Get ready for an electrifying night at Rotating Specials: A Milwaukee Variety Show, featuring the city’s best entertainers, performed for you, the live studio audience!
Join a live video recorded variety show for our dynamic evening filled with side-splitting comedy, live music backed by a talented house band, and engaging interviews that highlight the heart of the city’s creative scene.
​Featuring
​Musical Acts / Hosts:
- ​Mie
- ​Links: EPK
- ​Bio: Mie is an electrofolk singer–songwriter whose music blends the intimacy of folk storytelling with the atmosphere of electronic soundscapes. Mie will perform music off of her upcoming sophomore album “The Cave”.
- ​Cullah
- ​Links: EPK
- ​Bio: Cullah a multi-disciplinary artist and entrepreneur who releases an open-source album of music every year on April 27th. Referred to as “The Beck of Milwaukee”, Cullah is known for a diverse and inventive range of styles.
​Venue & Director
- ​Wes Tank
- ​Links: Website, IG, YouTube
- ​Bio: Owner of Washington Park Media Center. Known for his viral 2020 videos rapping Dr. Seuss books over Dr. Dre beats, leading to his original children’s series, StoryRaps, for Kidoodle.TV. He is the founder of TankThink, a media production company, and has worked on various other projects including music videos, documentaries, and live performances for children’s museums and festivals.
​Interview
- ​Kristin Brey
- ​Links: IG, As Goes Wisconsin
- ​Bio: Kristin Brey is a writer, video creator and radio host whose work can be defined by getting people to laugh, making the super complicated super not & motivating more people to give a damn.
​Standup Comedy
- ​Luise Noe
- ​Links: IG
- ​Bio: Luise Noé is funny—but she is certainly not fun. Being just a wittle baby in late capitalism, she makes very silly jokes about very serious topics: (her) immigration, technological doom, and breast hegemonies. Luise is based in Milwaukee and features at clubs across the Midwest for comedians like Sean Patton, Dana Gould, and Kate Willet.
- ​Eric SmithÂ
- ​Links: IG
- ​Bio: Eric Smith is a comedian based out of Milwaukee, WI. While being in standup for only a short amount of time, he has quickly became a local favorite performing in comedy clubs and festivals all over the Midwest. He’s opened up for a lot of great comedians like George Wallace, Neal Brennan, Steve Byrne, and many others.
​House Band
- ​Garett WaiteÂ
- ​Tlolok RodriguezÂ
- ​Links: IG
- ​Bio: Founder of MKE Music Night, Tlalok is a bilingual singer/ songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- ​Peter Behlmer
- ​Links: IG
- ​Bio: Professional Drummer, Educator, Composer, and Engineer at Pete’s Drum Beats
