What Made Milwaukee Famous (WMMF) is an indie rock band from Austin, Texas. In 2005, they performed for Austin City Limits with Franz Ferdinand, making them one of the only unsigned bands to play for the show in its - 1976}}-year history. The following year the band signed with Barsuk Records, which re-released their 2004 debut album, Trying to Never Catch Up. In November of 2007, WMMF opened several shows for the Smashing Pumpkins. According to the band's website, a new album will be released on March 4, 2008.

Band members

• Michael Kingcaid - vocals, guitar
• John Farmer - bass guitar, guitar, vocals
• Drew Patrizi - keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Jeremy Bruch - drums, vocals
• Jason Davis - guitar, vocals

Past members

• Josh Vernier - drums

Name origin

The band's name comes from Jerry Lee Lewis's "What's Made Milwaukee Famous ".

Discography

Trying to Never Catch Up - Barsuk Records (2006)

Reviews

• kMNR CD Review of Trying to Never Catch Up by Chris Andrade on September 20, 2006
• CD Review of Trying to Never Catch Up (mistakenly referred to as Trying Not to Catch Up) by MC Beastie for Soundsect.com

External links

• Official site
• What Made Milwaukee Famous on Barsuk.com
• What Made Milwaukee Famous live on The Current
• What Made Milwaukee Famous MySpace Page

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