points. Instead of l...

The Daily Bird is open now in former Fuel space in Riverwest

Matt Wild

December 9, 2021

If you can look past all the misery and awfulness, one of the stranger quirks of the COVID-19 pandemic has been beloved businesses disappearing with little or no fanfare. Take the original Fuel Cafe, which open...

Tyler Chicorel and Ashley Smith join forces on instant holiday classic, “Give It All Away”

Tyler Maas

December 9, 2021

Over the course of a few Decembers of Milwaukee Record's existence, we've rounded up a mess of amazingly tolerable local songs that have helped improve the largely unsatisfying holiday music genre. (You can che...

Come to our N/A Day “Dry January” beverage festival at The Cooperage

Tyler Maas

December 8, 2021

Are you looking to start 2022 on a sober note? Are you planning to make a lasting lifestyle change? Are you hoping to put a pause on partying after the holidays? Are you interested in sampling a wide range of p...

Taqueria La Sierrita is a taco connoisseur’s paradise

Juan Miguel Martinez

December 8, 2021

My seemingly years-long quest to find my favorite taco in Milwaukee has apparently come to, if not an end, a definite screeching halt. A few months back, my sister Yolanda posted a picture of carne en su jugo, ...

Check out The Vanguard’s new menu items, seasonal cocktails

Tyler Maas

December 8, 2021

Last week, we announced The Vanguard would be saying goodbye to 9 of its menu items. Even though some popular fare and other longer-tenured items—most notably the delicious likes of the Sartorelli, The Morita, ...

Moneyline Mo’s Pigskin Picks: Week 14

Moneyline Mo

December 8, 2021

Hey, it’s Moneyline Mo, the man in the know. I'm feeling refreshed after a great bounce back week. Going 9 and 5 is a way to make a living! We have one more abridged week and then a full slate of games returns ...

Bright Eyes will play Riverside Theater on March 24, 2022

Tyler Maas

December 7, 2021

Midwestern indie rock fans rejoice! Bright Eyes will be coming to Milwaukee next spring.Following a lengthy hiatus from both recording and touring, the influential Omaha-based band—consisting of Conor Obers...

Sustainable Milwaukee: Do good with your household goods

Brent Gohde

December 6, 2021

Sitting around our homes more than usual since March 2020 has given us a different if not deteriorating opinion of our personal items. For those of us in the fortunate position to have too much, these pandemic ...

Join us for one more Midweek Music installment in 2021

Tyler Maas

December 6, 2021

Every week in October and November, Milwaukee Record brought live music to the new Crafty Cow Tosa (6519 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa). The weekly concert series—known as "Midweek Music"—featured a total of eight W...

My First Band: Steve Gunn

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 3, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); You'd be hard-pressed to find a musician as prolific and enigmatic as Steve Gunn. The New York-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist has managed more than 20 releases in the past 15 ...

The Vanguard will say goodbye to 9 menu items next week

Tyler Maas

December 3, 2021

Since opening in late 2014, The Vanguard has established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Though their winning mix of specialty sausages, "tube-less" options, exceptional appetizers...

413 Friday fish frys and counting: Flappers (West Allis)

Caleb Westphal

December 3, 2021

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. This week: Tally’s Tap & Eatery.Cigarette smoke drifts to the ceiling above a bobbed hairdo...

Garden Home pulls no punches on ‘postmortem’ EP

Tyler Maas

December 3, 2021

Last February, Garden Home released a Valentine's Day split with American Bandit. As we all know, the world changed in unimaginable ways just a few weeks later.In the months that followed, the Milwaukee scr...

Semolina offers Italian specialties and comfort cuisine

Tyler Maas

December 2, 2021

Whether you're ready or not, the holidays are coming. Thanksgiving is over, December is here, and the stress of the holiday season will soon be upon us in full force. In addition to trying to find something uni...

We paired some Milwaukee Bucks with sandwiches for some reason

Tyler Maas

December 2, 2021

Earlier this week, the Milwaukee Bucks bolstered their bench by signing veteran center DeMarcus Cousins to a one-year deal. Though injuries and age have impacted his once-otherworldly skillset, the addition of ...

The ghost of Grand Avenue (again)

Matt Wild

December 2, 2021

A version of this article originally appeared on our Patreon. Want to support Milwaukee Record and get exclusive articles and podcasts? Click HERE. Thanks!It's hard to say when my writing career began. (I'l...

Remembering Blind Blake, Milwaukee’s “King of Ragtime Guitar”

Barry Robert Weber

December 1, 2021

On December 1, 1934, Beatrice Blake called for help. Her husband, Arthur, had been ill for several weeks, and his condition was worsening. What started out as a severe cold quickly led to a fever, chills, and s...