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July 28, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Following four rounds of competition, a tournament that started with a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures has now been reduced to just FOUR remaining things. Roasted Corn feast...

Float Milwaukee to host Float Fest street party August 25

July 28, 2023

Even though we’ve now knocking on the door of August, there’s still a lot of summer fun left. Adding to large-scale event undertakings like Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee Irish Fest, and Bay View Bash is a ste...

We’re screening ‘Jaws’ at Avalon Theater on August 23

July 27, 2023

Y'all know Milwaukee Record. Know how we earn a livin'. Music, culture, gentle sarcasm, monthly movie screenings at the Avalon Atmospheric Theater. We're screening Jaws at the Avalon on Wednesday, August 23, bu...

Industrial Musical aficionado Steve Young is coming to The Cooperage on August 31

July 27, 2023

If you're aware of Industrial Musicals—an obscure subgenre that basically combines Broadway-style numbers with sales jargon you’re likely to hear in a boardroom—in any capacity, you've almost certainly heard of...

“Cory The Riverwest Sandwich Fixer” keeps Original Fuel Cafe favorites alive in his kitchen

July 26, 2023

When The Original Fuel Cafe quietly closed during the pandemic, it left a noticeable hole in Riverwest, and it also suddenly left Milwaukee without some of its most iconic sandwiches in the process. Under new o...

Check out The Vanguard’s new menu items

July 26, 2023

Earlier this week, we announced The Vanguard would be saying goodbye to 11 of its menu items. Even though some popular fare—most notably the delicious likes of the Lodi, Tarkan, and Weylin's Way—have either bee...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Bug Moment

July 26, 2023

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...

Wasted lives and pop-music salvation: Inside Rustbelt’s “Oh My God Here It Comes Now” video

July 25, 2023

It's been one year since New-York-by-way-of-Milwaukee musician John Chiaverina called it a day on his long-running Juiceboxxx project. "Juiceboxxx was an exercise in believing in myself despite everything," Chi...

It’s all hands on deck for Brave You’s “Sold Out Reunion Tour” video

July 25, 2023

When we last caught up with Brave You almost exactly a year ago, the Milwaukee synth-punk project was treating listeners to a couple singles from LIFER, the band's first album since adding two new members. Sinc...

A lot of people rode that darn streetcar during the big Harley/Bastille weekend

July 25, 2023

Despite the ire of Republicans in the state legislature and the withering opinions of dudes on Facebook who list "School of Hard Knocks" as their education, a whole lot of folks rode the Milwaukee streetcar a f...

Mac’s Bark Park is a playground for pooches

July 25, 2023

Following an incredible run of mostly beautiful weather here in Milwaukee, we're starting to enter "the dog days of summer." Temps are expected to be in the 80s for the next few days, and while there's still a ...

Only 8 things remain in our Wisconsin Fair Bracket

July 24, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); Following three weeks and just as many rounds of fair-focused competition, a tournament that started with a field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtures has now been reduced to just eigh...

The Vanguard will say goodbye to 11 menu items this week

July 24, 2023

Since opening nearly nine years ago, The Vanguard has established itself as the pinnacle of tubed meat delicacies in Milwaukee. Even though the Bay View bar and restaurant has a winning mix of specialty sausage...

Here’s everything you need to know about Brady Street Festival

July 24, 2023

Now that we've had a moment to recover from one of the busiest weekends in Milwaukee's recent history, it's time to focus on the weekend ahead. Though there's a lot going on, a major highlight is Brady Street F...

In case you blinked, here are all the new and wonderful things they’re building in Milwaukee (July 9-22)

July 24, 2023

Depending on which news sources you follow, Milwaukee is going through either a "renaissance" or a "reinvention." Or maybe it's a "reboot" or a "reimagining." However you want to define it, it's safe to say tha...

Rose Of The West honors Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin in “Come And Find Me”

July 24, 2023

It's been a minute (or two) since we heard from Rose Of The West, a moody Milwaukee dream-pop project led by singer Gina Marie Barrington. The group released its eponymous debut record in 2019; that same year, ...

Celebrate “six years of slow beer” at 1840’s Anniversary Party

July 23, 2023

Since opening in the summer of 2017, 1840 Brewing Company (342 E. Ward St., 414-236-4056) has experienced a growing presence on area draft lines, earned heaps of praise from beer authorities and customers alike...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Rosie

July 22, 2023

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...

Puerto Rican Family Festival returns August 20, moves to Veterans Park