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We are at again, TRIPLE INDUSTRIES FEST IV or 4… This year we are going to have 2 shows in Chicago and 3 in Milwaukee. The goal of the festival is to bring in bands[...]
Tune in as Denver’s Taylor Scott visits the WMSE studios for a set before his show at Shank Hall tonight. Heavily influenced by soul, funk, blues, and rock & roll, Taylor Scott’s music is gaining[...]
Join Milwaukee Pride as we celebrate 32 years of diverse local LGBTQ cultures and communities! In 2019, we also honor our LGBTQ pioneers with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising — and the formation[...]
Texas native Rhett Miller is perhaps best known as the frontman of Dallas-based alt-country giants Old 97’s, although he’s also pursued a solo career, taking on subjects such as fatherhood, sex and love and capturing[...]
Hosted by Michael Hanson, these stories of speculative fiction are just the right combination of mystery and spooky. “Eurema’s Dam” by R.A Raferty – The world is kept healthy only by some of the unhealthy[...]
(From Milwaukee Record) Returning for its 43rd (!) year on Sunday, June 9, the annual Locust Street Festival of Music & Art is one of the city’s best street fests, celebrating all that is good,[...]
Craig Finn is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known as the front-man of the American indie rock band The Hold Steady, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Prior to forming[...]
Tune into WMSE as DJ Caryn catches up with LISSIE following her newest, When I’m Alone release. PopMatters writes – “Fans of Lissie have always understood there were two distinct sides to her. There was[...]
Tune in during Faux Eyes’ Armed Fauxes radio show for a live performance from Milwaukee’s electro-pop duo, The Quilz! Sage and Becky will be performing a set from their first full-length, Fishing For Ketchup. Hear[...]
“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[...]
Tune into WMSE as Milwaukee’s Dramatic Lovers visit the station to play songs from their first full-length, You Talk Loud, live on WMSE! The band is getting set for a summer full of shows, including[...]
Tune into WMSE as Milwaukee’s Retoro (Mason Mattner: guitar and vocals, East Seawright: guitar and vocals, Leo Mata: bass, Enzo DeMay: drums) stop by Tom Wanderer’s Radio Experience to chat about their self-titled, four-song EP,[...]
Nares: Moves June 14–October 6, 2019 Baker/Rowland Galleries Nares: Moves is the first retrospective on the contemporary New York-based artist James Nares (b. 1953) and reveals a significant career bringing motion into the spotlight. The[...]
Join DJ Andy as he spins his Zero Hour show live from the Milwaukee Art Museum from Noon to 3PM. We are celebrating the opening of the incredible exhibit by artist James Nares – Streets.[...]
WMSE 91.7FM and The Times Cinema are teaming up to bring you Martin Scorsese’s TAXI DRIVER, featuring an unforgettable tour-de-force performance by Robert De Niro. Doors and DJ spin at 8PM. Film at 9PM. All[...]
Live Music, Local Vendors, Live Art, Tacos, and Community Join us for the first Hip Hop Rooftop, featuring ill Tek, Marty., DJ Loop, BBoy Schells, and Browns Crew. Algo Dulce + Frida’s Cocina will be[...]
Hosted by Michael Hanson, these stories of speculative fiction are just the right combination of mystery and spooky. Gas Mask – James Houston “Some traffic jams are worse than others. Will this one ever end?”[...]
Tune into WMSE as Milwaukee’s Magnetic Minds visit The Shape Of Rock to talk about their summer plans! WMSE.org or 91.7 FM to listen.
Tune into The Free Jazz BBQ with Dr. Sushi on WMSE as local musician Steve Peplin and Brian Hawlk (of Los Angeles) will visit the show to talk about their project, Invocation Trio. They[...]
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[...]
Conductor Yaniv Dinur joins Sid to talk about his upcoming performance at Chill on The Hill – Tuesday, June 25.
Andy Turner talks to Scott of the Minus 5 before their Milwaukee show at Anodyne on Bruce! Tune in – WMSE.org or 91.7 FM. The Minus 5 continues to be one rickety roadster driven by[...]
The Dumbest Fest in the Midwest Returns for 2019 THE LAWRENCE ARMS DIRECT HIT LA ARMADA THE LIPPIES RIO TURBO NATO COLES & THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND KALI MASI THE PUNCHLINES THE AMERICAN DEAD DEVON[...]
Join WMSE on the East Side at Summer Soulstice on Saturday, June 22. We will once agian sponsor the Murray Stage. Local bands – Benny P Trio, Versio Curs, Zach Pietrini, Bryan Cherry, Soulfoot Mombits,[...]
