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831,769 people went to Summerfest this year, despite the best laid plans of Red Lobster

July 14, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Summerfest 2017 is over and the numbers are in: 831,769 people enjoyed the Bi...

184 consecutive Friday night fish fries and counting: 68th Street Pub

Caleb Westphal

July 14, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here. As I set foot in the parking lot of the 68th Street Pub (6800 W. Layton Ave., 414-282-9944), tw...

Stream the anthemic, excellent debut from Kate Moths, ‘Reverse Earth After Birth’

Matt Wild

July 14, 2017

Listen hard enough and you can hear the heart of '90s midwest emo still beating in Milwaukee. It lives on in newer bands like Estates, and veteran bands like Maritime. Now, add the perfectly monikered Kate Moth...

MKE SEX: Let’s talk about gonorrhea

Lucky Tomaszek

July 14, 2017

broadstreet.zone(49071); STI UPDATE: GonorrheaI want to be really clear right now: There is no shame in having an STI. None. Zero. It will happen to a lot of us during our lifetime, and that's okay. It's k...

First Impression: DiModa Pizza & Hotspot

Tyler Maas

July 13, 2017

As Milwaukee struggled to keep pace with the steady stream of news regarding East Side bar and restaurant closings throughout 2016 and up until , the slow demise of Trocadero got sort of lost in the shuffle bac...

Midwives singer discusses origin, aspirations of Holy Family Players Theatre label

Dan Agacki

July 13, 2017

Industry insiders will tell you that the music industry is as good as dead. Physical media: Dead. Record labels: Bordering on obsolete. It’s in this climate that Midwives vocalist Shaun Stacey decided to start ...

Restaurateur’s Don Majkowski holiday results in Don Majkowski visit, drinking with Don Majkowski in Sheboygan

Tyler Maas

July 13, 2017

Who says dreams don't come true?Last Friday, Bay View's Crafty Cow threw "A Day Of Majik" event to celebrate late '80s and early '90s Packers Pro Bowl quarterback Don Majkowski, who co-owner Mike Bodow—a Sa...

The best Milwaukee albums of 2017 (so far)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 12, 2017

Believe it or not (we choose not), 2017 is more than halfway over. Summer may have just begun and winter may seem like a distant nightmare, but the fact remains that the year is currently on the downward slide....

On The Record Episode 101: Post-Summerfest show picks

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 12, 2017

Summerfest is over! Though we had some good times, some bad times, some non-music/food times, some locally sourced times, and some inconsistent times at Henry Maier Festival Park between June 28 and July 9, the...

I’m Not A Pilot is breaking up

Tyler Maas

July 12, 2017

Somehow in all the Summerfest and Fourth of July-adjacent activity, we missed a bit of unfortunate news. Classically-influenced indie rock outfit I'm Not A Pilot will call it quits following a farewell show in ...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Dretzka’s Department Store is a ghostly reminder of yesteryear

Lauren Keene

July 11, 2017

This article is from 2017.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...

First Impression: Bowls Restaurant

Tyler Maas

July 11, 2017

Though it will always be among the few accessible luxuries of modern life, dining out comes with a certain level of acceptance and an inevitable amount of settling. With the decision to leave home or the workpl...

The Shins brought Summerfest 50 to a close and it was kind of perfect

Matt Wild

July 10, 2017

There's something bittersweet about the final day of Summerfest. Vendors are packing away mountains of fresh roasted nuts, patrons are desperately stumbling around like its closing time, and the final serviceab...

Nelson, Dylan, Crow, more bring wild-and-wooly Outlaw Music Festival to Summerfest

Cal Roach

July 10, 2017

With Summerfest trying to brand itself a "national" music festival, allow us to point out a few differences that separate the Big Gig from all of its ostensible counterparts:relatively clean, plentiful re...

Here’s the lineup for Triple Eye Industries Fest 2

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2017

Today, in the era of Name-Your-Price digital downloads, 99 cent iTunes singles, and abject saturation in the music industry, owning a record label isn’t exactly the glamorous and financially lucrative endeavor ...

Here’s who’s performing in the second annual Milwaukee Fringe Festival

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2017

Last August, the inaugural Milwaukee Fringe Festival showcased more than 50 live acts from the worlds of theater, music, dance, and visual art in Pere Marquette Park, Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hal...

Three Milwaukee businesses will be featured on July 20 episode of ‘Married At First Sight’

Matt Wild

July 10, 2017

Are you a big fan of Lifetime's Married At First Sight? No, we haven't heard of it, either. It's apparently a reality show where two people are paired up by "relationship experts" and have to agree to get marri...

Huey Lewis And The News enchant Summerfest fans with timeless talent and charisma

Lauren Keene

July 8, 2017

For its 50th edition, Summerfest treated music history nerds to a mini museum located inside the festival grounds. The Summerfest 50 historical exhibit is jam-packed with fun facts about the festival's longtime...

Standout moments from Milwaukee Record’s entirely local day at Summerfest

Tyler Maas

July 7, 2017

Though Summerfest books bands from all corners of the country and brings in a fair amount of international talent, the Big Gig has recently gone about narrowing the disparaging gap between its hometown talent a...

183 consecutive Friday night fish fries and counting: Venice Club (Summerfest)

Caleb Westphal

July 7, 2017

Caleb Westphal hasn't missed a Friday night fish fry since 2013. Follow along with his record-in-the-making here.When one thinks of things that are quintessentially Milwaukee, both Summerfest and fish fries...