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Here are the daily schedules and lineups for the 2019 Cream City Comedy Festival

May 7, 2019

In its first three years, Cream City Comedy Festival staged a total of over 40 shows with close to 200 comedians from Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, and New York for a few days each May. Even more impressive than...

mewithoutYou, Cursive, The Appleseed Cast treat Turner Hall to a blast from the past (and the present)

Tyler Maas

May 7, 2019

The spirit of 2001 was alive and well in Milwaukee on Monday night.As the Milwaukee Bucks were dominating an Eastern Conference foe in an NBA playoff contest, a respectable crowd made its way to Turner Hall...

First Impression: Fuji Poké

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2019

Poké is sweeping the city. As recently as a couple years ago, the edible island dish was only available at a select few establishments in and around Milwaukee. However, the Hawaiian delicacy has quickly caught ...

Here’s the full lineup for Summerfest’s Rebel Stage

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2019

Every weekday for the past two weeks, we've announced the daily headliners of a different Summerfest stage. Friday's unveiling of the JoJo's Martini Lounge lineup was the 10th and final such announcement for 20...

WORK’s Joe Cannon shifts focus to Resurrectionists

Tyler Maas

May 6, 2019

Last August, WORK released Strictly Cruis’n, a record we called "a frenzied and genre-bending 12-song follow-up that continues the ironically-named outfit’s trend of fun-yet-focused material." The release of th...

Check out the beer list for Milwaukee County Parks’ Traveling Beer Garden

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 6, 2019

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, like public parks? Then you’re in luck, because Milwaukee County’s ever...

Dollars For Donuts: Mini Donuts (Fiserv Forum)

Tyler Maas

May 4, 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: Josh Caterer (The Smoking Popes, Speedstick)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 3, 2019

Few have heard of Josh Caterer's first band—Speedstick—but after a name change and a swap of drummers, that band, now known as "The Smoking Popes," quickly made a name for themselves in the early '90s Chicago p...

1st And Bowl will bring “Football Bowling” to Wauwatosa

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2019

Have you ever seen Detroiters? Man, that show was unbelievable! Seriously, it might be the best new half-hour television comedy of the last 10 years. That's up for debate, of course, but it was hilarious. How d...

278 Friday fish frys and counting: Allgauer’s Bistro & Pub In The Park

Caleb Westphal

May 3, 2019

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.I'm not one to visit Hilton Garden Inns or to seek out fish frys at restaurants inside of them, ...

P!nk brightens up the bleak with acrobatic and uplifting Fiserv Forum performance

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2019

With three Grammys, 15 chart-topping singles, more 50 million records sold, and an endless string of sold-out arena tours throughout the planet over the course of a career that's now spanned two full decades, P...

Buckle up, because here are the JoJo’s Martini Lounge headliners for Summerfest 2019

Matt Wild

May 3, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee's lakefront, don't fret: it's just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who's playing in 2019? ...

Here’s what’s coming to (and departing from) Crafty Cow’s and Hot Head Fried Chicken’s menu next week

Tyler Maas

May 2, 2019

After originally opening as Bumstead Provisions—a restaurant, deli, liquor store, and provisional shop—in late 2016, the two attached Bay View storefronts at 2671-75 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. have taken many forms. ...

Listen to Paul Cebar and Jay Anderson collaborate on “Honey Colored Eyes”

Josh Hoppert

May 2, 2019

"I enjoy him very much. I think he's a pleasantly crazy fellow."Those are the words Milwaukee music legend Paul Cebar uses to describe Milwaukee (and New Orleans) music legend-to-be Jay Anderson. The two lo...

Get ready for Uhtcearu’s new album and stream “Death At Hand” immediately

Tyler Maas

May 2, 2019

Back in 2017, we declared Utcearu's sophomore album, For Darkness To Subside, to be one of the 10 best Milwaukee albums of that year. Since releasing a record we said all headbangers would love roughly two year...

Here are the Klement’s Sausage & Beer Garden headliners for Summerfest 2019

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 2, 2019

If you hear a low rumbling coming from Milwaukee’s lakefront, don’t fret: it’s just the sound of Summerfest, which is set to take over Henry Maier Festival Park June 26-30, and July 2-7. Who’s playing in 2019? ...

Here’s the Riverwest FemFest 2019 lineup, schedule

Tyler Maas

May 1, 2019

Last year, organizers of Riverwest FemFest decided to move the fourth annual event from winter to spring, which led to the fest's biggest (and arguably the best) year to date. In the process, they somehow manag...

Come to The Cooperage May 13 for a ‘Shot For Shot With Chefs’ episode premiere, featuring Gregory León of Amilinda

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2019

broadstreet.zone(66112); Last June, Milwaukee Record debuted the pilot episode of a series called Shot For Shot With Chefs. The first installment of the booze-fueled and food-focused web series featured haples...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2019

May in Milwaukee usually serves as the calm before the storm that is summer festival season. By this time next month, we’ll be gearing up for block parties, weekly concerts, and a massive wave of occurrences be...

We’re teaming up with Milwaukee Film to bring you Cinema Hooligante films all year long

Matt Wild

May 1, 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...