Sunspot - Loser of the Year (Again)

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 182

Sunspot Hangout #19

Sunspot Hangout #18

Sunspot Road Mania Ep. 181

Sunspot Google+ Hangout #17

Sunspot Google+ Hangout #16

Sunspot Hangout #15

Sunspot Google+ Hangout #14

Sunspot Hangout Lucky #13

Sunspot Google Hangout #12

Sunspot Hangout #11

Sunspot Hangout #10

Sunspot Hangout #9

Sunspot Hangout #8

Sunspot Hangout #7

Oh no, the livestream was down for this one and Google+ "Hangouts On-Air" were disabled, so we weren't able to save the chat. Maybe you'd like to watch something old-school instead. Like...

Sunspot Hangout #6

Sunspot Hangout #5

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 180

Sunspot rocking at Milwaukee's Summerfest 2012!

Sunspot Hangout #4

Sunspot Hangout #3

Sunspot Hangout #2

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 179

It's Memorial Day Weekend 2012 as Sunspot parties at The World's Largest Brat Fest and takes a dip in the sexy end of the pool with their first show at Visions Burlesque Club in Madison!

Stardust by Sunspot - Live From Studio M

We prepared a special version of our track, "Stardust" from our album, The Slingshot Effect for our performance on "Live From Studio M". It features Ben on piano and Wendy Lynn on violin.

Sunspot - Particle Man

Sunspot playing the They Might Be Giants' classic, "Particle Man" Live From Studio M at WMMM Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.

Sunspot Project M - "Summer Day"

Sunspot's first video for 105.5 Triple M's Project M. Here's the band introducing themselves as well as a live performance of their song, "Summer Day", from The Annex in Madison on the last night of their Major Arcana tour.

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 178

Sunspot and some of their highlights from SXSW 2012!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 177

Partying in Tulsa on the way to SXSW 2012!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 176

It's time for SXSW and Sunspot heads down to Tejas with the 2012 rock crew. First stop is in Peoria, IL at The Red Barn for some acoustic action!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 175

We take you behind the scenes on a Sunspot video shoot with Wyatt from Notebook Entertainment.

Also, it's time to vote for the MAMAs! http://www.themamas.org

"Cannibal" - Live at Club Tavern

We didn't forget you on Valentine's Day! Have you ever said to someone "I could just eat you right up"? We bet you have and we wrote a song about it. Here's a vid of us playing the song live and we made the track available for a FREE download today only here: http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=25716&mediaID=553655



Hey, sometimes Love comes with a side of Cannibalism. Download the video directly here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Cannibal012812-4142656-10381.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania Ep. 174 - NAMM 2012 Day 4

Sunspot at NAMM Day 4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 173 - NAMM 2012 Day 3

Sunspot at NAMM Day 3!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 172 - NAMM 2012 Day 2

Sunspot at NAMM 2012 Day One

Prozac Girl - The Slingshot Effect Release Party - Erika Dedication

"Prozac Girl" by Sunspot from the release party for "The Slingshot Effect" - November 18th, 2011. A little bit of Semisonic's "Closing Time" snuck in the middle because the idea was to travel back in time to 1998 when "Prozac Girl" was first performed.

Also, it's a special dedication to one of our favorite people, Erika!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 170

We get our MAXMas recording on and Mike talks about the things he would change if he could go back in time.

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 169 (Countdown to The Slingshot Effect)

We talk about our favorite songs with the word, "time" in the title. And of course we keep counting down to the release of our new album, "The Slingshot Effect"! (http://sunspotslingshoteffect.eventbrite.com)

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 168 (Countdown to The Slingshot Effect)

Updates from our extra spooky Halloween weekend shows at the Mud Run in Verona and in Ridgeway, and a wrap-up from rehearsal! 17 days until the CD Release Party for "The Slingshot Effect"!

Direct download at http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm168-3802166.mp4

Happy Halloween - New Sunspot Song and Video!

Happy Halloween! To celebrate the holiday as well as the upcoming release of "The Slingshot Effect", here is a special Halloween horror movie video mash-up to our brand new song, "We Are The Darkness".

Have a great All Hallow's Eve!

Download "We Are The Darkness" directly right here.

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 167 (Countdown to The Slingshot Effect)

We talk about our favorite time travel movies and keep counting down to the release of our new album! (http://sunspotslingshoteffect.eventbrite.com)

Direct download at http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_167.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 166 (Countdown to The Slingshot Effect)

We light the Eternal Flame at Capital Brewery for a literally solar-powered show, experience some supernatural happenings at the Fillmor in Wausau, and start counting down to the release of our new album! (http://sunspotslingshoteffect.eventbrite.com)

Direct download is here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm166-3751817-10381.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 165

Taste of Madison, Sunspot rocking live, Crash Test Dummies, didgeridoos, our new CD, and more! Mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm, it's a good time this month!



