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WITH THE RELEASE OF HER NEW VIDEO “BETTER THAN THIS” AND EP OF THE SAME NAME AND HER VIDEO INCLUSION FOR “KNOWLEDGE” IN THE 2018 MILWAUKEE FILM FESTIVAL, MILWAUKEE’S MS. LOTUS FANKH IS MAKING HER MARK ON HER HOMETOWN. BUT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING…SHE’S BEEN COLLABORATING LOCAL MUSICIANS ON HER FORTHCOMING EP AND IT’S GUARANTEED TO BE A TOUR DE FORCE OF ORIGINAL POETRY, CHOREOGRAPHY AND DESIGN WORK. “I WANT TO HAVE A GLOBAL REACH FROM MY HEART, AND GIVE EVERYONE A LITTLE HEART HUG” SHE SAYS. HER DEDICATION TO ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND RACIAL INJUSTICES THROUGH MUSIC LED TO ONE OF HER PROUDEST MOMENTS: SHE RETURNED TO HER ALMA MATER TO PERFORM “WOKE,” A 2-HOUR PROGRAM THAT FEATURED POETRY AND TALKBACKS WITH WITH STUDENTS. THE EXPERIENCE – PROMOTING EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND HEALING – UNDERSCORED HER COMMITMENT TO HER LIFE’S WORK. “ON A LOCAL LEVEL, MY DREAM IS TO HAVE A COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT FUNDS THE ARTS, BRINGING A MORE DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MONEY AND THE OUTCOMES.” TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE TU

ROCKET CAT LAUNCHED IN MILWAUKEE IN EARLY 2016, WHEN FOUR VETERAN MUSICIANS EMBARKED ON A MISSION TO CREATE MUSIC ROOTED IN THE HIGH-ENERGY INTERPLAY OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL LAYERS, DRAWING HEAVILY UPON THE MUSICAL INFLUENCES OF THEIR YOUTH. LAST YEAR SAW ROCKET CAT HOLDING THE #1 SPOT ON REVERBNATION’S LOCAL AND REGIONAL ALTERNATIVE ROCK CHARTS AND ALSO EARNING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2018 WAMI AWARDS IN TWO CATEGORIES – “NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR” AND “POP/ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR”. FUELED BY THEIR SUCCESS, ROCKET CAT HAS A FRESH ROUND OF NEW MATERIAL AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN APRIL 5TH LP RELEASE AT ANODYNE (WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FLAT TEETH AND MORTGAGE FREEMAN) AS WELL AS A MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE AND SCREENING ON JUNE 1ST AT NO STUDIOS WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES BY ROCKET CAT AND THE KEYSTONES. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE TUESDAY, MARCH 19TH TO LISTEN TO THE NEWEST SONGS AND HEAR THE LATEST NEWS FROM MILWAUKEE’S ROCKET CAT. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O

LOST TRIBES OF THE MOON USES “METAL” AS ITS MAIN VEHICLE OF SOUND BUT ALSO CITES INFLUENCES RANGING FROM 70’S HARD ROCK, PROG ROCK, FOLK AND AMBIENT/EXPERIMENTAL, FOCUSING ON DYNAMICS TO DELIVER A SOUND THAT DOESN’T SIT NEATLY INTO ANY SINGLE DESCRIPTION OR GENRE. LOST TRIBES OF THE MOON TAKES THEIR NAME FROM A REFERENCE TO CLIVE BARKER’S NIGHTBREED FILM AND GRAPHIC NOVEL AND USES THIS DEBATE-ABLY FICTIONAL UNIVERSE TO INFLUENCE THEIR OVERALL VIBE, AS WELL AS LYRICISM STEEPED IN STORIES OF MYTHICAL FIGURES AND OLD TALES. SINCE 2017, LOST TRIBES OF THE MOON HAS SHARED THE STAGE WITH TROUBLE, TODAY IS THE DAY, BLACK TUSK, IMMORTAL BIRD, DOOMSTRESS, DREADNOUGHT, AILS, OWL AND SAVAGE MASTER. THE RELEASE OF THEIR DEBUT, SELF-TITLED ALBUM SEES THEM VENTURING OUT BEYOND THEIR HOMETOWN AND THE MIDWEST TO SHARE THEIR MUSIC, WHILE CONTINUOUSLY WRITING NEW MATERIAL THAT WILL HELP THEM EVOLVE TO THE NEXT PHASE OF THEIR EXISTENCE. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH TO LISTEN TO A SET FROM MILWAUKEE’S LOST T

