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Aug
21
Fri
MKE Boat Line’s “Summer Concert Series” Fri. – Group of The Altos @ MKE Boat Line
Aug 21 – Aug 22 all-day

MKE BoatWMSE presents the Milwaukee Boat Line’s Summer Concert Series.  Every Friday and Saturday night the MKE Boat line hosts an evening of music and fun.  This Friday, Group of The Altos who describe themselves as, “as a ‘surly high school orchestra.” You could go further than that to ‘band geeks’ who sound as if they grew up, saw the world and decided to beat it back with a precise but frenzied assortment of strings, horns and beats. Enjoy the great music as you cruise on the Milwaukee River, Harbor AND Lake Michigan. Milwaukee Boat Line continues a fifty-plus year tradition of celebrating the beauty and charm of Milwaukee.

Sep
4
Fri
MKE Boat Line’s “Summer Concert Series” – Fri. Soul Low , Sat. Grasshoppers @ MKE Boat Line
Sep 4 – Sep 5 all-day

MKE BoatWMSE presents the Milwaukee Boat Line’s Summer Concert Series. Every Friday and Saturday night onboard their boat the Vista King. This Friday, September 4, described as one part Vampire Weekend and one part Modest Mouse, Soul Low performs and then Saturday, September 5, psychedlic warriors Grasshoppers play. Enjoy the music with the Milwaukee skyline as the back drop. Doors are at 8:30. For more information on the Milwaukee Boat Line series please go to http://mkeboat.com/concerts/

Jun
29
Wed
Puddler’s Hall Charity Challenge @ Puddler's Hall
Jun 29 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

PuddlersLogo_TransparentBackgroundThis month’s Charity Challenge is a rematch between the Bay View Community Center and Girls on the Run. These two great non-profits will battle in a series of game show type rounds. Both the winners and the losers will leave with a little extra money to support their missions, and the winner will be invited back to face off against our next non-profit challenger.

Dec
13
Tue
Local/Live: December 13 — Dramatic Lovers
Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 

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Dramatic Lovers take their name from the Italian anarchists that once upon time, held weekly meetings at the Cactus Club in Bay View, Wisconsin. Like those political crusaders of yesteryear, Dramatic Lovers (the band), have spent the past 20 years or so in various musical incarnations drinking, dreaming and playing shows together at The Cactus Club.

Friends for eternity and bandmates in cycles, Dramatic Lovers began less than a year ago after single show reunion as Decibully. Inspired once again, the group began to write new material and rounded out the line-up with the rhythm section from Maritime taking on more melodic roles. The new material holds roots in the time-tested shadows of Decibully and The Promise Ring/Maritime, but also looks backwards to the sounds of their youth. 80s and 90s shoegaze, emo & Brit-pop influence a maturing songwriting style that comes from decades of playing music together.

Tune into WMSE on Tuesday, December 13th to hear a live performance and interview with Dramatic Lovers  – 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 The Garage.

Jul
13
Fri
Milwaukee Boat line Summer Concert Series- Fri.Tangled Lines /Sat. Whiskey Throttle @ Milwaukee Boat Line
Jul 13 @ 8:30 pm – Jul 14 @ 11:00 pm

 

MKE BoatWMSE is on deck to once again present MKE Boat Lines Concert Cruises.  On Friday night,Tangled Lines – rocks the boat and Saturday it’s  Whiskey Throttle.  It’s always a great day for a boat ride! 

 

 

Jun
12
Wed
in-studio + interview: Dramatic Lovers
Jun 12 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Tune into WMSE as Milwaukee’s Dramatic Lovers visit the station to play songs from their first full-length, You Talk Loud, live on WMSE! The band is getting set for a  summer full of shows, including one at X-Ray Arcade on June 15th with L’Resorts. Tune in to listen and get all the latest news!

Aug
16
Fri
MKE Boatline Concerts – Fri. The Grovelers w/ The Mighty Deerlick Sat. Boney Fingers
Aug 16 @ 8:30 pm – Aug 17 @ 10:30 pm

It’s a great day for a Boat Ride!

 

Friday – The Grovelers & The Mighty Deerlick

The Grovelers are a four piece band based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They deliver high energy original rock & roll with influences stemming from late 50’s rockabilly, early 60’s garage rock and early 80’s punk rock.

 The Mighty Deerlick has been rocking the people since its formation in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1985, having outlived thousands of other bands, primarily due to not being organized enough to actually break up. Originally called The Slow Pedestrians, the band took on its current moniker upon moving to Milwaukee in 1988. Ever prolific, the band’s prodigious output includes the full-length cassette “Beneath You” (1989), the four-song 7-inch single “Stag Nation” (1990), and the legendary holiday tour-de-force cassette “Bells to the Wall” (1991). Since 1991, they have written several additional songs. The Deerlick has shared the stage with Soul Asylum, the Replacements, the Violent Femmes, Alejandro Escovedo,

Saturday – Boney Fingers

Boney Fingers, Born and raised in Milwaukee, creates an absolutely unique atmosphere sure to entertain music fans of all ages. Boney Fingers transports their audience through many musical vistas and soundscapes, and produces an enjoyable and unforgettable experience. Long known for their ability to weave acoustic and electric into a root style that bridges the gap between jam rock and blues, Boney Fingers has won the hearts of many fans.

Jul
9
Fri
MKE Boat Line Concert Cruise – Steez @ Milwaukee Boat Line
Jul 9 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Categorization be damned, steez is — in the simplest terms and most convenient definitions — a funk band, a fusion band, a jamband, a disco-fanged multi-beast, and a basket case.

Churning out their self-described creepfunk, a high energy, danceable variety of funk — one uniquely laced with electronic and improvisational sensibilities — steez has garnered a loyal following throughout the midwest performing at music festivals and to capacity crowds at rapidly growing venues.  steez repeatedly receives acclaim for their live performances, which typically include a seamless weaving of thoughtfully composed originals and crowd pleasing covers spanning from Madonna to clever obscurities like Justice, Ratatat and Bob James (to name a a few).