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Set List: Season One Highlights

December 16, 2015 - 3:00pm

We're just about done with 2015, so let's take a quick look back at season one of Set List. Peruse the playlist for some of our favorite tracks by the talented Wisconsin musicians who stopped by our studios last summer.

As for 2016: be sure to check back periodically for new...

Wisconsinites Nominated For 2016 Grammys Awards

December 8, 2015 - 4:20pm

An Appleton singer-songwriter, a Madison folklorist and a bassist who grew up in Middleton all appear on the list of 2016 Grammy nominations released on Monday.

Cory Chisel, known as the force behind Appleton's Mile of Music and for his work with the Wandering Sons, is a cowriter with Emmylou Harris...

Remembering Scott Weiland: 6 Songs That Reveal Lasting Musical Contributions

December 4, 2015 - 2:35pm

Although sometimes seen as a divisive figure among music fans and the industry in general, former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland had an undeniable impact with a steady string of alternative-rock hits in the 1990s and early '00s. His death on Thursday offers a chance to reflect on those...

Investors Secure Grant To Build Boutique Hotel In Eau Claire

November 11, 2015 - 7:15pm

A group of young and well-known Eau Claire investors have secured a $500,000 state grant to open a boutique hotel in the city’s downtown.

Pick Of The Day: New Dylan Box Set Features Song Sketch That Is Greatest Incomplete Masterpiece

November 6, 2015 - 7:45am

A new, massive box set released Friday documents Bob Dylan's whirlwind year of 1965 and 1966. While this compilation offers many examples of how masterpieces emerged in the recording studio, it also brings fans perhaps the greatest incomplete song in Dylan's canon.

Concert Review: Glorifying Americana, Dave Rawlings, Gillian Welch Excel As Roots-Music Missionaries

October 31, 2015 - 8:30am

Although the members of the Dave Rawlings Machine took the stage in Madison Friday night dressed as every rural American archetype, the reason wasn't to get a start on Halloween trick-or-treating. This Appalachia-loving string band was just getting in character to do what musical evangelists do best: Bring the fire...

Soundbytes: Pop Music’s 5 Frighteningly Great Halloween Songs

October 30, 2015 - 9:00am

As a favor for those ghost and ghoul wannabes, here are a few songs that are worth adding to your Halloween playlist in time for the costume parties to come.

Milwaukee Native Mike Krol on Seattle's KEXP

October 29, 2015 - 11:35am

By Jim Beckmann - KEXP -

When it comes to Mike Krol, it’s not three strikes and you’re out. For the LA based, Milwaukee born songwriter, the third time’s a charm, or rather, a Turkey. His third LP, and recent Merge Records release, avoids incarceration with a...

Eaux Claires Festival To Return Next Year, Promoters Say

October 21, 2015 - 7:45pm

Promoters of this year's Eaux Claires indie rock festival say they’re coming back to western Wisconsin in 2016.

Milwaukee's Field Report Perform On Mountain Stage

October 13, 2015 - 11:50am

Field Report makes its first appearance on Mountain Stage, recorded live at Charleston, West Virginia's Culture Center Theater.

Bandleader Chris Porterfield began his career alongside fellow Wisconsin natives Justin Vernon and Megafaun in the group DeYarmond Edison.

Field Report combines Porterfield's highly literate, character-driven songwriting with dreamy, melodic instrumentation — thanks...

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Set List: Season One Highlights

Wisconsinites Nominated For 2016 Grammys Awards

Remembering Scott Weiland: 6 Songs That Reveal Lasting Musical Contributions

Investors Secure Grant To Build Boutique Hotel In Eau Claire

Pick Of The Day: New Dylan Box Set Features Song Sketch That Is Greatest Incomplete Masterpiece

Concert Review: Glorifying Americana, Dave Rawlings, Gillian Welch Excel As Roots-Music Missionaries

Soundbytes: Pop Music’s 5 Frighteningly Great Halloween Songs

Milwaukee Native Mike Krol on Seattle's KEXP

Eaux Claires Festival To Return Next Year, Promoters Say

Milwaukee's Field Report Perform On Mountain Stage

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