EPISODE · Mar 21, 2023 · 47 MIN
Emerging Wisconsin Music Artists: The Astronomers
from The Cabin · host Michael Stensland, Ben Baker, AnaElise Beckman, Katie Scullin, Eric Paulsen, Logan Ingram
The Cabin is presented by the Wisconsin Counties Association and this week we’re featuring SheboyganCounty; https://bit.ly/3EXlM09 The Cabin is also presented by WCA’s Group Health Trust; serving local governments and schooldistricts, the WCA Group Health Trust partners closely with members to fulfill their employee healthbenefit obligations in a fiscally responsible manner. Learn more here; https://bit.ly/3JMizCX Campfire Conversation:Eric and Ana discuss the arrival of spring and launch a new series within the podcast where The Cabinwelcomes emerging Wisconsin musicians and out more about them, their bands, their music,experiences, and aspirations. In this first episode of the series, The Cabin welcomes The Astronomers, anemerging power pop/alternative group headed by Michael Stensland and Ben Baker. Their song"Overthinking" has over 5 million streams on Spotify; other popular tunes include "Skywalking," "BadType," and their latest release "Orange Afternoon." Hailing from the Oshkosh & Fond du Lac area, theydiscuss everything from how they met in middle school and continue their college studies at UW-Oshkosh through the multi-state tour they just wrapped up that put them in front of enthusiasticaudiences from Minnesota to Florida, where they were part of The Rock Boat’s lineup. The Astronomerswrite their own music, and Cabin guest Katie Scullin - a WAMI award-winning musician herself -discusses with them their songwriting process, making music videos, getting their music on platformslike Spotify, and performance experiences at different venues. Michael & Ben also share a variety ofinteresting stories. Check out their music with these links below!The Astronomers' website: https://www.theastronomersmusic.com/Instagram: @theastronomers.music Their music is available on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Pandora, SoundCloud, YouTube,and more, access links through Songwhip: https://songwhip.com/theastronomers/See their YouTube video of their 2022 Tour highlights: https://youtu.be/Do4kmzLO0hg Inside SponsorsBest Western Hotels: https://bit.ly/3zCCK3fMarshfield Clinic; All of Us Research Program; https://bit.ly/3Wj6pYj
What this episode covers
The first episode in our Emerging Wisconsin Bands series welcomes The Astronomers into The Cabin. Eric, Ana, and guest/musician Katie Scullin talk with Michael Stensland and Ben Baker, including how they began, are growing their band and brand while finishing school at UW-Oshkosh, and the cross-country tour they’re in the process of wrapping. Plenty of stories are shared, too, in this episode of The Cabin!
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