Hot Dish Pantry is closing
Truly terrible news, Milwaukee. Hot Dish Pantry will be closing its doors before the end of the month. Friday morning, owners announced the difficult decision to close the restaurant on its Facebook page, along...
Have a doggone good time watching the pooch-packed Vanity Plates video for “Murphy Bunkbed”
When we last caught up with Vanity Plates back in January, the Milwaukee band that describes itself as "alt-pop for overthinking underachievers" was exploring the Mitchell Park Domes and pondering the idea of i...
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will play Miller High Life Theatre April 30
It's only been a year since Nick Cave graced Milwaukee with his powerful presence. But that was Nick Cave solo (along with Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood). What about Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds?Good new...
Summerfest parent company selects firms that will create new “Master Use Plan” for Henry Maier Festival Park
Back in April, the parent company of Summerfest, Milwaukee World Festival, Inc. (MWF), announced it was seeking consultant firms to come up with a new "Master Use Plan" for Henry Maier Festival Park. The plan w...
Here’s a bunch of fantastic Milwaukee music that was released today
We've all been there before: It's Friday afternoon, you're exhausted and feeling like you're maybe coming down with something, and you're days behind on writing about all the fantastic Milwaukee music that was ...
Mark your calendars for these exciting Milwaukee bascule bridge closures
You know those bridges that split in the middle and both sides go up to allow boats to pass? Those are called "bascule bridges," apparently. Neat! Oh, and a few Milwaukee bascule bridges will soon be undergoing...
Food/Drink Roundup: Judy’s Cantina, which used to be Judy’s On North, is open in the spot that used to be Simple Cafe, which was supposed to be Sonora’s
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Looking for a roundup of Milwaukee food and drink news? Then take a bite of our cleverly titled, bi-weekly Food/Drink Roundup! This week: Judy's Cantina!• tl;dr: Mexican restauran...
Meet A Brewer: Get to know Jamie Bone of Component Brewing Co.
In Milwaukee Record’s “Meet A Brewer” series, we aim to introduce you to some of the professionals behind the scenes who are responsible for making your favorite local beers. The recurring series continues with...
Bunk Bed gets scream-y with new single, “Sweetie”
Give Milwaukee band Bunk Bed credit for taking its sweet time. The math-y and art-y indie group released its two-song debut, Top Bunk, Bottom Bunk, back in 2022. A video for one of the tracks, "Bum," appeared a...
Choose a champ in our Packers Song Bracket
So it’s all come down to this. Following a three-week competition that found a field of 64 songs about the Green Bay Packers facing one another in five heated rounds of voting, our Packers Song Bracket field ha...
Here’s the lineup for Milwaukee Film’s inaugural Dialogues Documentary Festival
The annual Milwaukee Film Festival has long been the star of Milwaukee Film's year-long programming, but a new festival is poised to become another big event for the ever-busy nonprofit.Enter the inaugural ...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Hello, Face
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE, or on this handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeerecord · WMSE's Local/Live, September 3, 2024: H...
At long last, there’s a compelling plan to save the Domes
Ever since a fallen chunk of concrete caused the temporary closure of the Mitchell Park Domes back in 2016, the question of how to save the beleaguered Milwaukee landmarks has been discussed, studied, and discu...
South America’s Team: Catching up with Packers Brasil founder Marcus Rovere
This Friday, the Green Bay Packers will begin their regular season by facing the Philadelphia Eagles in São Paulo, Brazil. The international contest will be the first NFL game to ever be played in South America...
Here’s the lineup for Bay View Bash’s “Hoan Thugs” DJ Stage
While many of Milwaukee’s summer festivals, block parties, and other large scale happenings have already come and gone, one of the city’s best fests is still on the horizon. Bay View Bash will return to Kinnick...
Hello, Face introduces long-awaited debut, ‘Why The Long Phase?’
By its own admission, Hello, Face is the type of band "best played loudly in a bar on repeat." That's an apt and admirable description, but it's when Hello, Face should be played loudly in a bar on repeat that ...
Camino’s inflation-proof $5 Monday burger special: The Milwaukee Record Review
In October 2015, a bar and restaurant called Camino opened at 434 S. 2nd St. in Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood. Since then, Camino added a West Allis location, its menu experienced its fair share of ch...
Only 4 tracks remain in our Packers Song Bracket
Following close to three weeks of action, a tournament that started with a field of 64 songs about the Green Bay Packers has now been reduced to a remaining crop of just four tracks. At this point in the Packer...
Big Boy’s Wisconsin Dells location is now open
Back in July, we delivered the unfortunate news that Wisconsin's only remaining Big Boy restaurant—which was located in Sussex for less than a year following a two-year stint in Germantown—was closing. However,...
Welcome to September: Here’s what you’re doing this month
September is a time of transition. This month finds summer officially giving way to fall. This month also signals the informal end of Milwaukee’s festival season. Though the seasonal shift brings about a declin...