Episode 148: Jacob Bach

The first On The Record episode of 2019 finds us catching up with
a familiar friend. Frequent guest, longtime Milwaukee improviser,
and local LGBTQ+ icon Jacob Bach came to our brand new office to
help us break in our recording studio. Since the last time he was
on the show, Bach has stepped away from comedy and his outdoor
guide business to, instead, shift his focus to music.


Later this month, Bach's new band (Neidhoefer) will put out its
debut album, with the first public show slated for February 9.
Before the project—which also features members of Wavy V,
Population Control, Moth Light, and more in its ranks—formally
introduces itself to Milwaukee, the frontman and founder of the
"northwoods folk band" spoke to host Tyler Maas about his
decision to take a break from improv, his mindset when he was
immobile much of last year, and why music is the most vulnerable
medium of expression. Along the way, Bach plays a song from the
forthcoming album and, as expected, he and Maas go off on some
strange tangents.


This episode is brought to you by Surly Brewing, a
Minnesota-based brewery and the official beer of On The Record.
Music used in this episode comes courtesy of Piles ("Blue Glue")
Neidhoefer ("Lui/Moi").