Download the podcast directly here.

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 164

We penetrate deep into the heart of Pittsburgh and bring the rock to The Smiling Moose, find maybe the coolest toy store on the planet, and then head back home!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 163

We give Philly the cheese steak and run away from Hurricane Irene!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 162

Rocking the Mad Hatter with some killer bands and scarfing down some chili as we hit the Cincy area again!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 161

Our first time at Reggie's Rock Joint in Chicago! Also Mike and Wendy sing some karaoke with Liquid Courage (literally, that was the band name!)

Sunspot Road Mania- Ep. 160

We eat everything in sight at the WIsconsin State Fair, rock the Barneveld Luau, and go back to the studio.

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 159

Sunspot in the Racine 4th of July parade, some classic cars in Reedsburg, and then hanging out in The Bastard Den.



Download the SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_159_sd.m4vv

Sunspot Road Mania - EP. 158

Rocking out and hanging out in Chicago and Milwaukee for our first podcast of the summer of 2011!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 157

Adventures in Madison, Racine, Merrill, Elcho, and Marshfield. Hoyer Guitars, motorcycles, special videotaping to make sure that Ben can still make it to our La Crosse show, recumbent bicycles, tornado damage, all our love to Sean Kingston, and a special appearance by Leo Laporte from This Week in Tech!

Download the full SD version here.

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 156

A recap of the events of the past few weeks, including the Deus Ex Machina EP release party, a battle of the bands in Milwaukee, and some heavy metal welding of the trailer!



Direct download is available here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_156.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 155

5 shows, 3 days in Austin, 48 hours in the van. Our most epic Road Mania yet as we journey to SXSW 2011 to play showcases for Tourbinder.com, WeAre78704.com, GoGirls.com, Good Day Austin on Fox 7, tour the Texas State Capitol, get destroyed by Nuclear Tacos, hail a pedicab, eat free on Rachael Ray, have some death metal pizza, and drink enough Lone Star and whiskey to kill a horse.

Download the SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_155.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 154

Here we are, getting ready for the annual pilgrimage to Austin, records new songs, attends a MAMAs seminar at the Frequency, and checks out the action at the Wisconsin State Capitol building.

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 153

Some highlights from our February Milwaukee and Janesville shows, a little rocking from The Everyday Motive, plus getting ready to record the first new Sunspot studio songs since 2009!



Download the SD version directly here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm153sd-2846375-10381.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 152

Check out the action from last weekend's triple-header: Merrill, Polar, and Middleton after the Packers won the Superbowl... with the Udder Run snowshoe race in Athens as a special bonus!



HD version available for download here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-152.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 151

Van troubles in Rochester? Say it ain't so! Minneapolis rockers, Packers championships, Sunspot rehearsal- it's all here in the first Road Mania of 2011!

Download the full SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_151.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 150

Happy Holidays from The Sunspot Christmas Party and Major Arcana DVD Release at The Frequency in Madison!



Download the SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm150sd-2578837-10381.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 149

Sunspot survives Snowmageddon 2010 with a show at Sugar River Lanes in Belleville, Saturday, December 11th. Our heroes also gives you a little peek at the making of Major Arcana, released this Friday, December 17th, at The Frequency in Madison!



Download the SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_149_sd.mov

"Perfect" - Major Arcana

Sunspot performs their previously unreleased song, "Perfect", as featured in their upcoming live concert DVD, "Major Arcana".

A combination of theater, audience participation, multimedia stage show, and rock concert party, they hired local actors to film scenes in between songs and provided a story that linked the songs to each other as well as a tarot card for each track (hence the title, "Major Arcana".) The idea is that the main character was getting an online tarot reading and the cards represented the themes of the songs as well as where the character was going in the story. The band premiered the show during SXSW in 2010 and took it on a tour of America's East Coast, Midwest and South in the Summer.

This DVD is the culmination of the tour and stage show. Recorded at The Annex in Madison on the last night of their tour, "Major Arcana" is the complete live production specially recorded for the DVD, along with tour videos, deleted scenes, a commentary track, and other special features. It will be available for purchase December 17th, as well as on their website, www.sunspotmusic.com

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 148

Daleks, spankings, naughty cakes, clever cakes, and a ton of birthday shenanigans!



SD version available for download here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/SunspotRoadManiaEp148SD-2475265.m4v

Major Arcana Trailer

Sunspot's "Major Arcana" tour was about creating a completely new type of experience that's personal like a rock concert has the emotional weight of a musical, that's dynamic visually like a film, and has the depth of great literature. The band premiered the show at SXSW in 2010 and took it on a tour of America's East Coast, Midwest and South in the Summer.

