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Enjoy some pictures of the new Stone Creek cafe on Downer Avenue

May 25, 2018

Hey! Today is the Grand Opening for Stone Creek Coffee Cafe+Kitchen on Downer Avenue! Fun! The new location, 2650 N. Downer Ave., is notable for several reasons: it's Stone Creek's first foray into hot breakfas...

You can buy a ticket to LeRoy Butler’s wedding

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2018

Do you like the Green Bay Packers? Do you have at least $75 (plus PayPal fees)? Are you free next May 11? If you answered yes to those questions, you're officially invited to LeRoy Butler's wedding.One of t...

Milwaukee County voters will be asked about kinda-sorta legalizing marijuana this November

Matt Wild

May 24, 2018

Thursday morning, in a meeting of the County Board of Supervisors, a resolution was passed by a vote of 15-1 that will add an advisory referendum question about marijuana to Milwaukee County ballots this Novemb...

Here’s the 11th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party lineup

Tyler Maas

May 24, 2018

Since opening in 2007, Burnhearts has slowly-but-steadily transformed into one of Milwaukee’s premier beer bars. Along the way, the Bay View lounge’s owners have shown customers they like to party. Beyond Mitte...

The Blue Mooners return with rootin’ tootin’ covers of “Do-Wacka-Do,” “Not In Nottingham”

Matt Wild

May 24, 2018

It's been a spell since we've visited with The Blue Mooners—a.k.a. Spud Butler, a.k.a. former Sat. Nite Duets member Stephen Strupp. Way back in 2014, the country-minded Mooners released a self-titled record th...

Pedal Tavern confessions: A driver discusses etiquette and memorable tours

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2018

When he isn't teaching metro Milwaukee's youth, drumming in Winter Bear, or hanging out with Public Enemy, Corey Baumann spends his summers getting exercise and making some extra money as a Milwaukee Pedal Tave...

So long, South Shore Frolics: 5 more defunct Milwaukee summer festivals

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 23, 2018

Milwaukee, you may have heard, is the self-proclaimed "City of Festivals." Much like Michael Jackson crowning himself the "King of Pop," the title is well-earned: no city manages to cram so much action into fou...

Slow and steady wins the race on Paper Holland’s ‘Galápagos’

Tyler Maas

May 23, 2018

Paper Holland takes its sweet time. After releasing its debut album, Happy Belated, back in 2012, the band had a four-year break between records before eventually treating listeners to their Fast Food EP in ear...

“When I left, setting up shows here sucked”: Peter J. Woods talks Milwaukee’s ascendant noise scene

Dan Agacki

May 23, 2018

It would be impossible to discuss the last couple of decades of Milwaukee's experimental music scene without mentioning the name Peter J. Woods. From playing a major role at The Borg Ward to establishing Milwau...

A brief history of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church

Catherine Jozwik

May 22, 2018

Shaped like a UFO, with a bright blue roof and eye-shaped designs, the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church (9400 W. Congress St., Wauwatosa) looks like it belongs in Roswell, New Mexico, or in some otherworldly ...

Watch an episode of Adult Swim’s ‘Joe Pera Talks With You’ that was filmed at a Milwaukee diner

Tyler Maas

May 22, 2018

Late Sunday night, a new series called Joe Pera Talks With You premiered on Adult Swim. The sub-15-minute show stars actor/comedian Joe Pera as a slow-talking, well-meaning middle school choir teacher living in...

Codebreaker unveils 26-track “best of” collection, plus unreleased “Sky Commander”

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Back in January 2017, Milwaukee's once mighty Codebreaker cracked six years of silence by releasing "When The Lights Go Down." The self-described "lost track" was a welcome reminder of the space-age future-disc...

Watch the hypnotizing video for Community Centaur’s cover of Radiohead’s “Idioteque”

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Last summer, the mysteriously monikered Community Centaur (a.k.a. Josh Evert of The Fatty Acids) released an equally mysterious version of Radiohead's "Idioteque." It was spooky, downbeat, and kind of great. "I...

Let’s come together and ID these folks from a 1993 Animal Crackers commercial

Matt Wild

May 22, 2018

Hey! Anyone remember Milwaukee-area pet store Animal Crackers? You know, the same Animal Crackers that had locations at Bluemound Plaza, Highland Plaza, and Southridge Plaza? The same Animal Crackers that had a...

Delay the start of your work week and look at some photos from Milwaukee Pug Fest

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

Did you know that metro Milwaukee was home to North America's largest pug festival? Now you do! Since 2005, Milwaukee Pug Fest has celebrated the so-ugly-they're-cute dog breed, while also advancing the interes...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Northpoint Custard is a summertime staple

Matt Wild

May 21, 2018

Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and explore how they might figure...

Here’s the 2018 Lakefront Festival Of Art lineup

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

Milwaukee Art Museum’s Lakefront Festival Of Art has always been one of the city’s classier summer festivals—no beer runs or zany street performers here! Still, per Milwaukee summer festival regulations, there ...

Gallery Bookstore is closing

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

Gallery Bookstore has been a quiet-but-consistent resource for used books in Bay View since 1983. After 35 years in business, the secluded neighborhood book shop's story is about to come to an end. The store—tu...

Here’s the Bay View Jazz Fest 2018 lineup

Tyler Maas

May 21, 2018

For the fifth straight year, the organizers behind Bay View Gallery Night, in association with Milwaukee Jazz Vision, are melding the massive 50-business artistic endeavor with Bay View Jazz Fest. Earlier this ...

Detenzione and Rio Turbo do Japan: A tour recap

Dan Agacki

May 18, 2018

From the last week of April through last week, Milwaukee's own Rio Turbo and Detenzione were on a Japanese tour together. Since it's a once in a lifetime opportunity for most Milwaukee bands (unless you're Holy...