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What if Milwaukee named its NBA team the way Toronto did?

April 13, 2017

Last night, the NBA's playoff picture was set. After a particularly torrid second half of the season, the Milwaukee Bucks clinched the No. 6 seed, which earned them the right to take on the Toronto Raptors in t...

Pabst Milwaukee Brewery will host a grand opening street festival in May

Matt Wild

April 13, 2017

On Friday, April 14 (Milwaukee Day!) Pabst Milwaukee Brewery will open its doors to the public. The highly anticipated new brewery will focus on craft and historical brews from the Pabst vault, and will come co...

Tucked Away: Al-Yousef Supermarket & Restaurant

Tyler Maas

April 12, 2017

Between beloved and well-established local staples and a steady wave of new bars and restaurants popping up in and around Milwaukee almost every week, worthwhile dining and drinking gems can occasionally get lo...

Wonder UNCOVERED digs deep into Stevie Wonder’s ‘Songs In The Key Of Life’

Matt Wild

April 12, 2017

Crunch the numbers on Stevie Wonder and you'll wind up with some impressive figures. There's the slew of top ten hits, Grammys, and other accolades, sure, but there's also the fact that Wonder was signed to Mot...

Melvin James gives public access to local hip-hop with ‘414 Video Spotlight’

Dan Agacki

April 12, 2017

With the rise of streaming sites like Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and Vimeo, watching TV in the traditional sense is a somewhat archaic practice. Outside of sporting events and political speeches, it's entirely poss...

Hey! Here are the headliners for Summerfest 2017

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 12, 2017

Hey! Here are the day-by-day headliners for Summerfest 2017! (American Family Insurance Amphitheater headliners are in bold.) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28Red Hot Chili Peppers Deerhoof Flume The Moody Blues Fra...

Painted Caves’ Ali Lubbad talks “Solidarity: A Benefit For Refugees,” Saturday at Riverwest Public House

Cal Roach

April 11, 2017

As far as Milwaukee is concerned, the ongoing Syrian Civil War may seem like more of a political sticking point than a war, but the truth is there are victims of this crisis in need of help right here in our ci...

Watch Lady Lamb’s captivating Hear Here session

Tyler Maas

April 11, 2017

Last November, we alerted you to Lady Lamb's desire to have one of her Milwaukee area fans host an intimate private show for her when the Maine-based singer-songwriter came through town on January 26. The secre...

Hello, Milwaukee: 14 things to do on Milwaukee Day 2017

Matt Wild

April 10, 2017

On Friday, April 14, Milwaukeeans young and old will once again raise their voices to the heavens and celebrate the greatest holiday to be based on an area code. Yes, Milwaukee Day is back. What began as a Face...

Mader’s celebrity customers, ranked

Tyler Maas

April 10, 2017

Last weekend, Milwaukee dining was dealt a massive blow with the surprising announcement that Karl Ratzsch Restaurant had closed. The German mainstay had been a point of local pride since it opened in 1904, and...

In case you blinked last week, here’s all the new shit they’re building in Milwaukee (April 2-8)

Matt Wild

April 10, 2017

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...

Explore abandoned Milwaukee factories, warehouses, Grand Ave. mall with these videos

Matt Wild

April 10, 2017

"Urban exploration" is nothing new—people have been poking around in abandoned factories ever since there were factories to be abandoned—but the illicit activity seems especially relevant in our post-industrial...

Brad and Blue: Remembering the shittiest team on ‘NBA Jam’

Tyler Maas

April 7, 2017

This weekend, thousands of video game enthusiasts, cosplayers, tabletop competitors, collectors, and pinball wizards will descend upon Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield for three days of fun centered around a shared...

170 consecutive Friday night fish fries and counting: Chuck’s Place

Caleb Westphal

April 7, 2017

After eating more than 170 consecutive Friday Night fish frys, my palate has become pretty snobbish. In one bite I can tell where the coleslaw, fish, potato pancakes, fries, and rye bread rank in an imaginary F...

Xposed 4Heads go full Devo with “Slack It”

Matt Wild

April 7, 2017

If there's any Milwaukee band that can claim some Devo DNA running through its veins, it's probably Xposed 4Heads. Founded in 1982 by Joy Farm mastermind Mark G.E., the on-again-off-again 4Heads were relatively...

It’s Friday, which means auditors want to sue Sheriff Clarke for blocking a probe

Matt Wild

April 7, 2017

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week.• Let's recap: A Riverwest man is suing Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke for...

Here’s the menu for Yokohama, the ramen joint coming to the East Side in May

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

Milwaukee's East Side was dealt the first of many blows back in May 2016 when Yield suddenly closed its doors. But the space inhabited by the once-popular bar soon found another tenant, Yokohama. The latest ven...

Gloss Weekend returns in May

Tyler Maas

April 6, 2017

Since its start in early 2015, Gloss Records has played an invaluable role in Milwaukee music. The label Joe Peterson (Rio Turbo, Platinum Boys) and Harrison Colby (NO/NO, Sex Scenes) founded just over two year...

“President Trump” lashes out at “100 Days of Trump” art show, Milwaukee Record

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

It's not every day that you receive a letter in the mail from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. And it's not every day that said letter begins with "Dear Lyin' Milwaukee Record" (that only happens every other day). B...

Sean Williamson goes dark with “The Street Lights Flickered”

Matt Wild

April 6, 2017

When we last heard from Sean Williamson, the filmmaker/musician/writer/soon-to-be former Milwaukeean was celebrating the release of his "stark, moving, and quietly brilliant collection" of audio short stories, ...