Video Sex Priest was formed by Liv Mueller and Bill Backes after they spent time playing together in iconic Milwaukee rock band The Lovelies in the ’90s and early 2000s. The two initially bonded over their mutual love of new wave, dark wave, post-punk and rock. –Erin Wolf, Radio Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s Stephen Ziel is back with his Chrystal Gales project alongside producer and engineer Mike Bliesener. Their newest song once again proves Ziel’s adeptness for creating soulfully heartbreaking music with country elements sewn into its roots
On today’s premiere of “Broken In,” Ziel stretches those roots further into the local scene, reconnecting with Milwaukee icons Goran Kralj (of the Gufs) and Jeremy Kuzniar (of Kings Go Forth, De La Buena).
Helping build the iconic ’90s Milwaukee scene with his band Pet Engine, Ziel was always used to having an outlet and yet was forced to let it lie semi-dormant while he was “changing diapers and cooking macaroni and cheese” for his two children. Ziel explained that he would try as often as he could to retreat to his “‘island of misfit toys’ basement studio” to continue his musical explorations and revive his mental health with songwriting.
He underlines that he took a “10,000-foot view” of his life and realized the ebbs and flows in his personal happiness matched up with the amount of time he spent on music.
Doors 7:00pm, Music at 8:00pm, $10
