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July 13, 2023

Milwaukee and its surrounding suburbs boast a wealth of great independent coffee shops, award-winning roasters, and other excellent area establishments where you can get a caffeine fix. We plan to celebrate som...

Soul Low announces Cactus Club reunion show, ‘UNEASY’ vinyl release

July 13, 2023

Today marks the 10th anniversary of UNEASY. Soul Low quietly released the debut album on July 13, 2013 and quickly became one of the city's most popular, most exciting, and most promising bands on their strengt...

Everything you need to know about Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2023-24 season

July 13, 2023

The sculptures are back.Works from Sculpture Milwaukee's 2023-24 season, Actual Fractals, Act I, are now on display in and around downtown Milwaukee. Green Gallery owner John Riepenhoff is the curator for t...

Rod & Makk to bring the biggest goddamn mozzarella sticks you’ve ever seen to 3rd Street Market Hall

July 12, 2023

If you've read Milwaukee Record with any regularity in recent years, there's a chance you've happened upon our coverage of Alphonso's The Original and the West Allis pizzeria's shockingly massive "Lightning Rod...

Milwaukee Record’s favorite Milwaukee music of 2023 (so far)

July 12, 2023

Believe it or not, 2023 is more than halfway over. Weird! What's not weird: the continued talent of the Milwaukee music scene. Here are just a few of our favorite 2023 Milwaukee releases—records, songs, videos—...

Please Don’t Destroy talk tour, Milwaukee plans, Bucks Summer League before Turner Hall show

Rick Katschke

July 12, 2023

Over the past two years, Please Don’t Destroy have been making must-watch digital shorts that have become a staple of Saturday Night Live. Now the trio—Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy—are about t...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Dramatic Lovers (Live from Anodyne)

July 12, 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...

I was a teenage(-ish) tour guide for Harley-Davidson

Rob Wieland

July 11, 2023

"Wah-wah-too-sah" "Whoa-wah-toe-suh" "Wuh-wuh-tuh-say"- Folks from around the world on the Harley-Davidson tour, attempting to pronounce "Wauwatosa" The Harley-Davidson plant that existed on 124th Street...

Summerfest: Attendance up 40% from 2022, will stick with three-weekend format in 2024

July 11, 2023

If Summerfest seemed pleasantly—but not overwhelmingly—packed this year, that's because it was. On Tuesday, Summerfest announced that a total of 624,407 fans attended the nine-day 2023 Big Gig. While still down...

Dill Pickle Donuts and Alligator Ribs: 100 new foods coming to 2023 Wisconsin State Fair

July 11, 2023

If our ongoing Wisconsin Fair Bracket hasn't gotten you sufficiently pumped for the 2023 Wisconsin State Fair, maybe this will do the trick. From August 3-13, folks can enjoy not one, not two, not 99, but 100 n...

Season 21 of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ will be filmed in Wisconsin

July 11, 2023

It's a big day for Bravo's long-running and wildly popular Top Chef: not only has the show announced its new host (season 10 winner Kristen Kish, pictured above, taking over for Padma Lakshmi), but it has annou...

Shank Hall will apply for all-ages license, has new carpet

July 11, 2023

We'd like to take this opportunity to share our personal thoughts about Milwaukee's Shank Hall:Shank Hall is the "best music venue in town." We feel this way because Shank Hall has spent the last 34 years h...

Make your picks in Round 2 of our Wisconsin Fair Bracket

July 10, 2023

broadstreet.zone(152652); And then there were 32! Following an opening Wisconsin Fair Bracket round that found more than 15,000 total votes being cast, our hand-selected field of 64 Wisconsin State Fair fixtur...

Bug Moment’s canceled Culver’s show now set for 4 Seasons Skate Park

July 10, 2023

When life hands you lemons in the form of a canceled show at a beloved fast food restaurant, make lemonade—by moving that show to a beloved skate park.Last month, popular Milwaukee band Bug Moment—along wit...

Lou Barlow had something special in store at intimate URSA performance

Dan Agacki

July 10, 2023

Just short of five years since his last visit, Lou Barlow made his return to URSA in Bay View last Friday. The previous appearance had a “working out the kinks” feel, with minimal seating and plenty of folks mi...

Summerfest Weekend 3 Recap: The random indie-rock edition!

July 9, 2023

At one point during the third and final weekend of Summerfest, I was considering buying a toe ring. At another I was screaming along to one of my favorite songs in the rain. At another I was being offered a spl...

Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Cookie

July 8, 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...

Sparks played Milwaukee? Sparks played Milwaukee! SPAAAAARKS!

DJ Hostettler

July 7, 2023

So, wait...did Sparks play in Milwaukee 40 years ago? The internet seems to think that they played Summerfest on July 3, 1983—almost 40 years eerily to the day. But I suppose we should forgive Russell Mael, the...

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