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The Benefits & Blessings Of Palliative Care

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The Benefits & Blessings Of Palliative Care

OPERATIONS WAS FORMED BY CHARLES MARKOWIAK AND ALISA RODRIGUEZ [APOLLO VERMOUTH] IN THE SPRING OF 2018 WHILE THE DUO WERE PLAYING IN THE GROUP SUNDIAL MOTTOS. IN OPERATIONS, THE PAIR SPLIT GUITAR, SONGWRITING, AND VOCAL DUTIES. JOHN SCHONEMAN OF SLOWCORE-WORSHIP GROUP HAUNTER WAS BROUGHT ON TO PLAY DRUMS AND SAM GARGULAK CAME IN TO PLAY BASS. OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN PLAYING SHOWS IN AND AROUND MILWAUKEE SINCE DECEMBER 2018. THE BAND’S FIRST ALBUM FOG MUSEUM WAS RECORDED ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND OF 2019 AT JAMDEK IN CHICAGO AND WAS ENGINEERED/MIXED BY DAVE VETTRAINO [THE HECKS]. THE ALBUM WAS MASTERED BY MIKEY YOUNG [EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING, TOTAL CONTROL]. JOIN WMSE FOR LOCAL/LIVE WITH OPERATIONS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10TH AND HEAR A LIVE SET FROM THEIR DEBUT RECORD – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE RETURNS TO CLUB GARIBALDI ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD WITH A VERY SPECIAL SHOW WITH MILWAUKEE’ MAGNETIC MINDS. MAGNETIC MINDS ORIGINALLY FORMED TEN YEARS AGO AS A TWO-PIECE. TWO YEARS LATER, SINGER AND BASSIST CHRIS ORTIZ AND DRUMMER TIM WICK WROTE AND RELEASED THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, AUDIO RORSCHACH, A HEAVY, RHYTHMIC ROCK AND ROLL RECORD BENT ON FUSING BEATLES-ESQUE MELODIES WITH STONER-ROCK RIFFING. THE DUO PLAYED EXTENSIVELY IN CELEBRATION OF THAT RELEASE BUT THEN LAID MAGNETIC MINDS TO REST TO WORK ON OTHER PROJECTS. IN 2016, MAGNETIC MINDS WAS RESURRECTED AND IGNITED WITH A NEW ENERGY AND DIMENSION BROUGHT ON BY ADDING LONGTIME FRIEND, JIM WELNIAK ON GUITAR. THEY IMMEDIATELY FELL TO WRITING MATERIAL, RECORDING FIVE SONGS THAT WOULD BECOME THE RECENTLY-RELEASED EP, RECOMPOSE. WORKING WITH WMSE ENGINEER BILLY CICERELLI ON THE ALBUM YIELDED FANTASTIC RESULTS AND THE BAND RE-JOINED WITH HIM TO RECORD TWO MORE SONGS AT THE WMSE STUDIOS WHICH WILL BE A NEW 7”, RELEASING THIS SUMMER. MAGNETIC MINDS HAVE DEVOTED SOLID TIME TO THE STAGE, REVELING IN THEIR CHOSEN GENRES OF PUNK, DEATH-METAL, PROG AND MORE. WMSE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIN AND LOCAL/LIVE CO-HOST CAL ROACH WILL INTERVIEW MAGNETIC MINDS IN BETWEEN SONGS WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE (AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!). JOIN WMSE WITH MAGNETIC MINDS AT CLUB GARIBALDI (AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR STREET IN BAY VIEW) FOR ANOTHER NOT-TO-BE-MISSED LIVE RADIO SHOW. DOORS ARE AT 5:30PM AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, LISTEN LIVE OVER THE AIRWAVES (OR IN THE WMSE ARCHIVES) AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. THIS 21+ EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

CONVERT IS A FIVE-PIECE UNION, CONSISTING OF VETERAN MEMBERS OF MILWAUKEE’S LONG-RESPECTED PUNK AND ELECTRONIC SCENES. THEIR SOUND HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A ZEROED-IN BLAST FROM THE CENTER OF A LONG-DEAD POST-PUNK, GOTH AND INDUSTRIAL TRIANGLE. HAVING BEEN LABELED A SUPERGROUP BY MILWAUKEE RECORD, CONVERT WILL BE GIVING THEIR FIFTH SERVICE WITH CHILD BITE, ANDS AND SOUP MOAT AT X-RAY ARCADE ON MARCH 6TH. BEFORE THAT SHOW, JOIN WMSE FOR LOCAL/LIVE WITH CONVERT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. GET. SAVED.

A FOUNDING MEMBER OF MILWAUKEE X PORTLAND, MAINE RUBY YACHT LABEL, BAND MEMBER OF MILO AND PRODUCER FOR FORMER MILWAUKEE ARTIST, QUEEN TUT, RANDAL BRAVERY [BRANDON WASHINGTON] HAS, ON HIS OWN, EXPERTLY TURNED OUT AN ADMIRABLE CACHE OF CREATIVE BEATS, MELLOW ELECTRONICA AND DENSE TRIP-HOP. ALWAYS LEANING ON THE ATMOSPHERIC, RANDAL BRAVERY HAS BURIED HIMSELF IN THAT CLOUD, KEEPING A LOW PROFILE DESPITE CRAFTING NOTHING BUT QUALITY. HIS LATEST RELEASE – HUETT – IS AN EVER-MOVING, BUT LOOSE SPIRAL, OF SOUND DUSTED WITH PIANOS, SYNTHS AND BEATS AT EVERY TURN. “AMBIENCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MAIN COMPONENT OF THE MUSIC I WRITE”, HE’S EXPLAINED, GOING FROM CHOPPING OF LOOPS WITH PADS TO EMPLOYING MORE OF AN IMPROV STYLE, UTILIZING A VOCAL MIC, EFFECTS AND SAMPLER TO CREATE MORE OF A CONTINUOUS VIBE. HIS DABBLINGS HAVE INCLUDED INFLUENCES OF EVERYTHING FROM KRAUTROCK, CHILLWAVE AND SOUL TO EXPERIMENTAL HIP HOP; RANDAL BRAVERY CREATES A SONIC WORLD THAT IS ALL HIS OWN. JOIN WMSE FOR LOCAL/LIVE WITH RANDAL BRAVERY ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE RETURNS TO CLUB GARIBALDI’S ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH WITH A VERY SPECIAL SHOW WITH MILWAUKEE’S KLASSIK. WITH A FRESH, NEW ALBUM CALLED QUIET. (RELEASED ON MILWAUKEE’S OWN CONFLUENCE RECORDS), KLASSIK SHOWCASES HIS TALENTS AS A MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND PERFORMER. HE IS AS DEXTEROUS A RAPPER AS HE IS AN IMPASSIONED AND SOULFUL SINGER, OFTEN HIGHLIGHTED BY HIS INTENSE AND INCISIVE FALSETTO. ALL OF THIS IS INTERTWINED WITH HIS OWN UNIQUE, PERSONAL AND UNBRIDLED STORYTELLING. WITH A PENCHANT FOR CURATION AND COLLABORATION, WHICH HE LIKENS TO THAT OF ONE OF HIS BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS, QUINCY JONES, KLASSIK’S PRODUCTION IS CRAFTED WITH INTENT, BEAUTY AND DEPTH OF MUSICALITY. QUIET. FINDS KLASSIK GROWN AND MATURED THROUGH TRAUMA AND CHALLENGES TO A POINT OF INTROSPECTION AND UNDERSTANDING THAT IS AS TRANSPARENT AS IT IS EMOTIVE AND SPECIAL. A TRUE CLASS ACT, KLASSIK WORKS TO STIR THE SOULS OF LISTENERS INTO ACTION WITH EMPATHY, PASSION, AND PURPOSE THROUGH HIS OWN SELF-REFLECTIVE SONIC ART. WMSE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIN AND LOCAL/LIVE CO-HOST CAL ROACH WILL INTERVIEW KLASSIK IN BETWEEN SONGS WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE (AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!). JOIN WMSE WITH KLASSIK AT CLUB GARIBALDI (AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR STREET IN BAY VIEW) FOR ANOTHER NOT-TO-BE-MISSED LIVE RADIO SHOW. FREE AND 21+. DOORS ARE AT 5:30PM AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, LISTEN LIVE OVER THE AIRWAVES (OR IN THE WMSE ARCHIVES) AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

