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Death Cab For Cutie plays it safe in Riverside Theater sellout

May 5, 2015

It's ironic, really, but with close to 20 years of existence to its credit—at least half of which was spent either near or at the top of the indie rock pecking order—and 100-some songs in circulation, Death Cab...

Here’s the lineup for the 8th annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2015

Each summer of Burnhearts’ existence, the Bay View beer bastion has simultaneously celebrated summer and one of the most iconic (formerly) Milwaukee-made beers with the annual Burnhearts/Pabst Street Party. The...

Two Bucks owner’s alleged racism sparks employee exodus, boycott

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2015

Late Friday night and early Saturday morning, an "unfortunate incident" at Two Bucks, a bar on Milwaukee East side, led to employees walking off the job, an ongoing boycott effort, and the establishment's owner...

A certain point of view: Milwaukee’s connection to Star Wars reference site Wookieepedia

Rob Wieland

May 4, 2015

The Star Wars Expanded Universe—all the books, comics, video games, and other materials that expand the story beyond the original films—has a complex relationship with the ever-popular franchise. Some things ar...

Max Devereaux beats back the darkness with Wasteland

Tyler Maas

May 4, 2015

Milwaukee-based experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist Max Devereaux says he likes to see how far he can push himself. Sonically, his self-described "stream of consciousness" recorded encapsulations of...

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

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 1, 2015

May in Milwaukee usually serves as the calm before the storm that is summer festival season. By the time next month, we'll be gearing up for block parties, weekly concerts, and a massive wave of occurrences bea...

Underwear Comedy Party strips stand-up to the bare essentials

Tyler Maas

April 30, 2015

Given the daunting task of stepping on stage armed with only a microphone and a batch of deeply personal thoughts, feelings, and past experiences in effort to make a room full people laugh against their will, s...

Milwaukee Record’s guide to Free Comic Book Day 2015

Rob Wieland

April 30, 2015

When Free Comic Book Day began in 2002, comic books were really only just beginning to climb into the mainstream of pop culture. Films like Spider-Man and X-Men 2 spurred comic book sales, even without the mode...

Body Futures’ new video is a shot-for-shot homage to an ABBA video

Matt Wild

April 30, 2015

Body Futures’ 2014 album Brand New Silhouettes was the sound of a band making music simply for the sake of making music. Populated by scene stalwarts like Dixie Jacobs (former White, Wrench, Conservatory) and h...

Yo-Dot and milo weigh in on the state of Milwaukee hip-hop in Episode 17 of On The Record

Milwaukee Record Staff

April 29, 2015

Milwaukee's hip-hop scene is in a pretty good place at the moment. However, that wasn't always the case. Besides the late '90s and early '00s blip Coo Coo Cal made on rap's radar, the city has lacked any sembla...

At Random is for sale

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2015

At Random—known for its specialty cocktails, surly servers, and sporadic hours of operation—is usually nestled somewhere between Bryant’s and (insert other local bar du jour) on the onslaught of online “Best Ba...

Graham Hunt discusses new Midnight Reruns releases, opening for The Replacements

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2015

Though Midnight Reruns had an EP in circulation already, the release of the band's next-to-flawless self-titled 2013 album truly brought the rock outfit to local consciousness and saw them privy to nods from na...

Kevin Nash, Princess Night, and Jurassic Park: Here’s your 2015 Lakeshore Chinooks preview

Tyler Maas

April 28, 2015

With nearly an eighth of a season in the books, the 4-16 Milwaukee Brewers are playing historically bad baseball right now. Not only does the franchise have the absolute worst record in the league at the moment...

Here’s proof that David Gruber isn’t the only “One call, that’s all” guy

Matt Wild

April 28, 2015

For Milwaukeeans who find themselves hurt in a car wreck, watching TV, glancing at a local periodical, enjoying a summer festival, attending a Bucks game, or opening the door only to find Aaron Rodgers on the o...

Exclusive: Listen to Fudgy, featuring members of Crappy Dracula 2 and Scrimshaw

Matt Wild

April 28, 2015

Before we begin, let’s talk about that name: Fudgy. Yes, there is now a band in Milwaukee called Fudgy. As in, “These brownies are kind of fudgy,” or, “Put that fudge down, Steve, it’s getting too fudgy in here...

Tracklist: 10 ridiculous moments from Milwaukee’s TV news past

Matt Wild

April 27, 2015

This article was originally published in 2015.For more than 80 years, TV news has been there to report on breaking stories, world-changing events, and moments in time that bring us together as a people. It ...

Exclusive: Stream The New Seven’s Look Closer, Say Something

Tyler Maas

April 27, 2015

Good things come to those who wait. Following a false start in the genre of progressive bluegrass, a shake-up in membership, and a long hiatus that followed, The New Seven reemerged of late. Now locked in as a ...

WebsterX and friends mark one-year anniversary of Dontre Hamilton shooting with benefit show

Matt Wild

April 27, 2015

On Thursday, April 30, the family of Dontre Hamilton will observe the one-year anniversary of his fatal shooting by Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney with a march and rally at Red Arrow Park. One day ...

I was a guest on The Morning Blend and I feel pretty good about that

Matt Wild

April 24, 2015

On Tuesday, I published a story entitled “I watched The Morning Blend for a week and I feel pretty good about that.” Three days later, I’m happy to report that I was a guest on The Morning Blend, and I feel pre...

Sufjan Stevens faces death, finds life at Riverside Theater

Cal Roach

April 24, 2015

In a move that surprised no one, Sufjan Stevens followed up his Crazy Experimental Album (2010’s The Age Of Adz) with a Stripped-Down, Back-To-Basics Album (Carrie & Lowell, released a few weeks ago). The n...