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Text us about this show. Corky James is one of those musicians whose name you might not recognize but you've likely heard him play guitar on multiple hit records over the years. He's contributed guitar tracks to songs by Avril Lavigne, Liz Phair, Glen Campbell, Kelly Clarkson, LeAnn Rimes, Demi Lovato, Paul Stanley (of Kiss), Aretha Franklin, and lots more. He's worked on major motion picture soundtracks as well as on television shows. Add to that his current band called The Sea-Jays, a surf ...

Text us about this show. We have a different type of show for you this week. Into The Music host, Rob Marnocha, and 91.1 The Avenue's Ann Koenig were invited to be the panelists at Lawrence University's first ever live podcast forum for their Musician in Business Week in September. Emma Snyder, the Managing Director of Lawrence University’s Business and Entrepreneurship Center, created the event to help students and others in attendance understand the relationships between the podcast, The Av...

Text us about this show. pat mAcdonald has had quite a career in music over the past four-plus decades. Starting out in the college bar scene in early 1980s Madison, WI, he and then wife Barbara K. progressed from The Essentials to Timbuk3 where their bandmate was a boombox. In 1986 they scored their first hit single "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" from their debut album Greetings From Timbuk3 on IRS Records. They even were the bar band in a major motion picture. Since Timbuk3's...

Text us about this show. Eric Hagen returns to Into The Music this week to catch us up on what he's been up to. A lot of that has been writing and recording some of the best country music you'll come across today. Eric's songs are like a musical gut punch and his delivery is always spot on. His studio recordings show not only his songwriting and singing prowess, but his live shows are nothing short of powerful and dynamic. Eric is the winner of the Songwriter of the Year at the 2026 Midwest C...

Text us about this show. Mark Malibu & The Wasagas are known as Canada’s original Surf Punk instrumentalists. This is a band with a history dating back to 1979 and ended its original run in 1982. In 2014 the band regrouped and has been one of surf music’s top bands ever since. Led by Mark "Malibu" Sanders, The Wasagas’ catalog is filled with surf tunes that will have listeners rocking and rolling hard. No matter if their tunes have a punk edge, a little glitter-glam, or even a touch of co...