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A SWEEPING INTRODUCTION TO AN ARTIST DEEP INTO THEIR PRACTICE, KENDRA AMALIE’S INTUITION IS A STAR MAP TO A NEW AND DEVELOPING SOUND SPACE. AN EXPLORATORY AND (SOMETIMES) SHREDDING FINGER-STYLE 12-STRING GUITARIST (BOTH ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC), BAND LEADER, SYNTHESIST, NEW MEDIA CREATOR, AND EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCER, THE WISCONSIN-BASED MUSICIAN IS ALSO A SONGWRITER OCCUPYING AN ETHEREAL ZONE BETWEEN GALAXY-BRAIN COSMIC TRANSMISSIONS AND DEEP, PERSONAL EXPRESSION.

RECORDED WITH FRIENDS IN HER SHED IN SAINT FRANCIS, INTUITION’S BAND INCLUDED A CORE RHYTHM SECTION OF DRUMMER VICTORIA ROBISON AND BASSIST SAM COOK, WITH REMOTE SUPPORT FROM TARALIE PETERSON (CELLO), AL MOSS (PEDAL STEEL), PETER MCLAUGHLIN (DRUMS) AND JAYVE MONTGOMERY (OBOE), ALONGSIDE THE MIXING EFFORT OF LONG-TIME COLLABORATOR BRIAN J. SULPIZIO IN CHICAGO. THE LIVE ITERATION OF THE ALBUM IS MORE SHAPE-SHIFTING, ENCOMPASSING SOLO PERFORMANCES ACCOMPANIED BY MOTION-CONTROLLED SYNTHS AS WELL AS MORE FULLY SUPPORTED BY A CORPOREAL ROCK BAND. INTUITION IS A SOUND-BASED CROSS-SECTION OF A LARGER BODY OF WORK. AN ARRIVAL AND A DESTINATION, INTUITION IS ALSO SURELY A STOPOVER, TOO.

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH TO HEAR A LIVE SET FROM KENDRA AMALIE BEFORE SHE RELEASES INTUITION ON BEYOND IS BEYOND IS BEYOND RECORDS. 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.

FRUGAL STU & THE COUPONS IS A PROTO-POST-IRONIC DISCO-FUNK-FUSION BAND FROM THE FUTURE, HAILING FROM MILWAUKEE. THEIR MUSIC HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY BREAKING AND ENTERING AS “[MUSIC] THAT IS ALL OVER THE PLACE MUSICALLY, IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE”.

WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PLAYING TOGETHER THEY PUT OUT TWO RELEASES, THEIR DISCOUNT EP AND THEIR LIQUIDATION EP. LIQUIDATION WAS A FINALIST FOR 88NINE’S “BEST DISC WE MISSED” IN 2018. THE CREATIVE JUICES CONTINUE TO FLOW AS THE BAND JUST FINISHED AN ALBUM SET TO RELEASE ON AUGUST 16TH. KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR FRUGAL STU & THE COUPONS AS THEY CONTINUE TO SPREAD THEIR UNIQUE SOUND AROUND THE MIDWEST!

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH TO HEAR THE NEWEST FROM FRUGAL STU & THE COUPONS. 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.

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, AT 6PM, JOIN LOCAL/LIVE HOSTS ERIN AND CAL FOR WMSE’S THIRD YEAR OF BROADCASTING LOCAL/LIVE FROM CHILL ON THE HILL IN HUMBOLDT PARK.

THIS INSTALLMENT OF CHILL ON THE HILL IS “KIDS & FAMILY NIGHT”! YOUNG, LOCAL GROUPS GOLDEN GRENADES, THE LOVEBUGS AND REPEAT THE PROCESS WILL ALL PLAY AND YOU CAN BET YOU’LL ALSO HEAR SPECIAL, LIVE INTERVIEWS BEING BROADCAST IN ADDITION TO THOSE SETS!

TO JOIN US, HEAD ON OVER TO THE HUMBOLDT PARK BANDSHELL IN BAY VIEW (3000 S. HOWELL AVENUE). AND IF YOU CAN’T JOIN US IN PERSON, TUNE IN AT 91.7FM OR STREAM THE BROADCAST LIVE OR IN THE ARCHIVES AT WMSE.ORG.

LOCAL/LIVE ON WMSE IS SPONSORED BY CLUB GARIBALDI.

BEACH BURIAL IS A PROJECT THAT ONLY FATE AND CIRCUMSTANCE COULD CULTIVATE. TOM OLWIG (GUITAR/VOCALS) AND ELIOT HESS (DRUMS) MET AROUND 2012 THROUGH THE CANDLELIGHT COLLECTIVE IN WEST BEND AND WHILE THE SPACE IS NOW NO LONGER AROUND, IT HAD BEEN A HAVEN FOR PUNKS AND FREAKS TO HANG OUT, CREATE, SOCIALIZE AND HAVE SHOWS AMONGST A ZINE LIBRARY AND BIKE SHOP.

