WMSE wants to thank you for keeping live music on 91.7 FM with an exclusive live concert.

WMSE celebrates Kickstarter success with Cover Milwaukee

Published Dec. 20, 2011 at 3:27 p.m.

To celebrate reaching its $30,000 Kickstarter goal to "Keep Live Music on WMSE," WMSE 91.7 FM has announced an exclusive "Cover Milwaukee" concert March 30, 2012 in MSOE's Todd Wehr Auditorium.

Cover Milwaukee will include live performances from some of Milwaukee best current bands and musicians covering songs from past Milwaukee legends. The show will also feature reunions from a few old Milwaukee bands to cover some of today's local tunes.

Tickets to the concert are only available through 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 with a contribution of $15 or more to WMSE's Kickstarter project online.

The concert lineup will be announced Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. on DJ Erin Wolf's Rockleidoscope.

Talkback

Talkbacks

Facebook Comments

Disclaimer: Please note that Facebook comments are posted through Facebook and cannot be approved, edited or declined by OnMilwaukee.com. The opinions expressed in Facebook comments do not necessarily reflect those of OnMilwaukee.com or its staff.

Drink Wisconsinbly

Published Friday, April 26

Milwaukeean Richard Lorbach launched a Kickstarter campaign in late March to bulk-produce hand-crafted neon signs that say "Drink Wisconsinbly" along with other memorabilia and T-shirts.

Solar charger business

Published Tuesday, April 16

Joshua Zimmerman isn`t a full-time inventor, but that`s about to change. The 30-year-old middle school science teacher has raised almost $100,000 on Kickstarter project, the "Folding USB Solar Cell." With 15 days left, the Milwaukee history buff has well surpassed his $5,000 goal to build an inexpensive, easy-to-use, practical, every-day solar USB system.

Scarring Party returns

Published Friday, March 22

Known for their tin can microphone, shiny tuba, eclectic instrumentation--which ranges from a typewriter to a customized whirring vibraphone--and, most importantly, lead singer Daniel Bullock`s thoughtful, incisive lyrics. The Scarring Party`s songs have roots in the early days of radio jazz, but the tone is more foreboding, as if one was being stalked by guard dogs in a French walled city while on the way to a burlesque show in Hell. Equal parts exciting, unnerving, and devious.

Film funding

Published Monday, March 18

Earlier this week, Warner Bros. green-lit a project by "Veronica Mars" creators to produce a movie of the three-season TV series that stared Kristin Bell. With Kickstarter, the effort amassed more than $2 million in less than 2 days.

Latina's new film

Published Monday, March 11

Milwaukee filmmaker Frankie Latina is trying to raise money for his latest effort "Snap Shot" and he recruited "Machete" actor Danny Trejo to help. For $5,000, you can be killed by Trejo in the film.

"Coulrophobia"

Published Wednesday, Feb. 6

Three Milwaukee filmmakers and a professional clown performer are turning to the Internet to support their short film, "Coulrophobia." The film is a variation on the 1967 classic "Guess Who`s Coming to Dinner" ... but with clowns.

Kickstarter denim

Published Tuesday, Jan. 15

Gustin is a high-end denim brand from the birthplace of blue jeans, San Francisco. For the past six years, its selvedge jeans sat on the shelves of boutique shops, selling for $205. Now, thanks to Kickstarter, the crowd-sourced funding tool, Gustin will sell the very same jeans, direct to customers, for its wholesale price of $81, shipped. The way it`s all unraveled is impressive.

Filmmaker's fundraiser

Published Sunday, Oct. 21

Local filmmaker Ashley Altadonna will host a fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 2 at the Down & Over Pub, 2535 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) Through the fundraiser, Altadonna hopes to raise the last $2,500 needed for her gender reassignment surgery.

Kickstarter works

Published Sunday, May 6

Kickstarter, a fundraising website for creative endeavors, facilitates the donation process and makes it easier for creatives. Photographer Stephanie Bartz is in the process of using Kickstarter to fund her coffee table book, "For The Love Of Dogs."

Edirisinghe's Kickstarter

Published Monday, Jan. 2

After years of playing with local bands, Milwaukee musician Roman Edirisinghe has decided to record a solo disc - as Roman Rising - based on the music he`s absorbed during his unusual life`s journey. To make it a reality, Edirisinghe has launched a Kickstarter campaign.

In Music

WMSE celebrates Kickstarter success with Cover Milwaukee

Talkbacks

Facebook Comments

Related articles

Everything New