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Selling peanuts for peanuts: My summer job at Milwaukee County Stadium

April 2, 2018

In the summer of 1999, I had a plan to watch the Brewers for free. Better than that, I was going to get paid for it. All I had to do was get a job at Milwaukee County Stadium, sell a few hot dogs, and see Jerom...

Gordie’s in St. Francis is the quintessential neighborhood bar

Catherine Jozwik

April 2, 2018

St. Francis is home to more than 10 bars, about half of them located within six blocks of each other. While most offer drink specials, good tunes, pool and darts and, in some cases, pizza and other bar food, th...

Welcome to April: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 2, 2018

April is typically a period of rebirth. Baseball season begins, the first full month of spring is upon us, and rampant festival announcements combine with extended daylight and occasional days of unseasonable w...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (March 25-31)

Matt Wild

April 2, 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...

On the third day Dad rose again with the video for “Infinite”

Matt Wild

April 1, 2018

Hey! It's Easter! Happy Easter! And what would the most hallowed of Christian holidays be without a blessed new video from Milwaukee rapper Dad? Yes, Dad has risen again (in accordance with the Scriptures) in t...

Cream City Comedy Festival announces 2018 performers, shows

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2018

In its first two years, Cream City Comedy Festival staged a total of 25 shows with more than 100 comedians from Milwaukee, Chicago, Madison, and New York for a few days each May. Even more impressive than the i...

Mayor Barrett’s DNC bid letter is dull, contain a grammatical errors

Matt Wild

March 30, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Thursday afternoon, in a letter that displayed all the panache of a book repo...

221 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Landmark 1850 Inn

Caleb Westphal

March 30, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.It was just after midnight last Friday, but I was not thinking about going to bed. Instead, I wa...

PrideFest announces 2018 headliners

Tyler Maas

March 30, 2018

Even though it's still only March and we're just days into spring, Milwaukee's festival season is right around the corner. The official beginning of that long and joyous run of celebrations comes each June, whe...

Public Domain: Nickel&Rose performs “Red Rocking Chair”

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 29, 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 ...

Stream ‘Ah Yes,’ Slow Walker’s latest and greatest

Tyler Maas

March 29, 2018

We’ve said it before, but it still holds true: There’s nothing slow about Slow Walker. Since the band’s 2011 start, they’ve averaged one album or EP per year. Their continually-expanding catalog is full of fast...

Bowling In Place #1: Bay View Bowl

Josh Hoppert

March 29, 2018

Milwaukeeans work hard and bowl harder. Follow this monthly series to learn more about your favorite bowling houses and some new ones you'll want to visit.The first room you enter when you walk in the front...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Von Trier remains the same, yet somehow better than ever

Matt Wild

March 28, 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...

Hear a song from all 3 of Gallery Night’s forthcoming 7-inches

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2018

If you're reading this article, it's probably for one of two reasons. Reason #1: You've mistakenly stumbled on this, thinking it had information about Bay View Gallery Night or another artsy event. Reason #2: D...

On The Record Episode 125: Visit Milwaukee with Claire Koenig

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 28, 2018

Milwaukee's festival season is just around the corner, which means visitors will be swinging by the city to take in the sights, attractions, drinks and dining delicacies, and all the amenities that help make th...

Get a taste of Yum Yum Cult before March 31 debut

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2018

You've never heard Yum Yum Cult, but if you listen to Milwaukee-made music with any regularity, you've surely encountered some of its components. The new project features current and former members of Ugly Brot...

Undeterred by failure on East Side, Rosati’s Pizza will open a Bay View location

Tyler Maas

March 28, 2018

In early 2016, Rosati's—a Chicago-based pizza chain—opened a location at the corner of Farwell and North on Milwaukee's East Side. Milwaukee collectively said "no thanks" and the restaurant abruptly closed last...

Never Stop Attacking: 20 Years of Seven Days Of Samsara

Sahan Jayasuriya

March 27, 2018

From the top 40 success of Citizen King to the international acclaim of The Promise Ring, the late '90s were an incredibly vibrant time for Milwaukee's music scene. During this period, the city had its fair sha...

First Impression: Oscar’s Winner’s Circle

Tyler Maas

March 27, 2018

In spring of 2011, Elisabeth Stoeger and husband Oscar Castañeda quietly opened Oscar's Pub & Grill on 17th and Pierce. It didn't take long for buzz to build around the bar and restaurant, its excellent sel...

Calliope returns with psychedelic, end-of-the-world ‘Chapel Perilous’

Matt Wild

March 26, 2018

Early on in Chapel Perilous, the third psyched-out full-length album from Milwaukee's Calliope, things slow down. "The Dunes" is a three-minute-plus drone of noise and feedback, with wisps of riffs and hints of...