BRAT SOUNDS WAS BORN FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN THEIR FORMER GROUP, DINNY BULCA, ADDED A MEMBER (AND CHANGED THEIR NAME). SINCE, BRAT SOUNDS HAS BEEN BUSY CRAFTING ELEMENTS OF POWER POP AND PUNK FROM A BASEMENT IN RIVERWEST. THEIR LATEST RELEASE, BAD LUCK, IS THE RESULT OF THEIR BASEMENT DWELLINGS. MATT WILD OF MILWAUKEE RECORD WRITES – “[A] SNARKY-BUT-SENTIMENTAL STREAK IS PAR FOR THE COURSE ON BAD LUCK…OPENER “SYSTEMATICALLY BROKEN” IS A FRANTIC AND FUZZED-OUT ROCKER THAT LIVES UP TO ITS TITLE; “MOTORTREND” CHANGES GEARS AND DELIVERS A GORGEOUS MEDITATION ON “THE PRECIOUS LITTLE TIME THAT WE HAVE”; AND “SOIL” EQUATES SETTLING DOWN WITH DYING AND RETURNING TO THE EARTH.” BRAT SOUNDS VISIT THE WMSE STUDIOS ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 28TH TO SERVE UP A SLICE OF THEIR POWERED-UP MELODIC PUNK MEDITATIONS ON LIFE – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

SMOKE N’ MIRRORS IS A JAZZ-ROCK TRIO FROM MILWAUKEE, CENTERED ON A CLASSIC KIT, KEYS AND SAXOPHONE SETUP. ROLLING MELODY LINES AND UPBEAT TEMPOS ANCHOR THE TRIO’S OUTPUT AND HAS THEM CONSISTENTLY JAMMING AT POPULAR VENUES ALL AROUND TOWN. THE TRIO RELEASED THEIR DEBUT STUDIO RECORD, WOLF PARTY LATE LAST YEAR. FANS OF ARTISTS LIKE JOEY DEFRANCESCO, REUBEN WILSON, THE DELVON LAMARR ORGAN TRIO AND JIMMY SMITH, WILL FIND LOTS TO LOVE WITH SMOKE N’ MIRRORS. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE TO LISTEN TO SMOKE N’ MIRRORS DISH OUT SONGS FROM WOLF PARTY AND BEYOND – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

THE MUSIC OF MILWAUKEE’S FUTURE PLANS REVELS IN PAIRING MELODY AND INTERWEAVING GUITAR LINES; INFLUENCED BY POP PUNK SUCH AS THE UNDERTONES, BUZZCOCKS AND THE PRIMITIVES AS WELL THE BYRDS AND THE KINKS, FUTURE PLANS ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE IMMEDIACY OF PUNK ROCK AS WELL AS THE STRONG SENSE OF MELODY OF 60S ROCK AND ROLL. FEATURING PAST AND PRESENT MEMBERS OF MILWAUKEE’S ROCK AND PUNK SCENE SUCH AS NO BUENO, LOUIS TULLY, DIRTY DANCING AND TOADSKIN, FUTURE PLANS IS GETTING READY FOR AN ACTION-PACKED YEAR OF SHOWS, FOLLOWING THE RECENT RELEASE OF THEIR SELF-TITLED DEBUT, KICKING OFF 2020 WITH A SHOW AT GREEN BAY’S LYRIC ROOM. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON JANUARY 14TH TO HEAR LIVE SONGS FROM THE NEW FUTURE PLANS ALBUM – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE RETURNS TO CLUB GARIBALDI THE FIRST TUESDAY OF THE YEAR ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 7TH WITH SPECIAL GUESTS, NEW MKE SUPERGROUP, REXXX, FEATURING MEMBERS OF NO/NO, SURGEONS IN HEAT, SEX SCENES AND KING EYE & THE SQUIRTS! ZACH OTTO, HARRISON COLBY, RYAN REEVE, SAM REITMAN, AND JESSE BUSKOV ARE REXXX. DRIVEN BY SIMPLE RIFFS AND CATCHY HOOKS, THE BAND IS ALWAYS LOOKING TO GET THE PARTY STARTED AND STAY UP LATE, PROMISING TO STAY IN YOUR HEAD UNTIL YOU’RE DEAD. MAYBE YOU’VE HEARD THEIR SINGLE “LOST CAUSE” ON THE WMSE AIRWAVES RECENTLY? WELL, GET READY TO HEAR MORE MUSIC FROM THE BAND AS THEY GET SET FOR THE RELEASE OF “PURE PLEASURE II” – A HIGH OCTANE THRILL-RIDE SURE TO KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. WMSE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIN AND LOCAL/LIVE CO-HOST CAL ROACH WILL INTERVIEW REXXX IN BETWEEN SONGS WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE (AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!). JOIN REXXX AND WMSE AT CLUB GARIBALDI (AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR STREET IN BAY VIEW) FOR ANOTHER AWESOME LIVE RADIO SHOW. DOORS ARE AT 5:30PM AND IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, LISTEN LIVE OVER THE AIRWAVES (OR IN THE WMSE ARCHIVES) AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. THIS 21+ EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

