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Abby Jeanne looks back on a terrible 2016 in “Aged Young” music video

January 3, 2017

The year 2016 will be remembered by many as a 366-day span of time in which the world experienced frightening political change, growing racial division, and a staggering stream of high profile celebrity death...

In Defense Of: Milwaukee winter parking rules

Matt Wild

January 3, 2017

In a city as relatively small as Milwaukee, certain people, places, or things can get saddled with bad reputations. Even if these reputations are somewhat deserved, Milwaukee Record strives to look past the n...

Cards Against Humanity is hiding a bunch of boxes throughout Milwaukee

Matt Wild

January 3, 2017

Cards Against Humanity—a.k.a. the edgy Apples To Apples that will inevitably find you explaining "bukkake" to your parents on Christmas Eve—is hiding a bunch of boxes throughout Milwaukee this week. The popul...

Midwest Diner has closed

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2017

Though Midwest Diner is open 24 hours Tuesdays through Sundays, the venerable restaurant typically locks its doors and turns off its open sign until 6 a.m. Mondays. Today was no different, except that once 6 ...

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

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2017

It wasn’t too long ago that January was pretty much a vacant, blustery tundra of Milwaukee entertainment options. Between frigid conditions, uncertainties regarding Packers playoff seeding, and the post-holid...

21 reasons to vote Giannis Antetokounmpo to the NBA All-Star Game

Tyler Maas

January 2, 2017

In case you haven't paid much attention to the Milwaukee Bucks lately, it's worth noting this Giannis Antetokounmpo guy is pretty good at basketball. Through 32 games, the 6'11'' forward-center hybrid is lead...

Ashley Altadonna and The Glacial Speed go into the unknown in ‘New Wilderness’

Tyler Maas

December 30, 2016

A lot has happened since the last time Ashley Altadonna put out an album. As Altadonna's band, New Blind Nationals, was coming to an end in 2004, she shifted focus to filmmaking, she started dating the woman ...

The Value Village on North Avenue is closing today

Matt Wild

December 30, 2016

Sad news, longtime Milwaukee thrifters: The Value Village at 324 W. North Ave. is closing today. Signs in the windows and a call to management confirmed that Friday, December 30 is the store's final day in bu...

MKE SEX: Vexed about vibrators

Lucky Tomaszek

December 30, 2016

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,For Christmas, I took my buddy's advice and got my girlfriend a vibrator. She's never had one before, so I just got something small. See, I'm on the road a lot for wor...

A certified sommelier’s guide to bargain basement wine

Tyler Maas

December 29, 2016

With New Year's Eve on the horizon, the probability of there being at least one more holiday gathering on your itinerary, and the likelihood of occasional dinner parties thereafter, you're bound to find yours...

Public Domain: Mike Regal performs “When The Saints Go Marching In”

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 29, 2016

Milwaukee Record is proud to present Public Domain. The video series features Milwaukee musicians setting up at Colectivo’s new Back Room performance space at its Prospect Avenue cafe to adapt some of the world...

Nickel&Rose check in from Europe, release new music video

Tyler Maas

December 28, 2016

Back on November 1, Milwaukee musicians Johanna Rose (New Boyz Club, Ruth B8r Ginsburg, Thistledown Thunders) and Carl Nichols (Painted Caves, RAS Movement) packed up their instruments, passports, and a few o...

Watch Lex Allen go fly a kite in the latest Cream City Soundcheck

Tyler Maas

December 28, 2016

In addition to capturing high quality performance footage, Cream City Soundcheck has the uncanny ability to show viewers a side of an artist they've never seen before, while simultaneously highlighting a plac...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide

Tyler Maas

December 27, 2016

It's been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between all the celebrity deaths, frightening political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Satu...

Devils Teeth prepares for Local H opening slot, a busy 2017

Tyler Maas

December 27, 2016

Unless you've happened upon one of the nine-month-old band's first two under-publicized live outings, you've likely never heard Devils Teeth. However, the new garage rock trio boasts a lengthy and impressive ...

Yule love Tenement’s new holiday EP

Tyler Maas

December 26, 2016

It should be noted that any time we document Milwaukee contributions to the seasonal song canon, it's with the previously-unexpressed sentiment that the efforts are good...for holiday music. On the whole, Chr...

More Milwaukee-made songs worth stocking on your holiday playlist

Tyler Maas

December 24, 2016

Milwaukee musicians can be quite festive from time to time. Through the years, local bands and solo artists have amassed an extensive playlist of amazingly tolerable holiday songs. This December was no differ...

Snoop Dogg and company bring good vibes, plenty of smoke to Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

December 23, 2016

Snoop Dogg's original Puff Puff Pass Tour rolled out in 2001. Its sequel, which sold out the Riverside Theater on Thursday night, featured only Kurupt and Warren G from the first iteration. Fans of '90s G-fun...

Outdoor activities worth freezing your buns off for this winter

Stacy Tornio

December 22, 2016

Once the holidays have come and gone, it's easy for people in and around Milwaukee to get caught up in winter "woe is me" talk, when we all just want a little sunshine to get through the day. But this is wher...

On The Record Episode 87: End of year stuff

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 22, 2016

With 2016 in its waning days, Milwaukee Record co-founders, editors, and hosts Tyler Maas and Matt Wild decided to make the final On The Record episode of this particular 366-day—mind the Leap Year, reader!—t...