Live at WMSE Vol. X Release Party
TONIGHT! 91.7 WMSE and Decider Milwaukee celebrate the release of Live at WMSE Vol. X with a CD release party at the Miramar Theater. This new collection of songs features the best in-studio performances from 15 local and national acts.
The station’s staff handpicked the tracks from more than 100 live performances that were broadcast on WMSE in 2008. According to WMSE Promotions Director Ryan Schleicher, the compilation leans toward the indie rock side of the musical spectrum.
“Some of the live volumes are more themed than others,” Schleicher said. “Volume X doesn’t have any blues or Chicken Shack type stuff because those genres tend to get their own release.”
The staff’s selections include cuts from national acts like Jones Street Station and Joe Pug. WMSE also pays tribute to its home base by presenting recordings from Milwaukee favorites like The Championship and The Peder Hedman Quartet.
Mysteriously absent from the lineup is the local, nu-metal/jazz fusion outfit Noose Call, which was first presented to the world on the ThirdCoast Digest Podcast: Episode 2 (co-produced by the WMSE team).
Quinn Scharber and the …
In addition to a full spin of the new album and live performances from Testa Rosa and Quinn Scharber and the… (both featured on Volume X), Schleicher speculates that the party will be feature appearances from some of Milwaukee’s finest and most fun-loving residents.
Admission to the event is $10 and includes a copy of Live at WMSE Vol. X. All proceeds go directly to the station’s spring pledge drive, which begins Monday, April 27.
“WMSE does not exist without substantial financial support from our listening community,” Schleicher says. “Listeners keep us breathing. Especially right now, we can’t lay any extra burden on already taxed listeners, so we have to keep finding more ways to generate income.”
After tonight’s festivities, WMSE and its tireless employees will almost immediately begin to compile material for Volume XI. The station has already lined up two on-air gigs for next week’s broadcasts.
“I’m personally looking forward to Robbie Fulks’ [performance] on April 30th,” Schleicher comments. “Locally, I’m really excited to hear what Adebisi and the Fresh Cut Collective bring this coming Tuesday, the 28th, on Local/Live.”
The Live at WMSE Vol. X release party begins at 7:30 pm and features the “optical mayhem” of Paka Paka, the lightshow team that provided on-stage visuals for the Atomic Valentine concert.
