Mixer: Richard Milne

Mix Title: "Local Anesthetic Sampler 2005"

Music fans across the country are perpetually charged to “support the scene” by neighborhood bands that have tossed their hat into the ring. The scale of that task in a city like Chicago is overwhelming. How can anyone possibly make informed choices about the thousands of local musicians vying for their attention?

Enter Richard Milne, XRT’s friend to local musicians and fans alike. Since 1991, Richard Milne has hosted Chicago radio’s longest running local music show, Local Anesthetic. Along with the daily capsules, Richard presents listeners with the cream of the crop. Some of Chicago ’s biggest bands were first heard on the radio thanks to Richard’s keen ear and passion for supporting the local music scene.

"All these tunes date to 2005.  In preparation I simply looked at the racks in my home office where I keep 2-3 years worth of Chicago music that really touched me (about 2-3% of all the music I get.  Picky?  I'd like to consider it discerning...ha ha) and brought the batch with me to the station.  From there I just let it happen. I truly hope you enjoy the 70 something minutes of music on this disc."


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