Lest We Forget

Saturday: Turner Hall Ballroom - Lest We Forget, 6pm
The big story this week, and one of the most anticipated Milwaukee shows of the year, is Lest We Forget.
It started with a Facebook group of people sharing memories, photos and stories of the Milwaukee music scene of yesteryear. Now it's a full-on Milwaukee music scene memorial reunion concert.
During last week's bi-weekly Wednesday afternoon talk show with Matt Wild (AV Club Milwaukee) and Evan Rytlewski (Shepherd Express) one of the fellas made a statement that we hadn't thought about quite like it was stated. To paraphrase the quote was, "Milwaukee doesn't do a good job of celebrating Milwaukee music history."
We've never thought about it in those terms because as a station we are constantly spinning Milwaukee music of all generations dating back to the 50's, sometimes even earlier. But we get the point. Our city does not consistently and publicly celebrate our musical history.
This concert goes a long way to start celebrating Milwaukee music history. The main attraction is the reunion of Die Kreuzen, making their first Milwaukee appearance since 1992. But the whole night is full of great music from bands that played a big part in shaping what exists today in our fine city.
Go buy tickets. It's worth every penny, and we're thrilled to help promote it.

Saturday: Turner Hall Ballroom - Lest We Forget, 6pm
The big story this week, and one of the most anticipated Milwaukee shows of the year, is Lest We Forget.
It started with a Facebook group of people sharing memories, photos and stories of the Milwaukee music scene of yesteryear. Now it's a full-on Milwaukee music scene memorial reunion concert.
During last week's bi-weekly Wednesday afternoon talk show with Matt Wild (AV Club Milwaukee) and Evan Rytlewski (Shepherd Express) one of the fellas made a statement that we hadn't thought about quite like it was stated. To paraphrase the quote was, "Milwaukee doesn't do a good job of celebrating Milwaukee music history." We've never thought about it in those terms because as a station we are constantly spinning Milwaukee music of all generations dating back to the 50's, sometimes even earlier. But we get the point. Our city does not consistently and publicly celebrate our musical history.
This concert goes a long way to start celebrating Milwaukee music history. The main attraction is the reunion of Die Kreuzen, making their first Milwaukee appearance since 1992. But the whole night is full of great music from bands that played a big part in shaping what exists today in our fine city.
Go buy tickets. It's worth every penny, and we're thrilled to help promote it.

Every Tuesday at 8PM since February of 2005, WMSE has welcomed a different Milwaukee-area artist into the studios to perform a full set live on the airwaves, made possible by our amazing sound engineer Billy Cicerelli. DJs Radio Dave and Bob Midnight take turns hosting Local/Live which includes an interview with the performing artist and also features recorded music from other local artists .
Local/Live: May 22 - Studio Renovation

We're excited to announce live broadcast and recording studio renovation has begun. Billy worked really hard to make sure he researched the heck out of the best options given the budget you helped us create by contributing to the Keep Live Music on WMSE campaign. Now, all the parts and gear have arrived and the work is in progress.
Thanks again for supporting the campaign. We can't wait to start utilizing the new studio.
Stay tuned for progress updates and for details about the official re-launch of the studio.
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