Radio Radio

Artist Information

Biography

Radio Radio was born out of the need for a group of Milwaukee's finest on-the-scene musicians to play some of their favorite covers from days of their youth - New Wave and alternative hits from 1977-1984. No other band takes this true-to-life approach to the cover band. You will see and hear a band of top musicians playing songs no other band is covering, and in a way that makes you feel you are seeing and hearing the real thing. Artists covered range from The Cars, Missing Persons, Duran Duran, Elvis Costello, Psychedelic Furs, INXS, David Bowie, The Fixx, Flock Of Seagulls and more.

This unique and specific genre draws fans from an amazingly wide range, varying from twenty-somethings discovering new wave for the first time (thanks to video games, commercials and movies) to forty-somethings with old cassette collections filled with these bands.

Great danceable music with a great rock and roll edge. That's New Wave, and that's Radio Radio.

Collectively the members of Radio Radio have played nationally, internationally, and all over the local club and festival circuit, including Milwaukee's Summerfest, Bastille Days, Riversplash, and venues from Shank Hall to Turner Hall. Each member draws from a fan base connected to many acts they have worked with including the Lackloves, Spill, Nick Pipitone, The Mary Karlzen Band, Shattered, The Billy Seidel Band, TommyHeld, and many more.

Radio Radio is a no fuss, all action band that will bring an exciting and often neglected style of music to life. Expect a professional attitude, top musicianship and a white hot show.

Instrumentation

Don Moore - vocals and guitar
Jack Rodee - keyboards and vocals
Kevin Ponec - bass and vocals
Nick Verban - drums

Discography

Audio

• Radio Radio on | The Cars |
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• Radio Radio on The Buggles
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• Radio Radio on | Psychedelic Furs
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• Radio Radio on | Duran Duran
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Press

• Hair-raiser at the Stone Fly [+ Show ]
  

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  "Most times I find myself ignoring (at best tolerating) cover bands at events like these, but the standout of the whole evening, even ahead of the good beer selection, was Radio Radio. Absolute energy with a no-frills approach to some lost favorites from the new wave scene of my youth. The band was what kept the crowd drawn in for a relentless 2 hour display of top-flight stuff. I hope to see them again."
  

• Brew City - March 2009 [+ Show ]
  

  "As long as I’m at it...another great new cover act is Milwaukee’s Radio Radio. Instead of looking f..."As long as I’m at it...another great new cover act is Milwaukee’s Radio Radio. Instead of looking for whatever is popular on the current air waves like most cover bands in town, Radio Radio plays songs from the pop/new wave era of the late 1970's and early 1980's. Paying attention to bands such as Echo and the Bunnymen, The Cars, Psychedelic Furs, and INXS the boys are obligated to play the type of song that so many of us love yet rarely hear anymore. These guys are certain to treat audiences, and dancers, to long forgotten gems from the vaults of new wave. Don't miss them!"
  
  by Lane Klozier

• Return of MTV [+ Show ]
  

  "Seems that the new wave music of the early 80's has aged better than expected. Case and point, loca..."Seems that the new wave music of the early 80's has aged better than expected. Case and point, local cover band Radio Radio.These guys have tapped into a niche of gems from this era, long forgotten songs of our youth. The band is performing old favorites from bands like the Psychedelic Furs, The Clash and Flock of Seagulls without the typical schlock of traditional cover bands. Color us impressed!"

• Where were you in 1982? [+ Show ]
  

  Paying homage to the ghosts of new wave past, Radio Radio (using the song of the same name as a star...Paying homage to the ghosts of new wave past, Radio Radio (using the song of the same name as a starting point to the evening) ripped through 90 minutes of forgotten hits from the playlists of early MTV. And JJ Jackson was smiling upon all of us. Unlike typical bar bands that play a night of oldies or current top hits, on this evening the crowd was treated to tunes by Split Enz, early INXS, the Plimsouls and the Cure. A definite step away from a standard night at the club.

Setlist

Just A Girl
-Devo

Desperate (But Not Serious)
-Adam and the Ants

Happy Birthday
-Altered Images

Always Something There To Remind Me
-Naked Eyes

Crystal Days
Lips Like Sugar
-Echo & The Bunnymen

London Calling
Train in Vain
-The Clash

Love My Way
Pretty In Pink
Heaven
-Psychedelic Furs

Cruel To Be Kind
-Nick Lowe

Original Sin
On A Bus
The One Thing
To Look At You
Don’t Change
-INXS

Radio Radio
Pump It Up
Peace, Love and Understanding
-Elvis Costello & The Attractions

One Step Ahead
I Got You
-Split Enz

Are We Ourselves?
Red Skies
Saved By Zero
-The Fixx

Look Sharp!
I’m The Man
-Joe Jackson

Let's Go
Bye Bye Love
-The Cars

Talk of the Town
Kid
-The Pretenders

Talk Talk
-Talk Talk

I Ran
Space Age Love Song
-Flock Of Seagulls

I Melt With You
-Modern English

Hanging On The Telephone
-Blondie

Fashion
-David Bowie

My Ever Changing Moods
-The Style Council

Tenderness
- General Public

Save It For Later
-English Beat

Love Will Tear Us Apart
-Joy Division

Fascination
-Human League

Our Lips Are Sealed
-The Go-Go's

Walking In L.A.
Words
-Missing Persons

Planet Earth
Is There Something I Should Know
-Duran Duran

Cars
-Gary Numan

Out Of Control
- U2

The Politics Of Dancing
- Re-Flex

Metro
-Berlin

Life During Wartime
-Talking Heads

A Million Miles Away
-The Plimsouls

Don't Put Another Dime
-The Flirts

Boys Don't Cry
Inbetween Days
-The Cure

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