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Text us about this show.Deven Berryhill, guitarist for The Tourmaliners, returns to Into The Music to tell us all about the band's new live album, Live & Alive! After a big year of notable gigs and the continued success of their Surfidia album, Live & Alive brings listeners the excitement of a Tourmaliners live show. Deven, Joe, John, and Matt along with producer/engineer Miles Clowminzer have created a live recording that brings the freshness and depth of a live performance to you an...

Text us about this show.John Calarco is simply an outstanding musician. Never mind that he could be considered a drummer's drummer, he is at heart a musician. For proof, listen to recordings he's played on by Daryl Stuermer (Phil Collins, Genesis, Jean Luc Ponty), Willy Porter, Greg Koch, the Kirk Tratnall Trio, and more. Not enough? He already has one solo album, Shine, to his credit and is about to drop his next one called Drone. These two albums are completely his original work and they wi...

Text us about this show."Your ears are your most important instrument." That's a statement by audiologist Dr. Hannah Formella Zdroik of Melody Audiology LLC and she's spot on. We want to keep hearing music thoughout our lives whether we're fans, musicians, or sound engineers. Taking care of our ears now means a lifetime of enjoying the music we love not mention the voices of those we love. Dr. Hannah discusses various hearing issues including tinnitus, techniques for preserving our sense of h...

Text us about this show.Cujo The Poet is making a difference. He's a performance artist that's using his knowledge, gifts, and talents to challenge people to be their best. Whether he's combining his poetry with beats, writing plays, creating one-of-a-kind raps and videos, or speaking to audiences from all walks of life, Cujo seeks to help make this world better. As it comes to hip hop artists, his idea of success tends to be rooted in humility but don't let that fool you. His raps hit hard a...

Text us about this show.Since 2013, Listening Party has been a band that's been firmly entrenched in Americana but has left open all sorts of room to expand sonically. Weston Mueller and Jacob Wood are the core members of Listening Party and what they have created over the past decade is something very special. Whether performing as a duo or with their full band that includes Travis Worth and Tyler Furrer, their live shows are fun and intimate, so you can't help but feel a musical connection ...

Text us about this show.David Fry (aka Fryman) is a dynamo when it comes to writing songs, recording them, and getting it released. There is nothing stopping him. Write, record, release, repeat. The remarkable thing is that for as many projects as he's put out, the quality of it is incredibly consistent. He's had the good fortune to have recorded with top tier musicians in the industry including guitarist Greg Koch, bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta. His albums feature some ...

Text us about this show.PEGASIS is a band that defies categorization. Their songs are like the best recipes mixing together a hint of this and pinch of that over grooves that will have you moving. Sisters Rissel and Yaina Peguero-Almonte and guitarist Matt Hillman are here to talk about how Pegasis melds together their various influences into some of northeast Wisconsin's most vibrant and eclectic music. Pegasis is one of the most highly regarded bands in the local scene and once you hear the...

Text us about this show.It's autumn in Wisconsin so that means it's time to don the lederhosen, get to your favorite Oktoberfest celebration, and get your polka on! Our panelists include Polka Time radio show host DJ Shotski, historian Frank Anderson, and former Alvin Styczynski bassist Ike Arumba who are all here for a fun discussion all about polka music and we guarantee that it's a fun one. We do a deep dive into Wisconsin's polka history, its brightest stars (Dick Rodgers, Alvin Styczynsk...

Text us about this show.Kurt Gunn is at the top of his game as a singer-songwriter, performer, and recording artist. Even though he won the 2024 WAMI Award for Album of the Year, he's not willing to rest on his past work preferring to explore avenues in music that make him grow as an artist. On September 26, Kurt will be dropping two albums. Not a double album, but TWO separate albums of all new original music that might just be the best material he's served up to date. South Facing is a warm...

Text us about this show.Individually, Brad Bordini and Kurt Gunn are two of the best singer-songwriters you'll come across. Together as The Brothers Gunn, they take their craft to an entirely new level. What makes The Brothers Gunn who they are goes back a long time when they started their friendship as young men. Their friendship has weathered all sorts of good times and adversity over the years, so their bond as brothers is as solid as it gets. They both have been writing and recording thei...

Text us about this show.Over the past few years, Amelia Ford's music career has been on a steady upward trajectory and it's easy to understand why. Combine outstanding songwriting with fantastic recorded output, have a husband that goes the extra mile with his support, and keep pushing all boundaries possible—that's how it's done. Amelia and her husband, Shawn Maass, return to Into The Music for a conversation that takes us from their beginnings in music through to current day logistics of ma...

Text us about this show.Dave Schoepke is one talented guy. He's a drummer who composes songs for drums and creates some interesting and innovative albums comprised of these songs. On top of that he is the other half of Willy Porter's rhythm section (along with bassist Eric Madunic) and he's an accomplished drum teacher who has his methods published by Hal Leonard Publishing. He's drummed behind Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre and more recently found himself pounding the skins in US Bank St...

Text us about this show.David Janke (a.k.a. Lil' Davy Max) is a true bluesman through and through. From learning guitar at an early age to teenage midnight forays to see blues legends perform miles from his home to becoming friends with the likes of Muddy Waters, you will know that David is the real deal. He is a gracious and authentic man who is as captivating to talk with as he is to listen to when he's delivering a solid performance. His music reflects the great Chicago blues traditions an...

Text us about this show.Terry Manning has a long and stellar history in the music business. His résumé reads like a Who's Who because of the sheer number of artists he's worked with over the past sixty-plus years. If you're a soul music fan, Terry worked on hits by Otis Redding, Al Green, Sam & Dave, and more. Classic rock fan? Albums like Led Zeppelin III, ZZ Top's Eliminator, and Big Star's #1 Record list Terry as engineer. Terry's worked in a wide variety of genres at studios like Stax...

Text us about this show.Eric Madunic is simply an incredible musician and human being. He's the bassist behind Wisconsin music legend Willy Porter and in the fantastic blues informed band, Blind Fiction. Eric has some seriously great bass chops and has several WAMI Awards and nominations to back up that claim. His goal with his music isn't to be famous, but to be heard enhancing the arrangements of the songs written by his bandmates. He plays for the enjoyment music brings him and those who h...