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September 18, 2017

Bay View Bash is a bittersweet affair. The bitterness is brought by the stinging realization that festival season is almost over and yet another awful winter is on the way. We’re all going to die and there’s no...

Guns N’ Roses, Andrew W.K., and 14 more standout fall shows

September 18, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); Do you like fall? Of course you do. Do you like shows? Yep. Here are 16 shows to see this fall.Friday, September 22 Twin Brother + Abby Jeanne, Dramatic Lovers @ Anodyne Coffee's ...

Dead Cross and Secret Chiefs 3 bring hardcore, shared history to Turner Hall

Cal Roach

September 18, 2017

If you're like a lot of Twin Peaks fans, you spent months out of this year in breathless anticipation of the return of FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper, who was right there in front of your eyes yet also not there...

Beet Street returns to Bay View October 14

September 15, 2017

Last October, a two-block chunk of Bay View was transformed into a fall utopia. The inaugural Beet Street Harvest Festival—a collaboration between Goodkind, Palomino, and Cactus Club—brought live music, kegged ...

Milwaukee needs more hotel rooms (even though it has too many)

September 15, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Milwaukee, you'll be shocked to discover, is building a lot of new shit. A good...

193 consecutive Friday fish frys and counting: Maverick’s

Caleb Westphal

September 15, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.Some fish fry adventures are planned out in advance, maybe by a few days, but most of the time it g...

Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau bring fun and feelings to the Wilson Center

Josh Hoppert

September 15, 2017

Thursday night, ahead of an appearance by Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, the center's Grand Hall was packed for pre-show drinks and a pre-show performance by The OK...

Read Before Kickoff, Week 2: Packers vs. Falcons

Nik Kovac

September 15, 2017

Where are you watching the game this Sunday night? Nik Kovac and Keith Gaustad will be providing live play by play and color commentary from the famous backroom stage at Linneman's, with all video action on a s...

Skin to win: The tale of the NFC Championship tattoo bet

September 14, 2017

As much as camaraderie is a special part of sports, trash talking between rivals also makes the gameday experience even more fun and interesting for fans. In January, one proud Packer Backer and an Atlanta tran...

There was a kangaroo on the loose in Kenosha County this morning

September 14, 2017

There's a terrific episode of the podcast Reply All that delves into the mysterious Zardulu, a New York City-based performance artist purportedly behind the "Pizza Rat" and "Selfie Rat" viral videos of a few ye...

Black Bear Soda will live on after Black Bear Bottling closes

September 14, 2017

On Wednesday, we acknowledged the closure of the Black Bear Bottling plant in Oak Creek and, in doing so, mourned the loss of the 90-year-old Black Bear Soda brand in both written and audio formats. It seems th...

Jay Som kind of wonderful in The Back Room @ Colectivo

September 14, 2017

Wednesday night, thousands of indie rock enthusiasts flocked to Pabst Theater to take in a sold-out performance by stage veterans, Spoon. Meanwhile, a couple hundred people converged in the comparably more cozy...

Milwaukee public art done right (and very, very wrong)

September 14, 2017

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Hari Kondabolu talks touring, his path to comedy, ‘The Problem With Apu’

September 13, 2017

Brooklyn-based comedian Hari Kondabolu has amassed an impressive reel of TV appearances, released two chart-topping albums, and been called "one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today" by the N...

Black Bear is closing, but here are 15 other Wisconsin sodas

September 13, 2017

broadstreet.zone(32806); On Friday, Black Bear Bottling will close permanently. The Oak Creek-based soft drink company has been in business for 90 years, and its closure will put more than 70 people out of a j...

The Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page: then and now

September 13, 2017

On Thursday, August 31, Fox News pundit, podcast host, tired internet troll, hat-wearer, and nominal public servant David A. Clarke Jr. resigned from his post as Milwaukee County Sheriff. And while there was mu...

It’s wine o’clock somewhere: Keeping your parents entertained at the Cedarburg Wine & Harvest Festival

Lauren Sieben

September 12, 2017

As summer starts to simmer and Milwaukeeans begin dusting off our light therapy boxes and down jackets, so, too, do our out-of-town parents begin planning their final Milwaukee trips of the year. Or at least mi...

First Impression: Grate Modern Mac & Cheese

September 12, 2017

Every franchise starts somewhere. Before McDonald's took over the world in the ruthless hands of Ray Kroc, it was a small burger outfit operated by Maurice and Richard McDonald in San Bernadino, California. The...

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of ‘Grindhouse,’ September 15-21 at Rosebud Cinema