Craig Baumann - Guitar, Vocals and Harmonica
R.J. Peterson - Guitar and Vocals
Kevin Rowe - Bass and Vocals
Ryan Necci - Percussion and Vocals
Influences
Craig's Influences Include:
Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Frank Zappa, BB King, Otis Redding, The Band, The Allman Brothers and Victor Wooten
RJ's Influences Include:
Muhammad Ali, Freddy Hubbard, Arturo Sandoval, Bruce Lee, Kenny Loggins, Miles Davis, Amy Grant, Sugar Ray Robinson, Otis Redding, Clifford Brown
Ryan's Influences Include:
Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Hank Williams Sr., Pantera, The Black Crowes, Levon Helm, Walt Whitman, Paul Simon, Gillian Welch
Kevin's Influences Include:
Charles Mingus, Jaco Pastorius, The Meters, James Brown, James Jamerson, Dave Holland Quintet, Herbie Hancock, Led Zeppelin, Fela Kuti
Formed in 1996, the Milwaukee-based Fat Maw Rooney has recently emerged onto the national music scene as a serious force to be reckoned with. With roots and passions firmly in the blues and R&B/funk genres, FMR also seamlessly blends armloads of rock, fists full of bluegrass, dashes of reggae, and sacks of Latin into their tremendously original and passionate blend of music. Their powerful original sets have been capturing the hearts and minds of thousands of music hungry concert-goers throughout the Midwest. The band's musical catalog is jammed full of inventive composition, spot-on four part vocal harmonies, and "lyrics that transcend all ages and backgrounds."
Fat Maw Rooney has been called one of Minnesota's Best Jam Bands in "The Minneapolis/St.Paul Star Tribune", has received numerous features and cover stories in many Wisconsin news papers and magazines including Maximum Ink, Rick's Café, The Sheppard Express, and The Isthmus. They have also performed at such prestigious venues as the 10,000 Lakes Festival (Detroit Lakes, MN), The Rave Ball Room
(Milwaukee), and the Orpheum Theatre (Madison, WI), among others.
Top
5 FMR shows on Archive.org
Our good friend Mikey took the time to pick out his top 5 shows of ours
from Archive.org. Here are links to them... fully downloadable. Feel free
to spread them around.
Hey, You guys rocked last night. Thanks again for playing battlemound for me. I feel extra special now ;) As always, I'm looking forward to the next time I get to see you. Peace
Yep, I meant the live one. It definitely won't be the same as hearing you guys live, but it should tide me over between your gigs in the cities and Fat Fest. ;o) Thanks for the info!
You betchyah guys, and thanks for ripping it up for us all in Menomonie! We all love it when Fat Maw is in town... and nice work Kyle, I think this is going to be a whole new era of Fat Maw that we're looking at. Take it easy, -The Waterfront Posse
Just so you guys know, D K and I send our deepest regards to you and all Wisconsinites. Brett Favre is gone I hope you guys can make it thru the day/week/month. Does this mean you will play He's Gone by the dead at every show?
THanks much for the show at the boozer. I was completly off the hok.. and your new drummer seemed to fit in just fine.. Can't wait til the next time and be sure to look me up when ya get here.. I should be around but who knows .... take care guys.. and keep it up summer is very close..
As always, you guys were phenomenally awesome last night at the Cabooze. Here's a fav pic. Hopefully I'll get the rest up on photobucket by next week. Thanks for making the trip and for always rockin'! ..........................</table&
Feb 21 2008 10:12 PM
so is there possibly any news of a fatfest 08?? no worries, just wondering...i'm getting antsy! only so many days you can take off a year you know...
I am sorry that I missed SnowBall- being a starving artist is getting in the way of my music addiction- - -Gotta get a Fat Maw fix soon! Love to you guyz! Cheers!!
Dig!!! Start of winter tour. Saturday February 9th Milwaukee Wisconsin at the Rave. Tickets available in advance or at the door day of the show. Last time in Milwaukee until spring tour !!!!!!!!!!
Thursday February 21 @ The Stage Door.Tickets available in advance or at the door day of the show. Last time in Madison until spring!!
