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Study: Milwaukee ranks 47th in cities “most attractive to immigrants”

December 21, 2016

Over at Abodo.com—a Madison-based apartment listings site that enjoys reminding everyone how much their rent is going up—a new study identifies the top U.S. cities that are "most attractive to immigrants." Ne...

Watch Sylvan Esso play “Radio” on ‘The Tonight Show’

Tyler Maas

December 21, 2016

Compared to the band's breakout 2014 and a 2015 that found the duo touring and playing major music festivals with regularity, this year has been a fairly quiet one for Sylvan Esso. Though the Durham, North Ca...

Milwaukee winter cocktails that will warm your soul

Stacy Tornio

December 20, 2016

Let's not even get into what qualifies as a polar vortex—it's cold, people. And if you're going to go to the trouble of bundling up and braving the treacherous roads and the conditions to get out of the house...

Here are Milwaukee’s most popular dog names of 2016

Tyler Maas

December 20, 2016

With under two weeks left in 2016, so many have already weighed in on their favorite albums, music videos, books, articles, foods, and films of the year. By this point, what facet of everyday existence could ...

Milverine has his own cat-themed Christmas card now

Matt Wild

December 20, 2016

In the years since the discovery, unmasking, and mirthful exploitation of Milverine—a.k.a. Milwaukeean John Hamann, who looks like the X-Men's Wolverine—the oft-shirtless power-walking icon has graced everyth...

11 wonderfully weird classes in the winter Milwaukee Recreation guide

Matt Wild

December 19, 2016

Unless you're 8 years old, winter sucks. Happily, the winter edition of the Milwaukee Recreation guide is loaded with hundreds of reasons to venture outside, including classes in arts and crafts, cooking, fit...

You’re a blizzard, Harry: MSO’s ‘Harry Potter’ show bravely plays on

Rob Wieland

December 19, 2016

Milwaukee has some great Christmas traditions. The Milwaukee Repertory Theater performs A Christmas Carol every year. The LED-decoration arms race of Candy Cane Lane makes WE Energies smile. Soulless automato...

Riverwest FemFest 2017 releases first comp, weekend passes

Tyler Maas

December 17, 2016

Believe it or not, Riverwest FemFest 2017 (January 18-22) is just a month away. Up to this point, the third-year benefit for Milwaukee Coalition For Justice and Milwaukee Women’s Center has released its treme...

The 25 best Milwaukee Record stories of 2016

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 16, 2016

Milwaukee Record launched on April 7, 2014. Since then, we've published more than 2,400 stories, reached millions upon millions of internet-weary eyeballs, created an awesome annual benefit concert, launched ...

Mysterious Milwaukee rapper Stallion Buckwild featured on ‘Jimmy Fallon’

Matt Wild

December 16, 2016

Here's the story: Earlier this year, The A.V. Club's Josh Modell launched a column called Binge And Purge, an excellent series that found the former Milwaukeean picking through his collection of more than 2,0...

MKE SEX: Fretting about flirting

Lucky Tomaszek

December 16, 2016

broadstreet.zone(49071); Dear MKE SEX,I'm a fairly cute, extremely friendly woman who enjoys the energy exchange of a good flirtation. This has really pissed off a few guys. Truth be told, it's ruined more...

The 15 best Milwaukee music videos of 2016

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 15, 2016

As our recent rundown of the 25 best Milwaukee albums of 2016 showed, a dizzying amount of great music was made and released in our fair city this year. And, as evidenced by things like the Milwaukee Film Fes...

The Phoenix Cocktail Club will rise in Cathedral Square on New Year’s Eve

Tyler Maas

December 15, 2016

This December 31, many people in Milwaukee will bid farewell to 2016 with a drink in hand. Over in Cathedral Square, The Phoenix Cocktail Club (785 N. Jefferson St., 414-539-5918) will be saying a long-overdu...

Milwaukee mouthfeel: 2016 drinking, dining, and patio recap

Tyler Maas

December 14, 2016

While so many have already declared 2016 to be a down year in, well, years to be alive, at least Milwaukee can take solace in knowing there has maybe never been a better time to eat or drink delicious things ...

Consider Craigslist’s “free” section for your holiday shopping needs

Mark Flehmer

December 14, 2016

Gifts are such an integral part of the holiday season that for many of those celebrating, they away at their very core. Some stop at no costs to put together ultimate gifts, while others liberally distribute ...

Download the Local Coverage 2016 concert

Tyler Maas

December 14, 2016

Way back on January 15, 10 acts from all corners of Milwaukee music came together at Turner Hall to do something special. Milwaukee Record's second annual Local Coverage benefit brought a varied mix of bands ...

Members of Decibully, Maritime, and The Promise Ring are ready to resurface as Dramatic Lovers

Tyler Maas

December 13, 2016

A band's first show usually isn't that big of a deal. However, when the project that's debuting includes members of three of the more accomplished Milwaukee projects in recent memory, that first show is rende...

Exclusive: Stream Dashcam’s smoldering “Fire Escape,” featuring GGOOLLDD’s Margaret Butler

Matt Wild

December 13, 2016

Thanks to the success of shows like Stranger Things and films like Drive, the gauzy, retro-future sounds of the 1980s are enjoying a surge in popularity not seen since, well, the actual 1980s. In Milwaukee, t...

Chris Rock is coming to the Milwaukee Theatre in March

Matt Wild

December 13, 2016

Legendary comedian, former Saturday Night Live star, and CB4's MC Gusto Chris Rock will set out on his first world tour in nearly a decade when he takes his Total Blackout tour on the road in 2017. Per Rollin...

The 25 best Milwaukee albums of 2016

Milwaukee Record Staff

December 12, 2016

Do end-of-the-year lists matter? What purpose do they serve? Isn't it all just subjective? Who knows, but there's nothing more satisfying than immersing yourself in a year's worth of terrific music, rediscove...