The Midwest Beat

The Midwest Beat
The Midwest Beat
Origin	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Genres	Angry Bubblegum; Garage Rock
Years active	2005–2018
Labels	Kind Turkey Records, Dusty Medical Records, Wild Honey Records, Eradicator Records, Hosehead Records, Waterslide Records, Tax Return Records, Duck on Monkey Records
Members	Matt Joyce; Kyle Denton; Christopher Capelle; Tim Schweiger
Website	Official band site

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 edit

Current line-up edit

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

Engineer edit

Kyle "Motor" Urban

Discography edit

Albums edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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"