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Take these broken wings and listen to Velocihamster’s lap steel cover of a Mr. Mister hit

Milwaukee Record Staff
November 24, 2023
As we all know, Milwaukee is home to the world’s only lap steel metal band, Velocihamster. We’ve covered the unlikely group in these digital pages many times before, telling you that a.) Velocihamster is the pr...

Velocihamster pays tribute to father with lap steel cover of Pink Floyd’s “Money”

Matt Wild
August 21, 2023
As we all know, Milwaukee is home to the world's only lap steel metal band, Velocihamster. We've covered the unlikely group in these digital pages many times before, telling you that a.) Velocihamster is the pr...

Lap steel metal band Velocihamster covers “Ace Of Spades,” more on ‘Uncaged’

Matt Wild
June 20, 2022
As we all know, there can be only one lap steel metal band in the world. Luckily, Milwaukee is home to that lap steel metal band, Velocihamster. Yes, we've covered the unlikely band in these digital pages be...

Start the year off right with a video of lap steel metal band Velocihamster covering “Sleep Walk”

Matt Wild
January 3, 2022
Hey! It's 2022! The pandemic rages on! MPS has gone all-virtual! There's no end in sight! It's just like...2021. And most of 2020. Sigh. Happily, we have a much more enjoyable repeat performance for you. Bac...

Lap steel metal band Velocihamster covers “Sleepwalk,” releases vinyl

Matt Wild
June 8, 2021
When a group describes itself as the "world's only lap steel metal band," what's not to like? Especially when that group is from Milwaukee, and the name of that group is Velocihamster. Yes, Velocihamster has...

Reminder: Velocihamster’s second lap steel metal album, ‘Balls To The Wall,’ is available now

Matt Wild
February 23, 2021
It's been a while since we checked in with Velocihamster—a.k.a. the "world's first lap steel metal band" fronted by Milwaukee musician Sean Williamson. Back in 2018, Williamson released his debut record as Velo...

World’s only lap steel metal band, Velocihamster, releases world’s only lap steel metal instructional video

Matt Wild
August 28, 2018
When one thinks of the lap steel guitar, one typically thinks of country music, whiskey-soaked honky-tonks, and dudes like Speedy West and Buddy Emmons. When Milwaukee musician/producer Sean Williamson thinks o...
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