THE MYSTERIOUS POWERS OF PIZZA, BICYCLES, AND FATE ORCHESTRATED A SERIES OF SEEMINGLY CHANCE ENCOUNTERS THAT FOSTERED THE MUSICAL UNITY OF THE OLD PROSPECTORS. ALL ORBITING THE MILWAUKEE MUSIC UNIVERSE, DRUMMER DAN DAHL, BASSIST BOB DALY, AND GUITARIST / KEYBOARDSMITH FRANK BUFE COLLIDED IN 2015 AND EMBARKED ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY TO BRING JOY AND TRANSCENDENT EXPERIENCE INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. DRAWING FROM AN ARRAY OF PROGRESSIVE ROCK INFLUENCES, THE OLD PROSPECTORS ULTIMATELY DEVELOPED THE MATERIAL FOR EUREKA!, THE BAND’S DEBUT ALBUM, RELEASED IN NOVEMBER. A 10-TRACK JOURNEY THROUGH PSYCHEDELIC DESERT LANDSCAPES AND FUNK-LADEN CRYSTAL TEMPLES, EUREKA! TAKES LISTENERS ON AN ETHEREAL PILGRIMAGE OF THE SENSES. ALONG THE WAY, TRAVELERS BATHE IN THE DEPTHS OF SYNTH RIVERS, OSCILLATE TO DRUM-INDUCED CURRENTS FROM THE TRIBUTARIES, CLIMB TO THE TOPS OF BASS MESAS, AND FLOAT ON THE WAVES OF STRINGS CAST INTO VIBRATION. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON DECEMBER 17TH WITH THE OLD PROSPECTORS – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

SAEBRA & CARLYLE IS A HIGH ENERGY, ROCK N’ ROLL BAND FOUNDED IN 2017 BY SAEBRA LAKEN AND CARLYLE NOWAK. WITH THEIR HAUNTING, DRIVING, AND CATCHY SONGS, SAEBRA & CARLYLE HAVE QUICKLY EVOLVED TO BECOME ONE OF MILWAUKEE’S MOST PROMISING BANDS. THE BAND HAS JUST RELEASED THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, WILD AT HEART AND HAS RECENTLY CELEBRATED WINNING MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL’S AWARD FOR “BEST MUSIC VIDEO” FOR THE VIDEO FOR “RABBIT HOLE”. THE BAND HAS JUST RELEASED THEIR FIRST FULL-LENGTH ALBUM,WILD AT HEART AND HAS RECENTLY CELEBRATED WINNING MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL’S AWARD FOR “BEST MUSIC VIDEO” FOR THE VIDEO FOR “RABBIT HOLE”. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3RD, WMSE RETURNS TO CLUB GARIBALDI FOR OUR MONTHLY LOCAL/LIVE SEGMENT AND FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY LOCAL/LIVE EXTRAVAGANZA! HERALDING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON WILL BE MILWAUKEE THROWBACK POP GROUP, L’RESORTS. STARTED BY VINCENT KIRCHER (JAILL) AND MARTHA CANNON (LADY CANNON), L’RESORTS IS A 7-PIECE BAND COMBINING THREADS FROM THEIR INDIVIDUAL MUSICAL CAREERS. A BREEZY BLEND OF TRADITIONAL FOLK, ROCK & ROLL AND INDIE-POP, THEIR SOUND IS PERFECT FOR THOSE THAT LIKE VELVET UNDERGROUND, MAGNETIC FIELDS, AND CAMERA OBSCURA. L’RESORTS WILL SHOWCASE SONGS FROM THEIR BRAND NEW, FULL-LENGTH HOLIDAY ALBUM, ‘TRYING TO CHRISTMAS’; THEY’VE GOT 10 ORIGINAL HOLIDAY SONGS TO SHARE (AND MOST OF THEM NEW), SO JOIN US AT CLUB GARIBALDI TO HEAR THOSE NEW SONGS AND TAKE IN A WHOLE BUNCH OF LOCAL HOLIDAY CHEER FROM YOUR WMSE FAMILY! AS ALWAYS, WMSE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIN AND CO-HOST CAL WILL LEAD THE OUR MUSICAL GUESTS THROUGH QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN THE LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE (AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!). YOU CAN JOIN WMSE AND L’RESORTS FOR OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY LOCAL/LIVE – DOORS ARE AT 5:30PM AND THE SEGMENT STARTS AT 6PM, RUNNING UNTIL 7PM. CLUB GARIBALDI’S IS LOCATED AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR STREET IN BAY VIEW. IF YOU CAN’T JOIN US IN-PERSON, LISTEN LIVE OVER THE AIRWAVES (OR IN THE WMSE ARCHIVES) AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. THIS 21+ EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

MILWAUKEE’S TESTA ROSA LIVES TO RECORD HEART-CRUSHING POP MUSIC. THEY’VE BEEN HAILED AS “THROWBACKS TO A TIME WHEN SONGWRITING MATTERED” BY GOLDMINE MAGAZINE, AND “BLINDINGLY BEAUTIFUL” BY ALL MUSIC GUIDE. THEIR FOURTH ALBUM, TESTA ROSA IV, A MUSICAL VIEW-MASTER OF LIFE IN THE STORIED MIDWEST, WILL BE RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 29TH AT LINNEMAN’S AND THEY’LL BE TAKING PART OF THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL AT THE COOPERAGE, DECEMBER 21ST WHERE THEY’LL PERFORM WITH MARK WALDOCH. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON NOVEMBER 26TH TO HEAR SONGS FROM TESTA ROSA – WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

