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November 22, 2008

Gotta Love a Good Amateur Choreographed Dance

I am very late to this party.  This video was posted in 2006, and over 41 million people have already watched it.  I found out about it tonight while watching YouTube Live and waiting for The Spinto Band to come on.



I saw OK Go live in Providence, RI in probably 2001.  They opened for Phantom Planet.  Tiny venue.  We went because Jason Schwartzman was drumming.  We were hoping for a little Max Fischer proximity.  As we walked in, we saw Schwartzman at the t shirt table.  Zeke got excited.  "Hey Schwartzman, take off your shirt!" he screamed.  Schwartzman heard.  He looked up, made eye contact with Zeker, reached for the bottom of his shirt, gave a little up fake, and shook his head.  We laughed, walked through the crowd to the table, and bought totally sweet Phantom Planet armbands.

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November 16, 2008

Pumpkins, Paisley, and Heavy Feet

Tough crowd for Spinto in DC the other night.

Made me wonder what a band should do when, halfway though a show, the audience is still a little dance shy.  Tune everything out and play for the music itself?  Rock it hard for the handful of fans that are going crazy?  Or pay close attention, rethink the song list, take the tempo down a notch, get people swaying, and build from there?

I thought Spinto had a chance to slow down and reengage on Friday.  They sped it up instead.  And it didn't work.

But Pumpkins and Paisley, track 8 on Moonwink and a free download on Amazon, did.

For me anyway.  And, apparently, for YouTube as well.  They featured the video today. 



Probably laying some groundwork for Spinto's participation in YouTube Live next Saturday.
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November 14, 2008

Look at What the Cat Dragged On

The first time I saw The Spinto Band live, they opened with this song.  And rocked a very small house. The East End Cafe in Newark, DE. 

December 2003 if I remember correct