Milwaukee Music Roundup: April 2023
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LPs AND EPs OF NOTE
Convert - Unrestrained Remix EPUnrestrained Remix EP by CONVERT
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Milwaukee Record Cat Of The Week: Lennon
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...
PrideFest announces 2023 headliners
Back in February, Milwaukee Pride Inc.—the parent organization of PrideFest—announced Wisconsin's largest LGBTQIA+ event would return to Henry Mair Festival Park and kick off the city's festival season June 1-3...
Hannibal Buress has a surprise pop-up show at No Studios tonight
In addition to being an incredible comedian, an accomplished actor, and a self-proclaimed "passionate bandwagon Bucks fan," Hannibal Buress also keeps busy by moonlighting as a skilled rapper called Eshu Tune. ...
Proposed Brewers stadium deal is a short-sighted swing and miss
Dan Shafer is the founder of The Recombobulation Area, an award-winning, reader-supported weekly column and online publication. Click HERE to subscribe.A somewhat surprising announcement arrived in the inbo...
Reminder: Shirtless sax guy from ‘The Lost Boys’ is playing Promises this Friday
In case you missed it—or in case you need a hot, sweaty reminder—the shirtless saxophone guy from 1987 vampire flick The Lost Boys is playing Milwaukee bar/venue/treasure Promises (538 W. National Ave.) on Frid...
Lucha libre-themed Wrestling Taco restaurant has been sold
In July 2021, West Allis became home to an establishment with a full service bar/restaurant and a "lucha libre-theme" when Wrestling Taco opened in the State Fair Court on bustling 84th Street. Just under two y...
Ragtag theater troupes, crowd-pleasing cat wars take center stage in Milwaukee-made ‘Earlybird’
In the wake of a worldwide pandemic, lots of people have found themselves working from home. Without the separation between an office and residence, some have found themselves working more and more without nece...
Yummy Bowl opens today in 3rd Street Market Hall
Back in February, we let you know that Yummy Bowl would be setting up shop in the 3rd Street Market Hall soon. Well, it turns out "soon" is today! Yes, the restaurant concept that successfully launched in June ...
Here’s the 2023 Chill On The Hill lineup
For nearly two decades, Bay View Neighborhood Association's Chill On The Hill has brought music to Humboldt Park's band chalet every Tuesday between the beginning of June and the end of August.We're pleased...
Here’s the 2023 Washington Park Wednesdays lineup
It's not quite summer music series season, but it is summer music series announcement season. Today, the fine folks from Washington Park Wednesdays revealed their 2023 musical lineup. Want to know who's playing...
Here are the 2023 lineups for Lake Park’s Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesdays
What's better than hanging out in Milwaukee's iconic Lake Park? Hanging out in Milwaukee's iconic Lake Park while listening to live music, of course. Enter the long-running Musical Mondays and Wonderful Wednesd...
WMSE’s Local/Live: Panalure
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...
Until we meat again: Scenes from a soon-to-close sausage factory outlet store
On April 14, we delivered the tragic news that Klement's is closing its long-tenured and beloved Factory Outlet Store (2650 S. Chase Ave.) this month. Specifically, the Milwaukee sausage manufacturer announced ...
Pro wrestlers, ‘Paw Patrol’ and bobbleheads: Your 2023 Lakeshore Chinooks promo schedule
Though baseball season is already underway in Milwaukee and the Brewers currently sit a game out of first place a few weeks into the season, there’s another team in the region that’s getting ready to take the f...
Egg & Flour Pasta Bar will leave Crossroads Collective after May 4
The transitory nature of food halls not only makes it hard to keep track of which vendors are coming and going, it makes it hard to get attached to certain vendors. Still, Egg & Flour Pasta Bar has been suc...
Lee’s Luxury Lounge will close on May 20
Lee's Luxury Lounge, a delightfully kitschy Bay View bar that has held down its spot at 2988 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. since 2004, is closing. According to social media posts, Lee's last day in business will be May ...
The Show on Riverwest Radio: Adam Richman (Man V. Food)
Hosted by Kyle & Chris, The Show can be heard every day on WXRW 104.1 in Milwaukee. We interview people with stories to tell. Follow The Show on Twitter, Instagram, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.Adam ...
Frostbite, concussions, and beaver suits: Inside the Wisconsin-made ‘Hundreds Of Beavers’
"It might not be too exciting to hear how few beavers there actually were, but hopefully the scale of the movie is giant and it feels like a big adventure."That's director and Whitefish Bay native Mike Ches...
Enlightened Brewing, Company Brewing to host May 20 anniversary block parties
Not so long ago, Milwaukee—a city known as "Brew City" to much of the world—had only two craft breweries to its name. However, the early 2000s brought a few more into the fold, which led to a crescendo in the 2...