Top 10 Milwaukee Songs of 2020
Piet and Jordan go over their annual top 10 Milwaukee songs of 2020!
Dec 03, 2020•20 min
Tap'd In
Jordan Lee and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Piet Levy plug into Milwaukee’s music scene – concert announcements, new releases, local artists breaking out and more.
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Summerfest says goodbye to the Harley Davidson Roadhouse
A 20 plus years run as a Harley Davidson stage has come to an end at Summerfest for 2021. The fellas chat about what's to come for the new "Generac Power Stage" in this episode of Tapd' In. Full article on JSOnline here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/festivals/summerfest/2020/11/09/summerfest-replaces-harley-davidson-roadhouse-generac-power-stage/6225715002/...
Nov 12, 2020•6 min
Flannel Fests
Piet and Jordan bring you two lineups for two different Flannel Festivals happening in Wisconsin.
Nov 05, 2020•4 min
iVoted 2020
It is an important election year and fellas are giving us the scoop on a cool virtual concert series happening November 3, 2020 called iVoted. They've dedicated a stage to Wisconsin so check it at https://www.ivotedconcerts.com
Oct 29, 2020•6 min
Rolling Stone Magazines' 500 Greatest Albums: Snubbed edition
Piet was eager to discuss with Jordan about Rolling Stones' take on their 500 greatest albums. They tap in to the Wisconsin connections and misses of the article. For the full article go to https://bit.ly/34hZw0q
Oct 22, 2020•9 min
'American Utopia' and its Milwaukee connection
Justin talks to Piet Levy about his interview with Angie Swan and her part in the amazing Broadway to HBO show with David Byrne called, 'American Utopia.' This show is directed by the legendary Spike Lee, famous for films such as "Do The Right Thing" and "Malcolm X." Full article can be found here: https://bit.ly/3lN9GfD
Oct 15, 2020•7 min
Wisconsin small businesses to receive help
Piet and Jordan talk about what it means for small businesses in Wisconsin to receive this grant money during this crisis. Full article on here: https://bit.ly/2GDH9Kz | https://www.saveourstages.com/
Oct 08, 2020•10 min
Visit with Justin Vernon
Do you know someone who’s on the fence about voting? Someone who hasn’t registered to vote, and maybe won’t? Justin Vernon would like to visit with them. Not to debate, not to preach, just to visit. Justin might play a tune, or sing a song, but mostly he just wants to talk thoughtfully about why voting matters. We need you to nominate someone you know — someone not sure they’re going to vote — to have this talk with Justin. The visit will take place privately, at a secret location in the winner’...
Oct 01, 2020•7 min
2020's Virtual Farm Aid
Jordan and Piet discuss this year's virtual Farm Aid and the Milwaukee connection to the event. Full article here: https://bit.ly/32XhswE
Sep 24, 2020•7 min
Milwaukee connections to national artists
Jordan and Piet bring us artists who are coming out with new music that have connections to the city of Milwaukee.
Sep 17, 2020•6 min
Venues seeking government help in Wisconsin
Jordan and Piet discuss the future of Wisconsin performance venues and the government help needed to keep them afloat during this pandemic. Full article here: https://bit.ly/32bDwDC
Sep 10, 2020•6 min
New format for Summerfest 2021
Piet and Jordan talk about Summerfests' pivot for 2021, artist performances and the impact on other venues looking to book acts. Article found here: https://bit.ly/3hZvfs0
Sep 03, 2020•6 min
'Record Store Day' 2020
How is Record Store Day going to look in Milwaukee this weekend?
Aug 27, 2020•6 min
Space Raft: The Game
Piet and Jordan talk about a really cool project and pivot for Milwaukee band, Space Raft. The band decided to develop their own classic NES game. "The game attempts to recapture the idea of art as marketing and turn it back into art once again. Space Raft: The Game is a mix of obstacle based scrolling stages and early arcade top down action stages making use of many recognizable people and places from the Milwaukee music scene." This according to the band's Kickstarter campaign. JS Online artic...
