Skip to main content
Public recordCompiled from 14 credited sources · Updated Oct 6, 2026

What Made Milwaukee Famous

Rock band from Austin, TX · formed 2002

Listen on BandcampFollow on Facebook
What Made Milwaukee Famous photo
Photo: Bandcamp
Shows on record
13
Rooms played
13
Cities
12
Releases
11
Last show
Aug 8, 2014Fitzgerald's

About

What Made Milwaukee Famous is a band from Austin, TX, formed in 2002, tagged alternative, austin, indie by its sources. Shows on record run from 2006 to 2014, across 13 rooms in 12 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

13 on record · Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20063 shows
  2. 20071 show
  3. 20121 show
  4. 20132 shows
  5. 20146 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Aug 8, 2014Fitzgerald's · HoustonHeadlinerwith A. Sinclair, Young Girls
Aug 1, 2014Gasa Gasa · New OrleansHeadlinerwith The Breton Sound, A. Sinclair
Jul 29, 2014Bottletree Cafe · BirminghamHeadlinerwith A. Sinclair of Frank Smith, The Frequently, A. Sinclair
Jul 27, 2014The High Watt · NashvilleHeadlinerwith A. Sinclair
Jul 26, 2014The New Vintage · LouisvilleHeadlinerwith A. Sinclair
Jul 24, 2014Beat Kitchen · ChicagoHeadlinerwith A. Sinclair, Mooner
Feb 28, 2013John Barleycorn's · WichitaSupportwith Somebody's Darling
Feb 19, 2013Neurolux · BoiseHeadlinerwith Hollow Wood
Dec 15, 2012Vaudeville Mews · Des MoinesSupportwith In Rooms, The Stone Foxes
Mar 1, 2007Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith Port O'Brien, Delta Spirit, The May Fire
Oct 6, 2006Subterranean · ChicagoSupportwith The Long Winters, Menomena
Oct 4, 2006Lee's Palace · TorontoSupportwith The Long Winters, Menomena
Sep 22, 2006Atlanta Room, Smith's Olde Bar · AtlantaSupportwith The Long Winters, Menomena

Where they play

13 rooms in 12 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Chicago2 shows
  • Atlanta1 show
  • Birmingham1 show
  • Boise1 show
  • Des Moines1 show

and 7 other cities

Releases

11 releases, 2004–2013

  • You Can't Fall Off the Floor

    2013 · Album

  • Gone And Done It Now

    2013

  • Barsuk Amazon France Sampler

    2011

  • Live At KDHX: Volume 7

    2009

  • Off The Record Live From WTMD Vol. 3

    2009

  • What Doesn't Kill Us

    2008 · Album

  • The Sugarhill Sessions Ep

    2008

  • 101X Bootleg

    2008

  • Music From Our Hearts Volume 2

    2008

  • Trying to Never Catch Up

    2006 · Album

  • Trying To Never Catch Up

    2004

Lineup

  • Jason Davis
  • Michael Kingcaid

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2007-04-10–2026-02-17 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Early' (Eva Walker) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

What Made Milwaukee Famous — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
What Made Milwaukee Famous — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
What Made Milwaukee Famous — Fitzgerald's, 2014-08-08
Poster · Fitzgerald's, 2014-08-08 — Songkick
What Made Milwaukee Famous — Vaudeville Mews, 2012-12-15
Poster · Vaudeville Mews, 2012-12-15 — Songkick
What Made Milwaukee Famous — Café du Nord, 2007-03-01
Poster · Café du Nord, 2007-03-01 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

Report a correctionRequest removal
What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
What Made Milwaukee Famous on BandcampArtist facts
BandcampArtist facts, Photos
WikipediaArtist facts
What Made Milwaukee Famous on Last.fmArtist facts
What Made Milwaukee Famous on DiscogsArtist facts
What Made Milwaukee Famous on GeniusArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.