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February 7, 2023

Last October, Long Mama—a Milwaukee band composed of vocalist and guitarist Kat Wodtke, drummer Nick Lang, guitarist Andrew Koenig, and bassist Samual Odin—released its long-awaited and highly-anticipated debut...

Lake Drive delivers emo, rock, ballads on debut EP, ‘Wordplay’

February 7, 2023

Milwaukee four-piece Lake Drive calls itself a "modern day hair band." That description may conjure up images of decadent acts like Poison, Ratt, and Skid Row, but Lake Drive is far from '80s cheese. On the ban...

Relive Burnhearts Mitten Fest 2023 with these photos

February 6, 2023

For the tenth year, Burnhearts curated a winning wintry mix of live music, rare and delicious craft beer, tasty food and barrel-aged cocktails, locally-made wares, and charity that all came together outdoors to...

Milwaukee Record’s Cat Of The Week: Reese

February 5, 2023

UPDATE: REESE HAS BEEN ADOPTED! ••• 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 popul...

18 pictures from The Sugar Maple’s Wes Anderson pop-up and art show

February 3, 2023

Everyone knows themed pop-up events don't fly in the middle of winter in Milwaukee. What The Sugar Maple's weekend-long Wes Anderson pop-up and art show presupposes is...maybe they do?Yes, Thursday was Day ...

Business To Business: Clover co-owner Sissy Butner feels welcome at Gary’s Pet Jungle

February 3, 2023

Owning and operating a small business can be very difficult, stressful, and thankless work. The hours can be long, a paycheck isn’t always guaranteed, and the worries tend to pile up. With our new “Business To ...

Barstool Sports founder interrupts Classic Slice’s employee party, demands pizza, insults them

February 3, 2023

Since opening on a bustling Bay View corner in 2007, Classic Slice (2797 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., 414-238-2406) has offered Milwaukee mindbogglingly massive slices, delicious specialty pizzas with great names like...

Stuff We Missed: Northwestern Mutual doubling down on Milwaukee, Culver’s giving 54 burgers to Giannis

February 3, 2023

Every Friday, Stuff We Missed looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for, well, stuff we missed throughout the week.• Big news dropped on Thursday that Northwestern Mutual plans to double down o...

Milwaukee Public Market’s tiny “Dinky Rink” ice skating rink will return this Friday

February 2, 2023

Last winter, the Milwaukee Public Market debuted what it called The Dinky Rink, a.k.a. "the area's smallest public ice rink." The wee lil' ice rink—complete with covered seating, outdoor heaters, and access to ...

Astral Hand finally makes “Contact” with heavy psych song/video, upcoming album

February 2, 2023

Like a signal traveling through the unfathomable vastness of space, hoping to relay instructions on how to build a transportation device so Jodie Foster can visit her dad, it's been a long journey for Astral Ha...

Listen to us talk about new Milwaukee music with WUWM’s Lake Effect (January 2023)

February 2, 2023

Once a month, Milwaukee Record's own Matt Wild gets his NPR on by sitting down with WUWM's Lake Effect and discussing some of his favorite new Milwaukee records and songs.Listen to the latest installment HE...

20 Milwaukee nicknames, ranked

February 1, 2023

The world knows Milwaukee for many reasons. Similarly, the world also knows Milwaukee by many names. Some of these nicknames honor the city's rich history, reference some our amenities, or pertain to our proxim...

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

February 1, 2023

February holds the distinction of being the year’s shortest month, one of Wisconsin’s coldest spans of time, and landing pretty much directly in the middle of winter. However, this particular February finds Mil...

WMSE’s Local/Live: Elephonic

February 1, 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...

We’ve partnered with Cactus Club on a “Record Recommended” beer and shot special

January 31, 2023

For almost as long as Milwaukee Record has existed, we've worked with Cactus Club in some way, shape or form. Through the years, the venerable Bay View venue has run traditional banner ads on our site, partnere...

Miscellaneous Milwaukee: Milwaukee Admirals / Lazer 103 hockey puck (1995?)

January 31, 2023

In Miscellaneous Milwaukee, we take a stroll through the aisles of Antiques On Pierce to unearth strange, curious, or valuable Milwaukee artifacts.ITEM: MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS / LAZER 103 HOCKEY PUCK YEAR: 199...

Milwaukee Music Roundup: January 2023

January 31, 2023

Looking for new music? Looking for new Milwaukee music? Then look no further than our monthly Milwaukee Music Roundup. LPs AND EPs OF NOTE Adorner - s/tADORNER by ADORNERAlternative Radio - Kicking Do...

Find some direction with The Directionals’ “Sing For Sakes” video

January 31, 2023

Are you lost? Aimless? Is your life devoid of meaning and purpose? Are you currently trying to track down the location of a gig from your new favorite band, with only a cassette tape and a crumpled show flyer t...

Electronic duo ODESZA will headline Summerfest on June 30