WMP#128: Festive Melodies from the Heartland: A Wisconsin Holiday Music Showcase

WISCONSIN MUSIC PODCAST AMPLFYING WISCONSIN MUSIC EPISODE 128 4th Annual Holiday Showcase

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Here are the artists' in order of song performance on this episode:

1.  Penelope's Thrill "Christmas on the Moon"  Penelope's Thrill released its debut album, Twilight on Tunnel Road, in 2021, which won the Alternative Album of the Year Award from Madison Area Music Association in 2022. The second Penelope's Thrill album, Message on the Moon, will be released in early 2024, featuring many Madison-area musicians.   More info is on the Penelope's Thrill website: https://www.penelopesthrill.com/   Lyrics and other info for "Christmas on the Moon" can be found on BandCamp: https://penelopesthrill.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-on-the-moon
2. Weekend Picnic "Wish List" Weekend Picnic, a hard rock band from Minneapolis MN. We just recently released our 6 track Christmas EP- A Christmas Weekend Picnic.   
3. Wyatt Thomson: "Christmas Time I'm So Lonesome" Wyatt Thomson's first release on Philville Records is this original melancholy-yet chipper holiday single, Christmas Time I'm so Lonesome. Featuring Thomson on lead vocals & guitars, he's joined by his pals the Driftless Revelers (Ben Nelson, Jerod Kaszynski, Matt Sayles), as well as Mark Johnson on Accordion, and Dawson Redenius (of Good Morning Bedlam) on trumpet.  
   1. Here's a link to more info on Wyatt: https://www.philvillerecords.com/wyattthomson  
4. Cookies & Crème "Deck The Halls" With the twist on the classic “Deck the Halls” we threw as many Christmas references as possible in our verses while keeping the song clean and “kid friendly”   
5. The Periodicals: "Highwater or Hell"  written and performed by The Periodicals. Recorded live at WORT FM
6. The Rezzonators: It's Christmas Time" A holiday original song that we wrote in a previous band called Albatross.  The song title is "It's Christmas Time."  I hope you enjoy it!
7. Weekend Picnic "Wish List" Weekend Picnic, a hard rock band from Minneapolis MN. We just recently released our 6 track Christmas EP- A Christmas Weekend Picnic. 
8. Chainsaw Curtis: "Just Not X-mas (Without You)"  Clueless protagonist's wife splits with the kid just before the holidays. He manages to get hammered on rum . He ponders the futility of putting up decorations and getting in the car to look for them during the snowstorm. My stage persona, Chainsaw Curtis, did his first nightclub gig in upstate NY in 1970. He was co-owner of the Silver Moon Blues Oasis in Darien from 1989 to 1993 and continues to play blues, R&B, R'n'R and original music all over Wisconsin and Northern Illinois with The Creeper
9. Dustin Warbear - Grinch This is a Christmas song from the perspective of the Grinch, but more of an R rated Grinch than the normal movie one. Not your typical Christmas music 

10. Tyler Sjostrom

    "How's the Weather Where You Are" for consideration for your holiday music showcase. A little background - I grew up with big family Christmasses in North Dakota, but as everyone's grown and moved away, we don't see each other at the holidays anymore. So that's what this song is about - missing those days (and seeing a familiar joy in my kids and nieces/nephews), but hoping we can all get together again if the stars align just right. Enjoy 
11. Barbara Ann: "Country Christmas" This energetic holiday jingle will have you feeling ready for a sleigh ride through the countryside this Christmas season
12. Xposed 4Heads: "Dance with the Krampus" & "Sleigh Ride" From Milwaukee, is a legendary fun rock band that gets played on SiriusXM, Dr. Demento and has headlined DEVO's annual fan fest.     Dance with the Krampus is a song about the Germanic folk legend of a half goat, half demon that punishes the bad children on the same night that St. Nick gives gifts to the good children.
13. The Jerks: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" & "Winter WOnderland" A punk spin on a Christmas classic with a deceiving a capella introduction.    Winter Wonderland A call-and-response twist on a traditional holiday song, featuring spouses on background vocals. Rumor has it The Jerks may work on some new original songs soon. :)