Daniel McMahon

From WNIJ Studios on the campus of Northern Illinois University, this is Sessions from Studio A. I'm Spencer Tritt, excited to welcome back to Studio A this week, Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts.

They released a string of new singles last year after an extremely difficult period for the band, the heartbreaking loss of guitarist, producer, and one-of-a-kind human being, Dan McMahon.

We'll hear live recordings this hour from The Rusted Hearts, including two of those new singles, and we'll talk with Miles Nielsen and the band about losing Dan, opening up a new music venue, and about growing up in Rockford as part of the Cheap Trick family.

I always say that, uh, Rockford will ground you-

[rock music] This is Sessions from Studio A. I'm Spencer Tritt.

Miles Nielsen & The Rusted Hearts join us this hour for live recordings and a conversation here in WNIJ's Studio A. They're back with new singles they just released last year.

The Rusted Hearts are getting ready to get back into the studio also to record their next album after an extremely difficult time for the band, losing guitarist, producer, and best friend, Dan McMahon.

We'll talk with Miles Nielsen, Kelly Steward, and Dave McClellan about keeping the band going after that heartbreaking time, and also about opening up their new music venue, The Music Box.