Wisconsin: S & D / C & D, etc.

Help! I need to make a mix of Wisconsin bands / artists. I am open to ANYTHING Wisconsin. It doesn't have to be indie rock....

The only bands I have music by are : The Frogs, Killdozer, Violent Femmes, and Couch Flambeau, although if you have anything to add about the above, that is cool. I just need more information than what is on Wikipedia.

I realize this question is a bit obscure, so thanks in advance!!

S: Luriqua

s: colony of watts

http://www.myspace.com/colonyofwatts

and sector 5 records

http://www.sectorfiverecords.com/stark/news.php

s: sleeping in the aviary

http://www.sleepingintheaviary.com/

and i guess pale young gentlemen

http://www.scienceofsound.com/

The Promise Ring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Eric Benet

The Gufs

Bon Iver

I could probably think of more later

F/i are awesome, although hard to search for.
Die Kreuzen
Tar Babies

Floating Concrete Octopus aka Wisconsin Conservatory Of Noise aka Qwa Digs Under Paris

Steve Miller is from Milwaukee.

Shit, I keep forgetting about STEVE MILLER. How could I be such an idiot.

The German Art Students are good-natured Madison indie -- search especially "Civil War Re-Enactor."

And Garbage is from here, of course.

Check out History in 3 Chords: Milwaukee Alternative Bands 1973-1982

Also The Oil Tasters.

Also Fweep.

The Oil Tasters' description sounded good to me:

"The Oil Tasters were a trio from Milwaukee who played somewhat bizarre, cutting-edge jazz-rock, armed with saxophone, drums, bass, and organ. Perhaps more listenable than other bands of that sort, the Oil Tasters released a self-titled album on Thermidor in 1982."

Also Front of Truck!

Rainer Maria
Spooner (Butch Vig and Duke Erikson's pre-Garbage band and my parents' favorite local band back in the '80s)

Oooh and along the Vig vibe, Fire Town.

I vaguely remember Spooner.....but I can't remember what they sounded like.

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Dammit.

That's great!!

cougar

http://www.cougarsound.com/

The funny thing about Wisconsin....I used to like this band. The review is right - they were better than their hit record would lead you to believe.

Pat and Barbara K. MacDonald are wry, rueful observers of society's ills; their dry, dusty voices have a down-home charm that makes up for occasional excesses in their lyrics. Using a rhythm box for backing, they burst out of the Austin, Texas, scene with the peppy, corrosively sarcastic hit "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades," only to see, like Randy Newman and Elvis Costello before them, how irony is typically ignored or misunderstood by mainstream audiences. Anyone digging into their excellent debut album, however, could hardly misconstrue the MacDonalds' intent. Greetings From Timbuk 3, surely one of the darkest albums ever to have yielded a hit single, collects some rueful snapshots of Americana ("Life Is Hard," "Just Another Movie") alongside enjoyable lighter fare ("Facts About Cats," "Hairstyles and Attitudes") with impressive results.

Oh sorry, the band in the review is "Timbuk 3".

uh ILX's own Jordan is in the great Mama Digdown's Brass Junction

Les Paul!!!!
The BoDeans
Al Jarreau
Marques Bovre and the Evil Twins
Reptile Palace Orchestra
Bon Iver probably doesn't count, nor should he
The Gomers

extremely awesome yet v.obscure
The Cookie Monsters
Juvenile Truth
Blender Therapy

i think faun fables is from madison, or she used to live here. and spires that in the sunset rise live here now, rumor has it
why doesn't bon iver count??? he was born and bred in eau claire

rainer maria

I forgot about F/i offshoot Vocokesh

Transformer Lootbag

Pound WI

also, i could be wrong, but Crucifucks?

re: Pound WI -- don't forget russell's current band, united sons of toil

http://unitedsonsoftoil.com/

re: Pound WI -- don't forget russell's current band, united sons of toil

http://unitedsonsoftoil.com/

also, grade-a hip hop up here -- the crest

http://www.crestlive.com/cds/

i suppose next you'll be talking about ROB DEEZ

mel rhyne, great jazz organist who used to play with wes montgomery, is from milwaukee

cougar, great instrumental band who has an album coming out on ninja tune, is out of madison

goodnight loving, milwaukee alt-country/rock band

el clan destino, killer afro-latin fusion

mathy hardcore band misery signals

Juvenile Truth

^^^someone was just telling me they were in this band in high school

Peter Mulvey is good.

Wow, small world. I stayed at Russell's on a U.S. road trip in 2002. He gave me Spotted Cow beer, which is still the best beer I've ever had. Awesome Awesome guy.

I also have a memory of Ho Chunk Casino.

spotted cow is a+

(and yeah, Crucifucks were MI, not WI.)

Clyde Stubblefield

hell yeah Clyde (haiku . . . rob deez?) and Lester Mitchell (aec) madison jazz

roscoe mitchell you mean

and richard davis

that man absolutely despises me

surfboard dude are u from the WI?

nah dude. raised in both boston and new york. went to uw

for a sec I thought you meant University of Washington and was like (!)

seriously though, I was told (by the man himself and by others) that I was one of Richard Davis' most hated students ever

just seeing if you're paying attention. circular breathing, german art students
http://www.thegermanartstudents.com/

bongzilla, yeah
http://shop.relapse.com/artist/artist.aspx?ArtistID=10013

is going to lake geneva a mistake idk

what do i do there or in the surrounding areas

or what to do on the drive from chicago to there apart from trying to stay awake