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My First Band: Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes)

October 2, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); Listeners all over the world know Bob Nanna as the voice of Braid (one of the most influential emo bands of all time), as well as celebrated projects like Hey Mercedes and The City On ...

My First Band: Arlo McKinley

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 25, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); If you haven’t heard of Arlo McKinley yet, you should know he comes with John Prine’s seal of approval. Before Prine’s heartbreaking death this spring, the legendary folk singer handpi...

My First Band: Jim Hanke (Vinyl Emergency Podcast)

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 18, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); Over the course of the show's 137-episode run (and counting!), Jim Hanke's Vinyl Emergency podcast has featured in-depth conversations with notable musicians about their record collect...

My First Band: Trapper Schoepp

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 11, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); Through the years, Trapper Schoepp has released four excellent albums, played hundreds of shows all over the U.S. and Europe, shared the stage with some of music's most noted names, ha...

My First Band: Lydia Loveless

Milwaukee Record Staff

September 4, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); With such a vast and downright impressive body of work to her credit, you might be shocked to learn Lydia Loveless just turned 30. Since 2010, the singer and songwriter has released a ...

My First Band: Chris McCaughan (The Lawrence Arms, Sundowner)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 28, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); If you're reading this, chances are you know Chris McCaughan from his work in The Lawrence Arms. Over the course of more than 20 years singing and playing guitar in the iconic Chicago ...

My First Band: Miguel Chen (Teenage Bottlerocket)

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 21, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); You probably know Miguel Chen as a longtime member of Teenage Bottlerocket. In addition to playing bass in the renowned Wyoming punk band for close to 15 years, however, Chen is also a...

My First Band: Joshua Ray Walker

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 14, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); If you don't know the name Joshua Ray Walker yet, you're about to be hearing a lot about him. Since first gaining notoriety in country music circles with his 2018 debut, Wish You Were ...

My First Band: Frank Turner

Milwaukee Record Staff

August 7, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); Frank Turner has done it all. The English punk singer-songwriter has played thousands of shows over the course of his 25-year musical career. During that quarter-century span, he's rel...

My First Band: William Elliott Whitmore

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 31, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); What needs to be said about William Elliott Whitmore at this point? Over the course of an impressive career that's spanned more than two decades, the folk legend has performed all arou...

My First Band: Britney Freeman-Farr (B~Free)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 24, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); Under her musical moniker of B~Free, Britney Freeman-Farr has released some outstanding albums, opened for Janelle Monáe, and curated once-in-a-lifetime concerts. Long before the R&...

My First Band: Ty Vaughn (Broadway Calls, Countdown To Life)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 19, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); As the singer and guitarist of Broadway Calls, Ty Vaughn has toured throughout Europe, Asia, and across the United States. During the band's 15-year run, he's shared the stage with the...

My First Band: Samer Ghani

Tyler Maas

July 10, 2020

broadstreet.zone(81112); If you follow Milwaukee music, chances are you've come across Samer Ghani's work in some capacity. The photographer and videographer is responsible for a number of band photos, album c...

My First Band: Luke Bentham (The Dirty Nil)

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 3, 2020

As the singer and guitarist of The Dirty Nil, Luke Bentham has toured all around the world, performed in stadiums and renowned clubs, shared the stage with legendary bands like The Who, won a Juno Award, and re...

My First Band: Adam Greuel (Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, The High Hawks)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 26, 2020

Over the course of more than a decade with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Adam Greuel has shared the stage with some world-renowned acts, played some massive festivals, performed throughout the country, and ev...

My First Band: Denis Buckley (88 Fingers Louie, Explode And Make Up)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 19, 2020

broadstreet.zone(78457); Though Denis Buckley didn't join a band until he was 21 years old, he quickly made up for lost time when that first band went on to become a legendary Chicago punk outfit that would st...

My First Band: Jarret Nathan (PEARS, Push Ups)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 12, 2020

As the drummer of PEARS, Jarret Nathan has toured all around North America, Europe, and Australia. He's been part of outstanding releases the hardcore band has put out on Fat Wreck Chords. He's shared the stage...

My First Band: Matt Wilson (Trip Shakespeare, The Twilight Hours)

Milwaukee Record Staff

June 5, 2020

Matt Wilson has been a fixture in the Minneapolis music scene for roughly 30 years. Since starting out as the drummer of The Panic—a band that shared the stage with The Replacements and Hüsker Dü, and opened fo...

My First Band: Poli van Dam (The Bombpops)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 29, 2020

broadstreet.zone(78457); These days, you probably know Poli van Dam as one of the singers, guitarists, and founding members of The Bombpops. The Los Angeles-based band has quickly earned notoriety in the punk ...

My First Band: Jayke Orvis (.357 String Band, The Goddamn Gallows)

Milwaukee Record Staff

May 22, 2020

These days, listeners know Jayke Orvis as the fast-picking mandolin virtuoso and banjo player in The Goddamn Gallows. Long before he was touring relentlessly with the Gallows, helping to invent the "streetgrass...

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