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Look upon the destruction of the old Grand Avenue entrance and despair/rejoice

August 9, 2019

It's been months since the once-mighty, long-withering Shops of Grand Avenue closed up shops (heh). Now dubbed "The Avenue," the downtown complex is currently being redeveloped. The east end has already been co...

My First Band: Nick Sanborn (Sylvan Esso, Decibully, Made Of Oak)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 9, 2019

You might know Nick Sanborn as one half of Sylvan Esso, from his time in Milwaukee's own Decibully, or from his work in side projects like Made Of Oak and Rosenau & Sanborn. Long before any of that, however...

And the winner of the Wisconsin State Fair’s 2019 Sporkies competition is…

Matt Wild

August 9, 2019

...Poncho Dog's Buffalo Cheese Curd and Chicken Taco. It's described as "Buffalo flavored cheese curds from Ellsworth, WI paired with slices of grilled chicken in a fried flour tortilla. Topped with bleu cheese...

Beach House brings good vibes, Milwaukee love to Riverside Theater

Catherine Jozwik

August 9, 2019

For a decade and a half, Beach House has been blending 1990s shoegaze with 1960s West Coast pop, surf music, and reflective lyrics. The Baltimore-based duo has released eight albums since 2006, including B-Side...

An examination of music Brewers fans will hear at every Miller Park game

Vince Morales

August 8, 2019

There is nothing in this world quite like seeing a baseball game live. While football can be great live, even the most diehard of fans will admit that the game translates much better to television. With basebal...

Celebrate 6 years of MobCraft Beer at next weekend’s Weird Fest Block Party

Tyler Maas

August 8, 2019

It's been a fun and eventful summer full of awesome festivals, great block parties, wonderful weekly concerts, and many more reasons to get out and enjoy the summer. But now that August is here, festival season...

Mural Watch 2019: New murals for Crossroads Collective and Black Cat Alley

Matt Wild

August 8, 2019

Do you like murals? Of course you do. And so does Milwaukee. Yes, the city is currently in the throes of a great mural renaissance. A Muralssance? Muraissance? Whatever. All you need to know is that there are 8...

Merry Figgsmas! An oral history of the Midwest’s love affair with The Figgs

Erin Dorbin

August 7, 2019

The Figgs have been a motivating and binding force in the Wisconsin/Midwest music scene for over two decades. They travel exclusively to satiate the Wisconsin audiences with multiple back-to-back shows every fe...

6 more (mostly) dead websites from Milwaukee’s past

Matt Wild

August 7, 2019

It's been said that the internet is written in ink, not pencil. Nothing ever truly disappears, even (and some might say especially) the embarrassing stuff. Thanks to handy tools like the Internet Archive's Wayb...

Pack your bags, travel light, and let the “twinkly emo” of Burmecia’s ‘Placeholder’ take you on a trip to the early 2000s

Tyler Maas

August 7, 2019

Like nu metal and swing, screamo is a musical sub-genre that people might attach to a specific moment in time. Though it was a loud and guttural blip in the collective consciousness of listeners in the early au...

It’s Wednesday, so there’s another giant mural coming to Milwaukee

Matt Wild

August 7, 2019

Do you like murals? Well, Milwaukee certainly does. It seems a week can't go by without another giant mural popping up somewhere in town. Last month it was the gorgeous "Gateway Mural" on West Wisconsin Avenue....

Even Furthur marks the 25th anniversary of an essential Wisconsin rave

Tone Madison

August 6, 2019

The following piece by Evan Woodward was originally published on Tone Madison.This year’s installment of the Even Furthur festival marks the 25th anniversary of an event that literally put the Midwest rave ...

People will swim/brave the Milwaukee River (again) this Saturday at the Cream City Classic

Matt Wild

August 6, 2019

The Milwaukee River is a lot of things: a playground for boats, pontoons, kayaks, and...swimmers? Yes, this weekend, up to 100 people will take part in the second annual Cream City Classic, an open swim in the ...

Coming soon to Cinema Hooligante: ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and ‘Shrek Retold’

Matt Wild

August 6, 2019

If you’ve been to the Milwaukee Film Festival in the past five years, you've probably encountered a peculiar set of films called Cinema Hooligante. This often bloody, disturbing, sick, subversive, and just plai...

The state of the art of knock offs: An interview with Dan Schierl, founder of the Generic Dr Pepper Knockoffs Facebook page

Peter Woods

August 5, 2019

To know the work of Dan Schierl is to know a collection of oddities, rooted in a deep respect for the archives and archival process with a strong penchant for the ridiculous and absurd. As a musician, Shierl cr...

Some highlights, observations, and takeaways from BIG3’s Milwaukee debut

Tyler Maas

August 5, 2019

Sunday afternoon, Fiserv Forum was alive with the sounds of squeaking sneakers, emphatic cheers, and bass thumps from backing music during the BIG3's Milwaukee stop. Now in the midst of its third season, the 3-...

Lime scooter app lets you email Mayor Barrett and tell him how much you love Lime

Matt Wild

August 5, 2019

Is there any frivolous city issue more exhausting than electric scooters? With the flag debate taking the summer off, the answer is no, no there is not. But in case you've been living under a "micromobility" ro...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 28-August 3)

Matt Wild

August 5, 2019

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...

Go down a rabbit hole with Saebra & Carlyle in this dark and dazzling one-shot music video

Tyler Maas

August 3, 2019

Much has changed since we first introduced you to the “apocalyptic western” stylings of Saebra & Carlyle in January of 2018. After officially starting out in late 2017, the duo consisting of longtime friend...

NO/NO prepares to say goodbye with new song, final album

Matt Wild

August 2, 2019

Search the stratosphere for stellar Milwaukee music and you'll find NO/NO. In the past five years, the new wave-y synth-rock outfit has dished up a number of defining moments: a pair of cool and sexy EPs in 201...