INTO THE MUSIC

Marc Golde of Rock Garden Studio is here to teach us some history. No, not the tripe you learned in school, but the important stuff like the history of recorded music. Being a studio owner and a fan of vintage recording, Marc knows a thing or two about how all of this developed over time. He's donning his professor's hat and giving us a very interesting and entertaining lesson which we're sure you'll learn somet...

Steve March-Tormé and Michael Murphy of STEEM return to the show to get us ready for the holiday season. For Kids From 1 To 92 is a special concert being performed in five states that includes Christmas music from a wide variety of genres. You'll hear holiday classics done in an array of styles from jazz to rock to you name it! It was Steve's dad who wrote "The Christmas Song" from which the title of this concer...

Arilya is the husband and wife duo of Nic and Sandi Hermann. They are a band on the rise bringing their brand of "heavy pop" to the masses. Heavy pop you ask? Think Fickle Friends meets Foo Fighters. That's the way Nic describes it and he couldn't have hit it and squarer on the head. Their latest single, "Red Flags," overflows with all sorts of pop sensibilities combined with dynamic vocals by Sandi an...

Brandon Bjorkman of Motion Works Media, LLC is not one to sit still. Sure, he has a local business based in photography and videography, but this guy does a lot more than just take a great picture. Brandon has travelled the world to capture musicians and gigs to give them a visual presence that is second-to-none. We discuss his 17-year career that not only includes the visual end of things, but the aural because Brandon is also a m...

Guitars For Vets is an organization that helps current and former service members overcome PTSD through learning the guitar. Jack Swanson, coordinator for the Appleton, Wisconsin chapter, along with Gary Huettner, a graduate and now instructor of the program, join us today to give firsthand accounts of how Guitars For Vets is improving life for vets and making a real difference. On this special Veterans Day episode, we salute all o...

The Tourmaliners (Deven Berryhill, Matt Clowminzer, Joe Dameron, and John MacElwee) are San Diego's premiere surf band and they're riding a huge wave in 2023. Their latest album, Surfidia, is winning awards, getting airplay all over the world, and is now in the preliminary voting for the Grammy Awards. Deven not only returns to Into The Music with his bandmates, but brings along album producer Miles Clowminzer for good me...

Jackson Mankowski grew up in a prominent musical home in Wisconsin (his dad is jazz saxophonist, Woody Mankowski). His formative years were filled with all sorts of classic music, so it's hardly a surprise that Jackson would become a musician himself. He's been around long enough to have experienced a lot that life throws at a person and it's evident in his songwriting. He writes, sings, and plays from the soul and a...

Michael Murphy returns to Into The Music not only to recap the Tumbleweed Re-Connection concerts, but to give us the inside scoop on his new album, Indigo Jones. When you hear Michael's songs, you'd swear they were written by folks with years more experience under their belts. On top of that, Michael is a top notch musician, vocalist, and performer. When you have the cred to pull Eric Johnson's drummer into your debu...

Jay Stulo isn't just one of the most talented blues guitarists you'll hear today, he's also a student of the genre. One of the reasons Jay is able to play with the passion and heart that he does goes back to learning the history of the blues and a plethora of its most storied players. It becomes an understanding of the foundations of blues music and its traditions (Delta, Chicago, Texas, British, etc.). Whether any n...

Brad Bordini is a liver of life in the truest sense and it comes through his music in spades. Part of the burgeoning northeast Wisconsin singer-songwriter scene, Brad is sort of a hidden gem whose time it is to be discovered. His songs have a lot of heart and deep meaning. Sometimes they're heavy, sometimes a bit more whimsical, but that's life and Brad does an outstanding job bringing these qualities to his songs. We lis...

Amelia Ford is an artist that simply refuses to be pigeon holed. Although a singer-songwriter at heart, her latest songs show steady growth as a writer but sonically they completely break the mold from what was previously established. Her new single, "Happy Now," rocks hard and we find out just why it does. With the success that Amelia's previous single, "Hate Her," has enjoyed, "Happy Now" has th...

Bryan Meyers is an exceptionally talented drummer who has put in a lot of time with a lot of different bands. He works out of his Los Angeles area home with a pair of tribute bands (including Dead Man's Party, a tribute to Oingo Boingo) along with a cover band called The Guilty Pleasure Makers. Along with drumming, he has scored music for independent films and written and recorded his own solo material. Bryan doesn't have...

Michael Grabner is back on the show with a brilliant brand new single called "Off The Path." Michael is an open book and through his music he conveys his life's journey complete with highs and lows. His performances echo this and, because of the intimacy of a live show, give even deeper meaning to his songs. "Off The Path" is stripped down and heavy both in feel and subject matter, but it's a fantastic...

This Handsome Stranger is a trio made up of Ian Gilmour on guitar, Aaron Vandermause on drums, and Andy McNamara on bass. This Handsome Stranger makes music that is hard to pin a description on. This Handsome Stranger just dropped an insanely great album of said music called A Mix Of Sun & Clouds. This Handsome Stranger is on today's show to talk about This Handsome Stranger, the album, the name, and much more. Prepare you...

When Elton John released his second album, Tumbleweed Connection, in the latter part of 1970, he took a huge gamble on his sophomore effort. Heavily influenced and inspired by The Band's classic debut, Music From Big Pink, and featuring no hit singles, it has come to be hailed as a near perfect album and one of Elton's finest. Steve March-Tormé and Michael Murphy are now bringing the entire album to the stage in the form ...

Jenna Kopitske might be young, but she already has a resumé that most folks would give their right arm for. But she's not resting on the successes she's garnered so far. She's a worker. A hard worker. Between composing gorgeous pieces on the piano, working as a touring and session drummer, and recording some exceptional originals, she keeps "riding the wave" to successively bigger things. Jenna is definitel...

In this special extended Into The Music, the one and only Eddie Angel, guitarist for Los Straitjackets, is here to talk about rock & roll, playing guitar, paying your dues, and so much more. We discuss not only Los Straitjackets, but his solo work, The Planet Rockers, The Neanderthals, and playing with rock & roll legend Nick Lowe. Plus there are plenty of tunes from an array of Eddie's musical undertakings. Sit back a...

Ric Spatula Armstrong has a way of turning losses into gains. He lost his dad, a drummer, when he was five-years-old, yet he turned that into a career in drumming himself and an opportunity to honor his sister. He lost a job due to an economic downturn, yet he turned it into and opportunity to chase a dream in music. He drums for bands like More Then Merry, The Kurt Gunn Band, and Isiah and the New People plus he has a solo gig und...

Robin Peters of Rockin' Robin Productions is a dynamo. She not only manages and promotes a number of San Diego and southern California bands and artists, but she knows how to give back to the community as well. On today's show, we discuss not only her roles as manager and promoter, but a special project she sits on the board of to resurrect a piece of San Diego's music history, the Starlight Bowl Amphitheater. The St...