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It’s that time folks! We get to update you on the road travels of our friend Brendan Bond, who filled us in on the latest exploits in his life on tour with A. Sinclair and What Made Milwaukee Famous. They’ve been traveling all over the Midwest and the South, and they’re working their way home to us. Brendan briefly filled us in on his life today. Here’s Mr. Bond from the road. Read more
Oh no. It seems Brendan Bond has his mind on only one thing…well, more than one thing, but I’m stuck on the first paragraph. Click below for a quick look into the mind of our touring friends. Note that while on the road, if you’re just joining us, that Brendan is also playing with What Made Milwaukee Famous, not to mention his regular gig in A. Sinclair; he’s rocking two shows a night. Below we check in with him from the ATL. Read more
In case you haven’t already been tagging along with Brendan Bond of A. Sinclair and What Made Milwaukee Famous on his travels on tour with both of these local bands, here is his latest and third installment depicting life on the road. If you missed Part One or Part Two, feel free to go back and catch up, or simply jump in and read on for more details describing this leg of the tour and some tips from along the way. Be sure to check out the latest addition of The Song in the Van for some tunes to put you in the touring state of mind while you read.
We continue to check in with our friends A. Sinclair, seeing how the road is treating them and what not. Brendan Bond is back with his insights, his anxieties and the story of a man playing in two bands. We won’t bore you with too many more details, we’ll just get straight to it. Don’t forget to check out both bands Brendan is working with, A. Sinclair and What Made Milwaukee Famous. Read more
A while back we thought it would be great to see the world from the eyes of touring Austin acts. We did a little run with our friends in Shivery Shakes, but now we’ve got some new insight from A. Sinclair, who are touring with their friends What Made Milwaukee Famous. Brendan Bond, one of the guitarists in the group, is filling us in with his insights from the road…or in this case…offering us a Handy Guide to touring with a band. Read on to see what Brendan has to say…and don’t forget to check out the recent A. Sinclair EP, Pretty Girls. Read more
Trumepter Swan is the brand spanking new project from former What Made Milwaukee Famous keyboardist/guitar player Drew Patrizi. The endeavor is basically a solo project from Patrizi with a few of his friends brought on board to help record debut album Listen for the Clues. Throughout that new album, you’ll hear a pop-rock sound similar to the stylings that WMMF were known for. Expanding on that though, Patrizi has created his own new voice in the genre and created a beautiful album chock full of pop ballads. You can buy the new album online now and check back for shipping dates. Digital downloads for purchase will be available soon.
Download: Trumpeter Swan – Loose Lips [MP3]
| Date | 2/5/10 |
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| Location | Emos |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $10 from Ticketweb |
Alec Ounsworth, former lead singer of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and his new band Flashy Python is coming to Emo’s on Friday night. Ounsworth will be joined on the stage by our very own Michael Kingcaid of What Made Wilwaukee Famous. Word is the former CYHSY lead singer will perform his own solo material as well as songs from his new band Flashy Python.
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/07-Cattles-New-Clothes-1.mp3]Download: Flashy Python – Cattle’s New Clothes [MP3]
| Date | 9/16/09 |
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| Location | Scoot Inn |
| Doors | 9pm |
| Tickets | $5 @ Door |
101x is putting on another Homegrown live at Scoot Inn on Wednesday and features What Made Milwaukee Famous front-man Michael Kingcaid performing with The Motts. Fellow locals TV Torso and Western Ghost House will be joining in for support. Sorry for the lack of info on door times and price, but I tried my best. I LOVE it when no one seems to know shit about an event put on by a big local radio station. Seriously. Anyone have more details?
[audio: https://austintownhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/gone-and-done-it-now.mp3]Download: Michael Kingcaid & The Motts – Gone and Done it Now [MP3]
Quiet Company is an Austin band led by native Taylor Glen Muse who has been in and out of countless bands over the last several years. After stints in an early form of Eisley and The Connotations, Mr. Muse moved on to record an album mostly on his own under the moniker Quiet Company. That first record, Shine Honesty, received a mostly positive response from critics which lead to new members and a brand new band. Fast forward to 2009 which sees Quiet Company dropping their sophomore effort Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon and extensive US touring in the works. To quote the band directly, expect songs that “will you make you fall in love with life and then just as quickly challenge everything you know about it”. That sounds like a sweet deal to me. You can catch Quiet Company in town July 31st at Antone’s opening up for What Made Milwaukee Famous. If you dig their sounds, check out their band camp for a full album stream, download a free 3 song sampler or say hi to them on twitter.
Download: Quiet Company – Seal My Fate [MP3]
Another week, another free by RSVP show. Before heading out to the ACL festival this weekend, Paste Magazine has joined up with BMI to give you a pretty nice show at Emo’s on Thursday night. Lineup includes Mates of State, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Bobby Bare Jr., and several others. A full list of performers can be read on the fancy show flier. RSVP now and put ATH as your company to help us get the word out. Spread the love!
