Mike Felumlee, a native of

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(a suburb of Chicago), is chiefly known as the current drummer for the rock band The

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. He is known to a lesser extent for his stint of several years as drummer in the band

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and for his solo music.

Career

The Smoking Popes

Felumlee was the drummer on all of the Popes albums prior to the live album ''At Metro'', released in 2006 in conjunction with a long-awaited reunion of the band. Reportedly, Felumlee discussed with Popes frontman Josh Caterer rejoining the band for its reunion but declined, due to personal relations between himself and the Popes having become a little tense. He rejoined The Smoking Popes in April 2015, replacing Neil Hennessy who was relocating.

Elsewhere

After the Smoking Popes split in 1999, Felumlee joined

. He was the drummer on the album '' From Here To Infirmary''. Felumlee left Alkaline Trio in 2001, reportedly due to personal friction with

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. Last accessed 21 August 2020. In 2005, Mike played the drums on the self-titled debut release of the

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band This Is Me Smiling. As a drummer, Felumlee was also a founding member of the band Duvall, but his participation in the band was short-lived, being replaced by Rob Kellenberger (previously of the bands

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and Tuesday) not long into the band's existence. Felumlee founded and ran for several years the small, independent record label Double Zero Records, Last accessed 4 May 2008. originally conceived as a vehicle to release some then-unreleased Smoking Popes material after the band was dropped from its major label, Capitol, in 1998. The label later released material by The Honor System, Duvall, The Red Hot Valentines, Split Habit, Ryan's Hope, Amazing Transparent Man and Retro Morning. The label operated for several years before being closed down. In June 2016, Felumlee and his wife launched their YouTube channel "Live From The Rock Room" which is a video series featuring punk and indie bands performing in their tiny home studio in Westmont, Illinois. Dan Wallach (of Chicago's Artistic Integrity Records) and Ken Nowka (a long time friend of Mike's) also assist in the production of the series.

References

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