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Years active
  
2005–present

Genre
  
Garage rock

Website
  
Official band site

Record label
  
Kind Turkey Records

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Origin
  
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Genres
  
Angry BubblegumGarage Rock

Labels
  
Kind Turkey Records, Dusty Medical Records, Wild Honey Records, Eradicator Records, Hosehead Records, Waterslide Records, Tax Return Records, Duck on Monkey Records

Associated acts
  
The Elephant Walk, Goodnight Loving, Static Eyes, Tim Schweiger & the Middlemen, Paul Collins, Tommy Stinson

Albums
  
Free of Being, At the Gates, Gone Not Lost

Similar
  
The Sugar Stems, Goodnight Loving, Space Raft, Midnight Reruns, Peawees

The midwest beat girl gone west


The Midwest Beat is a band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Formed in 2005, the band is noted for their concise and uptempo songs, saturated in vocal harmonies. The Midwest Beat, who play Americana music inspired by country rock and folk rock, have toured Europe three times and released a handful of full length albums, singles and EPs.

Contents

Current line-up

  • Matt Joyce - guitar, vocals
  • Kyle Denton - guitar, vocals
  • Christopher Capelle - drums
  • Tim Schweiger - bass, vocals

    • Engineer

  • Kyle "Motor" Urban

    • Albums

  • At the Gates CD, 2009, Duck on Monkey Records
  • At the Gates LP, 2010, Dusty Medical Records
  • Gone Not Lost LP, 2011, Dusty Medical Records
  • Gone Not Lost LP, 2011, Wild Honey Records
  • Singles LP, 2012, Wild Honey Records
  • Gone Not Lost CD, 2013, Waterslide Records
  • Free of Being CD, 2014, Waterslide Records
  • Free of Being LP, 2014, Dusty Medical Records/Wild Honey Records

    • EPs

  • Happy Holidays from The Midwest Beat CD, 2006, self released split with The Vertebreakers
  • The Midwest Beat EP, CD, 2007, self released
  • Live on WMSE EP, CD, 2011, self-released European tour CD

    • Cassettes

  • Split with The Cave Weddings, cassette, 2009
  • Split with Eric & the Happy Thoughts, cassette, 2010
  • The Midwest Beat EP, cassette, 2011, Hosehead Records
  • Unreleased and Live: 2005-2011, cassette, 2012, Kind Turkey Records
  • Free of Being, cassette, 2015, Secret People Records

    • 7 Inch Records

  • The Midwest Beat EP, 2x7", 2008, Dusty Medical Records
  • Bring the Water 7", 2009, Tax Return Records
  • Back to Mono 7", 2011, Eradicator Records
  • Blue Tippecanoe 7", 2012, Sound Asleep Records
  • Apology Accepted 7", 2012, Certified PR Records
  • Carol Anne 7", 2015, Wild Honey Records

    • Compilations

  • Local Love Fest CD, 2011, includes a cover of The Hussy's "Sexi Ladi"
  • Un Mondo di Canzonette - OndaDrops Vol.8, 2013, includes a cover of Neil Young's "Everybody Knows This is Nowhere"
  • DMR 10th Anniversary Festival compilation CD, Dusty Medical Records (DMR-46), 2015, includes "Girl Gone West"
  • Hooliganism Vol. 3 compilation cassette, Berserk Records (CS323), 2016, includes "High Life"
  • The Beat (American band)
  • Paul Collins (musician)
  • Tommy Stinson

    • Songs

    When She Came To TownGone Not Lost · 2011
    Ain't It StrangeGone Not Lost · 2011
    Vortex HoleFree of Being · 2014

    References

    The Midwest Beat Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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