Once again, local musicians come together to help a friend in need. Bassist Jim Kishline was seriously injured in a May 6 accident and has been hospitalized for weeks. On Sunday, July 15, Cream City Music, 12505 W. Bluemound Rd. in Brookfield, will host a day-long benefit concert for him beginning at 1 p.m.
“We heard about what happened to Jim and thought, there’s got to be something we can do,” says Cream City Music owner Joe Gallenberger. “Lots of musicians and other friends have volunteered to help with the event. Jim has a lot of people who really care about him.”
Among the musicians who have committed to perform are Willy Porter, Paul Cebar, Robin Pluer, John Sieger and The Subcontinentals, Greg Koch, The Lackloves, Chuck Hedges and Peter Mulvey. The full schedule is below. OMC columnist Dave Begel and Kevin Brandt will serve as emcees.
“As of now, they’re all scheduled to play solo or with their regular bands,” says Sarah Gallenberger, “but I wouldn’t be surprised if some spontaneous jamming and collaboration comes up. We are also recording the concert.”
Donations of auction items are also being accepted in advance.
“We are also running Ebay auctions to benefit the Kishline family for the week preceding the event, which will be scheduled to end at various times throughout the day,” says Sarah Gallenberger. “The auctioned items are going to be things like guitars, golfing passes, restaurant gift cards.”
The concert is organized with the collaboration of Jam for S.A.M., a group founded last year to help raise money for ailing local musicians. Admission is $20 at the door.
“We’re hoping to have a steady stream of people throughout the day to see the different bands,” says Sarah Gallenberger.
1 p.m. -- Paul Cebar
1:35 p.m. -- Matt Hendricks
2 p.m. -- Robin Pluer
2:35 p.m. -- Tom Schack
3 p.m. -- Willy Porter
3:35 p.m. -- Bill Camplin
4 p.m. -- Chuck Hedges
4:35 p.m. -- Ellen Winters
5 p.m. -- John Sieger and the SubContinentals
5:35 p.m. -- The Lackloves
6 p.m. -- Peter Mulvey
6:35 p.m. -- Sam Stefke
7 p.m. -- Greg Koch
7:45 p.m. -- The ByStanders with Joe Gorman
8:20 p.m. -- Peter Mac
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
