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Get ‘In The Mix’ with three of this year’s standout guest performances

Pablo Pereyra Peiretti /Jayda G / Instagram This year, we've had the privilege of hosting several extraordinary acts on In the Mix, our Saturday night show broadcast on the airwaves of Radio Milwaukee stations 88Nine and HYFIN. Some of these artists have delivered unforgettable mixes that I didn't want you to miss. Consider this your chance to relive these moments. Kicking things off is Django Django, a UK quartet hailing from the […]

November 15, 2023

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HYFIN takes on Chicago’s Hyde Park Summerfest

Hyde Park Summerfest is truly a music and Black, cultural VIBE. It's a two-day festival in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood that happens inside Midway Plaisance Park in June. The entire event is a concert inside a block party. There are vendors, food trucks and other attractions mixed in with performances throughout the day. This year's headliners — Clipse and Lil Kim — brought anticipation and nostalgia. To honor the 50th […]

June 22, 2023

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What we’ll be watching at the 2023 Milwaukee Film Festival

Courtesy: Kim Shine This is the best time of the year for local movie buffs, and anyone who just wants to watch a flick that you can't stream. The Milwaukee Film Festival is back, running from April 20 through May 4, and I’m excited to team up with Radio Milwaukee audio storyteller Salam Fatayer once again. If you've been following us, we're back after previously covering Black Lens and The Cultures and Community Festival. We’ll […]

April 21, 2023

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Milwaukee’s Black creative ‘brain drain’ with SistaStrings and Emmitt James

Samer Ghani / Monique and Chauntee Ross got their start as SistaStrings in Milwaukee but saw their careers take off after moving to Nashville. HYFIN Program Director Tarik Moody is back with co-host Reggie Jackson and journalist/HYFIN Production Manager Kim Shine for another season of Radio Milwaukee's award-winning podcast, By Every Measure. Over six episodes, the trio will explore systemic racism, from its roots to its solutions. We begin season two with a two-part […]

February 21, 2023

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Discovering her past: Element uncovers her roots through African Ancestry DNA testing

The first decision I made was to do this. The second decision I made was to take you along with me. Why have you on my journey of self- discovery? Because I wanted to inspire. I wanted others to take their own journey into their family's past and discover who they are. One of the great things about this particular journey was that it dispels the myth about black intelligence […]

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HYFIN’s Most Read Stories of 2022

We’re not even one year old, but the HYFIN team is making sure to keep you connected to the culture. Since our inception on June 19, we’ve continued to bring you a mix of music, entertainment and news. Sometimes these come from our neighborhoods, and other times they have national (and international) reach. Here are the Top 10 HYFIN stories that caught our readers’ attention in 2022. 10. As MATTHÙ, […]

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How To Sell Rock Songs

This is a demo post from Pro Radio. A descendant of punk rock, Nirvana was one of the most famous bands to make alternative rock music mainstream. Ironically, this genre became popular after the grunge period - which deprecated mainstream, commercial types of music. In addition to Nirvana, some extremely well known and highly successful bands formed around alt rock, including REM - one of the earliest "alternative" bands, the […]

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Beautifully Broken

This is a demo post from Pro Radio. A descendant of punk rock, Nirvana was one of the most famous bands to make alternative rock music mainstream. Ironically, this genre became popular after the grunge period - which deprecated mainstream, commercial types of music. In addition to Nirvana, some extremely well known and highly successful bands formed around alt rock, including REM - one of the earliest "alternative" bands, the […]

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