WMSE’s Local/Live: Rat Bath
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeereco...
Wisconsin’s first Patty Shack could break the curse at 2121 S. Kinnickinnic
Things haven't been going too well at 2121 S. Kinnickinnic. Ever since Subway closed its location in Suite #8 of the Bay View Commons building about five years ago, the space has been a quickly revolving door o...
Here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (October 8-21)
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Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." However you want to define it, it's safe to say that Milwaukee is cur...
We’re “Spinning Through The Past” at Third Space Brewing on November 3
Between recurring happenings like our monthly films, Halftime Shows, the seasonal Midweek Music concert series, and bunch of one-off events, Milwaukee Record has never been doing more live, in-person things tha...
Here are 19 photos from last weekend’s “Bartendo” pop up at The Sugar Maple
Fresh off its semi-recent transformation into an I Think You Should Leave-themed bar, The Sugar Maple (441 E. Lincoln Ave.) really 1UPed themselves with their latest pop-up concept. From October 19 through Octo...
Barely Civil to play November 19 installment of our Milwaukee Record Halftime Show series
With the high likelihood that injuries will impact teams over a 17-game season, pro football has a "next man up" mentality. Similarly, Milwaukee Record has a "next band up" approach when it comes to making chan...
Oriental Theatre will soon feature a spiffy “new” (a.k.a. restored) 1925 Wurlitzer pipe organ
Milwaukee Film's recent restoration of the Oriental Theatre has turned the stunning East Side movie palace into a really, really stunning East Side movie palace. But one element has been missing: the big ol' pi...
Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Gertie
Milwaukee Record is working in partnership with Urban Cat Coalition—a local organization that’s dedicated to creating a no kill community by humanely reducing the cat population in the Milwaukee area through ta...
I went to the last Blimpie Subs in Wisconsin
Last weekend, I took to our social media accounts and reposted an October 2022 article where I went to the last Ponderosa restaurant location in Wisconsin. (Yes, it's the one in Wisconsin Dells and it's still o...
Mudhoney delivers the (new) hits at sold-out X-Ray Arcade
When the Seattle grunge scene blew up in the early 1990s, the scramble for underground cred began immediately. It all seems tragically moot now, as few of the alt-rock superstars of the day remain except Pearl ...
Klassik’s “K” music video keeps the smooth summer vibes rolling into fall
Back in July, incomparable Milwaukee singer, rapper, producer, and multi-instrumental force Klassik put out his SummerSkool EP. The four-song release, which instantly earned mention on our "favorite Milwaukee o...
Jason Momoa vodka signing at the New Berlin Costco: A minute-by-minute report
On Thursday, October 19, in the year of our lord 2023, actor Jason Momoa descended on Wisconsin to sign bottles of Meili Vodka, a brand co-created by Momoa and buddy Blaine Halvorsom. Two signing were held: the...
The Vanguard discusses anniversary, struggles, new chef, Halloween pop-up theme
This month marks The Vanguard's ninth year in business. Since opening in October 2014, the Bay View bar and specialty sausage emporium has earned oodles of local and national attention, has been a favorite dini...
Cream City Chaos: Arcade game at Last Rites a celebration of Milwaukee punk scene
If you visited punk hangout Last Rites (625 S. 6th St.) this past summer, you might have noticed a new arcade game pop up in the back corner by the stage. If you took a second look or even played it, you may ha...
Explore unlikely world of Kenosha horror hosts in new documentary, ‘I’m Your Host’
There's something weirdly comforting about horror hosts. Watching old black and white horror flicks in the middle of the night can be a lonely experience, but toss in a campy/corny host dressed like a vampire—t...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Beauty Steps
WMSE's local and live in-studio showcase, Local/Live, airs Tuesdays 6-7 p.m. You can find past episodes HERE. Beginning in 2023, we're also collecting episodes on a handy Soundcloud playlist.milwaukeereco...
Mike Viola talks producing, return to touring, starting “a new set of 10,000 hours”
The name Mike Viola may not immediately jump off the screen, but for anyone who’s paid attention to the last couple of decades of rock and pop music, it’s likely they have come into contact with his work. The v...
REYNA makes ‘Limonada’ on intimate, winning new EP
"When life hands you lemons, pour yourself some limonada."That little sip of affirmation is the animating force behind Limonada, the new EP from long-running Milwaukee synth-pop act REYNA. The record finds ...
A partial list of costumes in a Milwaukee Halloween costume contest video from 2000
Don't you just love a good old fashioned Halloween costume contest? How about one held outside on a busy city street? How about one held in the year 2000? Well…Yep, here's a 12-minute video of a deliriously...
Here’s the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile’s upcoming Milwaukee-area schedule, and that’s it
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
11 a.m. - 2.pm.
Sendik's Market
7901 W. Layton Ave.
Greenfield, WI 532203-6 p.m.
Sendik's Market
5200 W. Rawson Ave.
Franklin, WI 53132
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Sen...