Here are your 2021 WAMI winners
As we've previously mentioned, the 40th WAMI Award Show was postponed in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. After a lengthy delay, it was finally able to take place on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Turner Hal...
WMSE’s Big Band Grandstand with Dewey Gill returns to Turner Hall Ballroom December 12
It's impossible to single out just one show on WMSE 91.7 FM and call it the station's "best." But if you had to assemble, say, a top 5, Dewey Gill's Big Band Program (Sundays from 9 a.m. - noon) would certainly...
My First Band: Spike Slawson (Me First And The Gimme Gimmes)
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As the singer of Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Spike Slawson has toured the world, shared the stage and studio with some of punk rock's most legendary names, and helped to breathe new...
500 words about Culver’s CurderBurger, which is only available today
If you read my recent report on watching a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair, you know that I'm going through some...stuff. If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I just got back from Culver's, wher...
Get ready for Valerie Lighthart’s spellbinding new EP and stream “Burn The Witch”
When we last caught up with Valerie Lighthart back in late spring, the multi-talented Milwaukee musician, model, and photographer was preparing to release an EP entitled PT I: THE GODDESS. Since releasing that ...
I watched a 14-hour video of a man sitting in a chair
Here's what you need to know: Milwaukee photographer Lois Bielefeld has created a 14-hour, 13-minute video called "Dad And Chair." The video is a single uninterrupted shot of Lois' father, Eric, sitting in his ...
The 25 Chicago Bears starting quarterbacks of the last 20 years, ranked
UPDATE (9/10/23): Since writing this post in October 2021, Justin Fields has climbed the ranks. Today, we'd put him 6th and bump everyone else down one ranking.
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This Sunday, the Green Bay Packers will squ...
The most memorable moments of the 2021 Milwaukee Brewers season: Part 2
It ended sooner than many had hoped or expected, but the 2021 MLB season still left behind plenty of memories—good, bad, and weird—that will live on in the annals of Brewers franchise history. In the second par...
Moneyline Mo’s Pigskin Picks: Week 6
Hey it’s Moneyline Mo, the man in the know. I'm coming at you with my picks for Week 6. I still haven’t hit my goal of a 16-0 week, but Week 5 was my best week yet, with a record of 13-3. In fact, if you look a...
Count all the local references in Jon Henry’s “Tour Milwaukee” music video
Milwaukee has a way of inspiring people. Whether it's lyrical nods in songs, familiar faces and places being featured in music videos, representing the region with a Bucks jersey or MilwaukeeHome shirt on stage...
In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (Oct. 3-9)
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...
Uncovering Milwaukee’s possible (and tenuous) connection to the JFK assassination
Milwaukee has many connections to attempted political assassinations. Teddy Roosevelt famously carried on with his scheduled speech at the Milwaukee Theatre after being shot in the chest. Milwaukee-born Arthur ...
Strand of Oaks’ Timothy Showalter finds peace, confidence with ‘In Heaven’
The past few years have been rough on Timothy Showalter. First, his mother-in-law died in a car accident in 2018. Then his beloved cat had to be put to sleep due to cancer later that year. He struggled with his...
Letterkenny, Harry Potter, Pat McCurdy: Here’s the 2021-22 Milwaukee Admirals promotions schedule
It's been quite a while, but the Milwaukee Admirals will finally be returning to the ice this weekend. The longstanding AHL franchise and affiliate of the Nashville Predators abruptly ended its 2019-20 season (...
Relive Beet Street, Crusherfest, more of last weekend’s events with these photos
Last weekend—October 8-10, to be exact—was one of those weekends. You know the kind—a weekend where approximately 8,000 things were going on. Shows! Festivals! Pie contests! Gallery shows and costume contests i...
Season 3 of ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ will premiere November 7
Back in August, we brought you the good news that Joe Pera Talks With You, a heartwarming and hilarious Adult Swim series that’s filmed primarily in Milwaukee by a largely local crew, would officially be coming...
Get fucking pumped for the rest of the NLDS with these Eddy J. Lemberger Brewers bangers
After some thrilling late-inning heroics to win Game 1 of the NLDS on Friday and a crushing Game 2 loss on Saturday, your Milwaukee Brewers and the hated Atlanta Braves are currently knotted 1-1 in the postseas...
My First Band: Chris Vos (The Record Company)
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As the singer and guitarist of The Record Company, Chris Vos has released chart-topping songs that have garnered regular radio play, had placement in television and on commercials, and...
Oriental Theatre is doing midnight screenings of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ again
After what felt like 8,000 years, Milwaukee's historic (and newly restored) Oriental Theatre reopened on August 20. It's been great seeing movies on the Oriental's big screen again; still, something has been mi...
19 more things Michael Gableman (probably) doesn’t understand, but should investigate anyway
Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Michael Gableman!• Michael Gableman. lolIn case you missed it,...