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Spottiswoode & His Enemies are a New York based rock band. Fronted by Jonathan Spottiswoode, who also writes most of the band's music, the group has an eclectic and hard to describe sound, with songs ranging from rock to folk to jazz and even gospel. Several of the band's members first played together in the now-defunct Washington, D.C. band The Zimmermans.
Although far from "mainstream", the band has become well known within the New York music scene during its ten years, regularly playing venues such as Joe's Pub and touring the East coast of the United States. The band also recently played in a Bob Dylan tribute at Avery Fisher Hall.
In an NPR interview, Jonathan Spottiswoode made this comment on the paradox of being a member of a well loved band but still having to struggle financially in the harsh environment of the modern music industry: "Maybe there was an illusion that was created in the '50s and '60s and '70s where there were all these huge bands making tons of money and there still are a few. But I think maybe the old-fashioned way, where you just — you're an itinerant musician and you depended on the kindness of strangers is — maybe that's the path again these days as things kind of implode."
Line-up:
Jonathan Spottiswoode - vocals, guitar
John Young - bass
Tim Vaill - drums
Candace DeBartolo - saxophone, clarinet, flute, vocals
Kevin Cordt - trumpet, violin, vocals
Riley McMahon - guitars, mandolin, lap steel guitar, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion
Tony Lauria - piano, organ, accordion
In addition to the seven regular performers, the band is often accompanied on stage by several backup singers, bringing the total line-up to ten or eleven musicians in total.
Several of the members participate in other projects. Spottiswoode & McMahon perform together in a duo, McMahon is a music producer and performs with other New York bands such as The Sad Little Stars, DeBartolo has a jazz band called Seeker, and Young plays with The Grandsons.
Discography:
Ugly Love (1998)
Spottiswoode & His Enemies (2000)
Building A Road (2002)
That's What I Like (2007)
Salvation (2008)
Wild Goosechase Expedition (2011)
Although far from "mainstream", the band has become well known within the New York music scene during its ten years, regularly playing venues such as Joe's Pub and touring the East coast of the United States. The band also recently played in a Bob Dylan tribute at Avery Fisher Hall.
In an NPR interview, Jonathan Spottiswoode made this comment on the paradox of being a member of a well loved band but still having to struggle financially in the harsh environment of the modern music industry: "Maybe there was an illusion that was created in the '50s and '60s and '70s where there were all these huge bands making tons of money and there still are a few. But I think maybe the old-fashioned way, where you just — you're an itinerant musician and you depended on the kindness of strangers is — maybe that's the path again these days as things kind of implode."
Line-up:
Jonathan Spottiswoode - vocals, guitar
John Young - bass
Tim Vaill - drums
Candace DeBartolo - saxophone, clarinet, flute, vocals
Kevin Cordt - trumpet, violin, vocals
Riley McMahon - guitars, mandolin, lap steel guitar, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion
Tony Lauria - piano, organ, accordion
In addition to the seven regular performers, the band is often accompanied on stage by several backup singers, bringing the total line-up to ten or eleven musicians in total.
Several of the members participate in other projects. Spottiswoode & McMahon perform together in a duo, McMahon is a music producer and performs with other New York bands such as The Sad Little Stars, DeBartolo has a jazz band called Seeker, and Young plays with The Grandsons.
Discography:
Ugly Love (1998)
Spottiswoode & His Enemies (2000)
Building A Road (2002)
That's What I Like (2007)
Salvation (2008)
Wild Goosechase Expedition (2011)
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