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Khris Middleton autographed a can of Hamm’s

February 26, 2020

It's a fun time to be following the Milwaukee Bucks. Last night, the team won its 50th game of the season—the most in the NBA by a pretty wide margin—and became the fastest team in league history to clinch a pl...

Fasten your seatbelts for the 2020 Diorama-Rama, coming to Lakefront Brewery March 31

Matt Wild

February 26, 2020

Among its many oddities—beer, the Bronze Fonz, Bob Uecker—Milwaukee is home to the world's first museum diorama. In 1890, Carl Akeley, a.k.a. the "father of modern taxidermy," created a muskrat colony diorama f...

Dear Bucks: Please remake this 1993 “Dear Blue Edwards” commercial, but with Giannis

Matt Wild

February 26, 2020

It's been an incredible season so far for the Milwaukee Bucks, what with the earliest playoff clinch in NBA history and signed tallboys of Hamm's and all. Clearly, other than winning the championship in June, t...

Reigning Sound returns to Milwaukee with original lineup, fond memories

Andy Turner

February 25, 2020

Just 21 years old and a little overwhelmed, Jordan Davis found himself on stage as a member of the Mystery Girls at the Cactus Club, opening for Reigning Sound. It was Sept. 12, 2003, and Reigning Sound was Dav...

7 Leap Day events in Milwaukee

Tyler Maas

February 25, 2020

Leap Year. Due to an oversight in the Gregorian calendar thousands of years ago, Western civilization is still granted a 29th day in February once every four years. It’s been said that every day is a gift, but—...

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will return to Miller High Life Theatre September 18

Matt Wild

February 25, 2020

Yep: Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will return to the Miller High Life Theatre on Friday, September 18. The group last played the venue (then known as the Milwaukee Theatre) in 2014—their first headlining Milwauk...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Central Library has been an incomparable, important public resource since 1898

Tyler Maas

February 24, 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...

Ed O’Brien (guitarist for very popular and influential band) will play Turner Hall May 29

Matt Wild

February 24, 2020

It's something we can all relate to: You're a member of a wildly successful and influential alternative rock band and you want to record and tour behind a solo album. Your name may not be as well known as the n...

Black Husky Brewing will host a fundraiser for women beer professionals on March 8

Matt Wild

February 24, 2020

Ever notice how the craft brewing industry seems to be dominated by men? Of course you have. Well, the Pink Boots Society aims to change that by, in its own words, assisting, inspiring, and encouraging women be...

My First Band: Reverend Norb (Boris The Sprinkler, The Onions, Suburban Mutilation)

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 21, 2020

Norb Rozek is known better to the world as Reverend Norb, the front man of Boris The Sprinkler. Before he was the incomparable voice of the legendary Green Bay punk band, Rozek was cutting his teeth in other—fa...

320 Friday fish frys and counting: Lone Star Tavern (Germantown)

Caleb Westphal

February 21, 2020

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.What happens in Wisconsin when Valentine's Day falls on a Friday? In my mind, all the high-end r...

Some sensible (and stupid) quotes about the push to extend Wisconsin bar hours during the DNC

Matt Wild

February 21, 2020

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• It should be simple: Milwaukee is hosting the 2020 Democratic National Conve...

Shot For Shot With Chefs: Mitch Ciohon (Taco Moto, Snack Boys)

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 20, 2020

broadstreet.zone(66112); After a few fun, food-focused, and booze-fueled episodes with the likes of Paul Zerkel (of Goodkind), Gregory León (Amilinda), Caitlin Cullen (The Tandem), and the restaurateur duo of ...

Remnants of 1920 Milwaukee still on display in the city today

Josh Hoppert

February 20, 2020

The following article originally appeared in the January 2020 edition of Colectivo Coffee’s “Off The Record” print-only periodical/crossword puzzle. You can pick up “Off The Record” free of charge at all 13 Mil...

The Hop will get 35 “smart kiosks” to provide revenue, tracking, MPD surveillance, selfies

Matt Wild

February 20, 2020

Have you ever been waiting for The Hop and thought to yourself, "I wish there was a 55-inch screen here that provided me with real-time tracking data, 360-degree surveillance from the Milwaukee Police Departmen...

Get your multi passes now for our screening of ‘The Fifth Element’ March 18 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

February 20, 2020

Has there ever been a cinematic vision of the future as delightfully weird and strangely stylish as The Fifth Element? Probably not! One part DayGlo Blade Runner and two parts Jean-Paul Gaultier fever dream, th...

Miller Park’s “Restaurant To Be Named Later” will open March 6

Matt Wild

February 20, 2020

Remember last October, when the Milwaukee Brewers announced Friday's Front Row Sports Grill at Miller Park would be replaced by "The Restaurant To Be Named Later"? Yes, that's the actual name of the restaurant,...

Hey! Here are the dates and locations for the 2020 Traveling Beer Garden!

Matt Wild

February 19, 2020

Do you like drinking? Do you like drinking outside? Do you like drinking in places you wouldn't normally expect a lot of (legal) drinking? Then you're in luck, because Milwaukee County Parks' ever-popular Trave...

22 NXT Superstars who may (or may not) be at Turner Hall this Friday

Vince Morales

February 19, 2020

NXT has been coming to Milwaukee since January 2016 and has delivered a consistent, quality event each time out. The shows always feature the type of athletic wrestling that NXT has become known for: unique Sup...

Here’s the lineup for Avalon Theater’s “Miyazaki March” and “Anime April”

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 19, 2020

Attention anime fans still coming down from this month’s Anime Milwaukee convention: Avalon Atmospheric Theater & Lounge has unveiled the lineup and schedule for this year’s "Miyazaki March" and "Anime Apri...