This DVD is the culmination of the tour and stage show. A complete live concert DVD, along with tour videos, deleted scenes, a commentary track, and other special features. It's released December 17th and available for pre-orders at http://store.sunspotmusic.com

SD version here at : http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/MajorTrailer480p-2474491.mov

"Prozac Girl" and "Pretend" Sunspot on Late Night Madness April 1998

Hey, goatees are cool!

This is the first televised appearance of us as Sunspot, as well as the first ever time we played "Prozac Girl" and "Pretend" in front of a crowd! April of 1998, and we'd just finished writing the bridge of "Prozac Girl" that day!

I thought this would be the perfect day to put it up since we're doing a Major Arcana sneak preview tomorrow!



Download the video here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot%20LNM%20April%202008.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 147

It's a Super Halloween Weekend as the Super Sunspot Bros. party in Madison and Rockford with Josh Dupont Band and The Goodyear Pimps!



Download the SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/RoadManiaEP144-2250957.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 146

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Partying in Elcho, saying goodbye to Bambi, and getting ready for this week's big Halloween parties!

Download the SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm146-2344667.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 145

Sunspot has the weekend off, but Mike gets himself six feet under the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis while Wendy Lynn performs with rocker Mark Mallman during his epic 78-hour music marathon at The Turf Club in St. Paul. It's a Twin Cities rock/horror party!

Download the SD version: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/SunspotRoadMania145-2281103.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 144

Sunspot video shoot, hanging out at old haunts, and discussing the extraordinarily talented musician, Jibbs.



SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/RoadManiaEP144-2250957.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 143

Mike and Wendy visit the Rock Band Creators Workshop at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago.

Will you be able to play some Sunspot on your Xbox soon? Watch the video to find out!

SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm143sd-2215237.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 142

Rock show and dance party at Victory Lane in Merrill!



SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_142_sd.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 141

Sunspot fights the good fight in Waukesha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ0veq3diIo

Download SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm141-2163861.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 140

Madison. The Annex. Last day of the tour. No titles on this one because I need to reinstall iMovie, but you'll get the point. The real highlight is the entirety of "She's A Ho" live by Government Zero. I didn't want to put this up because it kinda made me sad that it's all over. That's alright, more adventures to be had soon.



Download the SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm140-2164065.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 139

Defying deadly rains in Rockford, performing in Freeport, and returning to Wisconsin!



SD Version: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm139-2164487.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 138

Sunspot vs. Food at Waffle House!



SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/SunspotRoadManiaEp.138-2164337.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 137

Living on Tulsa time. A man on a bed of nails, three-point-two beer and some rocking!



SD Version: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/SunspotRoadManiaEp.137-2163743.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 136

Hanging out in OKC, Iguana's Taco Tuesday Funeral, Tecate with our man, Elmo, high strangeness at the Hi-Lo, Styx party, Captain Eyeball and more!



SD Version: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/SunspotRoadManiaEp.136-2163405.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 135

Sunspot invades the Big D and Willie Nelson's Truck Stop!



SD version: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm135sd-2186419.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 134

Oh, Austin!



SD version: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm134sd-2186413.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 133

Causing trouble in San Antonio at Augie's and then hanging out with 3 Kisses.



SD Version: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm133sd-2186407.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 132

Hanging out with Madalyn from GoGirls and performing in Houston.



Download the SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-132.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 131

Wild in Little Rock!



The SD version is right here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-132.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 130

Day 3 of Tennessee! Live from Memphis. It's hot out and we make it hotter!

The SD version us right here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-130.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 129

Hanging out in Nashville on our day off. Jem from Outrageous Productions gives us the first Big Elebra Award. We go out to see some bands and shenanigans ensue.



SD version is right here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-129.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 128

Nasty in Nashville!



Download the SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/'sunspotrm128sd-2400937.mov

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 127

Play By Play Cafe in Cincinnati, a terrifying hotel in Kentucky, and our introduction to Cincy's Hudy Beer.



SD version is here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-127.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 126

Losing our West Virginity in Wheeling!



SD version is here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-126.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 125

Sunspot misadventures in New York City!



SD version is here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-125.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 124

Summer Day at Two Boots in Bridgeport!



SD version is here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-124.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 123

It's raining men at Harper's Ferry!



SD Version is here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-123.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 122

On the way to Boston!



SD version is here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-122.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 121

Alright, I think I'm finally getting the hang of editing and shooting on the iPhone 4. We had a really fun day but kind of a weird night at our Pittsburgh stop.



Download the SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm121sd-2400911-10381.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 120

Flat tire on the trailer! Tragedy on the freeway! Acoustic "Soundcheck Song"!



