Podcast

My First Band: Ashley Smith (Whips, Alive And Fine, Hover Craft)

November 19, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); These days, Ashley Smith stays busy as the owner and operator of Alive And Fine—a vintage shop in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood—and as one of the founders/organizers responsible fo...

My First Band: Brian Aubert (Silversun Pickups)

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 12, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Silversun Pickups singer, guitarist, and founding member Brian Aubert. Since starting the project with then-roommate Nikki Monninger more than 20 years ago, Aubert...

My First Band: Joe Pera (‘Joe Pera Talks With You’)

Milwaukee Record Staff

November 5, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Joe Pera isn't someone with a musical background, but he plays one on TV. The incomparable actor and comedian is the star and namesake of Joe Pera Talks With You, an acclaimed Adult Sw...

My First Band: Amanda Huff

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 29, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Amanda Huff likes to stay busy. The Milwaukee-based singer and songwriter is fresh off FIVE Summerfest performances, a bunch of other shows as half of You Win !!! and the release of a ...

My First Band: Steve Rawles (Belvedere)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 22, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Belvedere singer, guitarist, and founding member Steve Rawles. Since staring in 1995, the Calgary, Alberta-based band has shared the stage with many of punk rock's...

My First Band: Spike Slawson (Me First And The Gimme Gimmes)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 15, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the singer of Me First And The Gimme Gimmes, Spike Slawson has toured the world, shared the stage and studio with some of punk rock's most legendary names, and helped to breathe new...

My First Band: Chris Vos (The Record Company)

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 8, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the singer and guitarist of The Record Company, Chris Vos has released chart-topping songs that have garnered regular radio play, had placement in television and on commercials, and...

My First Band: Wes Tank

Milwaukee Record Staff

October 1, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Last year, Milwaukee-based musician, producer, actor, and videographer Wes Tank went viral by rapping Dr. Seuss books over beats made by Dr. Dre. Those early-pandemic videos garnered m...

My First Band: Paúl Rivera (La Armada)

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 24, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Over the course of band's more than 20-year existence, La Armada has frequently toured throughout North America and Europe, shared the stage with legendary groups like Propagandhi and ...

My First Band: Alex Stoitsiadis (Dogleg)

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 17, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Alex Stoitsiadis from Dogleg. The Detroit-based band has earned oodles of listener attention and critical acclaim with the release of Melee, their debut album that...

My First Band: Adam Fletcher (The Copyrights)

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 10, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's guest is Adam Fletcher from The Copyrights. In the nearly 20 years he's been the singer and bassist of the Carbondale, Illinois-based band, Fletcher has toured all over the...

My First Band: Lillie Mae

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 3, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); When we say Lillie Mae has been playing music for most of her life, we mean it! The singer, multi-instrumentalist, and all-around musical force has been performing since she was just t...

Prepare for the Big Gig with these My First Band episodes with 2021 Summerfest artists

Tyler Maas

August 30, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Each and every year (with the obvious exception of 2020, of course), Summerfest brings some of the planet's biggest entertainers to Milwaukee. In addition to the dozens of world-renown...

My First Band: Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate, The Baseball Project)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 27, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Over the course of his extensive and impressive career, Steve Wynn has released more than 30 albums that are spread between his numerous projects. Along the way, he's performed to audi...

My First Band: Kevin Tully (Telethon)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 20, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); These days, Kevin Tully can be heard singing and playing guitar in Telethon, a Milwaukee/Chicago "hard pop" project that just released its fifth full-length. Before he was fronting the...

My First Band: David McWane (Big D And The Kids Table)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 13, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Over the course of the band's 25-year run, Big D And The Kids Table has released nine studio albums, traveled the globe, and earned a place as one of the planet's premier ska-punk proj...

My First Band: John Wozniak (Marcy Playground)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 6, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); John Wozniak is the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of Marcy Playground. Odds are you know him as the voice behind "Sex And Candy," the larger-than-life hit that topped the c...

My First Band: Emma Erdbrink (Doughboys)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 30, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); This week's episode breaks format a little, as we shift the focus from music to the field of audio engineering and production with Emma Erdbrink. Though the profession is oft-overlooke...

My First Band: Fred Mascherino (Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred, Breaking Pangaea)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); As both the bandleader and namesake of The Color Fred, singer-guitarist Fred Mascherino has released some great music and found a following with his well-received YouTube page. Though ...

My First Band: Robert Finley

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 16, 2021

broadstreet.zone(81112); Robert Finley says he's gone from the cotton field the Beverly Hills. At the age of 67, the veteran musician is finally earning some long-overdue attention on account of Sharecropper's...