There are few Milwaukee summertime activities that can beat spending a few hours paddling around the city’s rivers in a kayak. Trust us! If the experience that blends outdoor enjoyment, exercise, and seeing the city in an entirely new way is missing anything, though, it’s live music. But wait! On Wednesdays from June 12 through August 28, MKE River Round Up will offer three hours of live music… Source ..read more

In MKE Music Rewind we revisit notable Milwaukee music that was released before Milwaukee Record became a thing in April 2014. This week: Like You Like An Arsonist by Madison-turned-Milwaukee indie rockers Paris, Texas. Want to feel old? Of course you don’t, but allow us to share this mortality-reminding piece of information with you anyway. This weekend (May 4, 2024, to be exact)… Source ..read more

Caleb Westphal hasn’t missed a Friday fish fry since 2013. Follow his never-ending adventures—sponsored by Miller High Life—HERE. This week, fish fry #539: Will’s Northwoods Inn in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Honk—an erratic yet predictable sound disturbance that cuts through what’s left of tonal peace, and which exists for no apparent or obvious reason—blended with other Chicago Honks into a… Source ..read more

The 2024 Milwaukee Film Festival drew a total of 32,624 attendees, Milwaukee Film announced Thursday. MFF2024 ran April 11-15 at the Oriental Theatre, Downer Theatre, Avalon Theater, and Times Cinema. It included 379 public screenings, and three private screenings (including two “Super Secret Members-Only Screenings.”) “This year’s festival was a joyous celebration of independent and… Source ..read more

Welcome back cheftestants, we are officially halfway through the show! Last time on Top Chef, we had a pretty big shakeup. Chef Kaleena Bliss, who was eliminated during the Frank Lloyd Wright episode, fought her way through the “Last Chance Kitchen” and was invited to return to the show to once again compete for the title of Top Chef. But that wasn’t the biggest surprise of the episode. Source ..read more

WILD PLANET AND CARAVAN HOSPITALITY ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP Restructured ownership group will take over operations of Nomad World Pub on Brady Street The venerable Nomad World Pub on Brady Street is soon to be operated by a new ownership group that includes long-time Milwaukee hospitality stalwarts Drew Deuster and JJ Kovacovich of Wild Planet Hospitality along with Nomad’s original owner… Source ..read more

These days, here in the middle of the ongoing vinyl resurgence, it’s becoming fairly common for bands to reissue old albums that were long out of print or to immortalize material that previously only lived in CD and digital formats by pressing it to wax for the very first time. Something that happens far less often—unless you’re Taylor Swift, of course—is a project making the decision to entirely… Source ..read more

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 HERE. This month, Matt goes all electro! He takes a shine to the debut single from Milwaukee duo Diamond Life, “I Can’t Believe It!”… …gets down and dirty with the wonderfully trashy… Source ..read more

Summerfest Adds Over 30 Artists to 2024 Lineup MILWAUKEE, WI (May 2, 2024) – Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance has added over 30 additional artists to the 2024 lineup, since the festival’s initial release at the end of March. The Summerfest lineup now includes: SZA with Aminé • Hanson • Gavin DeGraw • The All-American Rejects • ISOxo • Wage War • AWOLNATION • EMF • Bad Suns • Source ..read more

Port Milwaukee welcomes the first cruise ship of 2024 MILWAUKEE – Port Milwaukee welcomed the Viking Octantis on Wednesday, May 1, as the first cruise ship to call on the city for the 2024 season. This marks the third consecutive year that Octantis has arrived as the inaugural cruise ship. Port Milwaukee expects another strong cruising season in 2024, with 27 visits being made by seven vessels… Source ..read more