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Vinz Clortho travels down a lost highway in “Endless Road”

September 19, 2018

On paper, Milwaukee super-group Vinz Clortho sounds like a goof. Here are a bunch of musicians from bands like Calliope, Mortgage Freeman, Castle Thunder, and Mouse Corn playing in a group named after the Keyma...

Jake “The Snake” Roberts is coming to Club Garibaldi November 24

Matt Wild

September 19, 2018

Few figures are as emblematic of the highs and lows of '80s WWF/WWE professional wrestling than Jake "The Snake" Roberts. Right up there with Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, Roberts was a towering, brooding fig...

21 years before the Vikings cut Daniel Carlson, the Packers missed the mark with Brett Conway

Tyler Maas

September 18, 2018

Yesterday, Daniel Carlson's Minnesota Vikings tenure abruptly ended following a terrible Sunday at Lambeau Field, in which the rookie kicker missed three field goals—including a 35-yarder that would've won the ...

New Turner Hall restaurant, Tavern at Turner, set to open October 3

Matt Wild

September 18, 2018

For more than a decade, Turner Hall Ballroom has been a gem of a venue, hosting bands and events (like our own Local Coverage!) both big and small. And for more than a decade, the restaurant on the first floor ...

FYI: Only three restaurants remain in the Grand Ave. food court

Matt Wild

September 18, 2018

The last time we dropped by the ever-emptying Shops of Grand Avenue, we said goodbye to Boston Store. A few months before that, we paid our respects to the recently closed Rocky Rococo. Only four restaurants re...

You’ll always remember where you were when WalletHub named Milwaukee the 32nd “most fun” city in America

Matt Wild

September 18, 2018

There are certain events that are forever burned in America's collective memory: the moon landing, September 11, that time at the VMAs when Axl Rose got into it with Kurt Cobain. Provided you were actually aliv...

Charly Bliss charms, receives the gift of cheese at Colectivo’s Back Room

Matt Wild

September 18, 2018

Before we begin, let's get all the Charly Bliss talking points out of the way. Cool? Cool. The Brooklyn power-pop/alt-rockers have been around since 2014, but they sound like they're straight out of 1994. The g...

Relive Bay View Bash 2018 with these photos

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 17, 2018

Is it possible to sum up Bay View Bash 2018 with one photo? Certainly not. How about 40 or so photos? Not really, but let's give it a shot anyway. This year's Bash scored big on gorgeous weather, great music, g...

Fuel Cafe and Lakefront Brewery celebrate 20 years of collaboration with Doomsday festival (and beer)

Tyler Maas

September 17, 2018

Way back in 1998, a pair of young Milwaukee-based businesses joined forces to make something special. Along with the incorporation of some coffee from Colectivo (then known as Alterra, of course), Fuel Cafe and...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (Sept. 9-15)

Matt Wild

September 17, 2018

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...

SafeHouse, AJ Bombers, country prepare for National Cheeseburger Day on September 18

Matt Wild

September 17, 2018

Today—Monday, September 17—is...let's see here...International Country Music Day! Fun! Go out and enjoy some country music (and ask us about a killer country ballad we once wrote called "Bar Dice")! Meanwhile, ...

Take a look inside Dandy, Milwaukee’s newest vintage store and event space

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2018

Lately, Milwaukee has experienced an explosion of vintage shops, as the city's resale and maker scenes have both grown and improved considerably in recent years. Though there are exponentially more places to pi...

Author and Vikings fan Drew Magary tells us his 5 most hated Packers of all time

Tyler Maas

September 14, 2018

There isn't a sportswriter alive who hates the Green Bay Packers more than Drew Magary does. The novelist, GQ correspondent, beloved Deadspin columnist, and outspoken Minnesota Vikings fan routinely tears apart...

245 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Crawfish Junction (Milford)

Caleb Westphal

September 14, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.I may have eaten a fish fry on every Friday for the past 245 weeks, but I have also gone t...

Let us ponder, for a moment, DJ Aaron Rodgers

Matt Wild

September 14, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• How about that Aaron Rodgers? How about that career-defining comeback Monday ...

Now there’s a petition to save Milwaukee County parks, preferably without the help of parking meters

Matt Wild

September 14, 2018

Back in February, a controversial plan to install paid parking meters in Milwaukee County parks and along the lakefront was roundly booed, protested, and eventually shot down. Milwaukee County Executive Chris A...

Beet Street Harvest Festival returns October 13

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2018

It's been quite a run, but this weekend's Bay View Bash pretty much concludes summer festival season here in Milwaukee, right? Wrong. The city will officially be festing into fall with Beet Street Harvest Festi...

Kick ass for the Lord and come to our screening of ‘Dead Alive’ October 17 at Avalon Theater

Matt Wild

September 13, 2018

Do you like movies with goofy, over-the-top gore? Do you like movies with lots of goofy, over-the-top gore? Do you like movies with tons of goofy, over-the-top gore? Then you're in luck, because on Wednesday, O...

Listen to Pete Holmes talk about staying at Comedy Cafe’s “shitty ass” condo

Tyler Maas

September 13, 2018

About two and a half years ago, we wrote about Aaron Rodgers going on Pete Holmes' great You Made It Weird podcast and telling the comedian about the time he saw “a UFO” in New Jersey back in 2005. Since that ...

Ever notice how Mayor Barrett and Alex Trebek kind of look alike?

Matt Wild

September 13, 2018

Hey. It's Thursday. It's getting late. The weekend is on the horizon. Just a few more hours and one more day to go. Yawn.Hey. Ever notice how Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Tre...