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Casual Vocals’ “You Are I Am We Are” video spells it out

October 14, 2015

In 2013, Colleen Webb and her husband moved to town from Chicago without knowing anybody “for sheer love of Milwaukee.” Once here, she put more focus on Casual Vocals, her literal bedroom project. After some lo...

Listen to Q The Sun and Milo find their way “On The Way To Something Else”

Matt Wild

October 14, 2015

Music can be an exact science, thoroughly rehearsed and produced, or it can be spontaneous and off-the-cuff. Both approaches have their merits, though the latter often leads to the more unexpected and thrilling...

Maritime explores new territory with Magnetic Bodies/Maps Of Bones

Tyler Maas

October 13, 2015

Typically at this point in a Maritime article, the band is referenced as the new project of two former members of The Promise Ring. Perhaps the writer did their research and realized members of two other semina...

That fire-breathing “Pirate Party Barge” is totally for sale, matey

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

If you’ve sailed the Milwaukee waterways in the last few years—or simply glanced in the general direction of the Milwaukee waterways—you’ve probably spotted that absolutely crazy and undeniable awesome “Pirate ...

Watch WebsterX go public on PBS’ ’30-Minute Music Hour’

Matt Wild

October 13, 2015

If you’re looking for a Milwaukee artist with big ideas and bigger ambitions, look no further than WebsterX. The last few years have seen the young rapper take the initial momentum of his terrific debut album D...

Tracklist: 12 standout moments from the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 12, 2015

After 15 days of events, parties, panel discussions, and more movies than any sane human being could possibly watch (more than 300, to be exact-ish), the 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival came to a close last week T...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 5: Brenner Brewing Company

Maggie Iken

October 12, 2015

In Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Milwaukee Record contributor and Green Bay native Maggie Iken sets out to find the best Packers viewing experience Milwaukee has to offer. Catch up with Week 1, Week 2, We...

John Waters’ ‘Polyester’ will screen at the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival in 35mm and “Odorama”

Matt Wild

October 12, 2015

Two of the many, many highlights of the recently wrapped 2015 Milwaukee Film Festival were screenings of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, both in glorious 35mm. But while it was incred...

Sklars, Glaser, Dore bring laughs to Adler’s Fall Comedy Classic

Tyler Maas

October 12, 2015

Say what you will about the station's music rotation that pretty much ranges from The Offspring to Pearl Jam to that song where the dude yells "SAIL!" and back to The Offspring again, but FM102.1—and, more spec...

A-side/B-side: Why is Milwaukee getting so worked up over a Portillo’s coming to town?

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 9, 2015

In A-side/B-side, two Milwaukee Record writers tackle various city issues in an informal, crosstalk style. Insults are hurled, feelings are hurt, and everyone learns something in the end. Maybe.Tyler Maas: ...

Extra Points: Who is the better Jake Ryan?

Tyler Maas

October 9, 2015

Entering Week 5 of the Green Bay Packers season, there isn't much to be lodged in the way of complaints. The team is off to a 4-0 start. Aaron Rodgers remains the best quarterback in the universe. The oft-diffi...

Halloween Superstores Of The Damned: Discount Halloveen

Matt Wild

October 8, 2015

If there’s one holiday season that depends almost entirely on “mood,” it’s Halloween. Christmas and Easter have obvious religious ties, the Fourth of July has obvious national ties, and Thanksgiving has food. S...

Kaitlin McCarthy produces results in local comedy

Tyler Maas

October 8, 2015

In the world of stand-up, the producer is one of the more thankless roles involved with a comedy show's execution. When an event goes as planned, kudos are almost exclusively allocated to the on-stage talent, w...

On The Record Episode 38: Yeah, Bro podcast’s Jacob Bach

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 7, 2015

Late last month, Milwaukee Record co-founder/editor Tyler Maas embarked on a straight man's tour of every Milwaukee gay bar in a single night. To help him navigate the unfamiliar territory, he called upon Jacob...

Listen to The Vitrolum Republic’s ‘For The Lovespun Ramblings And Ghosts In Our Shoes’

Tyler Maas

October 7, 2015

Way back in 2010, Milwaukee gypsy-folk outfit The Vitrolum Republic came onto the scene with the then-trio's debut full-length, For Highbrow Sideshows And Rowboat Serenades, a 14-song introduction rife with emo...

First Impression: Beerline Cafe

Tyler Maas

October 6, 2015

As recently as five years ago, the culinary landscape surrounding the Humboldt Bridge had a much different look. Ironically, an unthinkably long construction project on the causeway connecting Riverwest and Mil...

Here’s what’s screening at “Shocktoberfest” at the Avalon, Rosebud, and Times

Matt Wild

October 6, 2015

It’s a scientific fact that nothing beats October. The weather is awesome, Halloween is lurking around the corner, and businesses go nuts with “Rocktober” and “Shocktober” events. In the case of the latter, the...

26 horror films set in Wisconsin

Matt Wild

October 5, 2015

This article is from 2015.If various tourism organizations are to be believed, Wisconsin is filled with natural beauty, endless outdoor and urban activities, and die-hard Packers fans. If various horror fil...

Search For The Perfect Packers Bar, Week 4: Company Brewing

Maggie Iken

October 5, 2015

Burnhearts’ Three Floyds Punk House Kegger Party returns November 19

Tyler Maas

October 5, 2015

After an incredibly well-received inaugural installment that featured music from Volunteer and Soup Moat and rare fermented delicacies from Three Floyds Brewery pushed the bar to Mitten Fest-like capacity last ...