Welcome to another music-filled Milwaukee week. Of course, WMSE's Brent Gohde and I can't get to every band playing a show this week, but we've selected four to feature on this week's edition of the OnMilwaukee.com / WMSE Local Music Podcast.
Whether you're celebrating the superstitious uncertainty of Friday the 13th or just the end to another work week, Stonefly Brewing Company's got you covered. Def Harmonic plays Friday with the Rusty P's and Unify and we've got crowd pleaser "Spaced Out" to get you amped up for the live performance.
A beautifully rambunctious live at WMSE recording from Cougar Den follows, bringing with it the promise of a high-energy all-ages show when they play Saturday, April 14 at the Shorewood Legion Hall with Akimbo, Veil of Maya, Asrava and Tornavalanche.
Over at Shank Hall that same night the Greg Koch Band is playing with Roscoe Beck, Malford Milligan and Brennen Temple. The show starts at 8 p.m. and is smoke-free!
And although we've played Skull Time (formerly Wolfbite) on the podcast previously, we've now acquired its debut album, "Ex Libris," and are pleased to play "Talk About it" for you. Skull Time's CD release party is this Saturday, April 14 at The Mad Planet with Buffalo, Red Knife Lottery and the Darkos. Catch them live on WMSE Tuesday, April 10 at 8 p.m.
OnMilwaukee.com staff writer Julie Lawrence grew up in Wauwatosa and has lived her whole life in the Milwaukee area.
As any “word nerd” can attest, you never know when inspiration will strike, so from a very early age Julie has rarely been seen sans pen and little notebook. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee it seemed only natural that she major in journalism. When OnMilwaukee.com offered her an avenue to combine her writing and the city she knows and loves in late 2004, she knew it was meant to be. Around the office, she answers to a plethora of nicknames, including “Lar,” (short for “Larry,” which is short for “Lawrence”) as well as the mysteriously-sourced “Bill Murray.”
