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Text us about this show. The Jeremiah Jams Band carries on the jam band traditions of The Grateful Dead, Phish, and the Dave Matthews Band, but then they add their own secret sauce to the recipe. Jeremiah Jams , leader and namesake of the group, is here to talk about the jam band vibe, growing up in a Deadhead household, the various rhythm section combinations that guarantee no two live gigs are t...

Text us about this show. Into The Music is putting a bow on 2024 with the Year End Wrap show. No interviews, just a lot of great music that dropped this past year by Into The Music guests. Included are tunes by Matty Day , The Mascot Theory , Terry Manning with Billy F. Gibbons , Eric Hagen , Fryman Project , The Tom Thiel Trio , The Kurt Gunn Band , Tyler Sj. , The Outback Surf Squad , The Tourma...

Text us about this show. It's Christmas time and INTO THE MUSIC is here to help you celebrate with the 2024 HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! We pulled out all the stops this year (well, maybe about 80% of 'em) to bring you an hour of holiday entertainment featuring original Christmas music by Fox Menagerie , Tyler Sj. , Paul Hanna , Sundae + Mr. Goessl , Champian Fulton , The Tourmaliners  (well, a...

Text us about this show. Showoff is a band with a 30-year history of blending punk, new wave, power pop, and alternative influences, but listening to their catalog you'd be surprised to find deeper influences like Conway Twitty, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, and Hank Williams, Sr. Their music is infectious and their harmonies harken back to classic bands like The Beatles. Toss in a dash of Tomm...

Text us about this show. The Splitz are a Milwaukee based band that began in the late 1980s. They've taken those 80s stylings with them through the years, mixed and matched them, caused them to evolve, and are creating some very dynamic music with them today. Band leader and mainstay, John Jaco , joins us on this episode to talk about the evolution of The Splitz not just musically, but how th...

Text us about this show. Tyler Sj. is in the Christmas spirit and he's spreading it around via his new LP of (almost) all new original holiday numbers called A Little Peace . Tyler returns to Into The Music with this, his second album this year, along with special guests Michael Grabner , Brad Bordini , Ric Spatula Armstrong , Ross Catterton , Marc Golde , and Kurt Gunn , all who make appeara...

Text us about this show. Dan Rodriguez and Jamie Kent have a second musical home in northeast Wisconsin. Though they both live in different areas—Dan in Minnesota and Jamie in Nashville—they have a thriving following in the local scene and a love for the same. Both have made regular appearances at the annual Mile of Music Festival in Appleton and this will be the third year they curate and host 91...

Text us about this show. Deven Berryhill , guitarist for The Tourmaliners , returns to Into The Music to tell us all about the band's new live album, Live & Alive ! After a big year of notable gigs and the continued success of their Surfidia album, Live & Alive brings listeners the excitement of a Tourmaliners live show. Deven, Joe, John, and Matt along with producer/engineer Miles Cl...

Text us about this show. John Calarco is simply an outstanding musician. Never mind that he could be considered a drummer's drummer, he is at heart a musician. For proof, listen to recordings he's played on by Daryl Stuermer (Phil Collins, Genesis, Jean Luc Ponty), Willy Porter , Greg Koch , the Kirk Tratnall Trio , and more. Not enough? He already has one solo album, Shine , to his cred...

Text us about this show. "Your ears are your most important instrument." That's a statement by audiologist Dr. Hannah Formella Zdroik of Melody Audiology LLC and she's spot on. We want to keep hearing music thoughout our lives whether we're fans, musicians, or sound engineers. Taking care of our ears now means a lifetime of enjoying the music we love not mention the voices...

Text us about this show. Cujo The Poet is making a difference. He's a performance artist that's using his knowledge, gifts, and talents to challenge people to be their best. Whether he's combining his poetry with beats, writing plays, creating one-of-a-kind raps and videos, or speaking to audiences from all walks of life, Cujo seeks to help make this world better. As it comes to hip...

Text us about this show. Since 2013, Listening Party has been a band that's been firmly entrenched in Americana but has left open all sorts of room to expand sonically. Weston Mueller and Jacob Wood are the core members of Listening Party and what they have created over the past decade is something very special. Whether performing as a duo or with their full band that includes Travis Worth an...

