Live Music Fans
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT - MAY 13TH - 8:30PM - THE ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS RETURN www.asylumstreetspankers.com
The Rolling Stone said the Spankers are "Inspired lunatic brilliance!". Jazz Review called them "A National Treasure." If you caught one of their shows in our little room or next door at the Thunder River Theatre last year, you know what these national reviewers meant. This crazy band puts on a great show and gives the audience a trip to many places. They have some amazing songs that are funny, political and highly entertaining.
The Spankers are a big, 7-piece acoustic band that blends traditional swing, jazz and folk with modern parody. Christina Marrs and Wammo are the front folks for this troupe and lead their merrymen from simple "country blues revivalism toward smart, challenging music of boundless variety, sophisticated arrangements, stunning showmanship and determined inventiveness." Wammo has his own style that he calls "Hick-Hop" and his cowboy rap is something to behold. Wammo is a musical force who inherited his voice and stage presence from his dad who was an opera singer.
The Spankers started playing in 1994 on Guadalupe Street which runs into the State Hospital, hence the name "Asylum Street" as part of the bands name. Their website defines "spanker" as someone who can play their instrument "vigorously and proficiently." These guys are definitely a bunch of Spankers. And, they love monkeys. Check out Stewart Oksenhorn's review of the band (4-13-07) in their website press section for more details. Last visit, Christina bought a kids piano from me and used it on her award-winning children's cd "Mommy Says No!". Maybe, they'll sing "You Only Love Me for My Lunch Box". This is a one-of-a-kind band that will blow our room away next Tuesday night.
The Austin based band play nearly 200 shows a year and they have built an international audience without the aid of the corporate music industry. They started their own record label "Spanks-a-Lot Records" in 1999. The Spankers continue to tour all over the country, Europe and Japan and are considered a "world renowned underground institution and one of the planet's most distinctive musical acts."
Their past shows in town have been packed and received rave reviews from their local fans. Take advantage of this chance to see them in the best little music-listening room around. Send me an email and/or give us a call to reserve seats for this night with the Spankers. Should be a blast.
Musically Yours,
Steve, Mary Margaret and Shannon |
