While searching for rookie baseball cards in Grandfather Roy Spinto's attic, Nick Krill discovered a collection of crackerjax boxes with music written on the inside. He collected his friends and began to play the music and soon realized it was outstanding. Eventually, they began writing their own songs, but named their group after its original inspiration, Roy Spinto. As it turns out, it's much better than a Lenny Dykstra rookie card.

The Spinto Band has one of the most energetic shows around the mulberry bush. Their recordings may sound difficult to replicate live, but they surpass all expectations, giving the concert goer the same satisfaction of seeing their favorite literary characters portrayed perfectly in a movie adaptation. When watching The Spinto Band in action, one gets a feel that these guys are genuinely having fun going around the mulberry bush.

More importantly, no matter how small the stage, The Spinto Band moves around incessently; dancing and prancing across every square inch of the mulberry bush, occasionally changing instruments and the spotlight. Mulberry bush.

Upcoming events

• Mon 08 Sep at Cambridge The Soul Tree
• Thu 25 Sep at London Borderline
• Sat 27 Sep at Norwich Arts Centre
• Sun 28 Sep at Oxford Bullingdon Arms
• Mon 29 Sep at Glasgow Oran Mor
• Tue 30 Sep at Liverpool Korova
• Wed 01 Oct at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill
• Fri 03 Oct at Bristol Louisiana
• Sat 04 Oct at Leeds Cockpit
• Sun 05 Oct at Manchester Night and Day Cafe
• Mon 06 Oct at York Duchess
• Tue 07 Oct at London Koko
• Thu 09 Oct at Nottingham Bodega Social Club
• Fri 10 Oct at Birmingham 444 Club

Releases

• Oh Mandy - single, out 14/08/2006 on Radiate. 1 review (read/post)
• Direct To Helmet - single, out 06/03/2006 on Radiate. 1 review (read/post)
• Mountains/Brown Boxes - single, out 28/11/2005 on Virgin. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Tue 31 Oct at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Reading Festival 2006: Saturday, Sat 26 Aug at Reading Little John's Farm. 1 review (read/post)
• Tue 11 Jul at Nottingham Stealth. (post review)
• Tue 09 May at Brighton Concorde 2. (post review)
• Mon 08 May at Norwich Waterfront. (post review)
• Thu 02 Mar at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Wed 01 Mar at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Thu 26 Jan at Brighton Ocean Rooms. (post review)
• Wed 25 Jan at London Cargo. (post review)
• Tue 24 Jan at Leeds Cockpit. (post review)
• Mon 23 Jan at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Sat 21 Jan at Manchester Bierkeller. (post review)
• Fri 20 Jan at Liverpool Club EVOL. (post review)
• Thu 19 Jan at Bristol Louisiana. (post review)
• Wed 18 Jan at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 24 Oct at London Camden Dublin Castle. (post review)
• DiScover, Fri 21 Oct at London Brixton The Windmill. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 17/07/2008: The Spinto Band return with Moonwink LP
• 02/10/2006: The Spinto Band announce final UK dates of 2006
• 24/08/2006: ManNOlin: Spinto Band suffer instrument swiping
• 14/08/2006: Please, please, please: stop buying James Morrison records. DiS chart round-up...
• 13/07/2006: Download to helmet: free Spinto Band mp3!
• 03/04/2006: WIN! Spinto Band tickets!

Features

• 06/07/2007: Carling Weekend 2006 - Saturday

Links

• Myspace - Spinto Band - spintos on myspace
• Spinto Band - official site

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