OQ IS LIAM O’BRIEN AND COLE QUAMME IN COLLABORATION WITH AN ARRAY OF MILWAUKEE-BASED CONTRIBUTORS. QUAMME STARTED MAKING BEATS INFLUENCED BY THE DEFINITIVE SOUND OF THE LATE JANKA NABAY AND DECIDED TO REACH OUT TO LOCAL FOLK AND BLUEGRASS MUSICIANS TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH THEM. QUAMME EVENTUALLY RECRUITED O’BRIEN, WHO DEVELOPED THE INTERLOCKING RHYTHMS INTO FULL-FLEDGED SONGS BASED ON CELTIC MELODIES. BY THE TIME THEY’D GOTTEN AROUND TO PRODUCING THEIR FIRST EP, PARADICE 1, THE PROJECT HAD TAKEN ON SURPRISING NEW FORMS. PARADICE 1 EXEMPLIFIES THIS EVOLUTION – MELODIC RUMINATIONS ON HUMANITY DANCE OVER SUSTAINED GROOVES AND COMPLEX POLYRHYTHMS. IT’S A SOUND THAT HEARKENS A DISTANT PAST AND IN THE SAME STROKE, HERALDS IN THE COMING OF A NOT-SO-DISTANT, BUT HOPEFULLY BRIGHTER, FUTURE. TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH AS WE WELCOME OQ FOR THEIR DEBUT RADIO PERFORMANCE ON THE MIGHTY 91. WMSE.ORG TO STREAM LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES OR SIMPLY TUNE YOUR RADIO TO 91.7 FM AT THE 6 O’CLOCK HOUR.

Milwaukee’s Warhola Cats’ indie pop is propelled by the writing of leader Elisabeth Gasparka, who composes lyrical pop songs created with voice, cello, piano, flute, percussion, guitar and beyond for a pastoral-leaning pop sound. The quartet’s 2017 release, In This Light, is dotted with references to Milwaukee, drawing the listener into a vivid, moving environment. Warhola Cats’ songs vary between the poignant and the absurd;  themes of longing, anticipation, existential dread, and heartfelt anthems toasting the Milwaukee mundane, invites reverence for this time and place…musical renderings to capture the moment as it passes. Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, February 19th to listen to the newest from Milwaukee’s Warhola Cats as they have their debut performance on the Mighty 91. 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.

WAVY V (pronounced “way-vee vee”) is a six-piece chamber pop band based in Milwaukee. Their intricate, psychedelia-tinged arrangements take unexpected turns around multi-instrumental and vocal harmonies. The band is releasing their second 7-inch, “A”, the follow-up to the previously released “W”, on February 15th with a show at Anodyne on Bruce Street. Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, February 12th to hear WAVY V’s latest songs before their big release 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’s.

WMSE is excited to be back once again at Club Garibaldi for our monthly Local/Live segments! This time around, we welcome to the stage the Dick Satan Trio, the Milwaukee legends who will provide your chili-eating soundtrack the following month at the Kern Center for WMSE’s annual Rockabilly Chili fundraiser event. To get you even more set, WMSE will also have Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser tickets on hand at this Local/Live show and a very special Buy One Get One Free Chili Ticket Deal. That’s right…a BOGO deal! The Dick Satan Trio (who are actually a quartet) will ride the waves of surf, sweat and sonic awesomeness for this very special Local/Live. Their devilish style will have audiences cutting a rug that will fly them to a magical land of sweet surf sounds and “Soul Grooved Instrumental Playboy Rock”. As always, WMSE’s Local/Live hosts, Cal Roach (and very a special sub for Erin, Milwaukee Record’s Matt Wild!) will lead our musical guests through questions in between the live performance with the help of our

Milwaukee’s Large Print was born out of the disbandment of the band, Blonder in the summer of 2017. Blonder members James Brickner and Eric Risser continued to creating while honing their sound in the subsequent months following Blonder’s breakup. After rehearsing with a rotating cast of local musicians, James and Eric enlisted Andy Grygiel on drums, Jay Joslyn on bass, and Grace Mitchell on vocals. Large Print recorded their debut effort over a stretch of months in 2017 and 2018. That six-song EP explores thoughtful melodies, driving rhythm and experimental analog recording, all tied together with Grace’s ambling lyrical delivery. Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, January 22nd to hear Milwaukee’s Large Print.  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.

