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New bar, Old Skoolz, coming to former Victoria’s in Bay View

April 29, 2021

A new bar called Old Skoolz is set to open soon in the former Victoria's on Potter at 1100 E. Potter Ave. in Bay View. New bar! Old school!"We are just a laid back classic old school bar with great people,"...

You Win !!! takes to the ring in the punishing “Painmonger” music video

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2021

Even though You Win !!! has only been our radar for about seven months, the self-described "trip-hop/dark pop" duo—composed of vocalist Amanda Huff and producer William Gardiner (who releases music under the mo...

Great Job, Milwaukee! Milwaukee is the 87th best city for naked gardening

Matt Wild

April 28, 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 ...

The people have spoken, and the 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is happening

Matt Wild

April 28, 2021

The 2021 Wisconsin State Fair is totally happening, the State Fair announced Wednesday. Health and safety protocols will be in place for the deep-fried event, scheduled for August 5-15."We are happy to conf...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Patios!

Tyler Maas

April 27, 2021

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places bar and restaurant trends come and go, while some places bar and restaurant trends become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved ...

Jerry Lawler, ‘Paw Patrol’ and bobbleheads: Your 2021 Lakeshore Chinooks promo schedule

Tyler Maas

April 27, 2021

Though baseball season is already well underway in Milwaukee and the Brewers currently sit in first place a few weeks into the season, there’s another team in the region that’s getting ready to take the field. ...

Get vaccinated at Bucks game on Sunday, Nomad World Pub on Thursday

Matt Wild

April 27, 2021

Still looking to get a COVID-19 vaccine? Planning to attend the Milwaukee Bucks game at Fiserv Forum on Sunday, May 2, or hang out at Nomad World Pub on Thursday, April 29? Then you're in luck, because you can ...

Here’s the Cinema Hooligante lineup for the all-virtual 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival

Matt Wild

April 26, 2021

Hey! The annual Milwaukee Film Festival is happening a little early this year—like, May 6-20 early. Once again, the fest is all-virtual, meaning 89 can't-miss feature films (Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free!)...

Betty Boop gets lost in the Caribbean sounds of ¡paLABra!’s “Tres Lindas Cubanas”

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2021

When we last checked in with ¡paLABra!, the project was treating viewers to a rendition of the 16th century composition "El Son de la Má Teodora" as part of our Public Domain music video series. Since taking pa...

X-Ray Arcade’s “Patio Days” to return with DJs and pizza bagels

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2021

Even though we're less than a week removed from the last time it snowed in Milwaukee, spring is technically here. Soon, the threat of snow will be entirely gone, the weather will improve, and the daylight hours...

Milwaukee County Parks offers update on summer activities, pools, beer gardens, more

Matt Wild

April 26, 2021

Summer is right around the corner, and your Milwaukee County Parks will be there to greet the season with open arms. Well, mostly open arms. Late last week, the parks department published a brief Spring COVID U...

My First Band: James Bowman (Against Me!)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 23, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the guitarist of Against Me!, James Bowman has spent the last 20 years performing all over the planet, sharing stages with some of music's most iconic acts, and releasing albums tha...

Aaron Rodgers rules, Brett Favre drools

Matt Wild

April 23, 2021

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week. This week: Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre!• Has there ever been a bigger upgra...

Thanks for supporting Milwaukee Record’s “Pretty Good Online Auction”

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 23, 2021

The winning bids have been placed. The vast majority of the items have been paid for, shipped, or arranged to be retrieved. The numbers have been crunched. Other than a select few pickups in the next few days, ...

Another list of summer festivals that are either canceled or still on (for now)

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 22, 2021

Milwaukee summer festivals went virtual in 2020; in 2021, Milwaukee summer festivals appear to be taking a hybrid route. Some summer festivals have been canceled, some are still on (for now), and some are in a ...

Wisconsin Center COVID-19 vaccination site will be “sunsetted” May 28

Matt Wild

April 22, 2021

The federal COVID-19 mass vaccination site at the Wisconsin Center in Downtown Milwaukee will be "sunsetted" on Friday, May 28. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completely controlled the site ...

Carryout Chronicles: Mexic 103 (Cudahy)

Tyler Maas

April 22, 2021

It’s an unprecedented and incredibly difficult time for restaurants right now. Wanting to highlight local establishments who are keeping food quality high while also keeping its customers and employees as safe ...

Dave Matthews Band set to play American Family Insurance Amphitheater September 15

Matt Wild

April 22, 2021

We just published our list of summer festivals that have either been canceled or are still on (for now), and yes, Summerfest is still on. Still on for September 2-4, 9-11, and 16-18, to be exact. And now there'...

A ghost sign’s last day: See before-and-after pictures (and video) of a St. Francis mural’s demolition

Tyler Maas

April 21, 2021

For a region that's constantly changing, Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs actually boast a respectable number of vintage "ghost signs" on area buildings. These signs serve as gorgeous reminders of earlier ...

LiveSCREAM Theater returns with four-film tribute to Kenosha native Bert I. Gordon

Matt Wild

April 21, 2021

Orson Welles was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin on May 6, 1915. Two short decades later, he took the world by storm as a theatre and radio sensation. A few years after that, he directed Citizen Kane, a film still c...