My First Band Podcast

Over the course of his 30-year music career, Peter Mulvey has released more than 20 albums, written hundreds of songs, played thousands of shows all over the world, shared bills with a wealth of notable performers and helped to enact change though his efforts as an activist and environmentalist. Before the Massachusetts-based singer and songwriter was gathering experiences and sharing his perspective with audiences spread far and wide, he was a theater kid growing up in Milwaukee. Prior to setting out on the road for a run of Midwestern shows (including a homecoming concert at The Back Room @ Colectivo on Feb. 17), Mulvey told My First Band host Tyler Maas about growing up on Milwaukee's northwest side, starting a band while attending college at Marquette, changing his artistic trajectory after busking in Ireland during a semester abroad, starting out in the Boston folk scene, the ups and downs of touring, and some of the standout experiences from the past 30 years. Along the way, Mulvey and Maas gush about h