KAYLEE CROSSFIRE (KANISHA LEE) IS A MILWAUKEE RAPPER AND SINGER WHOSE POWERFUL VOICE AND STAGE PRESENCE HAS QUICKLY GAINED HER RECOGNITION IN HER HOME CITY. HER WORK ETHIC HAS RECENTLY LANDED HER OUTSIDE RECOGNITION IN THE FORM OF A SPOT ON NETFLIX’S “RHYTHM + FLOW” AND ACCOLADES FOR HER RECENTLY-RELEASED RNB-DRIVEN SINGLE, “TRUTH”. FOR KAYLEE, WHO GREW UP TESTING ARTISTIC BOUNDARIES AND HONING HER SKILLS, HARD WORK IS NOT UNFAMILIAR AND IN ADDITION TO WORKING ON HER OWN PROJECTS, HAS ALSO CHOSEN TO USE HER OWN SUCCESS TO LIFT OTHER LOCAL ARTISTS UP WITH HER LOCALLY-BASED SHOWCASE SERIES, FEMALE TAKEOVER. CROSSFIRE’S LATEST PROJECT, “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS” IS A HIP-HOP/R&B DUO FEATURING KIA RAP PRINCESS THAT HAS TRAVELED ACROSS THE COUNTRY INDEPENDENTLY, CAPTURING THE ATTENTION OF HIP-HOP LOVERS EVERYWHERE. THEY’VE PERFORMED FOR SOLD-OUT CROWDS, OPENING UP FOR MAINSTREAM ARTISTS SUCH AS SNOW THA PRODUCT, TINK, POLO G, FUTURE AND MORE AND HAVE BEEN FEATURED IN HIP-HOP WEEKLY AND THE JOURNAL SENTINEL AND WON MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR FOR THEIR BREAKOUT SINGLE ‘RIGHT NOW”, WHICH KICKSTARTED THEIR JOURNEY AND TRULY SHOWED THEIR STAR POWER AS AN INDEPENDENT FEMALE GROUP. WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR SELF-TITLED PROJECT “BEST OF BOTH WORLDS” THINGS ARE HEATING UP AS THEY ARE GEARING UP TO DROP THEIR VISUALS TO “REGARDLESS” ON NOVEMBER 29TH. TUNE INTO LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH TO LISTEN TO KAYLEE CROSSFIRE AND BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

MILWAUKEE’S SNAG CONFRONTS THEMES OF ANTIPATHY FOR LATE-CAPITALISM, POLICE VIOLENCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE WITH FURY AND DESPAIR. THEIRS IS A GENERATION WITH A DEEP SENSE OF INJUSTICE AND IMPENDING LOSS. THEY DRAW INFLUENCE FROM TOUCHSTONES PORTRAITS OF PAST, CITY OF CATERPILLAR, AND MAJORITY RULE: BANDS THAT INFORMED AN ADOLESCENT SNEER THAT HAS MATURED INTO AN ADULTHOOD OF AMBIVALENCE AND PRECARITY. THEY OFFER A DISTINCTLY MIDWEST INTERPRETATION OF THE IMPENDING CRUMBLE OF SOCIETY. LISTEN TO A SET OF NEW SONGS FROM SNAG’S LATEST FULL-LENGTH ON WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

MILWAUKEE’S SNAG CONFRONTS THEMES OF ANTIPATHY FOR LATE-CAPITALISM, POLICE VIOLENCE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE WITH FURY AND DESPAIR. THEIRS IS A GENERATION WITH A DEEP SENSE OF INJUSTICE AND IMPENDING LOSS. THEY DRAW INFLUENCE FROM TOUCHSTONES PORTRAITS OF PAST, CITY OF CATERPILLAR, AND MAJORITY RULE: BANDS THAT INFORMED AN ADOLESCENT SNEER THAT HAS MATURED INTO AN ADULTHOOD OF AMBIVALENCE AND PRECARITY. THEY OFFER A DISTINCTLY MIDWEST INTERPRETATION OF THE IMPENDING CRUMBLE OF SOCIETY. LISTEN TO A SET OF NEW SONGS FROM SNAG’S LATEST FULL-LENGTH ON WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH WMSE RETURNS TO CLUB GARIBALDI FOR OUR ESTEEMED LOCAL/LIVE SEGMENT AND ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, WE WELCOME MILWAUKEE’S NASTOS TO GARIBALDI’S STAGE FOR A LIVE RADIO SHOW THAT YOU CAN JOIN EITHER IN-PERSON OR ON THE AIRWAVES! NASTOS’ NEWEST ALBUM, ILLEGAL SPIRITS (OUT IN NOVEMBER), IS THE CULMINATION OF FOUR YEARS OF CREATIVE EXPLORATION, COLLABORATION, AND HARD WORK. NASTOS BEGAN AS A SIDE PROJECT OF NOLAN TRUTTSCHEL OF PILES, AFTER THAT BAND WENT ON HIATUS. NASTOS IS NOW A FULLY-FORMED ROCK QUARTET, SPILLING OUT NOISY-YET-MELODIC MOMENTS FILLED WITH EQUAL PARTS HOOKS AND HEAVY, DREAMLIKE BREAKDOWNS. WMSE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIN AND LOCAL/LIVE CO-HOST CAL ROACH WILL LEAD NASTOS THROUGH QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN THEIR LIVE SET WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE (AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!). YOU CAN JOIN WMSE AND NASTOS AT CLUB GARIBALDI’S AS WE TEAM UP FOR THIS LIVE RADIO SHOW. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, LISTEN LIVE OVER THE AIRWAVES (OR IN THE WMSE ARCHIVES) AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. THIS 21+ EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. DOORS ARE AT 5:30PM AND THE SEGMENT STARTS AT 6PM AND RUNS UNTIL 7PM. CLUB GARIBALDI’S IS LOCATED AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR STREET IN BAY VIEW. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

DRAWING ON THE MORE MELODIC SIDE OF 90S INDIE ROCK AND EMO, FLAT TEETH’S MUSIC ECHOES EVERYTHING FROM THE GET UP KIDS AND MOCK ORANGE TO DARKER AND MOODIER ACTS LIKE NO KNIFE AND CURSIVE. INTERLOCKING GUITARS, LAYERED VOCAL HARMONIES AND DRIVING RHYTHMS ARE ALL PRESENT IN THE BAND’S OUTPUT AND THOSE SEEKING STRAIGHTFORWARD AND ENERGETIC SONGWRITING WILL FIND MUCH TO ENJOY (AS NOT MUCH AS CHANGED SINCE THEIR DEBUT EP, RELEASED LAST YEAR). FLAT TEETH’S NEXT RELEASE, SILENT SECONDS, SEES THEM STRONGER THAN EVER. WE INVITE YOU TO INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29TH TO GET A SNEAK PREVIEW OF THE NEW FLAT TEETH RECORD, SILENT SECONDS BEFORE IT OFFICIALLY ARRIVES ON NOVEMBER 8TH. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

NEBIYAH “SHADDYE” JORDAN IS A 17 YEAR-OLD SENIOR AT WISCONSIN LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL WHO WRITES AND PRODUCES HER OWN MUSIC. SHE STARTED MUSIC AND WRITING SONGS WHEN SHE WAS EIGHT. AT 16, SHADDYE RELEASED HER FIRST EP (IN THE FALL OF 2017) TITLED MY LIFE IN A BOOMBOX. SHADDYE’S POSITIVE MESSAGES, STRONG SPIRIT AND DELIVERY ON THAT FIRST EP HAVE INSPIRED AND MOTIVATED NOT ONLY HERSELF, BUT ALSO HER COMMUNITY AND HER PEERS. THIS PAST SUMMER, SHADDYE OPENED UP FOR VIC MENSA AT SUMMERFEST AND WAS ALSO RECENTLY NOMINATED BY 88NINE FOR “BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR”. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON OCTOBER 22ND TO HEAR WHAT SHADDYE HAS PLANNED, NEXT, AND HEAR HER LATEST SONGS IN ADDITION TO SONGS FROM THAT CLASSIC DEBUT, MY LIFE IN A BOOMBOX. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

