radiohead, elvis costello, the shins, fugazi, jeff buckley, the beatles, bowie, brendan benson, grandaddy, the flaming lips, the faint, led zeppelin, grant lee buffalo, wilco, the cars, my bloody valentine, the kinks, the cure, nomeansno, gang of four, spoon, the constantines, etc.
PRESS BANNER PRESS
"”What Doesn’t Kill Us” exemplifies the rococo ideal that no pop filigree will go unused. Is this a bad thing? I think not. New wavisms turn up alongside the kind of ’70s power ballads that shamed many, but serve as a suitably ironic backdrop for Michael Kingcaid’s easy lead vocals (although when he pulls out the stops… watch out! He’s one of rock’s overlooked vocal commandos)." - Los Angeles Times
""Bonnaroo's opening night tends to be about discovery, more than anything else. With the two biggest stages dark, a slew of eager, smaller bands hit the tent stages, and equally eager concertgoers, undoubtedly stoked to not be waiting in a car on the side of a highway, sop up the sets in droves. One of those early sets came from Texas' What Made Milwaukee Famous, and despite a few Wisconsinites having attended the set to see what they assumed to be fellow cheeseheads, the crowd was pretty bowled over. Take a look: http://www.spinmagazine.com/articles/bonnaroo-reviewed-what-made-milwaukee-famous." - SPIN.com
"Surrounded by shifting, muted post-punk guitar chords and minor-key keyboard twinkling, vocalist/guitarist Michael Kingcaid croons through lo-fi sheen, "Hey, weren't you told / How brutal life can be?" before the rest of the band rips into a soaring, guitar-and-saxophone-laden build up." - SPIN.com
"Guitar muscle, ferocious drumming, commanding vocals, and hook-laden tunes: no sophomore slump here. Austin’s What Made Milwaukee Famous took its time with the follow-up to its 2004 debut, and it was a wise move." - Texas Monthly
but, you should listen for yourselves and decide. if we happen to be heading your way, please come out and see us.
this is your manager ordering you to put self-destruct on your damn page. perty please. if you don't i will shoot more terrible footage of you and ruin your youtube channel
wow i just listened to your sessions and you guys are handsdown AMAZING. i also saw you guys at the keep austin weird festival a little while ago and you guys are one of my favorite bands and are sooo goood live. i really support yall and i know you will reach even bigger heights than you are at right now. you guys are incredible. and the lead singer...you are really hott! haha okay well keep up the awesome music. thanks, ida :)
