Biography
There are numerous artists with this name, including:
1) Milkweed is an American metal band formed in Ohio in the late 90s;
2) Milkweed is an American folk-pop group from Binghamton, New York;
3) Milkweed was a Canadian prog-rock ensemble from the Province of Québec;
4) Milkweed is an American ambient artist from Chicago.
1) Milkweed is an Ohio-based band, with its main fanbase located in Cincinnati and surounding areas. The band's unique sound is a collage of multiple musical styles, yet always remains heavy at the core. With jazz, techno, and hip-hop influences, Milkweed manages to achieve an addictive interplay of melody and groove (and sometimes utter discord) that makes even the most unsympathetic listener interested to say the least. For those that enjoy a good fuck in the ear, Milkweed is definitely the band for you. Milkweed's music will beat you, rape you, then gently caress you before it dismembers your seasoned sonic substructure and replaces it with such savory chaos. Milkweed's eclectic musical conglomeration is perfectly complimented with an incredibly aggressive vocal overtone mixed with just the right touch of humor that truly pries open your eyes to the miserable world around you and then forces you to laugh and forget about it.
While based in Cincinnati, the band has spent time touring up and down the Midwest and East Coast, from Illinois to Florida to New York, and everywhere in between. During this time, Milkweed has opened for multiple major label acts, including bands such as POWERMAN 5000, Hed P.E., Bobaflex,Tech N9ne, Mushroomhead, 40 Grit, OPM, Flaw, Five Bolt Main, Vampire Moose, Stemm, Foxy Shazam, Rock N Roll Soldiers, Straight Line Stitch, Beneath The Sky, and more.
In 2005, Milkweed toured to promote the bands first LP, "Body Floss".
In 2009 Milkweed returned with a self-titled limited edition cd with new members Nick Gump , Randy Barnes and Dave Kevorkian. they then played shows with Powerman 5000, Static X, Hed(pe) and Vanilla Ice.
2) Milkweed is an American folk-pop group from Binghamton, New York. The band released an eponymous EP in 2013.
3) Milkweed was a Canadian prog-rock ensemble from the Province of Québec. The band released an eponymous album in 1978. Of the ensemble members, saxophonist Marcel Lapointe, an established performance artist and chamber musician, has appeared as a guest artist on world-music recordings such as those of Musa Dieng Kala, and continues to perform in the Quebec area. Guitarist Jocelyn Sheehy appeared as a stock musician in the 1974 Francophile film 'Guitare'. Multi-discipline artist Pierre Nadeau appears as vocalist on the album, his contributions consisting primarily of spoken-word poetry recitations. Mr. Nadeau was a well-known concert pianist in eastern Canada who passed away in 2004. The remainder of the members of the project have largely disappeared from the international music scene.
4) Milkweed is an American ambient artist from Chicago.
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