GENESIS RENJI IS AN EMMY-NOMINATED HIP HOP ARTIST BASED OUT OF MILWAUKEE. BORN IN BETHESDA, MD, RENJI STARTED RAPPING AT 12 YEARS-OLD AFTER HIS COUSIN PIERRE INTRODUCED HIM TO RAP MUSIC. FREESTYLES WITH HIS BROTHERS AND COUSIN WAS SOMETHING HE DID TO FIT IN. THIS SEARCH FOR ACCEPTANCE TURNED INTO A PASSION FOR PERFORMANCES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LATER, SPOKEN WORD SLAMS IN HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER SEEING LUPE FIASCO’S “KICK, PUSH” VIDEO, RENJI STARTED ACTIVELY WRITING AND RECORDING HIMSELF. SOME OF HIS OTHER EARLY INFLUENCES WERE CHAMILLIONAIRE, LIL’ WAYNE, AND EMINEM. AS HIS INTERESTS GREW AND MUSICAL TASTE EXPANDED, SO DID HIS SONIC PALETTE. HAVING A CREATIVE SIGNATURE OF PENNING VIVID STORIES LIKE KENDRICK LAMAR AND PAIRING THEM WITH CATCHY, VIBRANT HOOKS LIKE CHILDISH GAMBINO HELPED TRANSLATE INTO MEMORABLE MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES FROM THE MILWAUKEE EMCEE. FROM OPENING FOR HIP-HOP LEGENDS JEAN GRAE, PHAROAHE MONCH, AND SKYZOO TO CREATING INTIMATE SHOW RELEASES WITH CEREAL BARS, RENJI’S PERFORMANCES ARE MONUMENTALLY UNFORGETTABLE. SHOWS LIKE THESE HAVE LED TO HIS HIGHLIGHT PERFORMANCE FOR AMINÉ IN FRONT OF 7,000 FESTIVAL GOERS AT SUMMERFEST IN 2018, AND A SOLD OUT MILWAUKEE BUCKS HALFTIME PERFORMANCE FOR A CROWD OF 17,341. RENJI RECENTLY RELEASED HIS NEW ALBUM ‘KEEFE‘ AND WILL OFFICIALLY RELEASE IT ON NOVEMBER 16TH WITH AN ALBUM RELEASE SHOW. TUNE INTO LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH TO HEAR THE NEWEST FROM GENESIS RENJI. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM THE SHOW LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’ CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

CREDENTIALS IS A MATHY/NOISY ROCK BAND FROM MILWAUKEE WHO ARE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY FIRST WAVE POST-ROCK. THEY WORSHIP CHICAGO AND LOUISVILLE BANDS FROM THE MID-90S AND FEATURE MEMBERS OF MURDER IN THE RED BARN, GUNS BLAZING, NO/NO, GALACTIC CANNIBAL, AND OTHERS. THE QUARTET IS COMPRISED OF JOSHUA BACKES ON GUITAR, JAMES DAVID ON DRUMS, CAT RIES ON VOCALS AND PETER J. WOODS ON BASS AND VOCALS, CREDENTIALS’ DEBUT COLLECTION OF DEMOS WAS RELEASED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH FOR MUSIC FROM CREDENTIALS BEFORE THE BAND’S SHOW LATER THAT WEEK WITH ICONIC WISCONSIN-BASED PERCUSSIONIST, JON MUELLER. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES, OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

EVERY FIRST TUESDAY OF THE MONTH WMSE RETURNS TO CLUB GARIBALDI FOR OUR ESTEEMED LOCAL/LIVE SEGMENT AND ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, WE WELCOME MILWAUKEE’S LIAR’S TRIAL TO GARIBALDI’S STAGE FOR A LIVE RADIO SHOW THAT YOU CAN JOIN EITHER IN-PERSON OR ON THE AIRWAVES! LIAR’S TRIAL’S LATEST ALBUM, ‘FRIENDS IN NO PLACES’ FINDS THE BAND NO LONGER LOST ON THE FRINGES BY FINDING A WAY TO BRIDGE THE GAPS BETWEEN ITS VARIED INFLUENCES. LIAR’S TRIAL FORMED IN 2011 OUT OF THE PUNK SCENE IN MILWAUKEE AND HAS SINCE BLAZED A TRAIL ACROSS THE MIDWEST, PLAYING ITS OWN TAKE OF GENUINE, HARD-DRIVING COUNTRY MUSIC. A LITTLE TOO COUNTRY FOR THE PUNKS AND TOO PUNK FOR THE COUNTRY CROWD, LIAR’S TRIAL HAS NEVER BEEN AFRAID TO STAY TRUE TO ITS HEART AND ITS ROOTS. LIAR’S TRIAL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE STAGE WITH SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT NAMES IN COUNTRY MUSIC: DAVID ALLAN COE, BILLY JOE SHAVER, BEN AND NOEL HAGGARD, BILLY DON BURNS, DOUG STONE, ELIZABETH COOK, THE STEEL WOODS, SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD AND THE WACO BROTHERS (TO NAME A FEW). WMSE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIN AND LOCAL/LIVE CO-HOST CAL ROACH WILL LEAD THE LIAR’S TRIAL THROUGH QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN THEIR LIVE SET WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE (AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!). YOU CAN JOIN WMSE AND LIAR’S TRIAL AT CLUB GARIBALDI AS WE TEAM UP FOR THIS LIVE RADIO SHOW. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, LISTEN LIVE OVER THE AIRWAVES (OR IN THE WMSE ARCHIVES) AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. THIS 21+ EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. DOORS ARE AT 5:30PM AND THE SEGMENT STARTS AT 6PM AND RUNS UNTIL 7PM. CLUB GARIBALDI’S IS LOCATED AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR STREET IN BAY VIEW. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

MELODIC, WELL-CRAFTED, DRIVING ALT GUITAR POP THAT ROCKS. BAND MEMBERS MIKE BENIGN, JOE VENT, PAUL BIEMANN AND MIKE KOCH ARE VETERANS OF ACCLAIMED MILWAUKEE-BASED ACTS LIKE BLUE IN THE FACE, THE YELL LEADERS, ARMS & LEGS & FEET AND THE JOKER’S HENCHMEN. LIVE SHOWS INCLUDE OPENER SLOTS FOR SQUEEZE, NEIL FINN (CROWDED HOUSE), THE LEMONHEADS, THE ALARM, BOB MOULD, BLACK FRANCIS, RHETT MILLER, MARSHALL CRENSHAW, THE ALARM, THE FIXX, AND OTHERS. THE BAND’S FIFTH ALBUM, BYGONES, OFFICIALLY ARRIVES IN THIS MONTH. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH TO LISTEN TO A SET OF NEW SONGS FROM THE MIKE BENIGN COMPULSION (AND TO CELEBRATE LOVE 91.7 DAY!) . WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

