Area Dad Steps Outside, Surveys Weather

A tornado watch on Milwaukee Day why not

I love when it’s Milwaukee Day and you’re eating a sub next to the Bronze Fonz and you bump into the graphic designer who designed your logo 12 years ago. Hi, Cathy!

Happy Milwaukee Day. Happy 414 Day. Stay strong.

Reminder: Oodles of great MKE shows and events can be found in Record Recommended. It's a busy week/weekend!

NEW BIRDING COLUMN ALERT

Men: Never forget that women want you to prove your love by doing the simple things, such as fleeing a life of danger and heartbreak during Hungary's communist uprising before going on to terrify audiences as Dracula

Me for the duration of the 2026 Milwaukee Film Festival (when I’m not watching movies)

Good morning Wisco

I'm doing another Milwaukee Film Festival treasure hunt. First clue HERE

Caleb is back this week with his 640th (!) Friday fish fry in a row. Does his write-up begin with the story of Lewis and Clark? Yes it does.

Reminder: We have a Friday morning/afternoon newsletter that rounds up all the stuff we ran during the week. And we ran, like, 40 things this week. Subscribe today!

Another day in Wisco

Milwaukee: "Michelin Guide / Wisco Way / What else do I have to say?"

ALERT! ALERT! Landmark Credit Union Live has finally announced a show that folks who hate Landmark Credit Union Live may want to go to! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

Von Trier. East Side.

Lady passing me on the street: “You look like you’re thinking the most wholesome thoughts! Now don’t go in that phone booth! I know you’re Clark Kent!”

Last night's Local/Live was a scorcher. It's always a blast co-hosting these shows with Sid. More to come!

Great piece from Tad Kriofske Mainella. Come for the civic pride, stay for the mysterious "Man In Brown."

Twelve years ago today, Tyler Maas and I launched Milwaukee Record. My journal entry for that day: "Up at 5 a.m. to open and test the new site. Goes off without a hitch. Huge response. We did it. Go figure." It's been an honor, a privilege, and a blast. THANK YOU. Here's to 12 more years!

I was lucky (?) to first see FACES OF DEATH not on video, but at a drive-in theater (the long-gone 41 Twin), part of a double-feature with Pink Floyd's THE WALL.

Walked kid to school, voted, followed a weird tip downtown that turned out to be a wild goose chase, got Hen’s Deli, drove by that U-Haul storage facility that keeps catching fire. Fun morning!

Whenever I see someone bemoaning a show/event they missed because they "didn't hear anything about it," 9 times out of 10 it was in that week's Record Recommended. Check it out!

Great cold plunge piece (and photo) from Annie Raab:

Still on the Snow Pile(s) beat

Happy Easter everyone They Might Be Giants have a new song called "Wu-Tang" and it's beautiful

Out in the wild as we speak

We have a new beer with Ope! Brewing Co. and I’m biased but it’s very good

I sat down with two of Milwaukee's best to talk about CINEMA HOOLIGANTE!

You know what? The Milwaukee Brewers.

New career highlight: being a guest on Milwaukee Film's POPPED ONES. New career lowlight: mostly blowing my popcorn flavor guesses.

Gee Wally

Reminder: We're doing a thing at Blackbird tonight from 4-6. Raffling prizes and a pair of tix to the Weezer/Shins/Silversun Pickups show. (1 drink = 1 raffle ticket.) Also doing a pinball tourney! High score on KING KONG wins another pair of tix to the show! Fun!

Hot dog guys missing out on a nice day

Busy week/weekend! And ye olde Milwaukee Record is producing and/or sponsoring FOUR events!

VOTE

It was nice chatting with Sheenna and Michael and I'm super excited for The Familiar Place to finally open.

It's really, really, really nice to have regular season Brewers baseball on the radio again

And yes, this includes an event/pinball tournament we're doing at Blackbird on March 31 where you can win tickets to the show and other stuff

You wanted the best you got the best

Me after doing a live TV thing and realizing I casually dropped the phrases “gosh darn it” and “Johnny-come-lately”

It looks like Bob Ross is painting his own hair as seen from above

NEW: We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST at Anodyne Walker's Point on MILWAUKEE DAY. Feat. @angelalang8.bsky.social, @bymattwild.bsky.social and me. Plus: special guests! I love my country, Milwaukee. Let's recombobulate. www.therecombobulationarea.news/p/event-anno...

I’m collecting local AI slop and this one gets big points for the giant SAFE DIOU$S sign

Baseball begins this week thank fucking god

High score! High score! We’ve got high score here! See, nobody cares.

Finally saw my first "Um, Chuck Norris was actually bad, you guys" post in the wild. Can't believe it took so long!

There is a god

Going through a bit of a crisis today thanks to last night's Milwaukee Record screening of GHOST WORLD, a movie that is somehow 25 YEARS OLD

I am "flurry of texts following the announcement of the 30-year anniversary tour of The Wallflowers' BRINGING DOWN THE HORSE album" years old