Download the SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm120-2400963.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 119

Major Arcana Tour Day 3 from Delavan, WI and a little night riding in the van.



Direct download at http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm119-1881109.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 118

Some behind the scenes from Shank Hall at last night's tour kickoff during the Great Milwaukee Flood of 2010. I'm still working out exactly how best to shoot with the iPhone 4, so sorry if it doesn't look great yet, but we'll be shooting every day on this tour, so hopefully by the end I'll have it figured out!



Direct download is right here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm118-1877155.m4v

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 117

A little bit from Concerts on the Square in Wausau and an explanation of what the Major Arcana tour is all about.



The direct download is right here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/SRM117-1873183.m4v

Sunspot Prehistoric Video : "Bleed Me Free" and "Young Love" - Shine 97 Concert

Pleather, mohawks, sequins, and braces(?!) - Eat your heart out, Fashionistas! This may be the earliest video that we have on the web. It's from March of 1997 at a benefit concert in the Stock Pavilion at UW-Madison. This is before we called ourselves Sunspot and we hadn't even been playing together for a year yet. The sound quality is a little rough, it's a transfer from a VHS copy of a Hi-8 tape, and our friend, Kyle, had to keep coming onstage to help Wendy fix her bass drum (Hey man, thanks for that.)

Thinking back on that show, it was a pretty awesome experience. That was the first show that we ever played with BoRd and we got to share the stage with Pet Engine (who I thought was the coolest band in Wisconsin in the 1990's.) Originally, the organizers advertised the show as being headlined by The Gufs, but something happened and they had to cancel (which caused Ben to have a grudge against them for years, ha. Since it was a benefit for Camp Heartland , Ben's response when anyone used to bring The Gufs up was "Those heartless bastards hate kids with AIDS", in fact he still might say that.) We were all about 20 years young in this video and for some reason, I was determined that a beard made me look more like a badass, especially with a bandana. Yeah, I was wrong about that.

These are two songs that don't make it out at live shows anymore, either. We hadn't seen it (or thought about it) in over a decade, and when you see how many ridiculous chains I'm wearing, we thought you'd be glad we shared it.

Anyway, next week we'll start seeing new Sunspot Road Manias as we kick off the next six weeks, which is going to be our busiest season ever! Brand new live show, new songs and we'll be bringing it all around the country and then doing a final Homecoming show in Madison on August 14th to make our first live DVD. So, this will be a pretty short trip down Memory Lane because we're in the process of making a lot of new ones.

"Summer Day" (Longest Intro Ever) at WYOU

We're taking a break for the next two weeks as we get the July shows ready to roll and we finish our preparations and production for the Major Arcana Tour, but we don't want to deprive you of the deep, deep, borderline nasty love that we have for you in the meantime. So, here's another video (this one's not Old School because it's not even a year past.)

It's probably the longest intro to Summer Day we've ever done. We just kinda rolled with it because, well, we could. It was for WYOU's telethon in October 2009. We were introduced by Darth Rokker from Maximum Ink and we played that night with our good friends in Axiom. The sound quality is great, thanks to Kasper from Ghost Town for doing the mixing.

WYOU is an awesome community access station in Madison and they always need support because keeping crazy people on the air is important AND they support local and independent music. www.wyou.org

Sunspot Old-School Video : "Prozac Girl" WAMI Awards 2004

To tide you guys over this week between Road Manias, let's take a little trip in the Wayback Machine all the way back to the Aughts, all the way back to April 26th, 2004 at a a live performance for the 2004 Wisconsin Area Music Industry Awards. Picture Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, WI. Picture a good deal of Milwaukee's music scene all dressed up, hanging out and getting lit up in one place. Picture a ton of old ladies smoking cigarettes and seducing the one-armed bandit. Picture us- young, fresh-faced, and beautiful.

And yes, we did bring a different set of clothes to go between the stage and the ceremony.

We also included some of the footage of our deep and poignant acceptance speeches for Rock Band of the Year!

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 116

Sunspot visits The Buzz Bar for their first show in Watertown, WI! Special thanks to Terrence (who apparently had a baby at the show) for the footage of us playing.



The high quality direct download is available here (~38 MB):
http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_116.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 115

This episode includes a zen-like drive to Edgerton, Saturday MAMAs festivities, and the roaring after-MAMAs party with Government Zero and John Masino at The Annex!



The high quality direct download is available here (~110 MB):
http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_115.mp4

Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 114

Another action-packed weekend with shows at Legends & Mifflin Street Block Party in Madison, and with Caroline's Spine at Howie's in La Crosse. This episode also includes backstage interviews with our friends in Sexy Ester and Shinobi Ninja! Special thanks to our friend Terrence for the Mifflin footage of us playing!



The high quality direct download is available here (~73 MB):
http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_114.mp4