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Ike Arumba is a musician, a lawyer, an infidel, and part chimp. He's also one of the most interesting guys you'll come across. In this episode, Ike shares about his musical and legal exploits in Madison, Wisconsin during the late 1970s and Seattle, Washington around the time the grunge scene came to prominence. Ike also talks about his band, the Infidels, other musical things he's into like The Ike Arumba Show that b...

Tyler Sj. describes himself as a "very average guy writing about very average things. Slightly better than average at doing it.” He likes to write about the things most folks know like family, growing up, figuring stuff out, and sobriety. He writes from his own experience and whether you listen to the songs on his new album, Long Bit of Weather, or read his articles on his website, you somehow get the feeling you're getti...

Here it is! Part 2 of the special Wisconsin Music Podcast / Into The Music crossover event! On this show the script is flipped and Zach Fell interviews Rob for this episode of the Wisconsin Music Podcast. We talk about Into The Music, its origins, format, and future. We also talk about other media and content creators that are doing an incredible job supporting and promoting the various local music scenes throughout Wisconsin. Make...

Zach Fell loves Wisconsin music so much that he created, produces, and hosts the Wisconsin Music Podcast which is "amplifying Wisconsin musicians." Like Into The Music, Zach uses WMP to expose local artists to a wider audience literally the world over. But there's a lot more to Zach than WMP—he's a band director, a studio owner, producer, engineer, arranger, and one heck of sax player as is evidenced by the jazz...

It's a two-fer Tuesday!

7000apart (Jonathan Kresin and Amelie Eiding) and Michael Grabner are two of northeast Wisconsin's finest music acts, fans of each other, and not strangers to Into The Music. Each has released a brand new single and we have both on this episode! For 7000apart, it's "Started A Fire," a high powered number featuring a blistering guitar solo by Sabaton's Tommy Johansson. F...

The Mile of Music festival has been mentioned numerous times on Into The Music, it's time we talk in depth about it with its creator and curator, Dave Willems!

Music fans from here in northeast Wisconsin to just about everywhere in the USA (and probably the world!) know about the Mile of Music festival—four days of original music in early August from independent artists from a wide variety of genres. Dave Willems not ...

When someone works with producer Jeff Hinnendael, he wants them to feel at home in his studio. He and his wife, Maria, take the stress element of being in the studio environment out of the equation with a comfortable and inviting space to record and create. Hinnendael Studios is not your typical home studio as is evidenced by the great work being produced there. Jeff and Maria do what it takes to bring out the best in artists inclu...

Kyle Megna & The Monsoons is one of the most unique and popular bands in northeast Wisconsin and their lineup is formidable. Their albums and live shows are filled with music pulling from soul, jazz, latin, rock, blues, folk... you name it. Kyle is the leader of the band and is the group's primary songwriter, but he's fostered a spirit of camaraderie among his bandmates that goes deep. Along with performing with The M...

Frank Lloyd Anderson has lived a life only few can dream of. Not only is he a Wisconsin music legend, but he's a history buff, an animator, a film maker, a videographer, an author, a painter, a podcaster for Wisconsinology... you get the idea. The thing is that whatever Frank puts his mind and his hand to, he does it with a high level of excellence. Add to that his pedal steel guitar playing in bands like Zebra Mussel, The Ele...

Brandon VanDalen is Strategic. That's not just the name he records and performs under, that's his life credo. He is strategic in the way he writes some of the best pop music you'll hear these days. He has a great ear for hooks and his songs are filled with them. Since 2010, Strategic has released not only several incredible pop albums, but a pair of well received Christmas albums and the first half of a project aimed...

Mojo Perry at heart is a bluesman. He's toured in various places around the world with his "Rosie," one of his various cigar box guitars. He indulges in ambient and psychedelic guitar music and some of it even finds its way into his blues tunes. He's shared stages with the likes of Ana Popovic, Samantha Fish, and Carolyn Wonderland. His website bio says, "His singing carries a tender hopelessness, while his...

As an artist, David Richards has his bases covered. Musically, he writes, records, and releases his songs under the name of Loch Mhor (that's Scottish for great lake) and performs in an acoustic trio called Gil Sans. Visually, he is the founder and owner of BRING Studios, a graphics agency that specializes in video, web, and design. David takes his creativeness seriously, but he approaches life with a good amount of humor and ...

The Rezzonators are a band out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin who at first glance you might think is simply your basic rock & roll band, but that's where you'd be wrong. All you have to do is give a listen to their album Dream River & Other Tales of Adventure to get the bigger picture. Each member of the band brings something unique to the mix and makes them much more than what you might expect. Yes, they can rock out an...

Eric Hagen is more than a country artist. He writes and records songs that are country on the surface, but underneath there's a whole lot of soul. The musics of the south—country, soul, gospel, blues—tend to blend with each other very well and Eric has tapped into that. On top of the soulful foundation he lays, the lyrics of his songs are stories and well worth a good listen. He takes a less-is-more approach to recording so hi...

You have to try really hard to not have fun around Kate Voss and Jason Goessl (a.k.a. Sundae + Mr. Goessl). They are two of the most fun people you could possibly know. Fun is in their DNA and everything they do. Their vintage styled music? Fun! Their vintage image? Fun! They even have a vintage styled bar-boutique called Can Can that has the slogan, Have fun fun at Can Can! What they have accomplished as a couple is nothing short ...

Almost everyone in the northeast Wisconsin music scene knows the name Woodie Larson. Woodie is the area's answer to guitarists for hire like Tim Pierce and Tom Bukovac. With impeccable chops, he is able to play in a wide variety of genres with arists that are just as varied. On top of that, he's an outstanding engineer and producer at Rock Garden Studio and he's one of the area's go to guys for feedback on top q...

Matty Day is an artist that can't be pigeonholed into any genre. The proof of this is his new album, Meta Dada, which one could say is a reflection of his career to date. This album zig zags from genre to genre and subgenre to subgenre, sometimes in the course of a single song. One thing this album is not is boring. Meta Dada is full of outstanding performances by Matty and the twenty some odd musicians he has playing on it. U...

Tom Washatka is a mainstay in the northeast Wisconsin music scene and the impact he's had in the area is huge. He is an outstanding jazz saxophonist with several critically acclaimed albums he's released under his own name and as part of various combos. He has arranged music for all types of groups, he's written numerous pieces, and he's worked with some pretty big names in jazz like pianist John Harmon, guitari...

Nick Gonnering and Brent Felchlin, a.k.a. The Nick Gonnering Duo, are two of the most creative and proficient musicians in the northeast Wisconsin music scene. Their brand of bluegrass is like no other. They incorporate subtle hints blues, jazz, rock, r&b, and funk to bring some new textures you thought you'd never hear in bluegrass. Their performances are brilliant and energetic and until you experience one live, you&apos...