We've gotten some cool press for Show Pony, so take a gander if you get a chance!

Soundcheck Magazine - 06.11.2008
"The militantly DIY foursome gallantly appropriate the sounds of 80s and 90s indie rock (think dirty guitars, strained vocals and short, very short, songs) and mix it with the kind of humor you're allowed when you've taken three chords, Epicurean humor, sworn never to tell the truth, and rocked crowds across the country. Their latest 'slop rock' release, Show Pony, was engineered to catch a piece of their legendary live mojo in all its rawness and delicious noise and, indeed, it delivers. In all of its catchy hooks and decadent humor, it's nothing but a damn good time, and that's just the point." [More]

AustinSound.net - 06.10.2008
"The Midgetmen excel at pop-punk mayhem, beer-soaked bursts ripe with unapologetic arrested development: as they declare in 'Three Chords and a Cloud of Dust': 'Growing up is overrated!' The group's third album follows through on the sentiment, raucous and uninhibited. But Showpony also proves their most melodically controlled and, dare we say, mature offering yet." [More]

Things I Think About Music - 05.29.2008
"Show Pony is a lot of fun! So many bands have the technical skill but no heart. You can tell that The Midgetmen, who you can hear have the tech skills in spades, bring their love of the music to the fore in Show Pony's collection of 16 short but sweet rock tracks. Each song has its own charmingly grubby, distinct personality, but nothing sounds too individual for its own good - everything works together to make a really enjoyable album." [More]

Oh, and Neil Young has listed "Trickle Down" on his Living With War song page. There's something like 2600 protest/topical songs over there, so go take a listen.

All in all, we're pretty excited. If you want to review Show Pony, get in touch and we'll get you a copy ASAP.

We're still slightly in disbelief as we come down from the high of this past weekend, but Friday night really did happen.

We really did make the 215 mile trip to Denton. We really did sit for 1.5 hours in traffic around Waco and only go 6 exits. We really did have 15 or so of our greatest friends and fans ever drive up to see us play.

And we really did open for the Wrens at Hailey's. And Charles Bissell really did join us for a cover of David Bowie's Five Years.

Not only are these guys an incredible rock band, they're some of the nicest guys we've ever met and we can never thank them enough for letting us be a part of their final weekend touring in support of The Meadowlands.

Thank you to everyone who came out and said such nice things to us.

Here's the video Bryon shot of Charles and us:

The article


The bassist (top row, middle)


The cover

What we lack in musical talent, we make up in hot.

ATX Magazine was kind enough to run this article on us today.

The Midgetmen: Let's Make Noise!

Here's the deal-- if you post a comment with a stupid picture or a flyer for a show in Afghanistan, we're probably going to delete it.

We're incredibly funny and witty guys and when your humor isn't up to par, we'll be sure to delete, delete, delete away.

Don't take it personally. We don't go and post on every bands' comment section "Thanks for adding us dudes!" or "Come check our show next saturday and vote for us on purevolume.com". Don't do it to us, because when we really really really do like your band, we'll come see you play, buy you shots, and (if you fit the sound of the bill) book you.

Thanks in advance.

"The Midgetmen play a mix of guitar-driven indie rock with poppy leanings. A couple of songs made me think of a cross between Sonic Youth and The Cars, and I know that sounds crazy, but there you go. The record is rough around the edges and I like it that way" From Punk Planet #63. Pretty nice of them to say about us!