Arts & Entertainment

Dining: Meraki, the Wildest Menu in Town?
Dining

Meraki, the Wildest Menu in Town?

The Walker’s Point restaurant is worth visiting just to read the menu. The food is pretty good, too.

Bar Exam: Zad’s Is a Relic of Old Milwaukee
Bar Exam

Zad’s Is a Relic of Old Milwaukee

Working-class bar with more than a century of history still opens at 6 a.m. You can feel the ghosts of its rooming-house era.

Now Serving: New BBQ Joint, New Tiki Bar in Tosa
Now Serving

New BBQ Joint, New Tiki Bar in Tosa

Plus a new mini-bowling joint that serves pizza, all in one sprawling suburb!

Comedy: “I’m Not Thinking At All About Suicide”
Comedy

“I’m Not Thinking At All About Suicide”

Comedian Maria Bamford is slaying audiences with painfully honest jokes. She performs Wednesday night at Turner Hall.

Rock Roundup: The Mavericks Are Still Hard to Define
Rock Roundup

The Mavericks Are Still Hard to Define

They mix country, Latin, pop and even vaudeville. They play two shows at Northern Lights Theater.

Rock: Have a Party, Take Your Clothes Off
Rock

Have a Party, Take Your Clothes Off

Rio Turbo really likes to rile up the audience. The party reconvenes Saturday night at Linneman’s.

Dance: A <i>Giselle</i> For The Ages
Dance

A Giselle For The Ages

Milwaukee Ballet resets the work in a Jewish town during WWII and the results are stunning.

Review: Getting High on Brit Floyd
Review

Getting High on Brit Floyd

No they’re not quite Pink Floyd, but they still left me somewhere on the dark side of the moon.

Beer City: How Randy Sprecher Built a Micro-Brewery
Beer City

How Randy Sprecher Built a Micro-Brewery

German beer inspired him, but root beer may be the real secret to his success.

Happy Hour: O’Brien’s Pairs Perfectly With Brewers
Happy Hour

O’Brien’s Pairs Perfectly With Brewers

The bar on 50th and Vliet offers free shuttle bus to games, along with Happy Hour deals.

Bar Exam: Club Garibaldi’s Very Italian Roots
Bar Exam

Club Garibaldi’s Very Italian Roots

It's a bar, restaurant, music club and a place that still serves as an Italian Mutual Aid Society.

Review: TV on the Radio Lives Up to Hype
Review

TV on the Radio Lives Up to Hype

Sell-out crowd at Pabst gets to hear a great mix of its old and new songs.