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A Milwaukee pizzeria is selling fish-shaped “Lenten Pizza”

March 4, 2020

Lent is officially here. Even if you don't adhere to this religious practice, you no doubt witnessed folks with ash on their head last Wednesday and you've likely also overheard friends or loved ones pledging t...

Northwestern Mutual gives $1M to Milwaukee Public Museum to support “current, future museum”

Matt Wild

March 4, 2020

Consider this your weekly reminder that the Milwaukee Public Museum as we know it won't be around for much longer: On Wednesday, Northwestern Mutual announced a $1 million grant to the Milwaukee Public Museum. ...

Surprise! Dave Chappelle will play four shows at Pabst Theater March 10-11

Matt Wild

March 4, 2020

The headline says it all: Dave Chappelle will play four shows (two shows per night) at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater on Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11. The shows are at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. each night. Sur...

Check out the under-construction areas of the former Grand Avenue that are still open

Matt Wild

March 3, 2020

By now we all know that the once-glorious/empty Grand Avenue mall in Downtown Milwaukee is being transformed into The Avenue. The place where the singing bears used to delight crowds will soon become a food hal...

16 Milwaukee videos that feature either puppets or Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets”

Matt Wild

March 3, 2020

Remember when Milwaukeeans got their weather from a puppet? (That would be Albert the Alley Cat, who worked with Ward Allen on TV6 throughout the 1960s and '70s.) Remember when Milwaukee enjoyed Metallica playi...

Robert Plant and his new band, Saving Grace, will play Turner Hall Ballroom May 13

Matt Wild

March 3, 2020

If our memories are correct, the last time Robert Plant graced Milwaukee with his legendary presence was in 2016, as a late addition to Emmylou Harris' "Lampedusa: Concert for Refugees" at Pabst Theater. Before...

We closed Wolski’s and opened Highbury on the same day (and did local late night stuff in between)

Tyler Maas

March 2, 2020

On Saturday, the world enjoyed an extra day. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, earth is still granted a 29th day in February (or "Leap Day") once every four years. We don't k...

“Interactive storybook brewery” Faklandia Brewing will move to former 42 Ale House in St. Francis

Matt Wild

March 2, 2020

Only a few days have passed since 42 Ale House closed its doors at 3807 S. Packard Ave. in St. Francis. Happily, folks looking for another geek-friendly establishment at that location won't have to wait long: O...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (February 23-29)

Matt Wild

March 2, 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...

Here’s the event schedule for the 2020 St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Milwaukee

Matt Wild

March 2, 2020

Hey! Here's the event schedule for the 54th Annual Shamrock Club of Wisconsin St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown Milwaukee! On Saturday, March 14, the parade will take off from Old World Third Street and Wisc...

Welcome to March: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 1, 2020

March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons, a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and ...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: February 2020

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 29, 2020

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE American Bandit / Garden Home - The Valentine's SplitThe Valentin...

My First Band: Sid McCain (WMSE)

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 28, 2020

Sid McCain has spent most of her life immersed in music. Since falling in love with hardcore music while attending boarding school in North Carolina, McCain—who currently works at 91.7 WMSE—has had an undying p...

321 Friday fish frys and counting: Villa Tap (Madison)

Caleb Westphal

February 28, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here. As long as there is one upright man, as long as there is one compassionate woman, the contagion ma...

Here’s the lineup for Burnhearts and Solemn Oath’s Folk House Kegger

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2020

UPDATE (3/13/2020): As a precautionary measure done in effort to limit the spread of coronavirus, Burnhearts and Solemn Oath have decided to postpone Folk House Kegger until further notice. ••• Earlier this m...

And the 2020 WAMI nominees are…

Matt Wild

February 27, 2020

Who's got WAMI fever? Thursday morning, the folks behind the Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards unveiled the nominees for their 40th annual shindig, set for Sunday, April 19 at Turner Hall Ballroom. Covering ...

On this day in 1963: Lake Michigan freezes over (maybe)

Matt Wild

February 27, 2020

We're no meteorologists and/or "Weather Experts," but this winter has been remarkably mild. And hey, we'll take it! But even so, there's a question that always pops into our heads around this time of year: Is i...

McBob’s, other businesses will donate money to families affected by Molson Coors shooting

Matt Wild

February 26, 2020

In the wake of Wednesday's mass shooting at the Molson Coors campus, several Milwaukee-area businesses (and musicians) have announced fundraisers to help the families affected by the tragedy. Here are those bus...

Public Domain: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades perform “Old Man, Can Your Dog Catch A Rabbit”

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 26, 2020

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The music video series features musicians adapting some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been heard before. Watch the entire series here....

Co-opted activism, meddling adults get sent up in Highland Community School’s ‘Justice For Pluto’

Matt Wild

February 26, 2020

"The irony of this one is that it's all about using children as props to further your agenda. If I'm not careful, I could be doing the same thing."Those aren't the typical concerns of a performing arts dire...