Neocaveman got their start in 2015 and their music has evolved into the indie progressive rock sound that they have become known for around the Midwest, constructed with complicated arrangements and rich harmonies that blend a capella gospel sounds with fingerstyle psychedelia. The project is a collaboration of Peter Hair and Paul Tyree of Faux Fiction, Samuel Balistreri of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee fingerstyle guitar program, Simon Beno of American Monroe, and Jeremy Moroder of Epimotive. Ertrok Radio Hour says “[Neocaveman] blend math, pop and indie rock seamlessly into pleasing often dream-like tracks. Neocaveman is nothing short of astounding.” Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, January 15th as we welcome Milwaukee’s Neocaveman into the studios to share songs from their just-released album, Bacchanalia, with us.  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.

WMSE is excited to be back once again at Club Garibaldi for our monthly Local/Live segments! We’re ready for another great year of local music and on Tuesday, January 8th, we kick the year off with a bang and open the doors to welcome to the stage Milwaukee’s Trapper Schoepp, who has a brand new album to share.   Trapper Schoepp’s newest, ‘Primetime Illusion’ – produced by Pat Sansone (Wilco, Robyn Hitchcock) – will see its worldwide release on Xtra Mile Recordings on January 25th. This time around, it sees Schoepp reaching for his own place in the canon with a truly remarkable collection of character-driven songs and stories, a carefully etched series of sonic snapshots in which people we all know struggle to fulfill their own American dream. The album also features a co-write with Bob Dylan called, “On, Wisconsin.” With its extraordinary melding of the personal and political, ‘Primetime Illusion’ firmly places Trapper Schoepp amongst the long American continuum of singing storytellers, a pedigree and place

Milwaukee’s Beach Static are getting set to ride a wave of notoriety into the new year with their most recent release, Games. The surf-y garage x garbage pop trio takes a nod from other aficionados of the genre like the edgier Wavves and FIDLAR and another from the sunkissed sweetness of Best Coast. Games is a six-track sun-baked batch of confessionals, hopped up on flat soda pop and good old fashioned angst. Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, December 18th for the final segment of the year with Beach Static! The band will be sharing songs from Games and sharing their plans for the new year, ahead. 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.

“We’re Floor Model and we’re slightly damaged.” In a way that tells you everything you need to know. Floor Model has powered through nineteen years of original Milwaukee Grey Collar punk rock spanning two centuries. Garage rock harmonies powered by hardcore riffs under socially pointed lyrics and sly punk jabs. They have released six recordings – Absent Minded Salvation, 3, More Throttle, Apply Resistance, Humiliation Payday and the smash single, “Swillwaukee”. Jeff is the creative engine. He and Dave (drums), have been bringing the rock since the Rock ‘N Roll Palace days of early 1999. Tim came aboard in 2000 and trimmed the fat. For some reason they picked up Mark, Tim’s neighbor, a stray shredder, about a year ago. Chances are, if you roam the Riverwest, you’ll see us rocking one of the many glorious dive bars – the places we call home: Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, Circle A! Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, December 11th as Milwaukee’s Floor Model celebrates their 20th anniversary year and have a few f

WMSE is excited to be back once again at Club Garibaldi for our monthly Local/Live segments. On Tuesday, December 4, we open the doors to our listener family to share A Chicken Shack Christmas show MC’d by none other than WMSE’s Jonny Z. Our annual holiday Local/Live show is always a good time and this year, we’re pulling out all the stops for an unforgettable night of local, holiday tunes. Jonny will be backed up by local friends and legends, JP Cyr and the Midnight Men. Also sharing the stage will be Matt Tyner and The Hungry Williams. This holiday show will be a little bit country, a little bit blues and a whole lot of fun. 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 Jonny Z for A Chicken Shack Christmas at Club Garibaldi – doors are at 5:30pm and the segment starts at 6pm, running until 7pm. Club Garibaldi’s is located a

Cairns is the main project of Milwaukee musician, John Larkin, who debuted his initial recordings in 2015. The newest release, Entanglement, is Cairns’ debut full-length with a full band. While performed and recorded by mostly Larkin, himself, he added contributions from other Milwaukee musicians to fill out the soundscape – Caley Conway, Eli Smith, Eddie Chapman, Sam Pekarske and Joe Kirschling are now also part of the live ensemble. Layered and expansive, Entanglement masks its complex time signatures and rhythms with layers of meticulous sound and dynamic swells through every track and nearly every song features drastic stylistic changes throughout. No two moments carry the same weight. This release marks significant development in the complexity of Cairns’ sound and Larkin’s songwriting. Its name is derived from the phenomenon of quantum entanglement, befitting of the direction the project has taken. Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, November 27th to hear the newest from Milwaukee’s Cairns. WMSE.org

