Studio Milwaukee Session Calendar
This is where you'll find the schedule for the nationally touring artists coming to our stage in the weeks ahead. All Radio Milwaukee members get opportunities throughout the year to attend, although the only way to guarantee an invite to every single one is at the VIP level or above. Take a look at what we have planned (or who you may have missed) and then head over to our membership page to get on the list for our next unforgettable session.
June 25: Samia
“I wanna be impossible” Samia Finnerty sings on “Bovine Excision,” the epic lead single from new album Bloodless that name-drops Raymond Carver, Degas and half a dozen grocery items (lime flavored Lays, rice wine, tea, Diet Dr. Pepper, peas…).
Yet the crux of the song — and the full album — is not centered on real things; it’s the things that aren’t actually there. The ghosts and the drained things. The “doll eyes” and the leeches with nothing to consume because you, yourself are devoid of what they need.
Samia’s first two albums, 2020’s The Baby and 2023’s Honey, were an introduction to Samia’s acutely introspective observations. On Bloodless, she takes that to a new level by observing herself with an almost third-person focus, hoping to understand how she’s come to be the woman she is and why. How the men around her have altered her in a way she’s still unraveling, and realizing that unraveling is universal.
- Artist website
- Upcoming album: Bloodless
- Upcoming MKE show: June 5 @ Turner Hall Ballroom
Recent sessions
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Our unofficial series of sessions featuring Chicago-based bands continued with a performance that was as high on energy as it was on quality. -
The "cosmic Americana" singer-songwriter brought her star qualities to our stage for a powerfully entertaining performance. -
The boundary-pushing shoegazers treated us to their second visit in eight months and just may have called the next big trend in indie. -
The band bring giant helpings of sunshine every time they visit, and their stop while in town for Summerfest was no exception. -
Our sessions don't dip into county too often. But we don't sweat genre when a talent like Culpepper comes along.
