What Made Milwaukee Famous

Infobox musical artist
Name = What Made Milwaukee Famous


Img_capt = What Made Milwaukee Famous
Background = group_or_band
Origin = Flagicon|USA Austin, Texas, USA
Genre = Indie rock Pop rock
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = Barsuk Records
URL = [http://www.whatmademilwaukeefamous.com Official website]
Current_members = Michael Kingcaid John Farmer Drew Patrizi Jeremy Bruch Jason Davis
Past_members = Josh Vernier

What Made Milwaukee Famous (WMMF) is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas composed of Michael Kingcaid (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Drew Patrizi (keyboards, vocals, guitar), John Farmer (bass, vocals), Jeremy Bruch (drums, vocals), and Jason Davis (guitar, vocals). In 2005, WMMF performed for Austin City Limits with Franz Ferdinand, making them one of the only unsigned bands to play for the show in its #expr: CURRENTYEAR - 1976-year history. In 2006, the band signed with Barsuk Records, which re-released their 2004 debut album, "Trying to Never Catch Up". Their second album, "What Doesn't Kill Us", was released on March 4, 2008.

WMMF are prominent in the local Austin music scene. Since forming, the band has played at the South by Southwest music festival, the Austin City Limits Festival, and Lollapalooza. They have opened for The Smashing Pumpkins, The Arcade Fire, The Black Keys, and Snow Patrol. WMMF has been featured on spots in Billboard and Rolling Stone bands-to-watch lists.

Name origin

The band's name comes from Jerry Lee Lewis's "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)".

Discography

* "Trying to Never Catch Up" - Barsuk Records (2006)
* "What Doesn't Kill Us" - Barsuk Records (2008)

Reviews

* [http://www.kmnr.ca/2006/kMNR_v2006.135.htm#WMMF kMNR CD Review of "Trying to Never Catch Up"] by Chris Andrade on September 20, 2006
* [http://soundsect.com/review/141.html CD Review of "Trying to Never Catch Up"] (mistakenly referred to as "Trying Not to Catch Up") by MC Beastie for Soundsect.com
* [http://music.ign.com/articles/855/855423p1.html What Doesn't Kill Us Review on IGN] by Chad Grischow on March 7, 2008
* [http://www.reaxmusic.com/reviews/view/what_made_milwaukee_famous_-_what_doesnt_kill_us-344] CD Review of 'What Doesn't Kill Us' by Ashley Marie Sansotta on Mon Mar 17th, 2008

External links

* [http://www.whatmademilwaukeefamous.com Official site]
* [http://www.barsuk.com/bands/whatmademilwaukeefamous What Made Milwaukee Famous on Barsuk.com]
* [http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/04/25/wmmf/ What Made Milwaukee Famous live on The Current]
* [http://www.myspace.com/whatmademilwaukeefamous What Made Milwaukee Famous MySpace Page]
* [http://stereogum.com/archives/tour-dates/what-made-milwaukee-famous-cover-billy-joel_009368.html What Made Milwaukee Famous and Sterogum]
* [http://www.buzznet.com/resonate/whatmademilwaukeefamous What Made Milwaukee Famous in studio performance]