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The Midwesterners
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| Name: | The Midwesterners |
| Genre: | American Music |
| Hometown: | Madison, WI 53715 |
| Profile Views: | 2,351 (more details) |
| Last Visit: | 4 days ago |
| Website: | www.themidwesterners.com/ |
| Facebook: | facebook.com/madtownlounge |
| MySpace: | myspace.com/themidwesterners |
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Bio: To see a video of Carolina, hear more songs, and buy our music, please visit www.TheMidwesterners.com Two guitars, bass and drums. The raw ingredients of a band. Small enough to fit inside a roadside Wisconsin tavern. Big enough to fill the hall and rock the house. The Midwesterners is the brain child of Madison songwriter and guitarist Richard Wiegel. Back in 1991, after years of guitar-slinging in one band after another, Wiegel was determined to satisfy his own need for a no-nonsense blend of rock and country. With access to his pick of musical talent and a collection of original songs that ran the gamut from blues to twang to hillbilly and all points in between, Weigel recorded the eponymous The Midwesterners. Isthmus called it,"Brainy honky tonk", Rockzilla World noted the,"subtle, easy glide style of slide guitar" and credited Wiegel as,"One of the better songwriters in this genre." Along with other musical projects, the core of players that recorded the first Midwesterners CD helped to keep the band alive over the next decade. In 2000 the same line-up recorded a second collection of Wiegel originals on a release titled Pretty Little Town. The Onion dubbed the sophomore outing "rollicking Americana." Maximum Ink called it "true to form, winding through descriptive and often autobiographical lyrics." After Pretty Little Town, Wiegel began assembling a road-ready band that could capture the spirit of The Midwesterners originals, as well as songs from an earlier era when rock and country were closer cousins. Along with original drummer Mark Haines, Wiegel recruited guitarist and singer Ernie Conner, and upright bassist Tom McCarty. In 2004 The Midwesterners were nominated for a MAMA (Madison Area Music Awards) in the Best Country Band category. The same year Wiegel received nominations for Best Acoustic Artist and Best Acoustic Album based on his solo CD Out of the Blue, a collection of traditional finger-style guitar tunes. In early 2005 the band began work on a new CD with plans to release it that summer. Wiegel brought in a collection of songs inspired by an early musical hero, Chuck Berry. Though plans had to be put on hold while Wiegel recovered from a heart attack, in May of 2006, less than a year later, Ridin' With Chuck hit the Madison airwaves. Tom Laskin described it as "refreshingly straight ahead. "A perfect chemistry, stands out in a very crowded roots-rock marketplace. Rick's Cafe found it "hard to imagine (a band) that blends early rock and roll, genuine country influences and honky-tonk so successfully." And since the release of Ridin' With Chuck, fans have balloted The Midwesterners into contention for Best Country Band in the Isthmus, Best-of-Madison Reader's Poll. And why not? The Midwesterners keep it authentic and straight ahead, creating a vital link to rock and country's past with just the basic ingredients: two guitars, bass and drums. |
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Featured Song: Carolina
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Video: http://www.themidwesterners.com/videos |
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Favorite Venues
| 1855 Saloon | Cottage Grove, WI |
| Country Corners | Mc Farland, WI |
| Delafield Brewhaus | Delafield, WI |
| East Side Club | Monona, WI |
| Hogan's Goat | Delavan, WI |
| House of Embers | Lake Delton, WI |
| Lake Wisconsin Country Club | Priairie du Sac, WI |
| Majestic Theater | Madison, WI |
| Middleton Good Neighbor Festival | Middleton, WI |
| Monona Terrace | Madison, WI |
| New Town Grille | Sun Prairie, WI |
| Orton Park | Madison, WI |
| Pachuco's Bar and Lounge | Middleton, WI |
| Stella's Speakeasy | Stoughton, WI |
| Talula | Madison, WI |
| The Brink Lounge | Madison, WI |
| The Harmony Bar & Grill | Madison, WI |
| The Hody Bar and Grill | Middleton, WI |
| Toffler's | New Glarus, WI |
| Tyranena Brewing Company | Lake Mills, WI |
| Warner Park | Madison, WI |
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The Johnny Phillips Band says:
Friday, August 01, 2008Hey you guys have a really cool sound. I will be looking for ya. |
 
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007 The Midwesterners were awesome at the MAMAs Saturday Night! You rocked the house! I wanted to 'Ridin' with Chuck'! |
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