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Acanthrophis is a blackened death metal band who formed in Milwaukee in spring of 2016 with the hopes of recreating and progressing upon the approach of ’90s bands like Dissection, Naglfar and God Dethroned.

While modern takes on extreme metal have gone a more abstract route, Acanthrophis seeks to return to the use of melodic structures to thematically express their take on black and death metal through complex yet dynamically concise songwriting. Debut EP Twilight of the Vanquisher’s Reign was released in July of 2016.

The folk septet Mead Lake’s Most Wanted — a group of writers-turned-musicians — hails from West Bend, just north of Milwaukee, but is beginning to make Milwaukee it’s musical home after the release of its debut, Sinners Sang the Crows.

They relay that the album was “recorded at Eisley Studios between October 2015 and February 2016 [and was] produced by Christian Seibert and features guest appearances from some of our favorite local musicians, including Christopher Porterfield (Field Report) and Peter Thomas (I’m Not A Pilot & the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra). Such an honor, to even utter their names in the context of our album. Sinners Sang The Crowswill be available (almost) everywhere July 10, 2016. ”

Honeymooners is the solo project of Eli Smith (previously of Wasted Islands and Lost Spirit).

The project started in May of 2012 when he was 16. It began as a solo, acoustic project and has gradually amassed different musical layers since, currently residing at the intersection of experimental music/sound art and more conventionally structured songs. He released his first EP, called Sleepwalking, in August of 2013, a release informed equally by folk/acoustic music and ambient music, and released his first full length album, called Night Beach, in August of 2016, featuring a traditional guitar/bass/drums setup augmented by extensive loops, samples, and field recordings. Smith is currently working on writing the next Honeymooners full-length, likely due for release sometime in 2017.

Luxi has been experimenting with electronic music since around 2007, transforming her more traditional song writing towards the obscure after taking an interest in computer programming and recording, she calls her style “futuregrungepop” while being influenced by a wide range of musical genres, including artists such as Portishead, Fever Ray, Pictureplane, Balam Acab, Tricky, Radiohead, Bjork, and many more…

Currently, Luxi is nearly finished with her sophomore full-length album, expected to be released early 2017, already having a collection of EPs and singles in her back catalogue of music, which can be found on her Bandcamp page. She also works as an audio curator for Joseph Gordon Levitt’s open collaboration production company, HitRecord, and has begun to mix and master tracks for other artists’ projects, more information about her music and events can be found at www.luxireally.com.

WMSE 91.7FM is excited to welcome B-Free to our monthly Local/Live at Club Garibaldi’s series on Tuesday, November 1st. Join us by listening over the airwaves or by participating as an audience member – this event is FREE and open to the 21+ public and lots of fun!

B~Free will be joined by Milwaukee’s Foreign Goods as her backing band. The members of the multi-genre collective cite this as one of their last public performances of the year.

When first introduced to the soulful & artistic sound of singer-songwriter-producer-musician B~Free, it is but a mere taste of all the capabilities this young lady embodies. Following a lengthy hiatus, B~Free reemerges with her sophomore project, the “Ode 2 A Luv Affair” LP.

With sound inspirations from Musiq Soulchild, Dwele, J-Dilla and Jill Scott., it is a conceptual album that traverses the ups and downs of romantic relationships. vulnerability, passion and compromise. Production for the album began in 2013 but was interrupted by a lengthy vocal trauma that would leave the artist unable to speak or sing for months. Following a vocal cord surgery & traumatic year of recovery, B~Free became more dedicated than ever to share her musical gifts.

Hailed by The Shepherd Express as an “immaculately constructed R&B record,” with a style rooted in 90s R&B/neo Soul and traces of present day influences, “Ode” not only represents the many trials and turmoils of love, but the personification of an artist’s loss and reclaiming of her gift.

As always, WMSE Music Director Erin Wolf and co-host Cal Roach (and YOU), will lead B~Free and Foreign Goods through questions in between the live performance.

Doors are at 5:30pm, segment starts at 6pm and runs until 7pm. Club Garibaldi’s is located at 2501 S. Superior Street in Bay View.

“Parallel mixes vocals, piano, electric cello, drums and bass/guitar to deliver its own brand of rocking poetry. From high energy, driving rhythms to rich, dark, emotive melodies, Parallel provides a captivating juxtaposition of texture and instrumentation in its approach to indie rock.”

WMSE 91.7FM is excited to welcome Abby Jeanne to our monthly Local/Live at Club Garibaldi’s series on Tuesday, October 4th. Join us by listening over the airwaves or by participating as an audience member – this event is FREE and open to the 21+ public and lots of fun!

In 2010 Abby Jeanne hit the roads of america in her mini-van to begin her musical journey. She personally describes her music as “Rock n’ roll with a dreamers soul” and uses her music to guide listeners into transcending reality, her soulful voice full of raw emotion and on-point dynamics. While she has contributed vocals for Queen Tut and Milwaukee’s Foreign Goods, her solo work is where she truly shines, a young woman with an old soul evoking those big, soulful, downtempo R&B sounds of the sixties and 80s.

According to Milwaukee Record, “Abby’s solo material is not to be ignored. With lush and layered production and her downright moving voice, you’ll want to bear witness to this versatile one-woman powerhouse in action.”

As always, WMSE Music Director Erin Wolf and co-host Cal Roach (and YOU), will lead Abby Jeanne through questions in between the live performance.

Milwaukee’s Siren (Katie Lafond), has solidified her presence in the scene with her memorable appearances and recordings with locals New Age Narcissism, Lex Allen, WebsterX and Kiings (listen to “Exoskeletal Love”, here). Siren’s stage presence and pipes make a statement that is truly her own, even with echoes of Adele, Grimes, Beyoncé and Amy Winehouse. As Siren ventures into releasng a debut solo album, she’s sure to bring that notoriety to a new level.

“Since their start in 2009, Sat. Nite Duets have been making the sort of idiosyncratic, heartfelt rock music that inspires a devoted cult following in their home base of Wisconsin. Air Guitar, their followup to 2013’s Electric Manland, is their most accomplished yet, and sees each of the band’s six members taking a whack at songwriting, a tradition established and solidified over their most recent records.”

~Stereogum

“NO/NO are among a handful of Milwaukee bands making music that’s unabashedly sexy, something the city’s scene had rarely even attempted in the past. Sound and Light is every bit as personable and infectious as the EPs that preceded it. And like those efforts, it’s savvy enough to leave you wanting more.”

~ The Shepherd Express