Event | Finally! The Constellations and Snoop Dogg Together!

Yes, you read right. The Constellations will be opening up for Snoop Dogg on select dates starting next week.  88Nine RadioMilwaukee was one of the first stations in the country to play the Atlanta band almost two years ago.  Recently signed to Virgin Records to a multi-record deal, The Constellations have been playing show with [...]

Vote for Milwaukee’s Will Phalen and The Stereo Addict to open for Mark Ronson, The Virgins and The Drums!

Are you looking for a special event to celebrate New Year’s Eve? How about a show with Mark Ronson, The Virgins and newcomers The Drums in Chicago?  Wouldn’t be cool to see a Milwaukee band open up for this event?  Well you can help get Milwaukee’s Will Phalen & The Stereo Addicts to open up [...]

Summerfest Journal: 88Nine Picks Tues 6/30 – Fri 7/3

Come say hello to 88Nine this week at Summerfest.  You can find us at the Mid-Gate Stage at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino Pavilion with Miller High Life.  Tues & Wed this week, Tarik (aka The Architect) will be broadcasting live from the 88Nine tent from 2pm to 6pm.  Thurs & Fri from 2 to 6, [...]

The Bucket Heads go to Chicago

Seven o clock sample time!!!! Oh yeah, and today we are exploring some HOUSE! ( No not that crass doctor on TV, but that funky style of techno. ) Kenny “Dope” is one of house music’s high rollers. His side project the BucketHeads is responsible for one of the genre’s biggest hits… “The Bomb ( [...]

Freebie: Kid Sister, Family Reunion feat. David Banner (prod. Diplo)

Chicago’s Kid Sister has been creating a buzz for a while now, but no album. Unil now.  She will be releasing her debut album Dream Date on the Fool’s Gold label in November.  You can check out the lead single “Family Reunion” featuring David Banner and produced by Diplo for free courtesy of RCRD LBL. [...]

Freebie+Video: The Cool Kids, “Delivery Man”

Chicago’s throwback hip hop duo The Cool Kids just released the video on Mountain Dew’s label Green Label Sound. Could corporation be the new record labels? The Cool Kids – “Delivery Man” (download)

Hey Milwaukee Artists, Do you want to Open Up For Coldplay?

If you are nice to me,  I might let a Milwaukee artist open up for Coldplay. Okay, not really, but I will tell you how you can have a chance to open up Coldplay and Santogold.  Coldplay is looking for some bands to open for them on select dates.  All you need to do is [...]

You Should Know…ESG

I became a fan of ESG when I picked up a vinyl copy of their 1983 album “Come Away With ESG” several years ago. Formed by the Scroggins sisters, Maria, Renee and Valerie, in 1981 this Bronx based minimalist funk group would create a lasting impact that wouldn’t come to fruition until well into the [...]

Amp Fiddler and Tortured Soul in Chicago

My first blog!! Last weekend we took a little adventure; Rock Dee, Tarik Moody and I headed to Chicago to enjoy an evening at Double Door in Wicker Park, neighborhood of Real World Chi City. The sounds of Julius the Mad Thinker kicked it off, and let me tell you, he set the tone for [...]