They lift your spirits, prompt you to think, make you feel grateful and inspire you to do more. They connect you to our community, shining a spotlight on what's good about our city. They're stories that are Uniquely Milwaukee, sponsored by the Milwaukee Public Library.
Milwaukee is a place filled with creatives, especially in the city’s music scene. We’re home to dozens of independent artists and bands who’d rather do it their way than rely on a mainstream framework.
We dipped into Milwaukee’s DIY subculture in part one, as former Radio Milwaukee intern and current freelancer Jonathan Joseph introduced us to Fake My Death, an alt-rock/punk band whose members mixed their own styles to create a sound all their own. They showed us the balance that the vast majority of Milwaukee artists need to strike — between their creative pursuits and the not-quite-so-flashy “day jobs” fueling those efforts.
In part two, Jonathan pulls back the curtain on a part of Milwaukee’s DIY scene more visible to fans and music lovers: the venues that support these musicians. You’ll hear his conversation with Kelsey Kaufmann, owner of Bay View’s beloved Cactus Club (and a DIY musician in her own right), and then drop in on a show as Fake My Death take the stage.
