My First Band: Elijah Wolf
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We're breaking our usual Friday release format this week to give you an extra special BONUS episode with Brooklyn-based singer and songwriter Elijah Wolf. The up-and-coming purveyor of...
My First Band: Jen Razavi (The Bombpops)
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This week's guest is Jen Razavi. You might know her better as "Jen Pop," one of the singers, guitarists, and founding members of The Bombpops. The Los Angeles-based band has earned not...
My First Band: Adam Weiner (Low Cut Connie)
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My First Band has reached the century mark! We're celebrating the 100-episode milestone in grand fashion with the incomparable Adam Weiner, who you might know better as the singer, pia...
My First Band: Scott H. Biram
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This week's guest is Scott H. Biram, but you might know him better as "The Dirty Old One Man Band." Since releasing his solo debut in the year 2000, the tireless troubadour has played ...
My First Band: John Sparrow (Violent Femmes, The Danglers)
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John Sparrow is living every Milwaukee musician's dream. The percussionist has toured all around the world, performed at legendary venues like the Sydney Opera House and Red Rocks Amph...
My First Band: Lydia Luce
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Even though Lydia Luce first came to consciousness in folk and Americana circles with her excellent 2018 debut, Azelea, the Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalis...
My First Band: Charlie Berens (Manitowoc Minute, Berens & Greuel)
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My First Band kicks off 2021 with Charlie Berens. The affable actor, writer, comedian, and Emmy-winning host has made a name for himself throughout Wisconsin (and far beyond) with his ...
My First Band: Shawna Nicols (DJ Shawna)
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This week's guest—and the final My First Band guest of 2020—is Shawna Nicols. Wisconsin sports fans probably know her better as "DJ Shawna," the moniker she uses while serving as the o...
My First Band: Bartees Strange
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Though 2020 has been a downright awful year with very few bright spots, the emergence of Bartees Strange has been one silver lining people can be happy about. The Washington DC-based s...
My First Band: Chris DeMakes (Less Than Jake)
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As a founding member of Less Than Jake, Chris DeMakes has spent close to 30 years traveling the world to perform thousands of shows. Along the way, the singer and guitarist has shared ...
My First Band: Joel King (The Wild Feathers, The Effects)
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During his 10 years (and counting!) as a member of The Wild Feathers, Joel King and his bandmates have released four well-received studio albums and a live record, played hundreds upon...
My First Band: Zach Blair (Rise Against, GWAR)
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These days, Zach Blair can be heard playing lead guitar in the world-renowned punk outfit Rise Against as well as Drakulas, his excellent side project. Before he was part of those band...
My First Band podcast will be coming to WMSE
On March 1 of last year, Milwaukee Record debuted our "My First Band" podcast. Each and every Friday since then, we've released a long-form interview with a different musician that traces their onstage origins,...
My First Band: Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Grammy-winning songwriter)
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You probably know Dan Wilson as the lead singer of Semisonic, the seminal band that brought you "Closing Time." Though his output in that long-tenured alternative rock outfit is certai...
My First Band: William Bush (Immortal Girlfriend, Black Challenger)
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These days, listeners know William Bush (pictured left) for his work alongside his brother, Kevin, in Immortal Girlfriend and on his own in his new Black Challenger solo project. Years...
My First Band: Jon Snodgrass (Drag The River, Scorpios, Armchair Martian)
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Not even a pandemic can slow Jon Snodgrass down. In recent months, the long-tenured and accomplished punk troubadour recorded and released a new album on A-F Records, put out a childre...
My First Band: Kelsey Kaufmann (Cactus Club)
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Milwaukee music is incredibly lucky to have Kelsey Kaufmann. The owner of the Cactus Club has booked literally hundreds of shows, helped produce large-scale festivals, and was at the f...
My First Band: Trevor Smith (Wood & Wire, Green Mountain Grass)
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As the banjo player in Wood & Wire, Trevor Smith has traveled all around the county, shared the stage with some legendary acts, released four excellent albums (five, if you count t...
My First Band: David Quinn
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David Quinn is quickly making a name for himself in country music circles with a relentless show schedule (at least until recently, of course) and ever-evolving material. The Chicago-b...
My First Band: Jon Gabrus (High And Mighty, Action Boyz)
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We broke format a little this week to talk all things music with a guest who has no musical experience of his own. Jon Gabrus is an actor (Guy Code, Younger, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), comed...