New What Made Milwaukee Famous - "Resistance St."

There are a lot of things Milwaukee's known for, so we've always thought it nice of Austin's 'Gum showcase alums What Made Milwaukee Famous to keep it so open with their Wisconsin-y moniker. We're not that great with Milwaukee place names (or Austin, outside the SXSW strip), so no idea if "Resistance St.," the first MP3 from their sophomore album What Doesn't Kill Us, is a real place as well as a metaphor, but one thing we are pretty sure about: Michael Kingcaid & Co. have never sounded so Radiohead-y before. Seriously. Listen to those dramatic vocal soars (wait for the effect used on the first slow, less accompanied vocal part), moody but strong guitars (and keyboards), and those complex, whirlwind exit horns.

[photo by Cambria Harkey]

What Made Milwaukee Famous - "Resistance St." (MP3)

Holy Thom.

What Doesn't Kill Us is out 3/4 on Barsuk. It was produced by Sparklehorse's Chris Michaels. You can catch them live with Louis XIV in March/April, after they complete a Los Angeles residence (hopefully they don't have any shaker incidents). Here goes:

02/18 - Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
02/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge
02/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bordello
02/25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Lounge
02/28 - Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge
02/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Cid
03/01 - San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord
03/07 - Austin, TX @ Emo's Record Release Party
03/10 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft at Center Stage +
03/12 - Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar +
03/14 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza +
03/15 - Washington, DC @ Rock N Roll Hotel +
03/16 - Albany, NY @ Jack Rabbit Slim's +
03/18 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa +
03/19 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club +
03/21 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement +
03/22 - Chicago, IL @ Metro +
03/23 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater +
03/25 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre +
03/26 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Club Sound (formerly Bricks) +
03/29 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey (formerly Breakroom) +
03/30 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre +
04/03 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore +
04/04 - Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon +
04/05 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Brickhouse Theater

+ w/ Louis the XIV

Posted at 1:22 PM in MP3, Tour Dates
Tags: What Made Milwaukee Famous

12 Comments

The Braves & Brewers? Wait.. was this another quiz/joke. .?

http://www.milwaukeecountyhistsoc.org/timeline.htm

Posted by: F 10 at 01/31/08 3:08 PM  | Reply
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And they're not even playing in Milwaukee? Pfftt...

Posted by: Milwaukee at 01/31/08 3:19 PM  | Reply
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They're not playing any gigs in Wisconsin :?
As a fellow wisconsinite (aww childhood), I'm a little disappointed...

Posted by: Anna at 01/31/08 5:23 PM  | Reply
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i thought their name was a reference to a song by...the talking heads or....gang of four or something? this would be more meaningful if i could remember the band name. but there is a song by an older band called 'what made milwaukee famous'.

Posted by: yeah at 01/31/08 8:32 PM  | Reply
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Jerry Lee Lewis.., Flogging Molly [ack].. ?

Posted by: yawn at 01/31/08 9:22 PM  | Reply
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does anybody actually like this band?

Posted by: nick at 02/01/08 2:17 AM  | Reply
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this band is a freakin' breath of fresh air...yeah, i like them.

Posted by: roscoe at 02/01/08 11:19 AM  | Reply
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I love the new single! Can't wait to see you guys!

Posted by: Brenda at 02/01/08 2:41 PM  | Reply
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This band is awesome like a blossom on your moms car.

Posted by: LIZX at 02/01/08 2:43 PM  | Reply
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You should check out this band live, if you havnt already. totally worth it.

Posted by: Jaqueline at 02/04/08 1:06 PM  | Reply
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Freaking awesome band.

Posted by: JohnL at 02/04/08 2:17 PM  | Reply
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I forgot the band name too, yeah... But they are named after that song. I've read it.
And They are a great bad. I've seen them twice.

Posted by: Timmy at 02/07/08 9:33 PM  | Reply
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