Hosted by Michael Hanson, these stories of speculative fiction are just the right combination of mystery and spooky. The Show Must Go On by James Causey “When androids can do anything better than man, the[...]
We take over a block in Walker’s Point to celebrate all things garlic! Drinks from local distillers and brewers are also available including the Braise Green Garlic Bloody Ma Boogie Band DJ Barry will spin[...]
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[...]
Summerfest presented by American Family Insurance in Milwaukee Wisconsin hosts over 800 bands and 900000 fans over 11 days on 11 different stages. Go here for a full list of bands playing “North America’s Largest Music[...]
Friday, June 28 is Show Your College Pride Day at Summerfest! Show your Raider Pride and wear your MSOE hat or T-shirt to get in free from Noon to 3 p.m. Listen to WMSE for[...]
Tune into WMSE as Andy chats with Minneapolis band, Fret Rattles on Zero Hour. The band is in town for a show – Indonesian Junk, Fret Rattles & Aluminum Knot Eye @ Quarters Rock and Roll Palace![...]
Tune into Zero Hour on WMSE to hear a performance from Auckland, New Zealand band, The Beths before they play Summerfest at 5:30pm… “In the past, New Zealand indie-rock bands have typically been credited for[...]
Via Milwaukee Record : Since opening in 2007, Burnhearts has slowly-but-steadily transformed into one of Milwaukee’s premier beer bars. Along the way, the Bay View lounge’s owners have shown customers they like to party. Beyond[...]
Hosted by Michael Hanson, these stories of speculative fiction are just the right combination of mystery and spooky. All the Sounds Of Fear – Harlan Ellison “Richard Becker was the worlds greatest method actor until[...]
Join Dj C-Los and Vanessa at Pizza Shuttle on Farwell for a live radio broadcast! Orgullo Latino a weekly music show that plays Tropical music including but not limited to salsa, merengue, bachata and reggaeton.[...]
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[...]
Milwaukee artist, King Myles of the Hiii Tribe collective, has just released his newest single off of his album “Horzons,” entitled “Remedy.” Myles is an American experimental hip hop artist endeared for his emotionally transparent[...]
We’ve got a real treat for you this afternoon on Squid Inc.! Chicago’s LowDown Brass Band will play the WMSE studios today at 1:30 before heading down to Summerfest for an 8pm show tonight; tune in to get a[...]
John Wozniak from Marcy Playground will perform an acoustic set of songs and join DJ Paul Host for an interview. They play the U.S. Cellular Connection Stage at 8PM on Satuday, July 6. 90’s alternative[...]
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 read to release their debut[...]
From early days growing up in the southeast Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California under the tutelage of T-Bone Walker and Big Joe Turner to their emergence as central figures in the eclectic LA punk/rock[...]
Tune into WMSE as Southern Culture On The Skids make their return to Milwaukee and into the ever-lovin’ arms of WMSE as they stop by the station for an in-studio session before their gig at[...]
Since 2005 the Enderis Park Neighborhood Association (EPNA) has hosted Concerts on the Green, an outdoor summer concert series. The MilBillies will start off the night as we continue our summer concert series followed by[...]
True to their name, North Carolina’s Southern Culture on the Skids offers an affectionate parody of local trailer park culture, matching their skewed outlook with a wild, careening brand of rock & roll. Their music[...]
WMSE 91.7FM and The Times Cinema are teaming up to bring you SHAKES THE CLOWN, the underrated dark comedy written and directed by the iconic comedic talent Bobcat Goldthwait. Doors and DJ spin at 8[...]
Join WMSE and Blues DJ The Good John at Story Hill BKC for a live broadcast. Beside great tunes, Story Hill BKC will provide a “blues” themed brunch. Always surprising and always delicious!
Live Music, Local Vendors, Live Art, and Community Join us for the second Hip Hop Rooftop, featuring an all Woman/Femme line up. With performances by DJ Loop, DJ 88, Alexa Biami, Kia Rap Princess and[...]
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[...]
Tune into Radio Drill Time at 6:30pm; Tom Crawford will talk to Dan Kubinski of Milwaukee band GoGoSlow before their Shank Hall show the following week – WMSE.org or 91.7 FM to listen!
The Lineup – Friday, July 19: HAIM Mavis Staples Pusha-T Earl Sweatshirt Sky Ferreira Low Soccer Mommy Julia Holter Grapetooth Rico Nasty Valee Standing on the Corner MIKE Great Black Music Ensemble Saturday, July 20:[...]
It’s become a tradition like no other. Don’t miss the 54th Annual Port Washington Fish Day in beautiful downtown Port Washington, Saturday, July 21st. General admission is free and the main stage admission is only[...]