Mike Sweeney (musician)
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Mike Sweeney is a musician from Omaha, Nebraska
. He currently plays drums
in the indie-rock band Criteria
.
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. He currently plays drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
in the indie-rock band Criteria
Criteria (band)
Criteria is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2003 when ex-Cursive founding member Steve Pedersen returned to his hometown after graduating from the Duke University School of Law. He spent six months in a friend's basement where he wrote all ten songs for his new project's debut...
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Bands
- Beep BeepBeep Beep (band)Beep Beep is a rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. The band was formed in July 2001 by Eric Bemberger and Chris Hughes, formerly of Saddle Creek group Gabardine. Former member Joel Petersen plays bass in The Faint and also has his own electronica project, Broken Spindles. ...
- Bright Eyes
- CriteriaCriteria (band)Criteria is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2003 when ex-Cursive founding member Steve Pedersen returned to his hometown after graduating from the Duke University School of Law. He spent six months in a friend's basement where he wrote all ten songs for his new project's debut...
Album Appearances
- Bright Eyes - Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundLifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the GroundLifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground is the fourth album by Bright Eyes. This album is the 46th release of Saddle Creek Records...
(2002 · Saddle Creek) - CriteriaCriteria (band)Criteria is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2003 when ex-Cursive founding member Steve Pedersen returned to his hometown after graduating from the Duke University School of Law. He spent six months in a friend's basement where he wrote all ten songs for his new project's debut...
- En GardeEn Garde (album)En Garde is the debut album of indie-rock band, Criteria. Formed by one of the founding members of Cursive, Steve Pedersen came back to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska after graduating from Duke University. He recruited the help of old friends, Aaron Druery, A.J. Mogis, and Mike Sweeney. Originally...
(2003, Initial RecordsInitial RecordsInitial Records was an iconic Louisville based independent record label during the Nineties and early part of the new millennium. Initial released records from hardcore punk to indie rock over its 12-year span...
) - Beep BeepBeep Beep (band)Beep Beep is a rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, on Saddle Creek Records. The band was formed in July 2001 by Eric Bemberger and Chris Hughes, formerly of Saddle Creek group Gabardine. Former member Joel Petersen plays bass in The Faint and also has his own electronica project, Broken Spindles. ...
- Business Casual (2004, Saddle CreekSaddle Creek RecordsSaddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
) - CriteriaCriteria (band)Criteria is an indie rock band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed in 2003 when ex-Cursive founding member Steve Pedersen returned to his hometown after graduating from the Duke University School of Law. He spent six months in a friend's basement where he wrote all ten songs for his new project's debut...
- When We BreakWhen We BreakWhen We Break is the second release by indie-rock band Criteria. It was released August 23, 2005 on Saddle Creek Records.The CD-release party was held in Omaha, Nebraska on August 20, 2005 at the Sokol Underground...
(2005, Saddle Creek) - Home Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt DanielHome Volume IVHome Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel is a collaborative split EP by Bright Eyes and Britt Daniel and is volume four of Post-Parlo Records' Home Series...
(2002, Post-ParloPost-ParloPost-Parlo is an Austin, Texas based independent record label known for their Home Series, which has featured a split EP with Andrew Kenny and Benjamin Gibbard as well as a one from Bright Eyes and Spoon's Britt Daniel....
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