Text us about this show. What a great year in music and we have a dozen fantastic tunes dropped in 2025 to wrap up the year with! The Tom Thiel Trio – "The Company I Keep" The Mascot Theory – "As I Lay Here" Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts – "Waiting On The Rain" The Terra Surfers – "Haboob" Kela Sako & Sandollar – "So Dangerous" The TimothyPaul Band – "Traveling Heart" Eric W. Krueger & the SHEESH – "Unsolved Mysteries" Eric Hagen – "Accuse Me" Los Straitjackets – "Cry For A B...

Text us about this show. It's the holiday season and Into The Music has cooked up another Holiday Extravaganza to help make your yuletide bright. And merry. And happy. Etc. The 2025 edition brings guests like Rob's wife, the lovely Nancy, along with Brad Bordini, Erik Kjelland (The Mascot Theory), Tyler Sj., Kate Voss (Sundae + Mr. Goessl), Ryan Thomas (Son Reis Project), and Andrew & Ivy Summers (TUK) and music from Loch Mhor, Natural Satellite, Strategic, Pegasis, Steve March-Tormé, 700...

Text us about this show. Marc Bonilla has enjoyed one of the most comprehensive careers any musician could wish for. And after close to four decades in the business there is simply no quit in him. He is a world class guitarist, an accomplished teacher of music, a remarkable composer, and simply an appreciator of beauty in art and life. And he's a proud nerd with a deep love of things like superheroes and Star Trek. He allows what has been to inform the possibilities of what can be all the whi...

Text us about this show. Kela Sako is a vocalist out of the San Diego scene and she's a name you need to keep an eye on. She's on an upward trajectory and already making herself known by releasing her debut EP, being nominated for the San Diego Music Awards' Vocalist of the Year, recording a double A-sided single with The Tourmaliners, and now garnering her first production credit for Sun Sets, Vol. 1: An Acoustic Session, a new album she recorded in collaboration with Sandollar. Her original...

Text us about this show. Anthony Nix is not a country musician. He's a country artist. He works his craft and shares his heart through the majority of his songs. He works hard to deliver original and honest performances both in the studio and on stage. He's diligent at what he does because he knows it doesn't just mean something to him, but to his fans. He's uncompromising about laying out who he is as a musician and as a person. Although he spends time in and around Nashville, he's proud to ...

Text us about this show. Even though Kathy Mancl has been in music for decades, she, in a number of ways, is just getting started. In 2024 she released her debut album, Red Hot Lover, from which two of the tracks won WAMI Awards and in recent years joined two of Wisconsin's biggest bands, Vic Ferrari and STEEM. From starting out in a working country band at the age of ten up to now, there has been no stopping her. As for her recordings, she pulls in some of Wisconsin's top talent to write wit...

Text us about this show. To say Miles Nielsen has seen and experienced a lot over his three decade career in music would be an understatement. Let's cut to the chase... when your dad is Rick Nielsen, guitarist for Cheap Trick, you get inspired to follow in his footsteps but you do it your way. Miles has done just that. Over his three decade career he not only has grown as a music maker, but as a devoted husband, father, and friend. He's gone through the heartache of losing one of his closest ...

Text us about this show. A year ago I had Dr. Hannah Formella Zdroik of Melody Audiology LLC on the show to discuss hearing protection and preservation for musicians, music professionals, and fans alike. She returns on this episode to discuss the latest technology and strategies for helping those with hearing issues. She also gives us a glimpse into her own music theater endeavors that are helping to bridge audiology and performance. Protecting our hearing is crucial and one of the most impor...

Text us about this show. There are singer-songwriters and then there is Mathew Haeffel. It is truly hard to pin the singer-songwriter label on him because his original compositions go well beyond what you'd expect from an artist in that genre. Mathew is a songsmith who creates music in a way that a visual artist might create a striking painting. He specializes in juxtaposition, combining dark and light elements that contrast each other whether that be in his lyrics, instrumentation, or both. ...

Text us about this show. Patrick Zyduck, also known as Elysian Stew, is a finger style guitarist who writes in the moment. The bulk of his originals are instrumentals that paint soundscapes that draw in and envelop the listener with rich acoustic textures and moods. His inspirations for writing range from a rain storm to owls to backpacking on Mount Rainier. On top of that, he is an avid cyclist and knows firsthand how physical activity and musicianship work with each other to improve one's p...

