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.
Band members
Current line-up Matt Joyce - guitar, vocals Kyle Denton - guitar, vocals Christopher Capelle - drums Tim Schweiger - bass, vocals
Engineer Kyle "Motor" Urban
Discography
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 Incantations LP, 2020, Dusty Medical 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 Belladonna split with The Cave Weddings, cassette, 2009 Sister Mary Katherine 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 Incantations, cassette, 2019, No Coast Recordings
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 Benefit of Things to Come compilation digital, Wild Honey Records, 2020, includes "Henhouse Blues"
Related bands The Beat (American band) Paul Collins (musician) Tommy Stinson
References
Milwaukee Record's 25 Best Milwaukee Albums of 2014 Milwaukee Record's 15 Best Milwaukee Music Videos of 2014 AV Club review of "Gone Not Lost" LP June 2008 Isthmus interview June 2011 interview 2012 show review 2012 Kind Turkey EP cassette review 2011 Kind Turkey "Back to Mono" 7" review Italian tour info "At the Gates" LP review BAM Magazine (Italy) Discogs.com site
External links Dusty Medical Records official band website Bandcamp site Online Store Otis Tours website Wild Honey Records website Facebook site Discogs band site