What Made Milwaukee Famous (band)

What Made Milwaukee Famous

What Made Milwaukee Famous
Background information
Origin Austin, Texas
Genres Indie rock
Pop rock
Years active 2002–present
Labels Barsuk Records
Website Official website
Members Michael Kingcaid
John Farmer
Jeremy Bruch
Jason Davis
Geoff Guillard
Past members Josh Vernier
Drew Patrizi

What Made Milwaukee Famous (WMMF) is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas.

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 40-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.

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, 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

Reviews

References

  1. ↑ "Pre Order the NEW WMMF Album!!!". Retrieved 15 January 2013.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.