OLWIG WAS THEN IN A BAND CALLED TREEMINDER AND HESS WAS AROUND THE SCENE AS A DRUMMER IN THE WOMEN (NOW- WEEPER.) LIFE WAS GOOD AND SOLID FRIENDSHIPS WERE FORMED. EVENTUALLY, A COLLECTIVE MOVE TO MILWAUKEE BROUGHT BEACH BURIAL INTO FORMATION IN 2016, OLWIG AND HESS PUSHING THEIR MUSICAL LIMITS AND CONTINUOUSLY BUILT EACH OTHER UP WITH COMPLIMENTING STYLES AND TECHNIQUES.

NOW, BEACH BURIAL’S DEBUT FULL-LENGTH DOG YEARS WILL FINALLY SURFACE WITH AN EAST COAST TOUR TO FOLLOW. THE ALBUM HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING SINCE THOSE EARLY DAYS AND HAS GROWN INTO SOMETHING WITH BOTH SENTIMENTAL WEIGHT AND POSITIVITY COMPLIMENTED WITH DARKER DAYS AND LETTING GO.

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 30TH FOR A LIVE SET FROM BEACH BURIAL AS THEY WELCOME THEIR FIRST ALBUM. 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.

FORMED WAY BACK DURING THE TAIL-END OF THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION, IFIHADAHIFI ARE A CYCLONIC MORASS OF FEEDBACK, EFFECTS, DANCE BEATS, SQUALL, AND SHOUT-ALONG HOOKS. DRAWKWARD HOLDS DOWN THE DRUMS AND VOCALS, MRALARM PUNISHES ON BASS, SYNTH AND VOCALS, YALEDELAY SQUALLS ON GUITAR AND VOCALS AND REVEVER WREAKS HAVOC ON GUITAR AND SYNTH.

THE BAND HAS THEIR NEWEST RELEASE SINCE 2012 – WE’RE NEVER GOING HOME – READY TO MEET THE WORLD. THE ALBUM CONTINUES IN THE HIFI TRADITION OF BURYING POP SONGS UNDERNEATH LAYERS OF DISSONANCE AND VOLUME. TOUCHING ON TOPICS LIKE SPACE EXPLORATION, CRYPTOZOOLOGY-AS-RELIGION, SCIENCE DENIAL, AND YOUR MORE, IFIHADAHIFI HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT 2019 AND ARE FAIRLY SURE WE’VE GONE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS, AND NOT A SINGLE ONE OF US ARE EVER GOING HOME.

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 16TH FOR A LIVE SET FROM IFIHADAHIFI BEFORE THEY NEVER GO HOME. 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.

THE HATCHETS ARE A ROCK BAND FROM MILWAUKEE LEAD BY JUSTIN OTTO ON GUITAR AND VOCALS. JAMES SAUER, ALLEN COTÉ AND NICK LANG ROUND OUT THEIR SOUND AND THE GROUP IS GETTING READY TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT LP THE UNCOUNTED BLUE JILLIONS; A CONCEPT ALBUM OF SORTS ABOUT THE POROUS BORDERS BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT, BOTH PERSONAL AND POLITICAL. THE SONGS DEAL WITH DESPAIR, AIMLESSNESS AND LOSS OF IDENTITY — ALL OBSERVED THROUGH THE LENS OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF WOODY GUTHRIE.

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 9TH FOR A LIVE SET FROM THE HATCHETS BEFORE THE UNCOUNTED BLUE JILLIONS IS RELEASED TEN DAYS LATER. 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.

WITH MIDWESTERN WARMTH, MILWAUKEE’S VALERIE LIGHTHART DELIVERS HER TAKE ON FOLK POP, ADDING DEPTH WITH CLASSICAL AND ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS. ALTHOUGH UPBEAT, THERE IS SOMETHING UNDENIABLY DARK ON THE PERIMETER OF LIGHTHART’S LIVELY MELODIES, UNVEILING PRIVATE MOMENTS TINGED WITH THE MELANCHOLY OF INTIMATE VULNERABILITY. HER SINGLE, “I’LL BE DAMNED” IS FILLED WITH EQUAL PARTS FRUSTRATION AND TREPIDATION, ITS ANGSTY LYRICS SWATHED IN HEAVY BEATS, PEPPY ACOUSTIC GUITARS AND WHISTLING – IT’S A TRICK OF THE LIGHT IN THE BEST WAY.

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JULY 2ND FOR A LIVE SET FROM VALERIE LIGHTHART THE DAY BEFORE SHE PLAYS SUMMERFEST. 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.

MATTHEW DAVIES’ MUSIC RUSTLES WITH AN AURA OF MYSTERIOUS-YET-FAMILIAR STORIES, BROADCAST FROM A NEVER-TO-BE-FINISHED MAP OF AMERICA.

