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Celebrate the first day of the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair with 14 years of ride-inspection news stories

August 1, 2024

Today marks the glorious first day of the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair. From August 1-11, hundreds of thousands of proud Wisconsinites will flock to the State Fair Grounds in West Allis to take in all the sights, ...

Third Space is brewing a “Bash Beer” for this year’s Bay View Bash

Tyler Maas

July 31, 2024

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...

Here’s the TosaFest 2024 lineup

Tyler Maas

July 31, 2024

TosaFest, an annual event—which started way back in 1976!—will take place for yet another year when it returns to the streets of the Wauwatosa Village on Friday, September 6 and Saturday, September 7. Now that ...

Mille’s Italian Sausage family will leave Wisconsin State Fair after 2024

Matt Wild

July 31, 2024

The Wisconsin State Fair is a Fair of icons. Think the Original Cream Puffs, the Milk House, the Giant Slide, and anything and everything deep-fried and on-a-stick. But the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair (August 1-1...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Tourist In The Basement

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 31, 2024

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, July 30, 2024: Touri...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: July 2024

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 31, 2024

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup! LPs AND EPs OF NOTE 414bigfrank - Can Never Make Me Hate YouAllison Mahal - Touri...

Here’s the Milwaukee Record Halftime Show lineup!

Tyler Maas

July 30, 2024

This season is going to be fun. Jordan Love has confirmed he has the makings of a superstar and he just signed an extension. Josh Jacobs is in the mix! Green Bay's young offensive nucleus has solidified around ...

Coming this August to Oriental Theatre…creepy kids!

Matt Wild

July 30, 2024

Back in May, Milwaukee Film celebrated Mother's Day with a monthlong program of "Cool Moms" films at the Oriental Theatre. In June, in honor of Father's Day, it was time for the "Hot Dads" to step up. So what's...

Highly ranked Packers fan Lil Wayne will play Fiserv Forum on October 19

Matt Wild

July 30, 2024

A Lil Wayne show in Milwaukee may not be rare (like Mr. Clean with hair), but we're still pleased to report that the veteran rapper (and Green Bay Packers superfan) is scheduled to play Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum...

Dobie’s Steak House is closing

Tyler Maas

July 30, 2024

For more than 60 years, Dobie's Steak House (4136 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-509-5807) has been the place to get steak and seafood in St. Francis. Sadly, the business will be closing this summer. The sudden and ...

Getting wings from Club Garibaldi and Vanguard on the same day: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

July 29, 2024

Today (July 29) is National Chicken Wing Day here in the US of A. Even though we recognize this is a totally made up "holiday" (that is also shared with such not-actually-real happenings as National Lipstick Da...

Here’s the 2024 Center Street Daze music lineup

Tyler Maas

July 29, 2024

Center Street Daze Festival—which began way back in 1997 and is organized by the Riverwest Business Association—will make its triumphant return to Center Street (between Holton and Humboldt) on Saturday, August...

Bunk Bed gets gory in VHS-horror-movie-inspired “Crowd And Judgement” video

Matt Wild

July 29, 2024

What makes a low-rent horror movie from the past a good low-rent horror movie from the past? The kills, of course! Creative kills, gory kills, or kills where Jason just stuffs someone into a sleeping bag and sl...

Forgiveness bleeds in Maximiano’s “You Have A Heart In Me”

Matt Wild

July 29, 2024

Ever since the early-2023 dissolution of their previous band, Crawlspace, singer-songwriter Maximiano Janairo (or simply Maximiano) has become a staple of the live Milwaukee music scene. Hell, there have been t...

Mol Sullivan stands still in Milwaukee-made “Cautiously” video

Matt Wild

July 26, 2024

Milwaukee music fans may not be familiar with Mol Sullivan because, well, she's not from Milwaukee. Sullivan is a Cincinnati singer-songwriter whose catalog stretches back to the early 2010s. It was only in ear...

Milwaukee Record Cats Of The Week: Piper and Page

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 26, 2024

Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...

Bird City, Milwaukee County: Fox Point, and drinking coffee with a purpose

Kyle Arpke

July 25, 2024

Bird City, Milwaukee County is a monthly column celebrating the 11 cities, towns, and villages that have achieved Bird City status within Milwaukee County. Citizens of these locations have made bird conservatio...

It’s not a tumor! It’s our ‘Kindergarten Cop’ screening at Avalon Theater on August 28

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2024

Last night, we screened Cruel Intentions at Avalon Theater and it was a great time. So how are we following up a 25th anniversary showing of that racy and scandalous teen drama? By screening Kindergarten Cop, o...

Meet A Brewer: Get to know Tim Kowalski from MobCraft Beer

Tyler Maas

July 25, 2024

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...

Open now: Taichi Bubble Tea, in the old Hotel Foster/Globe East space

Matt Wild

July 25, 2024

Taichi Bubble Tea is now open at 2028 E. North Ave. It's the first Wisconsin location for the national bubble tea and ramen chain, and the 8,000th new bubble tea and ramen joint in Milwaukee (approximately). He...