The Gomers

Easily one of the hardest-working bands in Madison, rarely does a week go by without The Gomers lending its talents to backing wannabe singers for Rock Star Gomeroke (and its kids’ version, Kid’Oke) or hamming it up for the Slappy Hour Variety Show. Amidst such selfless sacrifices, the band also finds time to record its own music, most recently 2008’s Mike Zirkel (The Album). Echoing the technically proficient goof rock of They Might Be Giants, The Gomers expertly play through genres like rock, funk, and punk while waxing ludicrously on subjects like toilet disasters (“Crime Scene”) and neglectful oral hygiene (“Forcefield”).  

Updated 01/26/2011