Missed the Milwaukee Music Awards Celebration at Mad Planet, We Got You.

Last night at Mad Planet, we had our 2009 Milwaukee Music Awards Celebration, and it  was amazing. Great performances from Codebreaker, Quinn Scharber and The, Fever Marlene, Figureheads and more. Oh you weren’t there.  For whatever reason, you couldn’t be there. Well, we and our friends at Bucketworks got you covered.  Thanks to our friends [...]

Sound Travels Friday: Covering The Globe

Here we are, at the end of another busy work-week, one of my favorite moments for a few reasons, not theleast of which being Sound Travels. This week, with the theme of cover songs in mind, I gathered one last batch of five for you and came up with some interesting material. If you missed [...]

2009 Milwaukee Music Award Winners

We just finish the on-air presentation of the Milwaukee Music Awards, and here are the winners. Click here to see the other nominees.  Don’t forget about the Milwaukee Music Awards Celebration at Mad Planet. Bucketworks will be video streaming show live from their site as well (in case you can’t make it). Earwig Award for [...]

Thursday’s Top 5: MKE Music Discoveries

Since 88nine went live and we started broadcasting two years ago, we have developed a reputation for playing Milwaukee music. In the process, countless local acts have come calling, with cd’s, records and details about how they fit into the scene here in Milwaukee. And in turn, we’ve debuted music from many of these acts [...]

President Obama celebrates the legend that is Stevie Wonder

Our nation’s President, Barak Obama presented the counties highest musical honor to the legendary song master Stevie Wonder. The Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize is our countries top pop music award. It celebrates the work of an artist whose career reflects lifetime achievement in promoting song as a vehicle of musical expression and cultural understanding. [...]

Sound Travels Wednesday… Version Galore

Another edition done and now here are the details for Sound Travels, Global Covers of Pop Songs. Hope you enjoyed it, if you missed it, you can catch it in its entirety here… [Audio=http://radiomilwaukee.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/wednesday-mixdown.mp3] 1. Orlando Julius & His Modern Aces : “My Girl”…A perfect start with music from Nigerian great Orlando Julius, who was [...]

Videos: This is Why Milwaukee is Hot (in the Winter)

Milwaukee nightlife is getting some sizzle as of late thanks to at least couple of events.  Are you tired of the same Top 40 Dj spinning the same songs you hear on air all day? Want to see something completly different? Want to experience Real Milwaukee? A couple of events going on in Mil-Town is [...]

Respect The Architect | Architecture on Twitter

Today, I’m starting a new column called “Respect The Architect”. When I’m on air you hear me say Tarik aka The Architect.  People ask me what does that mean? Well it has a double meaning.  The first meaning is that just like a bring materials together to create a building, I bring songs together to [...]

New Music Wednesday: Bonnie Prince Billy, Serena Ryder, Estelle and K’Naan

  For New Music Wednesday 2/25/09, we have new music from Bonnie Prince Billy, Serena Ryder, Estelle and K’Naan. Listen to the tracks below and then let us know what you think by voting for your favorite tune. We’ll announce the winner next week. You can also grab this week’s picks in our iTunes store! Bonnie Prince Billy – [...]

This Week In MAKE MILWAUKEE

Can’t believe we are wrapping up February! March, and first day of spring, here we come. Tonight at 8pm Brett Dennen performs at Turner Ballroom with openers The Little Ones. If you’re looking for some good vibes head on over. Wednesday night the Miltown Beatdown shakes the walls of Jackalope Lounj from 10pm-Midnight. Thursday is [...]