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Mike McAbee: 25 Years of Dive Bars, Frankville & the RW24 Kickoff | Sven on the Road
Mike McAbee sat down with Full Spectrum Cycling’s Sven Hammer on the Veggas Pub patio in Riverwest, Milwaukee, just as the neighborhood geared up for the 2024 Riverwest 24. It was a one-year reunion, Mike had been on the show in 2025, and since then he underwent triple bypass surgery and took a two-month hiatus from the road.
In this interview, Makabe talks about what it took to get back to playing out, why the experience was less painful than some breakups he has endured, and how he has managed 25 years as a working musician. He still plays mostly dive bars in Midwest towns of fewer than a…
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