HAUNTER IS KIND OF A SPACE ROCK GROUP WHO STARTED MAKING MUSIC IN STEVENS POINT BACK IN 2011, RELEASING THREE FULL ALBUMS AND THREE EPS. NOW IN MILWAUKEE, THE BAND IS STILL GOING STRONG, RECENTLY RELEASING THEIR LATEST ALBUM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND. PLEASE UNDERSTAND SOUNDS LIKE FLYING LOW OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT WITH A RADIO TUNED TO NO STATION, PICKING UP ROGUE TRANSMISSIONS AS YOU GLIDE TOWARD THE GREY-BLUE HORIZON. SOMETIMES A NICE MELODY OR CATCHY GUITAR HOOK FINDS ITS WAY THROUGH THE STATIC AND YOU KNOW YOU’RE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH TO LISTEN TO SONGS FROM PLEASE UNDERSTAND BY HAUNTER. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

AFTER SUMMER BREAK, WMSE IS HAPPY TO BE BACK ONCE AGAIN AT CLUB GARIBALDI FOR LOCAL/LIVE! ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, WE WELCOME MORTGAGE FREEMAN FOR A LIVE SHOW AND INTERVIEW ON-SITE AND OVER THE AIRWAVES THAT YOU CAN JOIN! MORTGAGE FREEMAN IS A FOUR CHEESE BLEND OF HEAVY-HITTING MATH ROCK, WORLDLY AND INTERSTELLAR INFLUENCE, ASIAGO, AND THAT OF AN ART PUNK-FAUX FUNK ILK. A STAPLE OF THE MILWAUKEE MUSIC SCENE FOR NEARLY SEVEN YEARS, MORTGAGE FREEMAN ENERGIZES A STAGE LIKE FEW ACTS CAN. PREPARING TO RELEASE THEIR THIRD FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, THEY ARE CONSTANTLY CHALLENGING THEMSELVES TO NEW HEIGHTS. THEIR NEW ALBUM, “IT’S ALL A WASH”, WILL CONTINUE TO INVIGORATE AND EMBRACE THEIR SHOWMANSHIP. WMSE MUSIC DIRECTOR ERIN AND SPECIAL GUEST CO-HOST, MATT WILD (OF MILWAUKEE RECORD), WILL LEAD THE BAND THROUGH QUESTIONS IN BETWEEN THE LIVE PERFORMANCE WITH THE HELP OF OUR AUDIENCE (AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED!). YOU CAN JOIN WMSE AND MORTGAGE FREEMAN AT CLUB GARIBALDI AS WE TEAM UP FOR THIS LIVE RADIO SHOW. IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT, LISTEN LIVE OVER THE AIRWAVES (OR IN THE WMSE ARCHIVES) AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. THIS 21+ EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. DOORS ARE AT 5:30PM AND THE SEGMENT STARTS AT 6PM AND RUNS UNTIL 7PM. CLUB GARIBALDI IS LOCATED AT 2501 S. SUPERIOR STREET IN BAY VIEW. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

TODD UMHOEFER HAS BEEN PERFORMING AND RECORDING UNDER THE NAME OLD EARTH FOR OVER A DECADE. AFTER HUNDREDS OF PERFORMANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND INCLUDING A TOUR OF THE UK, OLD EARTH HAS WORKED WITH DOZENS OF COLLABORATORS AND HAS PUBLISHED OVER EIGHT HOURS OF MUSIC SINCE THE PROJECT’S INITIATION. OLD EARTH’S FINAL ALBUM OF THE WILL BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, TEN YEARS TO THE DAY AFTER THE FIRST… OLD EARTH HAS MADE A NAME FOR HIMSELF WITH HIS POETIC STYLE OF LYRICISM PAIRED WITH A NETWORK OF RHYTHMICALLY- INTERLACING GUITAR LOOPS AND FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH WILL SEE HIM PERFORMING HIS FINAL SHOW AT LINNEMAN’S. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH TO HELP BID FAREWELL TO MILWAUKEE PROJECT OLD EARTH BEFORE THAT FINAL SHOW. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

A SWEEPING INTRODUCTION TO AN ARTIST DEEP INTO THEIR PRACTICE, KENDRA AMALIE’S INTUITION IS A STAR MAP TO A NEW AND DEVELOPING SOUND SPACE. AN EXPLORATORY AND (SOMETIMES) SHREDDING FINGER-STYLE 12-STRING GUITARIST (BOTH ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC), BAND LEADER, SYNTHESIST, NEW MEDIA CREATOR, AND EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCER, THE WISCONSIN-BASED MUSICIAN IS ALSO A SONGWRITER OCCUPYING AN ETHEREAL ZONE BETWEEN GALAXY-BRAIN COSMIC TRANSMISSIONS AND DEEP, PERSONAL EXPRESSION. RECORDED WITH FRIENDS IN HER SHED IN SAINT FRANCIS, INTUITION’S BAND INCLUDED A CORE RHYTHM SECTION OF DRUMMER VICTORIA ROBISON AND BASSIST SAM COOK, WITH REMOTE SUPPORT FROM TARALIE PETERSON (CELLO), AL MOSS (PEDAL STEEL), PETER MCLAUGHLIN (DRUMS) AND JAYVE MONTGOMERY (OBOE), ALONGSIDE THE MIXING EFFORT OF LONG-TIME COLLABORATOR BRIAN J. SULPIZIO IN CHICAGO. THE LIVE ITERATION OF THE ALBUM IS MORE SHAPE-SHIFTING, ENCOMPASSING SOLO PERFORMANCES ACCOMPANIED BY MOTION-CONTROLLED SYNTHS AS WELL AS MORE FULLY SUPPORTED BY A CORPOREAL ROCK BAND. INTUITION IS A SOUND-BASED CROSS-SECTION OF A LARGER BODY OF WORK. AN ARRIVAL AND A DESTINATION, INTUITION IS ALSO SURELY A STOPOVER, TOO. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH TO HEAR A LIVE SET FROM KENDRA AMALIE BEFORE SHE RELEASES INTUITION ON BEYOND IS BEYOND IS BEYOND RECORDS. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