Aug 20, 2020•5 min
Gearing up for a virtual 'Irish fest'
Jordan and Piet discuss 33 hour planned 40th anniversary of Irish Fest going virtual this year. Full article here: https://bit.ly/3gSavBP
Aug 13, 2020•6 min
'Save our Stages'
There has been a real fight to save the music venues in our community and communities abroad during this global pandemic. Piet and Jordan interview Gary Witt of the Pabst Theater Group and Kelsey Kaufmann of the Cactus Club about this very topic. Find out more information about SAVE OUR STAGES at https://www.saveourstages.com/ Cactus Club - https://www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com Pabst Theater Group - https://pabsttheater.org...
Aug 06, 2020•25 min
Remembering Summerfest's Bo Black
Piet and Jordan talk brief about the legacy of Summerfest's Bo Black. Full article here: https://bit.ly/30SAphO
Jul 30, 2020•8 min
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the 'Sly and The Family Stone' performance at Summerfest
Piet and Jordan revisit the Sly and The Family Stone performance and unexpected crowd that filled the Summerfest grounds 50 years ago. Full article here: https://bit.ly/2WLluVr
Jul 23, 2020•7 min
'Live at The Lot' Music Series
Piet and Jordan discuss 'Live at The Lot,' a music series that is happening in Graft, WI. https://www.liveatthelot.com
Jul 16, 2020•6 min
Venues opening up in Wisconsin
Piet and Jordan talk about a couple venues that are getting ready to open up their doors and and welcome in local bands. https://pabsttheater.org/event/chickenwireempire2020/
Jul 09, 2020•11 min
Remembering their favorite Summerfest performances
Jordan and Piet reminisce about the great times they've had at Summerfest and reflect on some of the performances that will forever live in their memories.
Jul 02, 2020•24 min
Backline 2020 announced
Piet and Jordan announce the Backline Class of 2020. More information about the music accelerator program can be found here -> http://backlinemke.com/
Jun 25, 2020•5 min
Black Is Beautiful Ride
Jordan and Piet interview Milwaukee artist Webster X about the idea behind the Black Is Beautiful ride happening on June 21st. Webster X talks about discovery, how his music was momentarily put on pause and so much more. Here are the event details -> https://www.facebook.com/events/3221015127962053/ Webster X - https://www.instagram.com/websterx/
Jun 18, 2020•23 min
Milwaukee Artists Stand Up!
Piet and Jordan bring you a few Milwaukee artists that are expressing themselves in response to the protests that have been happening around the world.
Jun 11, 2020•7 min
#ReviveLiveMKE
Jordan and Piet interviewed the Matt of The Pabst Theater Group and Ryan from Ten Atoms about the new live stream series called, "#ReviveLiveMke." https://pabsttheater.org/events/ - https://www.tenatoms.com/
Jun 04, 2020•24 min
Live streaming continues
Drop Kick Murphy's play Fenway Park in Boston and Riverwest Femfest goes digital, find out more on this episode of Tap'd In.
May 27, 2020•6 min
7 live concerts recorded and performed in Milwaukee
Piet and Jordan talk about their favorite live albums recorded and performed in Milwaukee throughout the years. Full article here -> https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/04/23/7-live-albums-bootlegs-recorded-milwaukee-nat-king-cole-zeppelin/5137384002/
May 21, 2020•10 min
Milwaukee musicians making relevant music
Jordan and Piet discuss the music that Milwaukee creatives are coming up with during this global pandemic. Full article here -> https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/music/2020/05/13/milwaukee-bands-and-coronavirus-writers-singers-creative-crisis-music-the-gufs-chris-haise/3080973001/
May 14, 2020•7 min
A conversation with Gary Witt of The Pabst Theater Group
Piet and Jordan chat with Gary Witt of the Pabst Theater Group on how the Pandemic has affected performance venues across the state and country.
May 07, 2020•28 min
Milwaukee's Cactus Club
Jordan and Piet talking about the history and current state of Bayview's legendary venue, The Cactus Club.
Apr 30, 2020•22 min
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