My First Band: Josh Modell
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Though Josh Modell isn't a musician, the veteran entertainment writer has been covering music for decades. Over the course of his career, he's held prominent positions at The Onion, Th...
My First Band: Matt Allen (Nur-D, Black Genesis)
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This week's guest is Matt Allen, who you might know better as Nur-D. And if you don't know Nur-D yet, you will soon. The Minneapolis-based rapper, singer, dancer, and all-around entert...
My First Band: Matthew Stubbs (GA-20, Charlie Musselwhite)
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This week's guest is Matthew Stubbs. As a guitarist and founding member of GA-20, Stubbs has released two well-received albums, toured extensively, ascended the Billboard charts, and h...
My First Band: Toby Jeg (Red Scare Industries)
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Toby Jeg hasn't ever been in a serious band, but he's been instrumental in helping a ton of other people's bands release music. As the owner/operator of Red Scare Industries, Jeg has p...
My First Band: Mariel Buckley
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This week's guest is Mariel Buckley. The burgeoning singer-songwriter from Alberta, Canada is about to release a new album, open for Orville Peck, and perform all around Europe. And th...
My First Band: Chris Rosenau (Pele, Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, Volcano Choir)
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This week's guest is Chris Rosenau, whose impressive and inventive guitar work you might recognize from accomplished projects like Pele, Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, and Volcano Ch...
My First Band: Scott Radinsky (Pulley, Ten Foot Pole, Major League Baseball)
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People know Scott Radinsky for two very different reasons. During the ex-pitcher's lengthy Major League Baseball career, he managed an impressive 3.44 ERA and tallied 52 saves in almos...
My First Band: Ricky Ramirez (Population Control, The Mothership)
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This week's guest is Ricky Ramirez, who Milwaukee-area listeners might know as the owner of The Mothership. Since opening the Bay View bar in early 2019, Ramirez has managed to navigat...
My First Band: Chris Cresswell (The Flatliners, Hot Water Music)
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This week's guest is Chris Cresswell. You probably know this Canadian crooner as the singer/guitarist of The Flatliners, as a guitarist in Hot Water Music, or from his work as a solo a...
My First Band: Allen Epley (Shiner, The Life And Times)
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Midwestern rock and roll fans rejoice because this week's guest is the great Allen Epley. You likely know Epley as the vocalist and guitarist of Shiner and The Life And Times, as the h...
Prepare for the Big Gig with My First Band episodes featuring 2022 Summerfest performers
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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: Eric W. Krueger (Sunday Flood, Leading The Blind)
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This week's guest is Eric W. Krueger, who has been a musical mainstay in the Fox Cities—a region in northeast Wisconsin—for close to 30 years. Though he's been active in a wide range o...
My First Band: Aymen Saleh (Holy Pinto)
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This week's guest is Aymen Saleh. The Milwaukee singer, songwriter, and producer—who releases music under the Holy Pinto moniker—has kept busy of late with a steady run of local perfor...
My First Band: Rory Phillips and Jamie Woolford (The Stereo)
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If you're not familiar with The Stereo, chances are you know many of the acts they influenced. Founded in 1999, the band released four well-received albums on Fueled By Ramen, toured i...
My First Band: Josh Evert (Silver City Studios)
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If you follow Milwaukee music, there's a very good chance you've heard Josh Evert's work. In addition to being the longtime singer of The Fatty Acids, Evert played drums in Jaill, he's...
My First Band: Joshua Fleming (Vandoliers)
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As the lead singer and founding member of Vandoliers, Joshua Fleming has released three outstanding albums, aggressively toured throughout the U.S., and shared the stage with legendary...
My First Band: Tim Dillard (Milwaukee Brewers)
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We broke format for this week's episode and invited Tim Dillard to be a guest on My First Band. The charismatic professional pitcher-turned-broadcaster spent the vast majority of his 1...
My First Band: Pete Donnelly (The Figgs)
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Pete Donnelly is an accomplished solo artist and a former member of NRBQ, but you probably know him better as the bassist, one of the vocalists, and a founding member of The Figgs. Sin...
My First Band: Laura Jane Grace (Against Me!)
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This week's guest is Laura Jane Grace! In addition to being the singer and founding member of Against Me!, Grace is also an author and an accomplished solo artist. Before setting out o...
My First Band: Vincent Van Great
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Vincent Van Great is a man of many talents. The Milwaukee singer, rapper, and producer has been showcasing his diverse set of skills for years, but really started turning heads in his ...