On this week's especially fiery episode of The Disclaimer, WMSE's near-weekly crosstalk between station promotions director Ryan Schleicher, A.V. Club Milwaukee editor Matt Wild and I, we dedicate our full 30 minutes to Monday's Envisioning the Seen panel at the Pabst Theater. The discussion encouraged a dozen city leaders to think big about ways to improve the city, but did any actionable ideas c...

 In his biennial state budget, Gov. Scott Walker is proposing to set up an unelected, unaccountable charter school board that could establish local charter school boards around the state; these schools would be funded with

Many people in the state have to be baffled to see Republican Gov. Scott Walker, who campaigned on creating “jobs, jobs, jobs,” turn away billions of dollars that could create tens of thousands of jobs in Wisconsin

It probably goes without saying that psychedelic rock is a fairly loose genre. Beyond a certain set of conventions, like repetition, unconventional song structures and time signatures and general tr

The Bay View neighborhood on Milwaukee’s south side is a living time capsule, much of it untouched by the past half-century...

Break out those wine coolers (but only for home enjoyment, of course, because no carry-in alcohol is allowed in Cathedral Square): Jazz in the Park has announced its 2013 lineup, which features a number of regional jazz and funk acts and a handful of local favorites, including festival mainstays De La Buena. The complete lineup for the festival is below.June 6- Extra Crispy Brass Band (Milwaukee)J...

In advance of its return this spring, Milwaukee's grand producer battle the Miltown Beat Down has issued an open call for contestants. Hopefuls can register for the competition by following the elaborate instructions below.Visit this link... http://www.mediafire.com/?tatwutgk4awms There you will find 5 folders, each containing 7 sounds. These are 16bit. 44.1k WAV files. Here is what you must do: �...

 If The Plainsmen have the kind of name you'd expect to hear announced on “Simply Folk,” it's not the only place the Milwaukee septet ought to have a presence. Theirs is the kind of acoustic/electric Americana rock amalgam that

 Gallery Night & Day, Jan. 18-19, involves close to 50 galleries and venues throughout Milwaukee. This time, the quarterly event includes opportunities to preview exhibitions that tie-in with the international “Print: MKE 2013”