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Riverwest FemFest postpones 2020 event indefinitely, launches monthly livestream

May 24, 2020

Since 2015, Riverwest FemFest has been an annual celebration and platform for femmes, trans, GNC, women, non-binary, and POC artists. Over the D.I.Y. event's first five years, FemFest has also managed to raise ...

10 beautiful words: ‘Mr. Belvedere’ Zoom reunion (with Bob Uecker!) on May 29

Matt Wild

May 23, 2020

We miss baseball. We miss Bob Uecker. We miss baseball being called by Bob Uecker. If we can't have those things, we guess we'll settle for this: A MR. BELVEDERE ZOOM REUNION ON FRIDAY, MAY 29!!!!! WITH BOB UEC...

2020 Mexican Fiesta has been canceled

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2020

The 2020 installment of Mexican Fiesta—originally set for August 21-23 at Henry Maier Festival Park—has been canceled.Mexican Fiesta joins fellow Henry Maier Park festivals PrideFest, German Fest, Polish Fe...

My First Band: Jayke Orvis (.357 String Band, The Goddamn Gallows)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2020

These days, listeners know Jayke Orvis as the fast-picking mandolin virtuoso and banjo player in The Goddamn Gallows. Long before he was touring relentlessly with the Gallows, helping to invent the "streetgrass...

333 Friday fish frys and counting: Tess (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 22, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Sunlight glistened off a red, 1960s-era Mustang convertible as I followed it up the on-ramp onto...

All Milwaukee County playgrounds, basketball/tennis courts are open on a use-at-your-own-risk basis

Matt Wild

May 22, 2020

Want to enjoy Milwaukee County Parks playgrounds, basketball and tennis courts, outdoor fitness equipment stations, dog exercise areas, and disc golf courses again? Well, now you can—at your own risk.Milwau...

Take a break from the nightmare of modern existence with Joe Pera’s quarantine special, ‘Relaxing Old Footage With Joe Pera’

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2020

When we last wrote about Joe Pera Talks With You, the incredible and uplifting Adult Swim program—which was primarily filmed in Milwaukee by a mostly local crew—had just aired an episode in which the show's nam...

Marques Johnson’s TV and film credits, ranked

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2020

Marques Johnson can do it all.The UCLA standout and Bucks legend was part of a National Championship-winning team before going to the NBA, where he made five All-Star teams, inspired Michael Jordan, and ear...

Milwaukee County suburbs will “reopen” at midnight.; City of Milwaukee remains “closed”

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Tonight at midnight (so yes, technically tomorrow), bars, restaurants, and any other businesses in all 18 Milwaukee County suburbs will finally be able to shrug off those pesky safer-at-home orders and just go ...

Listen to the first new Yum Yum Cult song in more than a year, “Convenience & Me”

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

For a band that's been around for two years, Yum Yum Cult has been surprisingly quiet in the whole "recorded music" realm. The group has released just one song since playing their first show at Linneman's in Ma...

Read the latest 4,773-word, Milwaukee-only safer-at-home order here

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik unveiled an updated safer-at-home health order for the City of Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon. The order replaces a previous order that replaced a previous order ...

River Rhythms concert series has been canceled for 2020, too

Matt Wild

May 21, 2020

Yep. Sigh. Here's the press release: 24th season of River Rhythms has been canceledMILWAUKEE – Westown Association has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 season of the River Rhythms concert ser...

Support Milwaukee Record on Patreon and get exclusive articles and podcasts. Fun!

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 20, 2020

TL;DR: HERE'S OUR PATREON.Hi! Since launching in April 2014, Milwaukee Record has informed, delighted, and occasionally perplexed millions of readers with our coverage of all things Milwaukee. Want the best...

Enjoy The Laughing Tap’s “Quaran-Teeny Tiny Comedy” shows (and support Milwaukee Comedy)

Tyler Maas

May 20, 2020

As we've written in countless different ways and as we've said countless times before, COVID-19 has severely impacted Milwaukee venues. They were among the first places to close in March and they're going to be...

Support Pabst Theater Group with new hoodies, masks, human/pet bandanas, more

Matt Wild

May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis may seem frightfully "normal" at this point, but it's still important to support those institutions that are still closed—and may stay closed for quite some time. Take the Pabst Theater Grou...

Drive Thru at The Farm supports farmers, community, through reimagining food supply chain

Carmella D'Acquisto

May 19, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has unraveled the food supply chain. Farmers around the country who rely on restaurants, schools, cafes, and businesses as their main customers are experiencing massive profit loss. Tons o...

Great Job, Wisconsin! We have the 2nd fewest pesky, lifesaving COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S.

Matt Wild

May 19, 2020

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

Donate to Street Angels, get a limited-run record from Fudgy

Matt Wild

May 19, 2020

When we last heard from Fudgy—a.k.a. a self-described "consortium of musical buffoons from Milwaukee, Buffalo, Seattle, and Los Angeles who believes in the destruction of enemies real or otherwise by laughing l...

Enderis Park Neighborhood cancels 2020 Concerts On The Green season

Tyler Maas

May 18, 2020

Even though much of Wisconsin is haphazardly reopening and prematurely returning to life as usual in spite of scientific data insisting that's a horrible and deadly idea during a worldwide pandemic, most event ...

Milwaukee now has a PBA league team called Brew City Ballers. Here’s its roster

Tyler Maas

May 18, 2020

Last week, we told you Milwaukee's new PBA Tour league team would be called Brew City Ballers from henceforth. Now we know the professional bowlers who will be part of that team.Sunday night, Professional B...