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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.