Chicken Wire Empire

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Stephanie Charpentier

Five people on a hilltop.

Chicken Wire Empire

Bluegrass music may not be the first thing to come to mind when considering Smashing Pumpkins. But Milwaukee’s Chicken Wire Empire challenges that notion with their 2023 cover of “Disarm,” a cut from the Pumpkins' Siamese Dream album, transforming orchestral alt-rock into a sprightly string band number. Hear what else they’ve been up to when they visit the intimate listening room of the North Street Cabaret.