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Milwaukee Record’s favorite moments from Riverwest FemFest 2019

June 3, 2019

"I think moving forward, we'd love to see FemFest as a thing that just happens all the time, everywhere." That was festival organizer Ellie Jackson in the closing moments of this year's eight-day, multi-venue, ...

Let’s talk about Kopp’s Frozen Custard’s Father’s Day special, “Nuts For Daddy”

Matt Wild

June 3, 2019

Summer is just around the corner, which means it's almost time to hang out at one of Milwaukee's best summer hangouts, Kopp's Frozen Custard. (Any location will do!) Also just around the corner: Father's Day, w...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 3, 2019

Though July comes close to matching it, there’s simply no month in Milwaukee that’s more jam-packed with entertainment than June. Festival season officially kicks off with PrideFest, which gives way to Polish F...

Brewers minor league affiliate to become Wisconsin Udder Tuggers for one game

Tyler Maas

June 3, 2019

Today, mere hours after learning Kopp's Frozen Custard's "Nuts For Daddy" Father's Day promotion, we're pleased to report that a Milwaukee Brewers minor league affiliate will temporarily change its name to some...

When you feel like nobody cares, watch the video for Tigernite’s incredible “Oracle”

Matt Wild

June 3, 2019

When one thinks of Tigernite (which one should do often), one thinks of glam-rock vamping, mile-high choruses, and glitter. So much glitter. But, as we said about the band's excellent 2018 album Sublunary: "The...

Here’s the 2019 PrideFest entertainment lineup

Tyler Maas

May 31, 2019

With all due respect to earlier-occurring newcomers Riverwest FemFest and Cream City Comedy Festival, Milwaukee’s festival season truly and officially begins with PrideFest. The first fest to hit Henry Maier Fe...

My First Band: Samiam

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 31, 2019

Over the course of the band's 30-plus-year existence, Samiam has done it all. Since starting out on Gilman Street in the late '80s, the legendary punk band has released eight influential albums and a mess of ex...

12 pictures of new food items coming to Summerfest 2019, and that’s it

Matt Wild

May 31, 2019

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Milwaukee Music Roundup: May 2019

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 31, 2019

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup, stuffed with new records, notable singles, and more. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Marielle Allschw...

Welcome…to the vendor lineup for that Walker’s Point food truck park

Matt Wild

May 31, 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...

30 photos of the new Saint Kate arts hotel, plus 5 photos of a haunted penthouse we slept in that one time

Matt Wild

May 30, 2019

On Tuesday, June 4, Milwaukee's newest arts hotel, Saint Kate, will open to the public. The long-anticipated project is a full reimagining of the former InterContinental Milwaukee hotel at 139 E Kilbourn Ave., ...

It looks like Slayer’s “final Milwaukee show” will happen in Chicago

Tyler Maas

May 30, 2019

Good news, local metalheads! Slayer—a.k.a "SLAAAAAAAYEEERR!!!"—just announced they'll be playing one last Milwaukee show as part of the band's final world tour. Bad news, local metalheads! The farewell performa...

Violent Femmes will play free “Cheers to Milwaukee” show at Riverside Theater June 6

Matt Wild

May 30, 2019

Hey! On Thursday, June 6, Violent Femmes will headline the third annual "Cheers to Milwaukee" show at Riverside Theater! Hosted by Miller Brewing and Riverside Theater, the show is absolutely FREE! You hear tha...

Nick Lang sets the tempo for Milwaukee drummers

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2019

Even if you've only seen a few local bands in recent years, there's a decent chance Nick Lang was in at least one of them. The percussionist currently keeps the beat for seven Milwaukee projects, and that astou...

Here’s the 12th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party lineup

Tyler Maas

May 29, 2019

Since opening in 2007, Burnhearts has slowly-but-steadily transformed into one of Milwaukee’s premier beer bars. Along the way, the Bay View lounge’s owners have shown customers they like to party. Beyond Mitte...

Great Job, Milwaukee! We’re okay for staycationers, terrific for retirees

Matt Wild

May 29, 2019

Here at Milwaukee Record, we employ a sentient machine known as the Great Job Milwaukee Bot to keep track of the city's many appearances on dopey online lists, as well as any time a national publication deigns ...

Sleater-Kinney release new song, announce October 16 show at Riverside Theater

Matt Wild

May 29, 2019

If you've ever thought to yourself, "You know what the world needs now? A new Sleater-Kinney song. And maybe a new Sleater-Kinney tour," you're in for a treat. Wednesday morning, the legendary trio of Carrie Br...

Say goodbye to Lakefront Organika by drinking the last keg at Puddler’s Hall on Thursday

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2019

This week will quite literally mark the end of the line for one of Milwaukee's longest-running craft beers.Lakefront Brewery's Organika was recently discontinued and, at this moment, only one keg of the soo...

Bucks poster artist is also making “What’s On Tap” designs for every Brewers home series

Tyler Maas

May 28, 2019

Back in January (and at the end of every month since), we showed you some unique and all-around awesome posters an artist was making for each and every Milwaukee Bucks game. The talent behind the ambitious seri...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (May 19-25)

Matt Wild

May 28, 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...