Best-Of 'Live at Lake Effect': A special New Year's Eve Day show

By Audrey Nowakowski

Published December 31, 2024 at 7:00 AM CST

Today on Lake Effect, it’s a listening party to celebrate the coming New Year featuring songs from our “Live at Lake Effect” series. Hosted by series co-executive producers Audrey Nowakowski and Trapper Schoepp, they talk about some of their favorite songs as well as speak with WUWM’s station engineer Jason Rieve. We'll learn some behind the scenes stories on why the team picked the songs in today's show, plus take time to listen to plenty of great music from local and nationally touring artists featured in "Live at Lake Effect" in 2024.

Guests:

Trapper Schoepp, "Live at Lake Effect" co-executive producer
Jason Rieve, WUWM engineer

Musicians featured:

The Cactus Blossoms
The Lemon Twigs
Amanda Huff & Steve Peplin
Willi Carlisle
Willy Porter
René Izquierdo
Joseph Huber
Buffalo Nichols
Paul Thorn
Lola Kirke
Blitzen Trapper

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The Cactus Blossoms perform in the Lake Effect Surf Shop in Shorewood, Wis.

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The Lemon Twigs — made of brothers Brian (left) & Michael D'Addario — perform at the Lake Effect Surf Shop.

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Amanda Huff and Steve Peplin perform at the Lake Effect Surf Shop.

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Willi Carlisle performing in the Lake Effect Surf Shop

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(From R to L): Eric Madunic on bass, Dave Schoepke on drums, Dave Adler on keys, Willy Porter singing lead vocals and on acoustic guitar, and Carmen Nickerson on backing vocals.

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