What Made Milwaukee Famous (WMMF) is an American

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band from

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, United States. In 2005, the band performed for

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with

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, making them one of the only unsigned bands to play for the show in its -year history. In 2006, the band signed with

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, which re-released their 2004 debut album, '' Trying to Never Catch Up''. Their second album, ''

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'', was released on March 4, 2008. The band released their third album ''You Can't Fall Off the Floor'' on January 22, 2013. Since forming, the band has played at the

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, and

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. They have opened for

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, and

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. The band has been featured on in ''

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'' bands-to-watch lists. After promoting ''You Can't Fall Off the Floor'' in 2013 and 2014, the band became largely inactive. On June 12, 2019, the band announced a set of reunion shows in September 2019, scheduled in Austin and

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. The three tour dates coincide with a release of a newly remastered 180-gram vinyl of their debut album ''Trying to Never Catch Up'' to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of its original release. What Made Milwaukee Famous (Austin City Limits 2008)

What Made Milwaukee Famous (Austin City Limits 2008)

Name origin

The band's name is derived from

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's song "

What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me) "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" is a song written by Glenn Sutton. The song's title is a reference to beer, specifically Schlitz beer, which for many years was advertised with the slogan, "The beer that made Milwauke ...

Discography

* '' Trying to Never Catch Up'' - Barsuk Records (2006) * ''The Sugarhill Sessions EP'' - Barsuk Records (2008) * ''

'' - Barsuk Records (2008) * ''You Can't Fall Off the Floor'' - Self-released (2013)

Reviews

kMNR CD Review of ''Trying to Never Catch Up''
by Chris Andrade on September 20, 2006

(mistakenly referred to as ''Trying Not to Catch Up'') by MC Beastie for Soundsect.com
What Doesn't Kill Us Review on IGN
by Chad Grischow on March 7, 2008

CD Review of 'What Doesn't Kill Us' by Ashley Marie Sansotta on

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, 2008

References

External links

Official siteWhat Made Milwaukee Famous on Barsuk.comWhat Made Milwaukee Famous live on The CurrentWhat Made Milwaukee Famous MySpace PageWhat Made Milwaukee Famous in studio performance
2002 establishments in Texas Indie rock musical groups from Texas Musical groups established in 2002 Musical groups from Austin, Texas Barsuk Records artists {{Austin-stub