Renaissance woman Wendy Norton reigns as queen of Milwaukee’s garage and punk rock scene. She writes, records, sings and plays guitar and drums in several bands around town. We sat down with Norton to talk about her new “fun femme punk” group, Jinksie.
– Erin Wolf, 88Nine
Tell us who you’d pick to be a Betty this year!
What makes Jinksie special to you?
Jinksie is me and my BFF Amelinda [Burich]’s project that we had been trying to get off the ground for years but never had time. We started pre-pandemic, but that life hiatus gave us the time we needed to write songs and work ’em out.
How did you and Burich first meet?
I saw Amelinda playing in a group called IRMA VEP and “Dream Weaver” by Gary Wright started playing in my head (a la Wayne’s World) and I knew we would become fast friends.
What was your recording approach? Did you get into the studio or has it been more DIY?
Putting together an album or EP, especially a debut, is hard. There are a lot of hurdles [but it’s] DIY for Jinksie all night and day. The lo-fi “in the red’’ approach really captures the rawness of the live sound.
Read the full interview on radiomilwaukee.com.