Text us about this show. To say that The Mascot Theory created their new album, Cosmic Hit and Run, under pressure would be an understatement. They set out to create a concept album about helplessness, loss, grief, healing, and hope and in the process they lived it all. The finished product is nothing short of brilliant. Although each song can stand on its own, within the narrative of Cosmic Hit and Run they make for an incredible listen from beginning to end both musically and lyrically. Tak...

Text us about this show. It's pretty clear when you listen to Tim Case's music that his Wisconsin roots go deep into his soul. Many of his songs have at least references to people or places around the state, but they serve as devices to tell a narrative rather than promote Wisconsin outright. It's just what he knows through his life experiences and observations, so he weaves these elements into his thoughtful lyrics. His 2025 release, Hall of Mirrors, is an album that is influenced by artists...

Text us about this show. On Christmas Eve 2024, Into The Music debuted on Outhouse Radio in Berlin, NH because Al Lockwood had a vision to support local musicians creating quality music and giving those songs airplay. Life for Al and his wife, Barb, is now going down a new path which has him departing from Outhouse Radio. This special show is a combination thank you card and love letter to Al for his generosity towards indie artists. On behalf of the Wisconsin music scene and the artists worl...

Text us about this show. Kostia is, in a word, special. He's not only a prolific composer and pianist, but one of the most genuine human beings you could ever know. Born and raised in St. Petersburg in the former USSR, Kostia made his way to the United States in 1989 and within a week of arriving he had his first recording deal with Narada Records. Over the years he has been active in the Milwaukee music scene accompanying vocalist Carmen Nickerson and playing keyboards for guitarist Daryl St...

Text us about this show. The Tunes came on the scene only two years ago in 2023. From the start, this band was put together to be something bigger than the sum of its parts. Woodie Larsen (guitar), Jon Wheelock (vocals, bass), and Adam Hatton (drums) are the nucleus of The Tunes and when playing live they include players like Joe Sly (keys), Tyler VanderHeiden (bass), Malakai Flynn (guitar), and Jordan Miles (keys, bass). This band has a lot of fun doing what they do and the proof is in their...

Text us about this show. Los Straitjackets guitarist Eddie Angel returns to Into The Music to talk about the band's brand new album, Somos Los Straitjackets. This is Los Straitjackets' first album of all original material since 2012's Jet Set and it's one of the best albums they have released in their thirty-plus year history. Top to bottom, it's one of the best releases of 2025 and it has all the warmth, heart, and soul of some of the greatest albums of the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Eddie, Greg Tow...

Text us about this show. Randy McStine is, simply put, a musical powerhouse. Not only is he a respected solo artist with thirteen albums to his credit, but over the past several years he has been playing alongside Steven Wilson in Porcupine Tree and in Wilson's own band. Add to that the three incredible and inventive albums he's released with Marco Minnemann and you have a rock solid musical legacy that is only going to get bigger and better in the years to come. Randy is one of the most inno...

Text us about this show. Music6S is a nonprofit organization whose mission is "to provide music education and performance opportunities to military personnel, veterans, firefighters, police officers, and medical professionals—helping them find healing, connection, and creative expression through music." Those who serve us on the frontlines and as first responders encounter a good amount of trauma inducing situations and Music6S provides a way to help these people heal through music. Founder P...

Text us about this show. Into The Music listeners are by now well acquainted with San Diego's award winning surf band, The Tourmaliners. Guitarist Deven Berryhill returns to the podcast to talk about a special retro-styled single they've recorded with vocalist Kela Sako. When we say retro-styled, we're not kidding! Two songs—Rosie and the Originals' "Angel Baby" from 1960 and Kyu Sakamoto's "Sukiyaki" from 1961—, 7-inch vinyl, 45 RPM. Want more retro? The 1955 Fender Telecaster used on the or...

Text us about this show. The Wisconsin music scene is rife with outstanding original music across a number of genres. On this episode of Into The Music, we're sampling some of those releases by Wisconsin artists like Brad Bordini, Tyler Sj, Eric W. Krueger & The Sheesh, Willy Porter, Ben Mulwana, David Fry, Johnny Cee, Carmen Nickerson, The Brothers Gunn as well as Australia's The Outback Surf Squad and the premiere of a brand new track from San Diego's The Tourmaliners with vocalist Kela...