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Here are your 2020 Green Bay Packers opponents (and some bold predictions)

May 6, 2020

Even though the NFL Draft has come and gone, there are still a lot of uncertainties surrounding the Green Bay Packers in 2020. No doubt the biggest question there is in regard to first round draft pick Jordan L...

Center Street Daze, MKE Short Film Fest latest to cancel 2020 events

Matt Wild

May 6, 2020

You know the drill: Two more Milwaukee summer festivals, Center Street Daze Festival and the MKE Short Film Fest, have canceled their 2020 events. Center Street Daze was set for August 8; the MKE Short Film Fes...

Cream City Comedy Festival is postponed until spring 2021

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2020

In its first four years, Cream City Comedy Festival staged a total of approximately 60 shows with close to 300 comedians from Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, New York, and Los Angeles. Even more impressive than th...

6 behind the scenes stories from WWE Milwaukee

Vince Morales

May 5, 2020

On June 23, 1996, Stone Cold Steve Austin won the WWF King Of The Ring tournament at the MECCA Arena. Austin winning this match was another bullet point on his list of accomplishments in professional wrestling,...

2020 Locust Street Festival, Riverwest Beer Run have been canceled

Matt Wild

May 5, 2020

Sigh. The 2020 Locust Street Festival of Music & Art, originally scheduled for Sunday, June 14, has been canceled. So has the event that kicks it off, the Riverwest Beer Run. You know, because of the ongoin...

Help save Pabst Theater Group (and 1,000 other independent music venues)

Matt Wild

May 5, 2020

"Most of us have gone from our best year ever to a dead stop in revenues, but our expenses and overhead are still real, and many will not make it without help. Our employees, the artists, and the fans need us t...

Don’t think twice, it’s all right to watch some Vince Condella “mini-concerts”

Matt Wild

May 5, 2020

We're all dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in our own ways: baking bread, yelling at people for baking bread, drinking, yelling at people for drinking, having an extended nervous breakdown, etc. But wha...

Milwaukee County COVID-19 death toll tops 200 as everyone plans to reopen whenever they want

Matt Wild

May 5, 2020

According to data from the Department of Health Services, the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Milwaukee County reached 201 on Tuesday afternoon, up from 195 on Monday. Milwaukee County is currently home ...

This spring’s Bay View Gallery Night has been canceled

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2020

Since 2011, Bay View Gallery Night has organized "Milwaukee’s largest annual celebration of art, local business, music, and community." The massive late spring event brings together talented area artists and mu...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 26-May 2)

Matt Wild

May 4, 2020

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...

Shout-out to yesterday’s “pneumonia front,” which was pretty cool (literally)

Matt Wild

May 4, 2020

Hey! Milwaukee! Remember yesterday, just after 6 p.m., when a big ol' gust of arctic air blasted through the city, instantly dropping the temperature by nearly 20 degrees? Wasn't that nuts?If you're like us...

There won’t be a Riverwest 24 race this year, but there will be “something”

Matt Wild

May 4, 2020

There's nothing surprising about yet another Milwaukee summer event canceling its plans for 2020—but that doesn't make each cancelation any less painful. Take the Riverwest 24, the 24-hour bike race/neighborhoo...

Milwaukee Public Market is offering curbside (and “crabside”) pickup

Matt Wild

May 4, 2020

The Milwaukee Public Market announced Monday the rollout of an "extensive curbside pickup and delivery operation" dubbed "Market To-Go." Fun! The rollout begins this week.Oh, and Public Market tenant St. Pa...

My First Band: Mike Park (Asian Man Records, Skankin’ Pickle)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2020

Mike Park is nothing short of a ska punk legend. Beyond being an activist and a touring musician with more than 30 years of onstage experience, Park is best-known for his work with Asian Man Records. The label'...

Twisted Plants is now serving vegan delights out of a permanent location in Cudahy

Tyler Maas

May 1, 2020

Back on March 10, we alerted you to the news that Cudahy Burger Joint was closing its doors after four-plus years in business. The Burger Joint's unfortunate farewell announcement also came with a dash of posit...

330 Friday fish frys and counting: Club Charlies curbside pickup (Milwaukee)

Caleb Westphal

May 1, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.The days blur together a bit more now than they used to, but there are still some daily markers ...

Ways to support Milwaukee musicians during Bandcamp’s “Fee Free Friday”

Tyler Maas

May 1, 2020

Let's just cut right to the chase, shall we? Today—Friday, May 1—Bandcamp is waiving its fee for all sales, meaning artists get 100 percent of sales. Figuring musicians and independent labels could probably use...

Johanna Rose walks us through ‘Only Good Nites’

Matt Wild

May 1, 2020

"It seems absurd to have a voice memo as a track on a song, but I absolutely love it."That's Johanna Rose—tireless champion of Milwaukee music, one half of Nickel&Rose—describing one of the songs on her...

Mandatory Milwaukee: The Tandem was incredible before, is integral now

Tyler Maas

April 30, 2020

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...

Devil Met Contention do it in the road (and by “do it” we mean “sleep”) in video for “Wait”

Matt Wild

April 30, 2020

It's been too long since we heard from Devil Met Contention. Back in 2018, the dusty Southern-gothic group was hanging up its matching suits and moving toward a more modern, sleeker sound. That year's single, "...