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MKE Music Rewind: The Fatty Acids, ‘Leftover Monsterface’

March 26, 2021

In our MKE Music Rewind series, we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.The local music scene seems to operate in cycles. When looking back ...

Andy Warren Jepson welcomes new album with haunting “Willkommen” video

Matt Wild

March 26, 2021

Twenty-twenty may be over, but its sights and sounds will linger for years to come. Just ask Racine singer-songwriter Andy Warren Jepson, whose new album, Main St., was written and recorded in the midst of the ...

Sypher Lady X takes the lead on organizing south side community cleanups

Juan Miguel Martinez

March 26, 2021

The snow has melted and springtime has arrived. Usually for Milwaukee, this means beautiful rainy days and the smell of blossoming flowers. For the south and north side of Milwaukee, it means all the trash that...

Here’s a list of all the lists of all the deals you can get in Milwaukee once you’re vaccinated

Matt Wild

March 25, 2021

Let's keep this simple: There are a handful of deals you can get in Milwaukee once you get your COVID-19 vaccine. Bring proof of your vaccination, get a deal! As of this writing, Black Husky is offering free be...

Here are the participants for WMSE’s 19th annual Rockabilly Chili, “Super Friends Edition”

Matt Wild

March 25, 2021

WMSE's annual, glorious, can't-miss, god-we-miss-it Rockabilly Chili fundraiser is going to be a little different this year.From April 5-11, instead of cramming into the MSOE Kern Center, you'll be able to ...

Supervisors vote to keep gun shows out of Milwaukee County Sports Complex

Matt Wild

March 25, 2021

On Thursday afternoon, the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors voted 13-3 to reject a proposal that would have allowed gun shows at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex. Here's a press release from a group of ...

Wait, so what is now Milwaukee used to be part of Massachusetts?

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

Many of you are probably aware of a city in North Carolina that also goes by the name "Milwaukee." And we're no strangers to a sound-alike city in Oregon called "Milwaukie." However, if you're anything like us ...

Hear songs from two upcoming Rx Drugs releases

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

Way back in the summer of 2016, Rx Drugs—the project of The Championship's Joe Crockett, which also features past and current members of The Promise Ring, Dashboard Confessional, and Trapper Schoepp And The Sha...

Black Husky Brewing will give you a free beer with proof of COVID-19 vaccination

Tyler Maas

March 24, 2021

There are countless reasons to get your COVID-19 vaccination. If things like keeping yourself and those around you safe, not needlessly killing any more strangers, restoring a pandemic-addled economy, bringing ...

Milwaukee musicians reflect on one year of COVID, look ahead

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 23, 2021

It’s been more than one year since COVID-19. It’s been over a year since “pandemic” became an everyday word. And for countless Milwaukee musicians, it’s been roughly a year since everything changed. We checked ...

Here’s your 2021 Spring Election voting guide for Wisconsin school superintendent (and other races)

Matt Wild

March 23, 2021

Hey! On Tuesday, April 6, there's another election! The 2021 Spring Election! And here's a voting guide that covers everything in Milwaukee and Milwaukee County! Fun!Only one statewide race will be on every...

Miller Lite is making “Bar Smells” scented candles

Tyler Maas

March 23, 2021

As many of us are continuing to remain isolated and socially distant in the (hopefully) late throes of a (hopefully) diminishing pandemic, some surely miss their favorite local bars a great deal. Recognizing th...

Take a look inside Lion’s Tooth, which is open for appointments and limited walk-ins

Matt Wild

March 22, 2021

Four months after purchasing a storefront in Bay View—and roughly a year and a half after debuting as a subscription service—Lion's Tooth (2421 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-455-3498) is finally open.Similar to...

Taco John’s is still planning to open in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

March 22, 2021

Last spring, we alerted you to the uplifting news that Taco John's—a "West-Mex" fast food chain that has more than 400 locations in 27 states—had announced plans to add 10 to 12 locations in the Milwaukee area ...

Open today: Milwaukee’s first two walk-in vaccination clinics (for residents of 10 ZIP codes)

Matt Wild

March 22, 2021

Beginning today, Milwaukee will operate walk-in COVID vaccination clinics at North Division High School (1011 W. Center St.) and South Division High School (1515 W. Lapham Blvd.). The clinics are open Monday th...

In case you blinked last week, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (March 14-20)

Matt Wild

March 22, 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...

My First Band: Devon Kay (Direct Hit!, Devon Kay & The Solutions)

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 19, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); If you're a fan of punk, ska, or any sub-genre in between, you probably know Devon Kay as a member of Direct Hit! and/or the namesake of Devon Kay & The Solutions. Over the past 10...

As Goes Wisconsin’s Kristin Brey joins us for ‘Matt And Kristin Talk About MKE And WI Stuff’

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 19, 2021

If you don't follow As Goes Wisconsin on your favorite social media platforms, go ahead and change that now. The brainchild of Wisconsin-born writer/comedian Kristin Brey, As Goes Wisconsin examines the many, m...

Save Our Spots restaurant fundraiser returns

Tyler Maas

March 19, 2021

On March 19 of last year, C.J. Krawczyk and his wife Julie celebrated his birthday by organizing a fundraising campaign to give some of their favorite restaurants "a lifeline until government relief arrived" at...

I did not handle this well

Matt Wild

March 18, 2021

One year ago today, I wrote an article called "I am not handling this well." In it, I shared my fears and anxieties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. That pandemic was eight days old."I am not handling th...