MKE x CHI’s SleeperSound latest release, In Media Res, finds the band crawling into crates of experimental rock, noir indie folk, ambient obscurities, and eclectic imports to create a unique statement on American guitar-rock. Sleepersound started as a solo project by David D’Antonio (guitars, vocals, synths), and was chosen by him to “invoke the desire to awaken ourselves gradually and ajar from existential slumbers that make us aloof to each other and our world.” Sleepersound developed from a previous project when David was rooted in St. Louis and Chicago — the latter where David was born and raised, coming to Milwaukee by way of Chicago, then Naples, Italy, and St. Louis. Guitarist Kenny Buesing is from Sheboygan, currently in Riverwest, Milwaukee. Drummer Dan Niedziejko grew up on the south side of Milwaukee and lives just outside it, in Cudahy. Bassist Mike Campise grew up in Chicago and now resides in Milwaukee as well. In Media Res is a Latin phrase meaning, “In the middle of things.” The sequence of so

WMSE is excited to be back once again at Club Garibaldi for our monthly Local/Live segments. On Tuesday, November 13, we welcome Stephen Cooper’s Nobody Famous for a live show and interview on-site and over the airwaves that YOU can join! Stephen Cooper has been a bandleader, sideman, and touring musician for over 25 years. In that time, he has played in 21 states and 7 countries with numerous groups, most namely WiFEE and the HUZz BAND and The Groove Hogs. Deeply rooted in jazz, r&b, and blues, Coop draws in vocal influences such as Amy Winehouse, Otis Redding, Stevie Wonder, and Al Green, while also being a highly accomplished saxophonist and instrumental soloist. Each member of Nobody Famous is a superstar on their own. The band has made a name for themselves in the Fox Cities and won’t be contained any longer! Soul. Rhythm and Blues. The words conjure romantic images of sweat dripping dancers swaying slowly to infectious Motown grooves, Staxx and Chess chart toppers oozing from the band stand with a harmo

Red Stuff started out as an instrumental 2 piece in the winter of 2007 comprised of Kelly Wanderer on electrified autoharp and Tom Wanderer on electric guitar. This duo released a 4 song 7” in the summer of 2008, but were eager to expand the group and the sound. An early stint with drummer Peterson Kyuk-White got things off the ground, and his contributions to the Best Of Hot Rod Love LP and a handful of shows turned an esoteric musical project into a rock band. Joe Scheltema took over on drums for a memorable summer that culminated in the Pagan Rock 10”. After working with two drummers as many years, the current lineup was cemented in late 2011 with the addition of full time member Steve Tiber. After almost 5 years of playing shows but failing to capture new material in a satisfactory recording, a spontaneous night of improvisation was released as the Woodfaces album. Invigorated by this new approach, a long stalled record called Saccharine Underground was revived and completed. More than a decade in,

Black Eagle Child is guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Michael Jantz. Founded in 2008, Black Eagle Child’s music ranges in style from simple folks instrumentals, to loop-based guitar songs, to experimentally-produced long-form pieces. His work has been published on Preservation Records, Under the Spire Recordings, and Geology Records, among others. Black Eagle Child’s most recent release, Six Lugubrious Airs, is a collection of brief folk airs, and is co-released by himself and Milwaukee’s Geology Records. Tune into WMSE’s Local/Live on Tuesday, October 23rd to hear the newest music Black Eagle Child has to share with you. 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.

MRS.FUN plays nu jazz. Complex, sophisticated and adventurous, their music is a unique blend of off-center jazz, ultra-funk, spoken word rap, and their own brand of neo-cabaret. Intelligent lyrics, stellar musicianship, and a dynamic stage presence are hallmarks of their music. The MRS.FUN sound is derived from Connie Grauer’s funky bass-driven keyboard playing, combined with Kim Zick’s skillful in-the-pocket drumming. “Grauer is a piano player with few equals whose drive and energy spills across the stage and into the audience like nitrous oxide. She’s got a left hand that doesn’t quit, the mark of any great pianist, and a right hand with limitless boundaries”. Zick holds court as a “heart-stopping drummer” whose “grooves get so far out, most people need a map to get back.” Voted Best Contemporary Jazz Group by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) three consecutive years, Grauer and Zick have also received WAMI awards for Best Instrumentalist: keyboards and drums. Grauer has also received awards