BORN AND RAISED IN WISCONSIN, SON OF A SMALL-TOWN LAWYER, MATTHEW DAVIES IS A ROAD-TESTED SINGER-SONGWRITER. HE’S DRIVEN THE BLUE HIGHWAYS OF AMERICA AND PLAYED HIS MUSIC IN RUSTY NORTHERN FACTORY TOWNS—PLACES LIKE

DAVENPORT AND DULUTH AS WELL AS BIG CITIES LIKE NYC AND CHICAGO.

DAVIES’ FIFTH RECORD, FLOWERS AND TICKET STUBS, TELLS TALES OF COMMON AND UNCOMMON FOLK—FACES SEEN IN WINDOWS, SENTIMENTAL DUDES WITH METROPOLITAN STYLE, ALL VISIBLE ACROSS AN UNSEEN BORDERLINE MINING THE EMOTIONS AND ALCHEMY OF UNWRITTEN TRADITION.

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH TO CATCH A LIVE SET OF SONGS FROM FLOWERS AND TICKET STUBS, THE LATEST FROM MATTHEW DAVIES. 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.

BLUE UNIT BY MILWAUKEE’S BLUE UNIT [FEATURING MEMBERS OF BRIEF CANDLES, THE TRUSTY KNIFE, CRAPPY DRACULA AND SCRIMSHAW], WAS RECORDED AT HUMDRUM STUDIOS IN MILWAUKEE AND WAS RELEASED ON MAY 17TH ON BANDCAMP AND SOMEWHERECOLD RECORDS. KEVIN DIXON, JEN BONIGER-DIXON, DREW CALVETTI AND BROCK GOURLIE PIECE TOGETHER THEIR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCES IN THE MILWAUKEE MUSIC SCENE TO CREATE MUSIC THAT IS SHIMMERING AND SUBSTANTIAL, ALL AT ONCE.

THE BIG TAKOVER WRITES, “ON AN INTERESTING NOTE, THE BRIEF CANDLES MEMBERS HAVE ALL SWITCHED AROUND WHO PLAYS WHAT INSTRUMENT FOR THIS BAND, WHILE BROCK END UP DRUMMING FOR HIS 5TH BAND! THIS INSTRUMENTAL SWITCH-UP INVIGORATES THE ENSUING SHOEGAZE, NOISE-POP, AND POST-PUNK MUSIC.

“RESTLESSLY CYCLING, RADIANT GUITAR WAVES DELICATELY RISE TO THE SKY WITH BRIGHT EXPECTATION OF EP-OPENER “EVERGREEN”. GLOWING SYNTH NOTES AND KEVIN’S SUBDUED VOCALS EMANATE A CALM VIBE, WHILE LIVELY DRUM STRIKES CREATE A STORMY AMBIANCE. NEW WAVE SYNTHS BUZZ AND LIQUIDY GUITAR LINES ZIP AND FLOW RESPECTIVELY THROUGH “GROUND” AS JEN SINGS GENTLY AMID THE PRONOUNCED OUTBURST OF JANGLING PERCUSSION, SHADOWY BASS LINE, AND DRIVING DRUM BEATS.”

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 18TH TO HEAR THE DEBUT EP OF BLUE UNIT, LIVE ON THE AIRWAVES. 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.

“LIKE A HAND YANKED FROM A SLAMMED DOOR, THE DARK OUTSIDER POP OF BLACK THUMB EMERGES BRUISED AND FRAGILE. COLIN WILDE, WHO HAS BEEN KNOWN TO PLAY ORGAN FOR WISCONSIN PUNKS TENEMENT [AS WELL AS APPLETON’S DUSK], BEGAN BLACK THUMB AS A SOLO PROJECT BACK IN 2012 AND IS NOW SEEING THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT CASSETTE IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL THROUGH FORWARD RECORDS (RADIATOR HOSPITAL, PITY SEX).

“ON FIRST LISTEN THERE’S A HEAVY NOD TO THE EARLY UK INDIE PSYCH SOUNDS OF SPACEMAN 3 BUT ALSO A LOT OF MIDWEST POP AND PUNK. PLAYING THOUGH HIS 1967 VOX SUPER CONTINENTAL, WILD PRODUCES MUSIC THAT IS GLOOMY BUT ALSO HOOKY. FEATURING APPEARANCES FROM MEMBERS OF DUSK, TENEMENT, AND TECHNICOLOR TEETH, THE ALBUM WAS RECORDED AND PRODUCED BY WILDE AND MATT STRANGER IN THE CRUTCH OF MEMORY STUDIO IN THEIR HOME IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN.”

~VICE

TUNE INTO WMSE’S LOCAL/LIVE ON TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH FOR THE MUSIC OF APPLETON’S BLACK THUMB AS HE GETS READY FOR SOME SUMMER SHOWS AND BEYOND, SURROUNDING HIS SEMI-SHELVED 2016 RELEASE, IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL. 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.