Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel, from Kokomo, Indiana,(everyone is from somewhere!) United States. Formed in 1993…
-Voted “best band in Indiana” in 2004 by the Crossroads Blues Society of Indiana.
– Perform top venues and high-profile festivals continuously in Chicago (House of Blues), Cleveland (House of Blues), Cincinnati (REDS Stadium), Austin and Dallas, TX, Louisville, Nashville and Memphi
s, TN, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, Michigan, and all over our home state of Indiana (including the Indy 500 and INDY JAZZ FEST 04,07,08!).
-All tour dates are in support of our 6 CD releases (“98,”01,”04, LIVE “04,“07, “11), & in doing so, have performed with BB King, Buddy Guy, Al Green, Robert Cray, Double Trouble, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tower of Power, WC Clark, Walter Trout, Chris Duarte, Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Bela Fleck, Martin/Medeski/Scofield/Wood, GE Smith (SNL), Fabulous Thunderbirds, Long John Hunter, Smokey Smothers, Tommy Castro, Carl Weathersby, James Hunter, Joe Bonamassa, Lil Ed, Shannon Curfman …
-In 2007, LIVE! and Timing is Everything CDs were picked up for national distribution by all Meijer and Best Buy stores and named “Top Selling Artist of 2008”, by Audio Recon, MMSS’s digital distributor. Audio Recon is responsible for placing MMSS tunes on iTunes, Emusic, Rhapsody…
We keep it simple, play from the heart, and reach out to those suffering and celebrating.