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Hacienda Beer Co. is coming to the old BBC space on the East Side

November 23, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Okay, it's Black Friday and some people have a longstanding family bowling to...

Requiem for a reluctant deer hunter

Matt Wild

November 21, 2018

2014 I've been in my tree stand for an hour when a deer walks out in front of me. It appears from nowhere, absurd in its size, absurd in its very presence. It ambles its way to the dead center of my field of v...

Jake “The Snake” Roberts talks career, addiction, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dirty Details Tour

Vince Morales

November 21, 2018

There are few names in professional wrestling that carry as much weight as Jake "The Snake" Roberts. From his all-time great finishing move to his pet snake and his classic soft-talking interviews, Roberts is o...

We’re screening ‘MacGruber’ at Avalon Theater in January

Tyler Maas

November 21, 2018

We know what you're thinking. As you read this, we're sure you're wondering to yourself, "Wait, isn't MacGruber based on a bad, one-note Saturday Night Live sketch?" and "Wasn't MacGruber a box office bust that...

On The Record #144: Santa Cycle Rampage with Jake Newborn of Wisconsin Bike Fed

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 21, 2018

This week's guest is Wisconsin Bike Fed youth programs manager Jake Newborn. Thanks in large part to the work Newborn and his colleagues do at the Bike Fed, it has arguably never been a better time to ride a bi...

Buffalo Gospel’s Ryan Necci looks back on band’s biggest year yet, talks about plans for 2019

Tyler Maas

November 20, 2018

It's been quite a year for Buffalo Gospel. Following a lengthy break between records and significant lineup changes in the process, the Milwaukee country outfit truly returned to form in 2018 with On The First ...

Brewers minor league affiliate should’ve put s’more thought into new mascot “Toasty Vibes”

Tyler Maas

November 20, 2018

Yesterday, the Milwaukee Brewers' new Pioneer League club announced its team name. The Colorado Springs-based Rookie-level affiliate will officially be known as the...Rocky Mountain Vibes.Back in July, the ...

Get ready for Guerrilla Ghost’s ‘Perpetually Sad Motion Machine’ with “Everybody Rap” music video

Tyler Maas

November 20, 2018

Following an incredibly productive 2017 that found Guerrilla Ghost releasing a flurry of contentious and socially-pointed material between a steady diet of live shows and music videos, the Milwaukee experimenta...

Help others this holiday season by donating to local organizations and area food pantries

Catherine Jozwik

November 19, 2018

According to recent statistics, nearly 25 percent of Milwaukeeans live in poverty. Many, including entire families, are homeless and struggling to survive Wisconsin’s brutal winters. Luckily, there are many org...

First Impression: Stock House Brewing Co.

Tyler Maas

November 19, 2018

Following a Kickstarter campaign, considerable construction, various delays, and approval from the City of Wauwatosa, Stock House Brewing (7208 W. North Ave., 414-739-9876) officially opened last week. Owned by...

Milwaukee Record’s entertainment guide for the long Thanksgiving weekend ahead

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 19, 2018

Is there any better holiday that falls between Halloween and Christmas than Thanksgiving? No. (Sorry, National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day.) Is there anything better than the long Thanksgiving wee...

Listen to the new Dramatic Lovers single, “The Comedown”

Tyler Maas

November 16, 2018

In 2017, Dramatic Lovers—the Milwaukee supergroup consisting of current or former members of Decibully, The Promise Ring, Temper Temper, and Maritime—spent the year playing out consistently and releasing a debu...

254 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Serb Hall

Caleb Westphal

November 16, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Three days after the midterm elections, I headed to American Serb Hall (5101 W. Oklahoma A...

That Milwaukee County marijuana referendum went really well. Now what?

Matt Wild

November 16, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• The November midterm election has come and gone (also coming and going: Tony ...

It’s apparently National Fast Food Day, so here’s every chain restaurant adventure we’ve ever had

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 16, 2018

It's apparently National Fast Food Day. Though this fake holiday gives fast food-obsessed American consumers a feeble excuse to justify eating something that's bad for them today, we here at Milwaukee Record tr...

Mystery Science Theater 3000 LIVE! was a great homecoming for Joel, a fine showcase for Jonah

Rob Wieland

November 16, 2018

Inevitably, when an influential band breaks up, its members gravitate back toward the thing that made the band famous. Thirty years have passed since Mystery Science Theater 3000 turned an activity once confine...

Set aside a few minutes to watch King Courteen’s “Bucker Boy,” arguably the best Milwaukee music video of 2018

Tyler Maas

November 15, 2018

Back in August, we checked in with King Courteen (the musical alias of singer-songwriter and woodworker Michael Gerlach) as he wandered around Milwaukee City Hall in his "Simeon The Petrus" music video. A few m...

Balzac has a new head chef and a new menu

Tyler Maas

November 15, 2018

Over the last 13 years, Balzac has given the East Side an extra dash of class with an excellent wine selection, contemporary cocktails, and outstanding small plate options. Not wanting to rest on its laurels, t...

Enjoy Offend Your Friends’ updated “Thank You, Mr. President,” help the band release a 7-inch

Matt Wild

November 15, 2018

Show-goers of a certain age may be familiar with Offend Your Friends, a self-described "mid-2000s politically charged trashy party ska punk from the armpit of Wisconsin" (a.k.a. Fond du Lac). The group, which ...

Public Domain: Fox Face performs “There’ll Be Some Changes Made”

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 14, 2018

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The monthly video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo Coffee to adapt some of the world’s best-known songs in ways they’ve never been ...