WMMF on KCRW

Remember when I blogged about What Made Milwaukee Famous back in July? Well, they're debuting a new album at a couple of pre-release shows in Austin tonight and tomorrow night. If you can't make it to the shows, this excellent in-studio performance for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic should tide you over. They sound awesome - tight and hooky and fun.

Check it out!

Making us famous

Caught a rerun of Austin City Limits last week that featured Austin band What Made Milwaukee Famous. If you haven't heard them yet, do yourself a favor. Sort of an American version of the Guillemots, they feature a very catchy, clever mix of genres. On the post-ACL interview, which you can watch here, they cited everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Nirvana as influences. (For the record, their band name is derived from the Jerry Lee Lewis lyric: "What's made Milwaukee famous made a loser out of me.")

First check out my current singular obsession, "Sweet Lady," at their Myspace page.

Then check out this three-part live performance from 2006: