event All Messed Up Again

Back in October 2010, more than 30 local musicians—most of them from Milwaukee’s thriving noise scene—took part in a high-concept musical experiment. Drawing names from a hat, nine new bands were formed, and each band was given two months to come up with 15 minutes worth of new material. Now, more than a year later, a second installment in the band member-swapping series is ready to explode. Organized by Anthony Schwader of Holy Shit!, the premise of All Messed Up Again remains nearly identical to that of its predecessor, though the size of the experiment has doubled. This time, 64 musicians have been enlisted for the project, and have formed 16 brand-new, four-member groups. The newly created—and hopefully sufficiently rehearsed—bands perform Saturday and Sunday at Linneman’s.

Back in October 2010, more than 30 local musicians—most of them from Milwaukee’s thriving noise scene—took part in a high-concept musical experiment. Drawing names from a hat, nine new bands were formed, and each band was given two months to come up with 15 minutes worth of new material. Now, more than a year later, a second installment in the band member-swapping series is ready to explode. Organized by Anthony Schwader of Holy Shit!, the premise of All Messed Up Again remains nearly identical to that of its predecessor, though the size of the experiment has doubled. This time, 64 musicians have been enlisted for the project, and have formed 16 brand-new, four-member groups. The newly created—and hopefully sufficiently rehearsed—bands perform Saturday and Sunday at Linneman’s.