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Here’s the schedule for the third annual Strange Fruit Festival, which begins tomorrow

August 28, 2018

In the fall of 2016, ever-busy Milwaukee musician Jay Anderson launched the inaugural Strange Fruit Music Festival. Inspired by the then-recent killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the fest set out ...

Strange Fruit Music Festival set to return for second year

Matt Wild

August 21, 2017

Last fall, ever-busy Milwaukee musicians Jay Anderson and Chauntee Ross launched the inaugural Strange Fruit Music Festival. Inspired by the then-recent killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the thre...

Strange Fruit music fest to explore race relations in Milwaukee and beyond

Matt Wild

August 10, 2016

// Socially conscious protest music reaches back to the beginning of music itself, yet modern musicians have struggled with the form in the 21st century. Things have been changing, however, with music's emb...

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