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Ned Flanders metal band Okilly Dokilly will play X-Ray Arcade April 6

February 8, 2019

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• We could be really clever and load up on obscure Simpsons references for this...

Another list of 25 not-that-interesting facts about Milwaukee

Josh Hoppert

February 7, 2019

broadstreet.zone(68249); The "25 Facts" series features people, places, and stuff that make Milwaukee great. These articles are meant just for fun and we have nothing but love for everyone included. Brought to...

Hear The Slurs get “loud and sleazy, fast and greasy” on ‘Shatter Sessions’

Tyler Maas

February 7, 2019

What do you get when you combine four veteran Milwaukee musicians with a desire to play "loud and sleazy, fast and greasy" tunes? The Slurs. The quartet composed of three former Rust Belt Demons members and 195...

Fiserv Forum celebrates 1 millionth fan, gives her beer, Road to WrestleMania tickets, more

Matt Wild

February 7, 2019

Wednesday night, moments before the Milwaukee Bucks took on the Washington Wizards, Fiserv Forum recognized and celebrated its one millionth fan (!). Yes, more than one million people (!) have attended Bucks an...

Oh hi, two screenings of ‘The Room’ at Oriental Theatre with Tommy Wiseau in attendance

Matt Wild

February 7, 2019

You've seen the movie a dozen times. You've read the book about the making of the movie. You've seen the Hollywood movie about the making of the movie based on the book about the making of the movie. You've tos...

20 unconventional Milwaukee performance venues

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2019

This Saturday, a new project called Neidhoefer will play its first show ever and release its debut album at a rather unconventional venue. This site of this momentous affair is Dandy Midventurous Modern, a vint...

Here are 25 pictures of the new Centraal Grand Cafe & Tappery

Matt Wild

February 6, 2019

Back in January, Bay View staple Café Centraal closed its doors for a month-long refresh and renovation. Now, the 10-year-old Lowlands Group eatery is ready to reopen as Centraal Grand Café & Tappery. The n...

Listen to the SIN BAD / Bad Wig split, ‘SIN BAD WIG’ (and say goodbye to SIN BAD for a while)

Matt Wild

February 6, 2019

Peanut butter and jelly. Gin and tonic. Jake and The Fatman. There are certain things that are destined to be joined at the hip, destined to go together like, well, peanut butter and jelly. You can add Milwauke...

Stream Lifetime Achievement Award’s woozy new single, “The Melatonin”

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2019

On October 13, 2015, Jay Joslyn set out to write a song. The goal was to complete it within one week’s time. After he did that, he set out to do it 51 more times. Joslyn decided to release that year's worth of ...

Lauryl Sulfate explains how ‘Dance Music Saves Lives’

DJ Hostettler

February 5, 2019

Lauryl Sulfate is a product of dance music and outsider art. A veteran of Madison dance clubs and the scene surrounding Milwaukee's long-lost art/fashion space Darling Hall, Sulfate developed an adventurous DIY...

Hear Bill Clinton talk about how good he thinks the Bucks are

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2019

No matter what your personal politics are, we can all agree on this one thing: the Milwaukee Bucks have been pretty amazing this season.The Giannis Antetokounmpo-led team currently boasts an NBA-best 39-13 ...

Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Miller Park while it was still under construction

Matt Wild

February 5, 2019

Last week we hipped you to a remarkable behind-the-scenes video tour of Milwaukee County Stadium mere weeks before it was closed and torn down. Now, the same former Brewers grounds crew member who shot that vid...

Welcome…to Milwaukee’s first food truck park

Matt Wild

February 5, 2019

In today's "spare no expense" news, Milwaukee is getting its very first food truck park! The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Sean Phelan and Jesus O. Gonzalez—the latter the founder of the ever-popular ...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Jan. 27-Feb. 2)

Matt Wild

February 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...

Relive Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2019 with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 4, 2019

For the seventh consecutive year, Burnhearts curated a winning wintry mix of live music, rare and delicious craft beer, tasty food and barrel-aged cocktails, locally-made wares, and charity that all came togeth...

Brook Lopez should compete in the NBA All-Star Game’s Three-Point Contest

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2019

The NBA All-Star Game is next weekend and, for once, the Milwaukee Bucks will play a prominent part in the mid-winter festivities. Heading into tonight's game in Brooklyn, the Bucks have posted an NBA-best 38-1...

Ladies Rock will open 2019 enrollment February 8

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2019

Since beginning in 2015, Ladies Rock Milwaukee—the grown-up companion to Girls Rock Milwaukee—has become an established resource to help empower “women, transgender, and gender non-conforming folks of any ident...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 1, 2019

February holds the distinction of being the year’s shortest month, one of Wisconsin’s coldest spans of time, and the final full month of winter. However, this particular February finds Milwaukee artists and ven...

265 Friday fish frys and counting: Bavarian Bierhaus

Caleb Westphal

February 1, 2019

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.You've probably seen its sign peeking over the west side of I-43 just north of Milwaukee. You've...

East Side Whole Foods is getting a 20-tap bar, video games (of course)

Matt Wild

February 1, 2019

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Do people still make "Whole Paycheck" jokes when talking about Whole Foods? J...