Backstage with Mark Metcalf

Mark Metcalf interviews local artists, musicians, filmmakers, arts administrators, writers and other members of Milwaukee’s cultural movement.

PODCAST: Telling stories with Ex Fabula
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Telling stories with Ex Fabula

No stand-up, no pontification. Just the story, the stage and YOU.

PODCAST: Anjl Rodee of the Whiskey Belles
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Anjl Rodee of the Whiskey Belles

Backstage wraps its Milwaukee Music series with Anjl Rodee of vintage country trio the Whiskey Belles

PODCAST: Gallery Night Special: Makeal Flammini
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Gallery Night Special: Makeal Flammini

Makeal Flammini's illustrations of assassinated female political figures are about strength, not power. And politics -- not political statements.

PODCAST: On not being a cover band of yourself
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On not being a cover band of yourself

Improv wizard Jason Wietlispach never steps in the same river twice.

PODCAST: Andy Noble may or may not be a control freak
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Andy Noble may or may not be a control freak

But some things are for certain: He'll never give up on vinyl, and he doesn't want to rip you off.

PODCAST: Hal Rammel
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Hal Rammel

When Hal Rammel began experimenting with music, he wound up reinventing the wheel (among other things).

PODCAST: Masonry
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Masonry

Are they math rock? Does that even mean anything?

PODCAST: The troubadour Pezzettino
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The troubadour Pezzettino

Mark starts a new music series with Pezzettino, Milwaukee's one-lady indie accordionist, performance artist and video-maker.

PODCAST: Technology at play
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Technology at play

Backstage wraps up the tech series with Joe McBride and Kevin Costello of Kinsale Technologies - creators of Bothday, the "conceptual holiday" app; and Text-to-Movie, a tool that lets you turn any script into an animated featurette.

PODCAST: No five-year plans
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No five-year plans

In Internet marketing and new media, you have to be okay with a little ambiguity about your future.

PODCAST: O, Brave New World!
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O, Brave New World!

It's Day One out there: How a single human being and some start-up dollars can completely change the world.

PODCAST: Voices in the void
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Voices in the void

Where is Internet entrepreneurship headed? This innovator is banking on the value of the voice.