FRUGAL STU & THE COUPONS IS A PROTO-POST-IRONIC DISCO-FUNK-FUSION BAND FROM THE FUTURE, HAILING FROM MILWAUKEE. THEIR MUSIC HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY BREAKING AND ENTERING AS “[MUSIC] THAT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE MUSICALLY, IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE”. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PLAYING TOGETHER THEY PUT OUT TWO RELEASES, THEIR DISCOUNT EP AND THEIR LIQUIDATION EP. LIQUIDATION WAS A FINALIST FOR 88NINE’S “BEST DISC WE MISSED” IN 2018. THE CREATIVE JUICES CONTINUE TO FLOW AS THE BAND JUST FINISHED AN ALBUM SET TO RELEASE ON AUGUST 16TH. KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR FRUGAL STU & THE COUPONS AS THEY CONTINUE TO SPREAD THEIR UNIQUE SOUND AROUND THE MIDWEST! TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH TO HEAR THE NEWEST FROM FRUGAL STU & THE COUPONS. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, AT 6PM, JOIN LOCAL/LIVE HOSTS ERIN AND CAL FOR WMSE’S THIRD YEAR OF BROADCASTING LOCAL/LIVE FROM CHILL ON THE HILL IN HUMBOLDT PARK. THIS INSTALLMENT OF CHILL ON THE HILL IS “KIDS & FAMILY NIGHT”! YOUNG, LOCAL GROUPS GOLDEN GRENADES, THE LOVEBUGS AND REPEAT THE PROCESS WILL ALL PLAY AND YOU CAN BET YOU’LL ALSO HEAR SPECIAL, LIVE INTERVIEWS BEING BROADCAST IN ADDITION TO THOSE SETS! TO JOIN US, HEAD ON OVER TO THE HUMBOLDT PARK BANDSHELL IN BAY VIEW (3000 S. HOWELL AVENUE). AND IF YOU CAN’T JOIN US IN PERSON, TUNE IN AT 91.7FM OR STREAM THE BROADCAST LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES AT WMSE.ORG. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

BEACH BURIAL IS A PROJECT THAT ONLY FATE AND CIRCUMSTANCE COULD CULTIVATE. TOM OLWIG (GUITAR/VOCALS) AND ELIOT HESS (DRUMS) MET AROUND 2012 THROUGH THE CANDLELIGHT COLLECTIVE IN WEST BEND AND WHILE THE SPACE IS NOW NO LONGER AROUND, IT HAD BEEN A HAVEN FOR PUNKS AND FREAKS TO HANG OUT, CREATE, SOCIALIZE AND HAVE SHOWS AMONGST A ZINE LIBRARY AND BIKE SHOP. OLWIG WAS THEN IN A BAND CALLED TREEMINDER AND HESS WAS AROUND THE SCENE AS A DRUMMER IN THE WOMEN (NOW- WEEPER.) LIFE WAS GOOD AND SOLID FRIENDSHIPS WERE FORMED. EVENTUALLY, A COLLECTIVE MOVE TO MILWAUKEE BROUGHT BEACH BURIAL INTO FORMATION IN 2016, OLWIG AND HESS PUSHING THEIR MUSICAL LIMITS AND CONTINUOUSLY BUILT EACH OTHER UP WITH COMPLIMENTING STYLES AND TECHNIQUES. NOW, BEACH BURIAL’S DEBUT FULL-LENGTH DOG YEARS WILL FINALLY SURFACE WITH AN EAST COAST TOUR TO FOLLOW. THE ALBUM HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING SINCE THOSE EARLY DAYS AND HAS GROWN INTO SOMETHING WITH BOTH SENTIMENTAL WEIGHT AND POSITIVITY COMPLIMENTED WITH DARKER DAYS AND LETTING GO. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 30TH FOR A LIVE SET FROM BEACH BURIAL AS THEY WELCOME THEIR FIRST ALBUM. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

FORMED WAY BACK DURING THE TAIL-END OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION, IFIHADAHIFI ARE A CYCLONIC MORASS OF FEEDBACK, EFFECTS, DANCE BEATS, SQUALL, AND SHOUT-ALONG HOOKS. DRAWKWARD HOLDS DOWN THE DRUMS AND VOCALS, MRALARM PUNISHES ON BASS, SYNTH AND VOCALS, YALEDELAY SQUALLS ON GUITAR AND VOCALS AND REVEVER WREAKS HAVOC ON GUITAR AND SYNTH. THE BAND HAS THEIR NEWEST RELEASE SINCE 2012 – WE’RE NEVER GOING HOME – READY TO MEET THE WORLD. THE ALBUM CONTINUES IN THE HIFI TRADITION OF BURYING POP SONGS UNDERNEATH LAYERS OF DISSONANCE AND VOLUME. TOUCHING ON TOPICS LIKE SPACE EXPLORATION, CRYPTOZOOLOGY-AS-RELIGION, SCIENCE DENIAL, AND YOUR MORE, IFIHADAHIFI HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT 2019 AND ARE FAIRLY SURE WE’VE GONE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, AND NOT A SINGLE ONE OF US ARE EVER GOING HOME. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 16TH FOR A LIVE SET FROM IFIHADAHIFI BEFORE THEY NEVER GO HOME. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI’S.

THE HATCHETS ARE A ROCK BAND FROM MILWAUKEE LEAD BY JUSTIN OTTO ON GUITAR AND VOCALS. JAMES SAUER, ALLEN COTÉ AND NICK LANG ROUND OUT THEIR SOUND AND THE GROUP IS GETTING READY TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT LP THE UNCOUNTED BLUE JILLIONS; A CONCEPT ALBUM OF SORTS ABOUT THE POROUS BORDERS BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT, BOTH PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. THE SONGS DEAL WITH DESPAIR, AIMLESSNESS AND LOSS OF IDENTITY — ALL OBSERVED THROUGH THE LENS OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF WOODY GUTHRIE. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 9TH FOR A LIVE SET FROM THE HATCHETS BEFORE THE UNCOUNTED BLUE JILLIONS IS RELEASED TEN DAYS LATER. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI’S.

WITH MIDWESTERN WARMTH, MILWAUKEE’S VALERIE LIGHTHART DELIVERS HER TAKE ON FOLK POP, ADDING DEPTH WITH CLASSICAL AND ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS. ALTHOUGH UPBEAT, THERE IS SOMETHING UNDENIABLY DARK ON THE PERIMETER OF LIGHTHART’S LIVELY MELODIES, UNVEILING PRIVATE MOMENTS TINGED WITH THE MELANCHOLY OF INTIMATE VULNERABILITY. HER SINGLE, “I’LL BE DAMNED” IS FILLED WITH EQUAL PARTS FRUSTRATION AND TREPIDATION, ITS ANGSTY LYRICS SWATHED IN HEAVY BEATS, PEPPY ACOUSTIC GUITARS AND WHISTLING – IT’S A TRICK OF THE LIGHT IN THE BEST WAY. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 2ND FOR A LIVE SET FROM VALERIE LIGHTHART THE DAY BEFORE SHE PLAYS SUMMERFEST. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI’S.

