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Tracklist: 13 ways to celebrate and/or avoid Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2016

//Some of you are in a serious relationship, or at least involved in a budding romance. Others are happily (or perhaps miserably) single. No matter where your love life lands, the same thing holds abundant...

Relive Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 with these photos

Tyler Maas

February 10, 2016

//God damn, Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016 was great. Excuse the tardiness, but we've only recently thawed out, sobered up, and fully processed all the food, fun, friendship, and philanthropy that took place ...

The art of dreaming small, and why Shaquille O’Neal hates me

Brett Newski

February 9, 2016

Editor's note: The following piece originally appeared on brettnewski.com as "Why Shaquille O'Neal hates me."I was 13. We were on a family trip to Los Angeles to visit my Uncle Marcus. At the time, L.A....

There’s a GoFundMe campaign to save the Mitchell Park Domes, which oughta do it

Matt Wild

February 9, 2016

//Last weekend, Milwaukee's beloved Mitchell Park Domes were closed following safety concerns over falling chunks of concrete. The Tropical Dome was closed, the Desert Dome was closed, and yes, even the Fl...

Midwest Death Rattle returns with “Post-Apocalypso” lyric video

Tyler Maas

February 9, 2016

//Back in December, we compiled a list of Milwaukee bands making albums we were excited to hear in 2016. Though our WordPress theme apparently ate that post for some reason, we assure you that Midwest Deat...

The Fatty Acids’ Derek De Vinney goes it alone as Lingerer

Tyler Maas

February 9, 2016

//After being at or at least near the forefront of Milwaukee's music scene since 2010's Stop Berries, Berries And Berries, Berries, The Fatty Acids have experienced some changes. Once relied upon to play a...

Soon, only paid subscribers will be able to make racist comments on JSOnline

Matt Wild

February 8, 2016

//"Don't read the comments," goes the ancient Internet saying. In Milwaukee, however, it might be time to update those words to "Maybe it's finally okay to read the comments because they're from paid subsc...

Latest “Unintimidated” song enters the mind of Scott Walker, is awesome

Matt Wild

February 8, 2016

//Back in July 2015, IfIHadAHiFi and Body Futures drummer (and occasional Milwaukee Record contributor) DJ Hostettler announced the formation of "Unintimidated: Wisconsin Musicians Against Scott Walker," a...

Man who played “Rocky Rococo” is dead. Long live man who played “Rocky Rococo”

Matt Wild

February 8, 2016

//Sad news, Wisconsin pizza lovers: Madison's Channel 3000 is reporting that James Martin Pedersen, the man who played the character of "Rocky Rococo" for the beloved (just us?) Rocky Rococo pizza franchis...

Yeah, Bro! Podcast Episode 42: 2016 election coverage with Dave Lane

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 8, 2016

//Every Monday, we'll be posting a new episode of Yeah, Bro! Podcast, the show where host/local gay treasure Jacob Bach talks about "gay things" with straight men. You can also stream our partner podcast o...

Comparing the 2002 and 2016 Milwaukee Brewers, the worst teams in franchise history

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2016

//With the team's On Deck event having come and gone, pitchers and catchers preparing to report to spring training in a matter of days, and last weekend's Jean Segura trade essentially signaling the end of...

Oh god yes! Avalon is screening ‘When Harry Met Sally…’ on Valentine’s Day

Tyler Maas

February 5, 2016

//Ever since we finally convinced the Avalon to show Wet Hot American Summer last September (no big deal!), the Bay View theater has rolled out a steady stream of celebrated cinema classics to coincide wit...

Milwaukee development, the Shops of Grand Avenue, and a requiem for the underdog

Matt Wild

February 4, 2016

//There's a moment early on in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy when the novel's befuddled protagonist, Arthur Dent, is lying in the mud in front of a bulldozer, protesting the unexpecte...

Queen Tut’s dominion extends to Mitten Fest

Tyler Maas

February 4, 2016

//If you're among the nearly 7,000 people who have checked either "interested" or "going" on the Facebook event for Saturday's day-long Burnhearts Mitten Fest, it's possible you've looked upon the name Que...

Here’s the limited edition screen print for Christopher Lloyd’s ‘Back To The Future’ screening

Matt Wild

February 4, 2016

//Back in December, the space-time continuum was briefly disrupted when it was announced that Christopher Lloyd would be coming to the Riverside Theater Saturday, February 20 for a screening of the 1985 bo...

On The Record Episode 53: The state of terrestrial radio

Milwaukee Record Staff

February 3, 2016

//Compared to the way things were as recently as 10 or even five years ago, the radio industry is virtually unrecognizable. Here, in the age of the aux cable, streaming services, and in the golden age of p...

Here’s everything you need to know about Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2016

Tyler Maas

February 3, 2016

//Since the first frost of last autumn, many Milwaukee-area residents have set their sights on the events of February 6. As the days became shorter, the holidays came and went, and the Packers season reach...

Dalek Asylum Milwaukee assembles record-exterminating army of ‘Doctor Who’ villains

Tea Krulos

February 2, 2016

//The long-running British sci-fi show Doctor Who has long captured audience imaginations with the adventures of an alien Time Lord known only as "The Doctor." Part of the show's longevity is held by the c...

Exclusive: Stream the self-titled Indonesian Junk album that’s going ’round

Matt Wild

February 2, 2016

//Genre labels can be maddening for musicians and listeners alike, offering little to no indication of what an artist actually sounds like. (Honk if the words "post-punk" always leave you with a blank stare....

First video from anti-Scott Walker “Unintimidated” project skewers Facebook activism

Matt Wild

February 2, 2016

//Have you been displeased with Wisconsin's political climate for the last, oh, let's say, five years? Does the very thought of a certain Wisconsin governor make you break out in hives? If you answered "no...