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Social Cig Podcast #34 – John Sparrow of Violent Femmes

Social Cig Podcast with John Sparrow of Violent Femmes

Singer/songwriter Parker Schultz of indie band Social Cig has launched his own video podcast! Join Parker as he interviews various guests from in and around the Milwaukee music scene. Today on the show, Parker talks to John Sparrow, current drummer for Violent Femmes. Generations of Milwaukee music come together here, as John talks about the early days of booking and

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VIDEO: Social Cig – “Hot Red”

Indie rockers Social Cig are out with a new video accompanying last summer’s album “CHEESEHEAD.” Directed by Austyn Meyer, the scene finds Parker Schultz and a girl (Sheila Collins) hanging out in the park, playing with dinosaurs, flying a kite and walking on the beach; at one point, Schultz gifts Collins with a dinosaur necklace. The dinosaurs come to represent

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AUDIO: Social Cig – “Cheesehead”

Indie pop-rockers Social Cig have a new album out. Parker Schultz gets playful with his songwriting here while also taking his sound in new directions. Some songs show a mellower side of Social Cig (“Hot Red”, “Eventually”) but others are capable of getting the room moving (“Freezing”, “My Last Cigarette”). The recurring themes of passing time and ambiguous relationships make

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