MATTHEW DAVIES’ MUSIC RUSTLES WITH AN AURA OF MYSTERIOUS-YET-FAMILIAR STORIES, BROADCAST FROM A NEVER-TO-BE-FINISHED MAP OF AMERICA. BORN AND RAISED IN WISCONSIN, SON OF A SMALL-TOWN LAWYER, MATTHEW DAVIES IS A ROAD-TESTED SINGER-SONGWRITER. HE’S DRIVEN THE BLUE HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA AND PLAYED HIS MUSIC IN RUSTY NORTHERN FACTORY TOWNS—PLACES LIKE DAVENPORT AND DULUTH AS WELL AS BIG CITIES LIKE NYC AND CHICAGO. DAVIES’ FIFTH RECORD, FLOWERS AND TICKET STUBS, TELLS TALES OF COMMON AND UNCOMMON FOLK—FACES SEEN IN WINDOWS, SENTIMENTAL DUDES WITH METROPOLITAN STYLE, ALL VISIBLE ACROSS AN UNSEEN BORDERLINE MINING THE EMOTIONS AND ALCHEMY OF UNWRITTEN TRADITION. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH TO CATCH A LIVE SET OF SONGS FROM FLOWERS AND TICKET STUBS, THE LATEST FROM MATTHEW DAVIES. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI’S.

BLUE UNIT BY MILWAUKEE’S BLUE UNIT [FEATURING MEMBERS OF BRIEF CANDLES, THE TRUSTY KNIFE, CRAPPY DRACULA AND SCRIMSHAW], WAS RECORDED AT HUMDRUM STUDIOS IN MILWAUKEE AND WAS RELEASED ON MAY 17TH ON BANDCAMP AND SOMEWHERECOLD RECORDS. KEVIN DIXON, JEN BONIGER-DIXON, DREW CALVETTI AND BROCK GOURLIE PIECE TOGETHER THEIR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES IN THE MILWAUKEE MUSIC SCENE TO CREATE MUSIC THAT IS SHIMMERING AND SUBSTANTIAL, ALL AT ONCE. THE BIG TAKOVER WRITES, “ON AN INTERESTING NOTE, THE BRIEF CANDLES MEMBERS HAVE ALL SWITCHED AROUND WHO PLAYS WHAT INSTRUMENT FOR THIS BAND, WHILE BROCK END UP DRUMMING FOR HIS 5TH BAND! THIS INSTRUMENTAL SWITCH-UP INVIGORATES THE ENSUING SHOEGAZE, NOISE-POP, AND POST-PUNK MUSIC. “RESTLESSLY CYCLING, RADIANT GUITAR WAVES DELICATELY RISE TO THE SKY WITH BRIGHT EXPECTATION OF EP-OPENER “EVERGREEN”. GLOWING SYNTH NOTES AND KEVIN’S SUBDUED VOCALS EMANATE A CALM VIBE, WHILE LIVELY DRUM STRIKES CREATE A STORMY AMBIANCE. NEW WAVE SYNTHS BUZZ AND LIQUIDY GUITAR LINES ZIP AND FLOW RESPECTIVELY THROUGH “GROUND” AS JEN SINGS GENTLY AMID THE PRONOUNCED OUTBURST OF JANGLING PERCUSSION, SHADOWY BASS LINE, AND DRIVING DRUM BEATS.” TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH TO HEAR THE DEBUT EP OF BLUE UNIT, LIVE ON THE AIRWAVES. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI’S.

“LIKE A HAND YANKED FROM A SLAMMED DOOR, THE DARK OUTSIDER POP OF BLACK THUMB EMERGES BRUISED AND FRAGILE. COLIN WILDE, WHO HAS BEEN KNOWN TO PLAY ORGAN FOR WISCONSIN PUNKS TENEMENT [AS WELL AS APPLETON’S DUSK], BEGAN BLACK THUMB AS A SOLO PROJECT BACK IN 2012 AND IS NOW SEEING THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT CASSETTE IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL THROUGH FORWARD RECORDS (RADIATOR HOSPITAL, PITY SEX). “ON FIRST LISTEN THERE’S A HEAVY NOD TO THE EARLY UK INDIE PSYCH SOUNDS OF SPACEMAN 3 BUT ALSO A LOT OF MIDWEST POP AND PUNK. PLAYING THOUGH HIS 1967 VOX SUPER CONTINENTAL, WILD PRODUCES MUSIC THAT IS GLOOMY BUT ALSO HOOKY. FEATURING APPEARANCES FROM MEMBERS OF DUSK, TENEMENT, AND TECHNICOLOR TEETH, THE ALBUM WAS RECORDED AND PRODUCED BY WILDE AND MATT STRANGER IN THE CRUTCH OF MEMORY STUDIO IN THEIR HOME IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN.” ~VICE TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH FOR THE MUSIC OF APPLETON’S BLACK THUMB AS HE GETS READY FOR SOME SUMMER SHOWS AND BEYOND, SURROUNDING HIS SEMI-SHELVED 2016 RELEASE, IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI’S.

CREAM VELLUM FORMED IN SPRING OF 2018 AND QUICKLY FOUND CHEMISTRY IN THEIR SHARED LOVE OF STORYTELLING, DREAM INTERPRETATION, AND VINTAGE GEAR. THE BAND IS COMPRISED OF ELISE MCARDLE, HANS JAEGER, TYLER SALZBRUN, AND RYAN SABLAY, AND IS FOUNDED ON A YIN/YANG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WARM SYNTH LINES AND WASHES OF GUITAR. CREAM VELLUM PLAYFULLY CALLS THEIR SOUND POST-DREAM, SINCE IT’S ROOTED IN DREAM POP AND SHOEGAZE, BUT SOMETIMES GARNERS NOISE POP AND PUNK COMPARISONS THANKS TO AN OCCASIONAL ABRASIVE EDGE. THEY ALSO ENJOY ENCOUNTERING PSYCHEDELIC MOMENTS AND DO NOT FEAR PSYCHIC VISIONS. THE BAND’S DEBUT EP, VENUS RX RX, IS AN INTIMATE FIRST JOURNEY THROUGH MEMORY AND AFFECT GUIDED BY LYRICS ALTERNATIVELY ABSTRACT AND CANDID. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 4TH FOR A GLIMPSE INTO LIVE VERSIONS OF THOSE SONGS FROM VENUS RX RX. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR. LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI’S.