Claim: Alkaline Trio is a band.

Mike Felumlee , a native of Crystal Lake , Illinois -LRB- a suburb of Chicago -RRB- , is chiefly known as the current drummer for the rock band The Smoking Popes . He is known to a lesser extent for his stint of several years as drummer in the band Alkaline Trio and for his solo music .   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 .   After the Smoking Popes split in 1999 , Felumlee joined Alkaline Trio . He was the drummer on the album `` From Here To Infirmary '' . Felumlee left Alkaline Trio in 2001 reportedly due to personal friction with Matt Skiba   In 2005 , Mike played the drums on the self-titled debut release of the Chicago 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 -LRB- previously of the bands Slapstick and Tuesday -RRB- not long into the band 's existence .   Felumlee founded and ran for several years the small , independent record label Double Zero Records , 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 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 -LRB- of Chicago 's Artistic Integrity Records -RRB- and Ken Nowka -LRB- a long time friend of Mike 's -RRB- also assist in the production of the series .