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March 4, 2018

Last week, Van’s Warped Tour announced its 2018 lineup. The final cross-country tour will be making 38 tour stops throughout two countries between late June and early August. The touring punk, ska, and hardcore...

Lorde is the electrifying voice of Generation Z at BMO Harris Bradley Center

Lauren Keene

March 2, 2018

Music fans of a certain age undoubtedly remember when Lorde's magnum opus, "Royals," made its radio debut back in 2012. The indie-influenced track was unlike anything else on the dreaded top-40 radio stations, ...

217 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Pat’s Oak Manor

Caleb Westphal

March 2, 2018

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his never-ending adventures here.It's been almost a year since I started writing this column, but more importantly, it's been alm...

FOX6 woke up to some UFOs that turned out to be a giant flock of seagulls

March 2, 2018

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Every weekday from 4:30 a.m. until 9 a.m., FOX6 WakeUp does its best to enter...

Meet Mini Meltdowns and stream a song from the band’s debut 7-inch

March 2, 2018

Even though Jon Phillip now lives in Nashville, he's still a notable figure in Milwaukee music. The former Benjamins and Trapper Scheopp drummer—who also kept time for nationally-known acts like Limbeck, Tommy ...

We had Officer Bradford from Masked Intruder interview Kyle Kinane for us

March 1, 2018

Kyle Kinane and Officer Bradford go way back. Since meeting on tour years ago, the Midwest-born comedian and Milwaukee-based punk rock police officer in Masked Intruder have become friends and appreciators of e...

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

March 1, 2018

March is a period of transition. The month straddles two seasons, a part-time resident in the ass-end of winter and a temporary tenant within the burst and bloom brought on by spring. As the season changes and ...

We got it all at Avalon Theater on April 4 when we screen the “Weird Al” classic ‘UHF’

March 1, 2018

Put down your remote control. Throw out your TV Guide. Put away your jacket. There's no need to go outside. Well, there is a need to go outside on Wednesday, April 4. Yes, that's the night we're teaching poodle...

Local developer buys BBC/Hotel Foster complex

March 1, 2018

The G-Daddy's BBC and Hotel Foster complex on Milwaukee's East Side has been completely vacant for nearly a year, but it appears new life may be headed its way soon. BizTimes is reporting that the four building...

Public Domain: Brett Newski performs “On, Wisconsin!”

February 28, 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 ...

7 Milwaukee companies that definitely won’t get naming rights to the new Bucks arena

February 28, 2018

UPDATE (7/26/18): It's Fiserv Forum.UPDATE (4/23/18): The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the naming rights are "imminent," and that they will go to a "local company with a national presence."Here are s...

Adam Sandler will perform two shows at Riverside Theater in April

February 28, 2018

Much like the universe, and much like the Self, Adam Sandler contains multitudes. There's the early Saturday Night Live Sandler, scoring big on characters like Opera Man and the Herlihy Boy ("Please don't make ...

I had salt cave therapy in a suburban mini mall and all I got was this runny nose

February 27, 2018

In the fairly short existence of Milwaukee Record, I’ve made a point to chronicle foolish adventures that have damaged my spirit, tested my eating endurance, and depleted both my physical and emotional well-bei...

Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley announces Milwaukee-based No Studios

February 27, 2018

At a press conference Tuesday afternoon at the Brewhouse Inn & Suites, Oscar-winning filmmaker John Ridley (12 Years A Slave, American Crime) announced the creation of No Studios, an upcoming hub for the cr...

Former Packer tweets stolen Mike Birbiglia joke, internet (and Mike Birbiglia) tells him it’s Mike Birbiglia’s joke

February 27, 2018

As negative and divisive as the internet can sometimes (okay, usually) be, it has a weird way of bringing unlikely people together in even more unlikely ways. For example, you probably didn't expect to be readi...

Milwaukee-area students will participate in March For Our Lives rally on March 24

February 27, 2018

Students in Milwaukee and surrounding areas will participate in the nationwide March For Our Lives rally on Saturday, March 24. According to a press release from local organizers, the Milwaukee march will begin...

Arcade Fire will play the final night of Summerfest. Watch them play Mad Planet in 2004

February 27, 2018

Critically acclaimed, occasionally adored, and Very Serious Indie Band Arcade Fire will play the final night of Summerfest 2018, the Big Gig announced today. The band will headline the American Family Insurance...

Comet Cafe has revamped its menu

February 26, 2018

Since Comet Cafe "grew up and started serving meatloaf and booze" in 2005, the East Side dining staple has earned oodles of acclaim in Milwaukee and beyond with its comfort food and vegan delicacies. Though som...

On The Record Episode 122: The Crusher Statue with Chris Smith