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My First Time at the Burning Man Festival

Like many people my first glimpse of Burning Man came from the now-famous 1996 article in Wired magazine. It seemed almost too good to be true– a counterculture utopia, a do-it-yourself city in the desert where thousands of visionaries came together to create an experiment in temporary community. A place with no money, no laws, and no spectators.

Posted inBusiness Spotlight

Industry Records

Last year, Matt Muente dropped out of school, drove a truck out to Colorado, picked up several thousand records, came back to Milwaukee, and — at the age of 20 — opened Industry Records on Center Street in Riverwest…