Text us about this show. David Fry (aka Fryman ) is a dynamo when it comes to writing songs, recording them, and getting it released. There is nothing stopping him. Write, record, release, repeat. The remarkable thing is that for as many projects as he's put out, the quality of it is incredibly consistent. He's had the good fortune to have recorded with top tier musicians in the industry...

Text us about this show. PEGASIS is a band that defies categorization. Their songs are like the best recipes mixing together a hint of this and pinch of that over grooves that will have you moving. Sisters Rissel and Yaina Peguero-Almonte and guitarist Matt Hillman are here to talk about how Pegasis melds together their various influences into some of northeast Wisconsin's most vibrant and ec...

Text us about this show. It's autumn in Wisconsin so that means it's time to don the lederhosen, get to your favorite Oktoberfest celebration, and get your polka on! Our panelists include Polka Time radio show host DJ Shotski , historian Frank Anderson , and former Alvin Styczynski bassist Ike Arumba who are all here for a fun discussion all about polka music and we guarantee that it&apo...

Text us about this show. Kurt Gunn is at the top of his game as a singer-songwriter, performer, and recording artist. Even though he won the 2024 WAMI Award for Album of the Year, he's not willing to rest on his past work preferring to explore avenues in music that make him grow as an artist. On September 26, Kurt will be dropping two albums. Not a double album, but TWO separate albums of all...

Text us about this show. Individually, Brad Bordini and Kurt Gunn are two of the best singer-songwriters you'll come across. Together as The Brothers Gunn , they take their craft to an entirely new level. What makes The Brothers Gunn who they are goes back a long time when they started their friendship as young men. Their friendship has weathered all sorts of good times and adversity over the...

Text us about this show. Over the past few years, Amelia Ford 's music career has been on a steady upward trajectory and it's easy to understand why. Combine outstanding songwriting with fantastic recorded output, have a husband that goes the extra mile with his support, and keep pushing all boundaries possible—that's how it's done. Amelia and her husband, Shawn Maass , return...

Text us about this show. Dave Schoepke is one talented guy. He's a drummer who composes songs for drums and creates some interesting and innovative albums comprised of these songs. On top of that he is the other half of Willy Porter 's rhythm section (along with bassist Eric Madunic ) and he's an accomplished drum teacher who has his methods published by Hal Leonard Publishing. He&a...

Text us about this show. David Janke (a.k.a. Lil' Davy Max ) is a true bluesman through and through. From learning guitar at an early age to teenage midnight forays to see blues legends perform miles from his home to becoming friends with the likes of Muddy Waters, you will know that David is the real deal. He is a gracious and authentic man who is as captivating to talk with as he is to list...

Text us about this show. Terry Manning has a long and stellar history in the music business. His résumé reads like a Who's Who because of the sheer number of artists he's worked with over the past sixty-plus years. If you're a soul music fan, Terry worked on hits by Otis Redding , Al Green , Sam & Dave , and more. Classic rock fan? Albums like Led Zeppelin III , ZZ Top 's E...

Text us about this show. Eric Madunic is simply an incredible musician and human being. He's the bassist behind Wisconsin music legend Willy Porter and in the fantastic blues informed band, Blind Fiction . Eric has some seriously great bass chops and has several WAMI Awards and nominations to back up that claim. His goal with his music isn't to be famous, but to be heard enhancing the ar...

Text us about this show. Imagine a point where Metallica, Queen, The Black Keys, Foxy Shazam, Meatloaf and others intersect. Now stop imagining because that point exists with TUK . Andrew, Allen, Michael, and Ty pull from all of these influences (and keep adding more!) to create a sound unique not just in the local music scene in NE Wisconsin, but in the state. Their latest album, Confrontations ,...

Text us about this show. Regular listeners of Into The Music know that select episodes of the podcast air on 91.1 The Avenue Sunday nights at 8:00 PM CT. On this episode, Executive Director/Program Director Rob Moore and Community Development Director Ann Koenig tell us all about The Avenue, a listener supported, community-minded radio station with a one-of-a-kind playlist and programming you won&...

Text us about this show. The annual Mile of Music Festival is almost here and Into The Music has Mile team members Melissa Freeman and Kim Willems on hand to give a preview of what attendees can expect at Mile #11 . Find out about the bands, the venues, the music education opportunities, and the Mile of Music app. The Mile of Music is a FREE music festival that takes place Thursday, August 1 throu...