In May, OMC reported that Milwaukee band The Good Luck Joes just released its sophomore effort, "What Do You Think of that Noise?," and was gearing up for a Summerfest performance ("Good Luck Joes finding there's truth in a name").

Now the band has reached the national level.

ABC's new Thursday show "6 Degrees" (airing on at 9 p.m.), features the song "Middle of Me" off that album for the show's television promos. If you've ever played six degrees of separation -- and not just the Keanu Reeves version -- you know that many people can be linked through six other people. "6 Degrees" has six New Yorkers going about their business without realizing that they will have a profound affect on one another. This show comes from the producers of "Lost" and the defunct "Alias."

The Good Luck Joes have two tour dates coming up: A performance on Sept. 28 on the University of Wisconsin-Steven's Point campus at Debot Field at 8 p.m. with Scourge of the Sea and on Sept. 30, the band hits the Mad Planet stage at 9:30 p.m. for a 21 and over show with Tommy Keene and Stall.