My First Band: Samiam
Over the course of the band's 30-plus-year existence, Samiam has done it all. Since starting out on Gilman Street in the late '80s, the legendary punk band has released eight influential albums and a mess of ex...
My First Band: Mary Joy (Fox Face, The Olives, Saebra & Carlyle)
If you live in or around Wisconsin and you like punk and garage rock, you're probably familiar with Mary Joy's work in Fox Face. The Dirtnap Records band has toured Europe, played SXSW, and has rightfully earne...
My First Band: Stacey Dee and Jennie Cotterill (Bad Cop/Bad Cop)
Though the members have all been involved in a variety of projects through the years, Bad Cop/Bad Cop seems like a case of the right band with the right people happening at the right time in life. The Fat Wreck...
My First Band: Deanna Belos (Sincere Engineer)
In the roughly year-and-a-half span since her project, Sincere Engineer, released Rhombithian—the band’s debut album—on Red Scare Industries, Deanna Belos has earned heaps of attention and praise from music pub...
My First Band: Josh Caterer (The Smoking Popes, Speedstick)
Few have heard of Josh Caterer's first band—Speedstick—but after a name change and a swap of drummers, that band, now known as "The Smoking Popes," quickly made a name for themselves in the early '90s Chicago p...
Let’s say goodbye to The Disclaimer
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild TOOK to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest WAS called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the...
My First Band: Nick Woods (Direct Hit!, The Box Social)
Before Nick Woods was the singer, guitarist, and founding member of Direct Hit! and the co-owner of X-Ray Arcade, the punk rock front man and all-ages venue owner/operator was a suburban kid with an insatiable ...
My First Band: Restorations
Even though this is technically the seventh My First Band episode, this was the first interview recorded for the show...by a long shot. Last October, host Tyler Maas asked Restorations if any members wanted to ...
My First Band: Amos Pitsch (Tenement, Dusk)
You might know Amos Pitsch as the singer of Tenement, a Northeastern Wisconsin punk band that garnered national acclaim after releasing the 2015 double-album masterpiece, Predatory Headlights. Maybe you know hi...
Let’s talk about Summerfest, and the Brewers saving the July 3 fireworks
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...
My First Band: Mike Krol (Mike Krol, The Reactants)
Before he was the front man, bandleader, and namesake of a Los Angeles-based project on the Merge Records roster, Mike Krol was a Wauwatosa teen who loved ska. Recently, while in Milwaukee to play a homecoming ...
Let’s talk about the fight over the Marcus Center’s “historic” grove of chestnut trees
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...
My First Band: Officer Bradford (Masked Intruder)
Jackson Bradford might have the most interesting job in music. The Milwaukee native spends at least half of each year wearing a cop costume and short-shorts while sporting a mustache as part of his lovable “hee...
Let’s talk about pedestrian safety and horrible Milwaukee drivers
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...
My First Band: Kyle Kinane (comedy, The Grand Marquis)
Though you probably know Kyle Kinane as a comedian, actor, and "the voice of Comedy Central," the prolific stand-up first took the stage in a musical capacity. That's right! Before earning a reputation as one o...
My First Band: Dan Didier (The Promise Ring, Maritime, Dramatic Lovers)
Another week, another prolific percussionist who got his start in Grafton, Wisconsin. This time around, we had the pleasure of speaking with Dan Didier. The drummer (and current keyboard/synth player in Dramati...
Let’s talk about the DNC, the Domes, and Downtown
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...
My First Band (Bonus Clip): Hear Jon Phillip talk about almost starting a band with Dustin Diamond
If you listened to last week's debut episode of our new My First Band podcast, you heard prolific percussionist Jon Phillip talk about drumming in bands like Limbeck and The Benjamins, sharing a stage with the ...
My First Band: Jon Phillip (Limbeck, The Benjamins, Tommy Stinson)
Earlier this week, we formally introduced you to "My First Band," a new Milwaukee Record podcast in which musicians from bands you know and love talk about their lesser-known early projects. The announcement of...
Listen to a preview of our new “My First Band” podcast
Over the course 149 episodes, our On The Record podcast has featured interviews with a wide variety of guests that include professional athletes, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, internationally-known ...