Active from 1985 | Genre Rock | |
 | ||
Albums Mike Zirkel The Album, Sofa King Good, Gomerica, Salt And Sugar Record labels Beeftone, Beeftone Records, Beeftone Music Similar The Zombeatles, Reptile Palace Orchestra, Natty Nation, Tar Babies, Killdozer Profiles | ||
Foolish youth on bike the gomers
The Gomers are a Madison, Wisconsin based comedy rock/experimental music/progressive rock band. Former Madison Mayors Dave Cieslewicz and Sue Baumann both proclaimed February 1 as "Gomer Day" in Madison. Their name was taken from Gomer Pyle.
Contents
Career
In April 2006, Maximum Ink noted the "longevity, durability, or diversity" of the band, and the Mayoral Gomer Day Proclamation.
Madison Magazine did a film feature in 2006 of karaoke in Madison, and documented the Gomers' 'Gomeroke' live karaoke show.
The group got its start playing weekly at Madison's popular but ill-fated Club De Wash, and currently plays eight times or more monthly with its live band karaoke show, 'Gomeroke', at the High Noon Saloon.
The group also spawned the internationally notable Zombeatles.
Awards
The Gomers have won several Madison Area Music Awards: 2006 Unique Artist, 2006 Unique Song, 2005 and 2007 Best Cover Band, 2008 Unique Album and Unique Artist. The reader poll of Madison weekly newspaper, The Isthmus has awarded them "Madison's Favorite Cover Band" and "Madison's Favorite Dance Band" from 2000-2009.
Guest stars
The Gomers played with Les Paul at his Wisconsin Foundation for School Music Lifetime Achievement Award dinner, on October 27, 2004.
Members
Singles
Albums
Songs
Foolish Youth On BikeGomerica · 2012
It's Not UnusualSofa King Good · 1999
I Been Over DereMike Zirkel The Album · 2008