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Jan
15
Wed
Interview: The Benjamins
Jan 15 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Feb
26
Wed
In-Studio + Interview: Benjamin David Hall
Feb 26 @ 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Apr
28
Tue
interview: The New Seven @ WMSE
Apr 28 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

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“Since the group’s beginning in early 2012, The New Seven has gone through a range of personnel before arriving at it’s final form. This influenced their style heavily, moving from bluegrass, to folk, to jazz infused rock. This transformation may be why The New Seven has been described as having an incredible range of energy and dynamics, and such a captivating eclectic sound.”

“Highs and lows.. extreme to fragile. It’s hard to put a genre on this kind of music. Is this why we should be excited about The New Seven? Absolutely.” ~ Local Playlist

Jan
22
Tue
interview: OQ
Jan 22 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Tune into WMSE for an interview with new Milwaukee duo, OQ.

Though OQ hasn’t played a show yet, many Wisconsin music aficionados are likely aware of the group’s musical affiliations. The self-described “creative duo” consists of Liam O’Brien (of Holy Sheboygan! and namesake of Liam O’Brien’s Faithless Followers) and Cole Quamme (of The Fatty Acids). The project became connected to PEOPLE through Mike Noyce while he and Josh Evert (The Fatty Acids, Silver City Studios) were finishing OQ’s first EP at Vernon’s April Base recording studio.

OQ is officially a duo, but its members called on a wealth of Milwaukee musicians to contribute on the project’s forthcoming EP, Paradice 1. Players and vocalists involved in the recording process include Evert, Noyce, Ivan Eisenberg, Alex Heaton, Treccy Marquardt-Thomas, D’Amato, Caley Conway, Ms. Lotus Fankh, Derek De Vinney, Steven Strupp, Carmen Quinliven, Sarah Shay, Caley, John Larkin, Ian Olvera, Alex Scott, and Hesper Juhnke.

The band will make its live debut and release the five-song EP at Company Brewing on Saturday, January 26. Quamme will also screen and release a “visual album” at the show.

~Milwaukee Record

Apr
1
Mon
Pixies @ The Rave/ Eagles Ballroom
Apr 1 @ 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm

The Pixies were associated with the 1990s alternative rock boom, and draw on elements including punk rock and surf rock. Their music is known for its dynamic “loud-quiet” shifts and song structures. Francis is the Pixies’ primary songwriter; his often surreal lyrics cover offbeat subjects such as extraterrestrials, incest, and biblical violence. They achieved modest popularity in their home country, but were more successful in the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Their jarring pop sound influenced bands such as Nirvana, Radiohead, Bush, Blur and Weezer. Their popularity grew in the years following their break-up, leading to sold-out world tours following their reunion in 2004.

Apr
3
Wed
interview: Rose Of The West
Apr 3 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Tune into Squid Inc. on WMSE’s Local Lunchbox segment to hear all about Rose Of The West’s debut album, which is being released later that week on April 5th on Communicating Vessels Records. The Milwaukee band has a show that weekend to celebrate – catch all the details on the Mighty 91!

Rose of the West loosely threads dark and brooding strands throughout its newest songs to bind its temperate-but-temperamental style of pop. The result is a beautifully structured, soft-blooming, Technicolor Lynchian dreamscape with just the right amount of sparkle amidst the dark shadows to catch the eye. Are you awake or still sleeping? Are these thoughts your own or are they driven by the characters who populate your dreams?

Driving these hazy dream-currents of music are frosty synths, radiant warmth from guitar and piano, nimble bass lines and a tempestuous, gutsy kick from clear-cut percussion. Rose of the West leader, Gina Barrington, brings it all together with her crystalline-but-sultry vocals, twisting and turning lyrics over like talismans. And no matter how dark, Barrington’s most desolate words always seem to hold the possibility of turning those single sparks into bright flames.

 

Jun
8
Tue
JUNE 8 – LOCAL/LIVE INTERVIEWS EPISODE 23: COUCH FLAMBEAU
Jun 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

During these strange times, WMSE aims to keep you connected to your local music community by getting up close and personal in conversation while taking a listen to new local projects, albums and songs.

Witty post-rockers Couch Flambeau are certainly no strangers to WMSE. WMSE and the Milwaukee-based band (known at its formation in 1982 as the “Couch Potatoes”) is practically the same age (and back in the early 80’s, one could count on hearing classics like “Mobile Home” on heavy rotation).

Nearly thirty years later, the band is still writing some of the most fun (and funny) rock songs around. Over the years, Couch Flambeau caught the ears of folks such as musician Dave Grohl (Nirvana, The Foo Fighters), the Simpsons co-executive producer Dan Vebber and renowned guitarist and engineer Steve Albini. For their newest LP, Bunny Hideout, they enlisted Albini’s Electrical Audio crew to bring their newest musical beast out of hiding. Tune into Local/Live to hear all about it as we sit down with band founder, Jay Tiller.

Catch episodes of WMSE’s new Local/Live interviews by tuning in at the 6 o’clock hour. WMSE.org to stream live or in the archives or simply tune your radio to 91.7 FM in Milwaukee.

Local/Live is presented by Third Space Brewing. “You have your home, you have your work, but everyone needs a third space.”