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Kyle grew up on The Housemartins, R.E.M., The Clash, Talking Heads and (unfortunately) some Wham! Today while he still follows Stipe and Co. he has interviewed the likes of Menomena, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Thermals, Louis XIV and Ben Kweller.

  
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    'Milwaukee' free MP3s from Sugar Hill sessions

    November 7, 1:56 PM
    by Kyle du Ford, Indie Music Examiner
     

    Don't turn around, Jeremy, a tiger is about to eat you
    The boys from Austin, Texas who tour ad infinitum are at it again, this time driving straight through Denver and hitting Boise, Idaho, for a quick show before making it to Seattle and a quick West Coast tour, including Los Angeles, before heading home (see schedule below).

    The modern indie band with a 1970s power pop vibe and who is known for covering Billy Joel, has a chef who doubles as a drummer and has been known to sing on a bus (not to mention a great sophomore album, What Doesn't Kill Us) also just released last night their SugarHill Sessions digital EP. For free.

    The five songs available are all acoustic with a great use of piano (rather than Drew Patrizi's keyboard) and done in one take: 'Sweet Lady,' 'The Other Side,' 'Self-Destruct,' 'To Each His Own' (a rousing favorite), and 'Cheap Wine' (a forgettable version until they rock out at 1:20 into the song, showing of that Jeremy Bruch is just as much the glue in this band by whacking the kettles as lead singer/songwriter Michael Kingcaid). 

    It's now available via eMusic and barsuk.com as a free download until November 17th.

    November Touring:
    10  Seattle, WA  Chop Suey
    11  Portland, OR  Doug Fir Lounge
    13  San Francisco, CA Popscene
    14 Los Angeles, CA Echo
    15 Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar 

    Bonus: The bus video I shot earlier this year of WMMF:


    What Made Milwaukee Famous Take Away Show from Kyle du Ford on Vimeo.

    For more info:
    What Made Milwaukee Famous Official Site

     

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