
Matt Wild
Co-Founder and Editor at Milwaukee Record
Co-founder/editor @milwaukeerecord, above-average bowler
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20 hours ago |
milwaukeerecord.com | Tyler Maas |Matt Wild
The Laughing Tap has been a Milwaukee comedy mainstay since it opened at 706B S. 5th Street in January 2020. In its five-year existence, the Walker’s Point comedy club—which is owned and operated by Milwaukee Comedy producers Matt Kemple, Kaitlin McCarthy, and Greg Bach—has hosted hundreds of standup acts, including appearances by noted humorists like Bobcat Goldthwait, Dana Gould, Michael Ian Black, Laurie Kilmartin, Sean Patton, and many more.
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3 days ago |
milwaukeerecord.com | Tyler Maas |Matt Wild
In case you missed the news, Milwaukee Record and Busby’s are joining forces on a new springtime celebration that will bring big time fun to one of Milwaukee’s smallest parks. On Saturday, May 24, the inaugural “Morgan Park Picnic” will take place at—you guessed it!—Morgan Park.
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3 days ago |
milwaukeerecord.com | Tyler Maas |Matt Wild
Beer gardens are starting to open for the season! Music series lineups are starting to be announced! And as of today, lineups for music series that will be taking place at beer gardens are starting to be announced as well. Following three successful years at The Vine from 2022 through 2024, Jazz At The Vine will return to the eponymous beer garden in Humboldt Park for more late spring and summer shows. This year, Humboldt Park Friends-produced series will return for a total of eight concerts.
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6 days ago |
milwaukeerecord.com | Tyler Maas |Matt Wild
After Dirtnap Records launched in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the century and got its footing by putting dozens upon dozens of excellent garage rock and punk-tinged releases from acts all over the place (including Milwaukee’s own Phylums and The Sugar Stems), founder/owner Ken Cheppaikode made the decision to move back to his former hometown of Madison from Portland in 2017.
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1 week ago |
milwaukeerecord.com | Matt Wild
In case you missed it, the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival is set to run April 24 – May 8. It’ll feature approximately 200 feature-length and short films from around the world (and Milwaukee, of course) screening at the Oriental and Downer theatres. It’ll also feature panel discussions, Q&As, an Opening Night party, the Milwaukee Record-sponsored Cinema Hooligante program, and much more. Find the complete list of films HERE. Get your tickets and passes HERE.
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I'm honored/flattered/chuffed to be included in @milwaukeemag's "People To Know" feature. Lots of talented and influential folks, and me! https://t.co/2fRkT2BI9d

Tonight! For the 2025 Milwaukee Film Festival! I’ll be talking about Cinema Hooligante! https://t.co/IETt8ngjNT

Fantastic Milwaukee Film Festival preview from Matt Mueller

New Cronenberg! Crazy "The Substance goes full macabre fairy tale" Hooligante horror! A bunch of beautiful closed Pizza Huts! It's all at the 2025 @mkefilm Festival! (Link to the lineup in the comments) https://t.co/i7Tr6TQ9fC