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Lakefront is celebrating National Cheese Curd Day with “Rainbow Unicorn” cheese curds, more

October 15, 2018

Today, as we all know, is National Cheese Curd Day. Wisconsin, as we all know, loves its cheese curds. So what is cheese-curd-loving Wisconsin doing for National Cheese Curd Day? Who knows, but Milwaukee's Lake...

Liz Phair makes things girly again at career-spanning Turner Hall show

Cal Roach

October 13, 2018

The '90s were an odd decade. Back then, a young, impressionable person could discover an artist through Rolling Stone and still feel like they were "underground." Such was the case with Liz Phair; her 1993 debu...

George Webb will hand out free burgers October 18 to celebrate Brewers’ 12-game winning streak

Matt Wild

October 12, 2018

You know the story: Venerable Wisconsin restaurant chain George Webb has a longstanding promise to hand out free burgers if the Milwaukee Brewers win 12 games in a row. The prediction/promotion has come to pass...

Meet Milo, the undefeated Brewers baby

Nick Olig

October 12, 2018

As if fans of the Milwaukee Brewers needed any more reason to feel the magic of this postseason run, consider that the team has a fan who has never seen them lose. Born Sunday, September 23 at 9:07 a.m. with a ...

249 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Ray’s Butcher Shoppe

Caleb Westphal

October 12, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Growing up in Fond du Lac, I wasn't brought to Milwaukee too often as a child. My only rec...

On The Record #140: Sports with Ramie Makhlouf

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 12, 2018

Though sports is always a relevant topic (especially in Wisconsin), each autumn seems to bring about a competitive crescendo of sorts. But it's never been quite like this. The Brewers are in the NLCS and have t...

Film Girl Film Festival opens tonight with documentary on sci-fi novelist Ursula K. Le Guin

Matt Wild

October 12, 2018

There has never been a better time to be a filmmaker in Milwaukee. This weekend sees the opening of the John Ridley-backed No Studios, a filmmaking and artistic hub located in the Pabst Brewery Complex. Next we...

There’s finally (finally!) a song about Front Row Amy

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

If you're not familiar with longtime Milwaukee Brewers superfan "Front Row Amy" (real name Amy Williams), you haven't been paying attention to Brewers baseball—or the internet. She's the woman who's been holdin...

We’re bringing Brendan Kelly to Cactus Club on January 11

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2018

Brendan Kelly is the best.While you certainly know and love the Chicago punk legend and former Slapstick and Broadways member's modern-day work in The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon, and on his hilariously bleak...

Here’s everything you need to know about Beet Street 2018

Tyler Maas

October 11, 2018

Though rain put a damper on last year’s festivities, Beet Street Harvest Festival is, thankfully, coming back for a third year. Spearheaded by Cactus Club and in association with Goodkind and Palomino, the Satu...

Radiograffiti showcase will feature national electronic acts, DIY synth builds, more

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

For nearly a decade, Milwaukee-based label Radiograffiti has been a glitchy godsend for those who prefer their music electronic, challenging, and outside the mainstream. Headed by electronic musician Tyler St. ...

MKE Music Rewind: Like Like The The The Death: “Holy Ghosty”

Matt Wild

October 11, 2018

In our weekly MKE Music Rewind, we revisit a notable Milwaukee song that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014.There are great albums that work as unified wholes, able to be list...

Get into the Halloween spirit with some top-notch Lake Drive Halloween decorations

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 11, 2018

Do you like fall? (Yes.) Do you like Halloween? (Of course.) Do you like elaborate outdoor Halloween decorations? (Yes, of course). Then please enjoy these photos, courtesy of Wendy Schreier, of some ghoulishly...

Love And Pain transcend geography to explore the darker side of guitar pop

Sahan Jayasuriya

October 10, 2018

Milwaukee is home to many musicians, engineers, and producers who focus their efforts on working primarily with artists within the city itself. Those seeking to apply their talents to helping artists on a natio...

Bay View neighbors honor fallen city inspector Greg Zyszkiewicz with “Zombies for Ziggy”

Catherine Jozwik

October 10, 2018

To honor the memory of a beloved neighbor who loved Halloween, residents of Pine Avenue in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood are decorating their blocks, Walking Dead-style, for the month of October.City in...

Help finally bring ramen to Milwaukee by donating to the Ramen Nom Icon crowdfunding campaign

Matt Wild

October 10, 2018

Take yourself back to the fall of 2017. Donald Trump was president. The LEGO Ninjago Movie was in theaters. Milwaukee was in the grip of ramen fever. Yes, long before the poke craze, the axe-throwing craze, and...

How would a Brewers World Series appearance impact Ed Sheeran’s Miller Park concert?

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2018

Update: According to Piet Levy of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Ed Sheeran's Miller Park concert will be rescheduled if the Brewers make the World Series. He spoke to Tyler Barnes, Brewers vice president of commu...

“If the ghost shows again, we are all going to fight together”: The Pfister Hotel All-Star Ghost Team

Tea Krulos

October 9, 2018

October is a time for baseball and spookiness, and nowhere on Earth do the two collide quite like Milwaukee's Pfister Hotel. The historic hotel, completed in 1893 by Charles Pfister, has long been rumored to be...

Restorations talk time away, new direction, Philadelphia’s music scene

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2018

Much has changed since the last time Restorations were on tour. Not long after the Philadelphia rock outfit's tour stop in Milwaukee in early 2015, the band took lengthy break, they parted ways with their label...

Now you’re shooting with power: Milwaukee photographer documents city with Game Boy Camera

Matt Wild

October 9, 2018

In the era of hi-res smartphone cameras and even higher-res professional cameras, Milwaukee has never looked better. Poke around online and you'll find oodles of gorgeous pictures of the city we love. But for o...