Asylum Street Spankers May 9, 2008

The magnificently indefinable Asylum Street Spankers stand as one of the America's most distinctive groups. Defiantly acoustic, fiercely independent, and absurdly good, the Spankers began in 1994 at a party in Llano, Texas and since then have kept the all-night sing-along, anything-goes spirit of their inception alive. They've pushed their ever-evolving group from simple country-blues revivalism toward smart, challenging music of boundless variety, sophisticated arrangements, stunning showmanship, and determined inventiveness. Come see why Chris Davis of The Memphis Flyer called the Spankers "one of the best live acts you are likely to see anywhere, and any true fan of music would be a fool to miss them."

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