R.I.P. Pre-Recorded Music. Again.

New Alley Eyes song = GOOD

Next month's screening at Avalon Atmospheric Theater.

Lakeshore State Park visitor and education center, that Walmart "data center," more.

Dibs on the James K. Polk gondola! (We can only imagine the hubbub that will surround a different presidential-themed gondola.)

S W E E P

Uecker Mural Watch. Wednesday, May 20.

Some "old museum vs. new museum" chatter in our Read The Comments forums. Register, comment, talk amongst yourselves.

My latest column. I talked to three Wisconsin bands that are playing Milwaukee Metal Fest next month.

This week on WMSE's Local/Live: Hanna Simone!

More MKE music! Courtesy of Lakefront Brewery!

Enjoy another super-sized installment of Milwaukee Metal Monthly!

Buckle up for a "monument of sound and light created by community where visitors will enter a space of towering megaliths and otherworldly flora—an ancient stone circle from another dimension—where they can harness the power of light and music."

It's Alive! Milwaukee. Check out the lineup for the multi-site, summer-long music series.

A list of some new food and drink items coming to Summerfest 2026. Seriously, that's it.

YOUR MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Uecker Mural Watch. Tuesday, May 19.

Some words about rummage sales.

Get a little jazz with your Bay View Gallery Night experience on May 29.

New Fellow Kinsman record = GOOD

Jalisco's on North Avenue = OPEN

Brewers: YES. Cubs: NO.

Monday again

Monday

Uecker Mural Watch. Monday, May 18.

The week/weekend ahead...

Local journalism is incredibly important and should be supported and protected at all costs.

We stopped by Carrie's Crispies to try out some of their less conventional flavors.

IMPORTANT

Here's the Tosa Tonight lineup.

Summerfest 2026 is set for June 18-20, June 25-27, and July 2-4. Fingers crossed for those bean hats.

The goal: bike from Milwaukee to Chicago on a Super Sunday Sauce ride, all while immediately canceling out those burned calories with Italian food.

Once again, the Milwaukee Brewers.

A+ sandwich. Run, don't walk.

Get in line at Clarke Foods and give Ferney's Pizza a try.

Morgan Park Picnic! Next weekend! Be there!

Puttering around Milwaukee’s Third Ward / Downtown on a gorgeous Friday afternoon

This positive review captures a certain time and place in Milwaukee just so, and it also answers the question “Is the fish fry any good at the place Jim went to for lunch on 9/11?”

"We tried some good ideas and some bad idea, we gave it everything we had. But the math has caught up with us, and I've known in my heart that the time was coming."

Uecker Mural Watch. Friday, May 15.

In an ever-evolving East Side landscape, Hooligan’s has remained an enduring institution, connected to the past yet full of vigor and in the present.

Sunday, May 31 at Charles Allis Art Museum.

I'm of the opinion that every major league city needs a 100 foot tall Bob Uecker mural

The tour included a peek at a Milwaukee-branded entrance vestibule, a preview of a three-story display case, and a stunning view of downtown.

YES

An all-day pizza extravaganza filled with breakfast pizza, tavern-style pizza, and a possible medical emergency in a bar.

A few unexpected places where you can enjoy a beer in Milwaukee.

Field Report, Brett Newski, Valley Fox, and more will play Milwaukee Art Museum's Lakefront Festival Of Art next month.

Here's everything you need to know about getting to this year's Summerfest via MCTS.

Let’s all have a great summer