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Old Earth goes to the chapel in the “I Saw The Light And I Liked It” video

July 23, 2019

Over the course of Old Earth's decade-long run, Todd Umhoefer's personal project has managed to create some gorgeous and moving recordings in some rather unconventional locations. His 2012 effort, A Low Place A...

Read what a 1940s book had to say about “the plump and smiling city of Milwaukee”

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66838); Summer in Milwaukee is the best; summer in the Midwest is even better. Join Milwaukee Record and Miller High Life July 22-29 as we search the city and beyond for the Spirit Of Summer. ...

A comprehensive Wisconsin baseball guide

Tyler Maas

July 22, 2019

The 5 best Weird Al cameos in film and television history

Rob Wieland

July 22, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72091); Hey! Welcome to the second annual Weird Al Week! Over the course of seven days, Milwaukee Record will fill your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It a...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (July 14-20)

Matt Wild

July 22, 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...

Reminder: A new poké place is coming to Brady Street

Matt Wild

July 22, 2019

Ever find yourself wandering around Brady Street on a beautiful early Sunday evening, thinking about how that big Walgreens used to be a creepy video store (there was porn on the second floor!), and then stumbl...

Weird Al Week begins (again) with everything we’ve ever written about Weird Al

Matt Wild

July 21, 2019

broadstreet.zone(72091); Hey! Welcome to the second annual Weird Al Week! For the next seven days, Milwaukee Record will fill your feed with fresh, funny, and slightly fanatical Al-related materiel. It all lea...

Dollars For Donuts: Happy Dough Lucky lets you get a mini donut fix at farmer’s markets and a public market

Tyler Maas

July 20, 2019

Milwaukee loves donuts. Dozens of bakeries in the city and its surrounding suburbs help people get a sweet start to their day with long johns, crullers, jellies, powdered, cream-filled, cake donuts, and more. I...

My First Band: Brett Newski

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 19, 2019

Brett Newski has been called the "loudest acoustic act ever," and that might not be an overstatement. Since embarking on his solo project in his late twenties, the tireless troubadour has earned a reputation as...

Nu metal lives on at X-Ray Arcade’s Freak On A Leash Friday

Tyler Maas

July 19, 2019

In the late '90s and early aughts, mainstream music was all the rage with a new form of heavy metal that—quite fittingly—was called "nu metal." Bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, Crazy Town, and Linkin Par...

People continue to ride The Hop, but let’s figure out how to complain about it anyway (again)

Matt Wild

July 19, 2019

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed (formerly Off The Record, which is now the name of our print-only Colectivo publication) looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout th...

16 pictures of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Wisconsin Avenue’s new Gateway Mural

Matt Wild

July 19, 2019

Back in March, Downtown Milwaukee announced an open call for the Gateway Mural Project. It was an initiative to bring a bit of color and action to the west-facing facade of 622 W. Wisconsin Ave., on the northea...

Don’t worry, there are plenty of rooms left at Sybaris for the 2020 Democratic National Convention

Matt Wild

July 18, 2019

Wednesday afternoon, the Milwaukee Business Journal published a story that was an instant frontrunner for Headline of the Year: "Milwaukee DNC 2020 hotel pickings slim, expensive—room left at Sybaris." The piec...

Batter up! We’re screening ‘A League Of Their Own’ at Avalon Theater

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2019

Last night, an enthusiastic audience joined us at Avalon Theater for the second sold-out UHF screening in as many years. While that's certainly a tough act to follow, we think you're going to have a ball at nex...

Let L’Resorts send your ears on an island getaway with “Separate Oceans”

Tyler Maas

July 18, 2019

Back in February, we formally introduced you to L'Resorts, the new "tropical-pop" project spearheaded by Lady Cannon namesake Martha Cannon and Jaill founding member Vincent Kircher. In the months since announc...

Listen to the new Arctic Sleep album, ‘Kindred Spirits,’ and watch the creation of its cover art

Matt Wild

July 18, 2019

Arctic Sleep doesn't make albums—it makes experiences. Take Kindred Spirits, the seventh full-length record from the local atmospheric metal outfit. It's the followup to 2014's Passage Of Gaia, and another spra...

A brief history of Brewers grand slam droughts (and how they ended)

Kyle Lobner

July 17, 2019

The Milwaukee Brewers' long grand slam crisis came to an abrupt end Tuesday night when Christian Yelich (who else?) plated four runs with one swing of the bat to blow open what eventually became a 13-1 win over...

Members of Iron Pizza, Canopies, and Appleseeds resurface in Tell Me

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Last December, Iron Pizza called it quits after more than five years as a band. The synth-rock band with a proclivity for partying was a supremely fun and well-liked fixture at Riverwest and Bay View bar shows....

Here’s the Denim Park Summer ’19 Concert Series lineup

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

Though Milwaukee seems to have every weekend covered in terms of entertainment, it's always refreshing to see bands perform in the city's collection of weeknight concerts. Events like Chill On The Hill, Jazz In...

A Milwaukee guide to Mile Of Music

Tyler Maas

July 17, 2019

From August 1-4, a total of 10 Milwaukee (or Milwaukee-adjacent) bands and solo artists will make the 100-mile trek north on US 41—or I-43, if they want to take the scenic route—to partake in the fifth annual M...