interview: Chris Porterfield
On Saturday, April 18, Milwaukee music fans will flock to their local record store to pick up WMSE’s first ever vinyl release, Live from the WMSE Studios, Field Report. Field Report’s Chris Porterfield said, “WMSE is the bedrock of Milwaukee music. Foundational. From DJs to engineers to fundraisers to music director to listeners, everyone cares deeply about music and this city. They’ve supported me from the beginning, and I’m honored to work with them on this vinyl venture they’ve been dreaming of doing for years.”
The release features two tracks, Side A. “Home (Leave The Lights On)” and Side B. a cover of John Prine’s –“Speed of the Sound of Loneliness.” Both were recorded acoustically by Chris Porterfield at the WMSE studios on Oct. 20, 2014.
Tune into WMSE on Friday, April 17th at 1pm during the Local Lunchbox segment to hear about this very special 7″ being released for Record Store Day, 2015. WMSE.org to stream live or in the archives or simply tune your radio dial to 91.7 FM at 1pm in Milwaukee.