Few Milwaukee acts better conjure the sound of gritty, electric Chicago blues than Greg Koch, a guitar virtuoso. Koch is one of Milwaukee’s most prolific players, performing guitar clinics and touring relentlessly in between his semi-regular gigs at Shank Hall, and he’s amassed an impressive discography of records, including his recent Live on the Radio. That disc, cut at the WMSE studios, includes fiery covers of Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression” and Freddie King’s “The Stumble.”

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