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Relive the 2018 Summer Soulstice Music Festival with these photos

June 25, 2018

Beautiful weather. Beautiful people. A beautiful neighborhood that may have more axe-throwing cat-and-poke bars than sit-down-and-just-have-a-drink bars these days, but a beautiful neighborhood nonetheless. The...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (June 17-23)

Matt Wild

June 25, 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...

Dear FOX6: Please, please, please unearth this “Drinking in the ’80s” series from 1984

Matt Wild

June 25, 2018

Dear FOX6,Hi! How are you? Happy Monday! Milwaukee Record here. In case you didn't know, we're big fans of your station. Really! Ted Perry is the best, and FOX6 WakeUp is our second-favorite local morning s...

Hey! Let’s all go to tomorrow’s Domes meeting and vote for the indoor zipline option

Matt Wild

June 25, 2018

Hey! There's a public meeting at the Mitchell Park Domes on Tuesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. to discuss, well, the Mitchell Park Domes. The Domes Task Force is hosting the informational meeting and will be asking the...

Reminder: Oriental Theatre isn’t closed for good (Milwaukee Film is taking over and will reopen it soon)

Matt Wild

June 22, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• If you've seen the Oriental Theatre's marquee in recent days (or if you've ch...

233 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Stoneridge Inn (Hales Corners)

Caleb Westphal

June 22, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.Friday fish frys can be found in just about every setting imaginable. After having one nex...

Here’s the 2018 Milwaukee Comedy Festival lineup

Tyler Maas

June 22, 2018

Originating long before the city had anything even resembling a sustainable comedy community, Milwaukee Comedy Festival has grown and evolved in kind with Milwaukee’s humor scene. From August 1-5, the Milwaukee...

Sen. Tammy Baldwin was on ‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ and she brought some Spotted Cow

Matt Wild

June 22, 2018

This article is from 2018.Politics, politicians, and life in general: it's enough to make you drink. So why not crack open a cold one if you're going to discuss the hellscape that is 2018? That's just what ...

You’d be ‘Better Off Dead’ than to miss our screening at Avalon Theater July 18

Matt Wild

June 21, 2018

Four weeks. Twenty weekdays. That's approximately how long you have until we screen the 1985 dark comedy classic Better Off Dead at Avalon Theater. On Wednesday, July 18, Milwaukee Record, the Avalon, and new s...

Craig Brown talks about landing on Third Man Records, opening for Dwight Yoakam, loving Milwaukee

Dan Agacki

June 21, 2018

Craig Brown is a persistent hype-man for the city of Milwaukee, though he’s never lived here. The Detroit area native has spent numerous nights playing Milwaukee bars and basements over the past decade and a ha...

Vincent Van Great proves sequels can outshine the original on “I’m The Man Pt. 2 (Ninja Sauce Edition)”

Tyler Maas

June 21, 2018

Since first coming to consciousness as a member of the SAFS Crew hip-hop collective more than five years ago, Vincent Van Great has been continually evolving as an artist. His 2016 solo debut, UnGREATful, found...

Cesar Millan brings canine companions, plenty of treats to Riverside Theater

Dan Agacki

June 21, 2018

We live in a world where Saturday morning cartoons are a thing of the past. Cycling through the channels turns up nothing but news shows and infomercials. The sole moment of glory is found with syndicated episo...

So what do we think of this year’s Summerfest lineup?

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 20, 2018

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.Matt Wild: W...

Follow these 16 simple tips if you want to avoid being murdered by the streetcar

Matt Wild

June 20, 2018

The last time we checked in on the Milwaukee streetcar (give us a few more weeks before we finally call it "The Hop"), people were taking pictures of the thing. But a lot has changed since then—for one, it's al...

Liam O’Brien’s Faithless Followers’ “Nowhere To Go” video will take you somewhere special

Tyler Maas

June 20, 2018

Though Liam O'Brien is probably best-known among Wisconsin music supporters for his work in the eclectic music collective, Holy Sheboygan!, the Milwaukee singer-songwriter has been writing and releasing materia...

On The Record #133: Summer shows with Sid McCain (WMSE)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 20, 2018

Summer is here! Yes, today officially marks the first day of the best season in the best city for festival fun. Milwaukee earns its "City of Festivals" nickname every summer with dozens upon dozens of block par...

We spent three days at Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire

Josh Hoppert

June 19, 2018

While Justin Vernon's annual Eaux Claires gets lots of attention, and rightly so, another Eau Claire-based music event went down this past Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Co-hosted by the Bischel Family, Pert N...

Listen to Rio Turbo’s ‘Tour Japan’ EP

Tyler Maas

June 19, 2018

At the end of April, Milwaukee's premier party-pop project, Rio Turbo, embarked on a two-week tour of Japan with Detenzione. By all accounts, it was a really fun and meaningful trip for both bands, and almost e...

Get a jump on Bastille Days with a screening of ‘Amélie’ at Avalon Theater July 11

Matt Wild

June 19, 2018

You know you're in the thick of another Milwaukee summer when Bastille Days rolls around. The ever-popular French festival returns for its 37th year July 12-15 at Cathedral Square Park, bringing with it all the...

Greetings, Professor Falken: SafeHouse will screen 1983’s ‘WarGames’ June 25

Matt Wild

June 19, 2018

10 PRINT "Remember 1983's WarGames? You know, the one with Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy? The one where Broderick hacks a NORAD supercomputer and almost starts World War III because he thinks he's playing a...