Jeremy Ylvisaker is a

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from

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. He is a member of the

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bands Alpha Consumer and The Cloak Ox.

Career

He is a member of Alpha Consumer along with

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and JT Bates. The band has released three albums, including ''Kick Drugs Out of America'' (2011). He is also a member of The Cloak Ox along with Andrew Broder of Fog, Mark Erickson and Dosh. In 2011, the band released the debut EP ''Prisen''. In the same year, It was announced that The Cloak Ox is a winner of the City Pages "Picked to Click" poll. He plays guitar in

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's touring band alongside Martin Dosh on drums and Michael Lewis on bass.

Discography

Jeremy Ylvisaker

* ''Welcome to Christmastown'' (2008) * ''Malibu Hymnal'' (2017) * ''Dimebag'' (2017)

Alpha Consumer

* ''Alpha Consumer'' (2006) * ''Gary Victorsen’s'' (2008) * ''Kick Drugs Out of America'' (2011) * ''Meat'' (2014)

The Cloak Ox

* ''Prisen'' (2011) * ''Shoot The Dog'' (2013)

The Suburbs

* ''Hey Muse'' (2017)

Contributions

* Dosh - '' Dosh'' (2002) *

Mark Mallman Mark Mallman (born July 20, 1973) is a Minnesota musician, film composer, and memoirist. Since 1998, he has released nine full-length studio albums, ''Happiness'' (2021) being his most recent. Education Mallman graduated from Waukesha South Hi ...

- '' The Red Bedroom'' (2002) * Dosh - '' The Lost Take'' (2006) * Mark Mallman - '' Between the Devil and Middle C'' (2006) * Fog - ''Ditherer'' (2007) * Dosh - '' Wolves and Wishes'' (2008) *

Luke Redfield Luke Redfield is an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was born in Duluth, MN and has since been living all over the country. His songwriting is influenced by Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, and Jack Kerouac, as well as his own experience ...

- ''Fire Mountain'' (2008) *

- '' Noble Beast'' (2009) * Eyedea and Abilities - '' By the Throat'' (2009) * Haley Bonar - ''Golder'' (2011) * Luke Redfield - ''Ephemeral Eon'' (2010) * Andrew Bird - '' Break It Yourself'' (2012) * Andrew Bird - '' Hands of Glory'' * Luke Redfield - ''Tusen Takk'' (2012) * Mark Mallman - '' Double Silhouette'' (2012) * Haley Bonar - ''Last War'' (2014)

References

External links

The Cloak Ox
on Totally Gross National Product
Jeremy Ylvisaker
on Myspace * Featured on the MN Original program from the St. Paul, MN PBS Station
Honey Effigy Video on MN Original
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