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Mandatory Milwaukee: The Summerfest Lakewalk is pretty neat

June 7, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Chappelle. Summerfest. September 11

Matt Wild

June 7, 2021

Dave Chappelle will headline the American Family Insurance Amphitheater during Summerfest on Saturday, September 11.Tickets go on sale Friday, June 11, at noon at Summerfest.com and Ticketmaster.com. Ticket...

Steven Wright, North Mississippi Allstars highlight South Milwaukee Performing Art Center’s 2021-2022 season

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2021

Just a few miles south of Milwaukee proper sits the aptly-named city of South Milwaukee. In addition to its natural wonders, some standout restaurants, and an awesome new statue downtown, the industrial suburb ...

Beet Street Harvest Festival to return October 9

Tyler Maas

June 7, 2021

Following four years of family-friendly, fall-focused fun (and taking 2020 off for pandemic-related reasons), Cactus Club has decided to bring its Beet Street Harvest Festival back for another installment. On S...

Big Boy Restaurant appears to be coming back to Wisconsin

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2021

Big Boy still holds a special place in Milwaukee’s heart. At one point, the classic burger chain and diner boasted more than 1,000 locations nationwide, and over 60 of those were Marc’s Big Boy restaurants. The...

My First Band: Caley Conway

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 4, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); These days, Caley Conway is fresh off the release of her excellent new EP (Bliss Or Bust), is gearing up to play out again, and is also contributing her talents to other accomplished p...

Get ready for the Milwaukee-Brooklyn series with these Bucks tribute songs

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2021

After making quick work of the Miami Heat with a first-round sweep, your Milwaukee Bucks are set to face the Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The series tips off in Brooklyn on Saturday eveni...

Holey Moley Coffee + Doughnuts has permanently closed its Milwaukee location

Tyler Maas

June 4, 2021

Since landing in the Historic Third Ward in August 2014, Holey Moley Coffee + Doughnuts quickly became one of the city’s most popular donut destinations and helped push the diversity of local breakfast pastries...

“Black Is Beautiful” bike ride will return to the streets June 27

Matt Wild

June 4, 2021

"What was once personal for me turned into a mass thing. I thought, 'Let's get other people on bikes. Let's get more people of color on bikes.'"That's Milwaukee rapper WebsterX, talking to us last August ab...

July 3 lakefront fireworks? Canceled. July 5 fireworks in 10 Milwaukee parks? Happening.

Matt Wild

June 4, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Milwaukee fireworks!• Okay, let's get this straight: Milwaukee Cou...

Telethon returns with new single, “Selfstarter A.E.”

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

Telethon has the unique ability to craft interesting, fun, and palatable material that touches on decidedly less enjoyable aspects of life. The Milwaukee- and Chicago-based "Hard Pop" band came out of relative ...

MKE Punk saved from extinction, updated with new features and more releases

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2021

What's that old saying about not knowing what you've got until it's gone? Oh yeah, it's something like, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone."The sentiment relates to humanity's collective tenden...

Previously canceled Downer Classic bike race is back on for June 24

Matt Wild

June 3, 2021

Back in March, it was announced that the annual Downer Classic bike race—a.k.a. the Otto Wenz Café Hollander Downer Avenue Classic—was canceled for 2021. Boo! But now, less than three months later, it's back on...

The 6-foot-tall Bloody Mary and other quirky local monuments

Tyler Maas

June 2, 2021

In case you missed it, Milwaukee got a brand new statue last week and it's one that's sure to become an area icon. The new 6-foot-tall, 400-pound work of art standing outside of the flagship Sobelman's Pub &...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (May 23-29)

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

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...

It’s our solemn duty to report that Milwaukee is actually getting THREE “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Yesterday we blessed you with the news that the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO so-called "selfie studios." Selfie WRLD MKE—a local outpost of a Des Moines-based chain—will open June 12 in Brookfield...

NEWaukee Night Market, now just Milwaukee Night Market, now just August 18

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

Remember the NEWaukee Night Market? The big art fair/food truck fair/"Hey, it's the Milwaukee Blacksmith family!" fair that would take over a prime chunk of Wisconsin Avenue outside the old Shops of Grand Avenu...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re horny

Matt Wild

June 2, 2021

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

Oh god, the Milwaukee area is getting not one, but TWO “selfie studios”

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

To quote Nate Gunray from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace: THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. NOW THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. (Two Milwaukee-area selfie studios, that is.)You've probably already read about S...

“Hardest festival tickets to buy in the world”? According to one website: Summerfest

Matt Wild

June 1, 2021

Here at Milwaukee Record, we regularly employ our Great Job, Milwaukee! bot to cover the city's many appearances in online travel stories and dopey online listicles. Did you know that Milwaukee is one of the "5...