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Diane, here are 5 ways to celebrate the return of ‘Twin Peaks’ in Milwaukee

May 15, 2017

On Sunday, May 21, Twin Peaks will make its unlikely, highly anticipated, sure-to-be-demented return to television. The new 18-episode Showtime series—written by original co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost,...

Violent Femmes and Corey Feldman: 14 standout (non-festival) summer shows

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 10, 2017

Summertime musical entertainment in Milwaukee typically finds a home at the city’s 8,000 street fests, or, you know, that whole Summerfest thing. But look beyond the temporary street stages and the sea of dance...

This Is It! and 10 other notable Milwaukee logo redesigns

Tyler Maas

May 3, 2017

Milwaukee's oldest gay bar, This Is It!, officially unveiled its new logo last month. The imagery, which was the result of a month-long contest, will replace the logo the Cathedral Square bar has used for decad...

16 Milwaukee bands you maybe didn’t know broke up

Tyler Maas

April 26, 2017

For every Milwaukee project that has a well-publicized last show, knowingly puts out what's to be its final album, or crafts a long and respectful farewell to those who have supported them throughout the years,...

9 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2017

Tyler Maas

April 17, 2017

Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering...

Hello, Milwaukee: 14 things to do on Milwaukee Day 2017

Matt Wild

April 10, 2017

On Friday, April 14, Milwaukeeans young and old will once again raise their voices to the heavens and celebrate the greatest holiday to be based on an area code. Yes, Milwaukee Day is back. What began as a Face...

11 Milwaukee businesses located inside other businesses

Tyler Maas

March 27, 2017

On March 17, Milwaukee welcomed a new downtown restaurant called Oak & Oyster. With bars and restaurants opening in and around the city at an incredible rate, a new Milwaukee seafood purveyor coming into th...

17 shows to get excited for this spring

Milwaukee Record Staff

March 22, 2017

Spring, sprung. Winter waning, summer looming. Life. Hope. Shows. You know the drill. Here are 17 exciting shows coming to Milwaukee this spring.Saturday, April 1 Platinum Boys, Buzz Record Release @ Cact...

17 ways to avoid a stereotypical St. Paddy’s Day

Tyler Maas

March 15, 2017

St. Patrick's Day is an annual excuse to get out and celebrate in the waning days of winter. It's a holiday build on the foundation of Irish pride, fun, and revelry. On the other hand, it also kind of sucks. Be...

15 interesting things about Milwaukee, the Bucks in George Karl’s new memoir, ‘Furious George’

Tyler Maas

February 27, 2017

Last month, legendary NBA coach George Karl published a book he co-wrote with Curt Sampson entitled, Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GMs, and Poor Shot Selection. In the revealing...

Just a flesh wound: 9 fun facts about that time Theodore Roosevelt was shot in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

February 20, 2017

Do you like fun facts? Here are nine fun facts about that time (October 14, 1912) former U.S. President and then-presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt was totally shot outside the old Gilpatrick Hotel (now ...

14 name submissions for Oshkosh’s new Milwaukee Bucks affiliate

Tyler Maas

February 15, 2017

Last week, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that Oshkosh, Wisconsin would be the home of the organization's new NBA D-League affiliate. The (approximately) 70,000-resident college town beat out Grand Chute, Raci...

15 ways to celebrate and/or avoid Valentine’s Day

Tyler Maas

February 6, 2017

Some of you are in a serious relationship, or at least involved in a budding romance. Others are happily (or perhaps miserably) single. No matter where your love life lands, the same thing holds abundantly tr...

12 (non-touristy) things to do in Milwaukee (without drinking)

Maggie Iken

January 30, 2017

Five months ago, I stopped drinking. Coincidentally, my social life also got a lot tamer/lamer around the same time. Living in a city known for beer, I find myself staying in almost every night and not having...

Golda Meir, Vel Phillips, and 10 other notable women from Milwaukee’s past

Milwaukee Record Staff

January 23, 2017

Over the weekend, across the world, millions of women (and men) gathered, marched, and united in protest of the newly installed President of the United States, Donald Trump. In honor of the historic Women's Mar...

Protests, music festivals, and 8 other things to do on Inauguration Night

Matt Wild

January 17, 2017

Get this: On Friday, January 20, Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States. Huh. The official celebrations surrounding Trump's inauguration will likely be just as "huh"-worthy, what wit...

19 Milwaukee releases we’re excited to hear in 2017

Tyler Maas

January 9, 2017

It seems like we're just days removed from celebrating the best releases Milwaukee managed in 2016. With all the promise a new year brings also comes the promise of new music. In the same way many of us resol...

Here’s what Milwaukee needs to accomplish in 2017

Matt Wild

January 3, 2017

Twenty-sixteen was something of a banner year for Milwaukee. Hardly a day went by without some exciting new shit being built, some boring old shit being turned into exciting new shit, and 8,000 Bublr Bike sta...

Milwaukee Record’s New Year’s Eve entertainment guide

Tyler Maas

December 27, 2016

It's been a rough year, Milwaukee. Still, between all the celebrity deaths, frightening political developments, and various other sources for internet outrage, at least a few decent things happened. Come Satu...

11 wonderfully weird classes in the winter Milwaukee Recreation guide

Matt Wild

December 19, 2016

Unless you're 8 years old, winter sucks. Happily, the winter edition of the Milwaukee Recreation guide is loaded with hundreds of reasons to venture outside, including classes in arts and crafts, cooking, fit...