About a decade ago, Friends Neal Tiemann and Andy Skib created MWK, or Midwest Kings, a Tulsa based band that toured (mostly) the Midwest, in 2003 they released their first indie cd Midwest Kings followed in 2005 with Judging a Bullet, and 2006’s Incoherent With Desire to Move On. After a brief hiatus the band released a digital only EP Luna Despierta in the summer of 2008.
Over time the faces that graced the stage have changed. On February 18-the band’s most recent show- Kyle Peek and Joey Clement became the 13th and 14th members to play with the band. Arguably the most famous of the fourteen is David Cook, now famous for his American Idol season 7 win. However, with MWK he is simply a backup singer and musician.
The next time the band with hit the stage (Cook is not confirmed at this time) will be March 25 at Spaceland in Los Angeles, California. If you are able to see them, take the opportunity to do so. Founding members Skib and Tiemann, along with Peek, are currently members of Cook’s band the Anthemic so when and if there’ll be a next show remains to be seen.
If you can’t, buy their music (link below.) They are by far the greatest Rock/Alternative band to never be signed. The lyrics, most of which were written by Tiemann, are so pure and raw you see straight into his heart and at the same time they transcend the writer himself to reveal the sole of the everyman so when you listen you feel the songs straight to your core.
http://www.cdbaby.com/Artist/MWK
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/mwk/id125369830
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