When you spend too much time in the van, you get the road mania and rock band, Sunspot, gives you a front seat to theirs as they travel around the country in their van bringing you stories from the road, their lives, and whatever they can think of.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania 200
Sunspot from Summerfest 2013 in Milwaukee! Here's a little tour of the area of how they take you from parking to the stage!
Thanks to everyone for sticking with us for 200 episodes!
Monday, June 24, 2013
Road Mania 199
Mike and Wendy visit The Madison Area Music Awards 2013, with a glimpse of all the performers and some backstage action as well.
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Road Mania 198
Mike and Wendy hit the music industry panel of Monroe's Wisconsin Music Arts Festival and watch Tom Jackson work on making over a song with Emily Gatzke, Broadjam's Roy Elkins give some advice, and a funny story from PiL's Martin Atkins!
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania 197
Rockfest in Delavan, the van turns 100,000 miles, special appearances by The Guppy Effect and The Dots!
Sunday, June 09, 2013
Saturday, June 08, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania 195
Live from McAuliffe's in Racine on the way to MOXY Fest in Cincinatti! And what are all these damn zombies doing here?
Friday, June 07, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 194
Night one of our June Midwest Run!
A little bit of Kill Jr and One Last Run from The Wisco. Some "Wasted Years" from Iron Maiden and Mike and Wendy talk about McAuliffe's Pub and World War Z tonight (June 6th!)
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 193
Mike and Wendy talk about this weekend's rock shows in Madison, Racine, and Cincinnati!
Monday, May 13, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania 191 - Turn on the Hi-Fi Live in Milwaukee
At the Wisconsin Area Music Industry Downtown Alive Showcase at the Old German Bier Hall on April 13th, 2013.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 190
We bring the party to Route 20 Outhouse, a gorgeous club near Racine, and play with the excellent power-pop band, The Pulltops, outta MIlwaukee.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania - Ep.189
Mike and Wendy visit the Gallifrey One Doctor Who Convention in Los Angeles, California on Valentine's Day 2013 to see their good friend get married. There's Doctor Who cupcakes, cosplay galore, and a robot bartender!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 188
It's picture time! A new year means new photos so it's time for us to get dressed up in our best new clothes and do some sexy shots. So, here's us looking gorgeous.
Mary's website is http://www.sweeneysphotography.com and it's a great place to get photos done for any reason. If you're in Wisconsin, check it out because she'll make you look AWESOME.
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania - FAWM 2013 No. 1
Alright, it's time for FAWM 2013 and Mike delivers his first song of the year. It's a demo called "Selective Amnesia". 14 songs in 28 days? Do you think he's going to make it?
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania 184 - Fave songs of 2012
Here's a quick update from after rehearsal as we talk about our favorite tracks from the last year.
Take a listen to the tracks right here:
Muse - Big Freeze http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftHMy7TbH-E
Mark Mallman - Shadow of the Darkest Dawn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnYNADEa_S0
Metric - Breathing Underwater - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZuLsz4yPPM
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Sunday, January 06, 2013
Sunspot Road Mania - Ep. 183
Happy New Year! Welcome to the first Road Mania of 2013 from lovely Belleville, Wisconsin. We started the night off with our song "Go Pack" to celebrate the sweet victory over the Vikings and then proceeded to rock the two-toned shoes off Sugar River Lanes.
Also, join us for the Sunspot Hangouts on Google+ every Tuesday night. It's a great way to hear new music, meet people, and talk about whatever you want to!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
Saturday, October 06, 2012
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
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...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
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!
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
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.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Sunspot - Particle Man
Sunspot playing the They Might Be Giants' classic, "Particle Man" Live From Studio M at WMMM Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
Friday, March 30, 2012
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.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 15, 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!
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
"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
Hey, sometimes Love comes with a side of Cannibalism. Download the video directly here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Cannibal012812-4142656-10381.m4v
Monday, January 23, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
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!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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.
Friday, November 11, 2011
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)
Friday, November 04, 2011
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
Monday, October 31, 2011
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!
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
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
Friday, September 23, 2011
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.
Download the podcast directly here.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
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!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Friday, August 26, 2011
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!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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!)
Friday, August 12, 2011
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.
Friday, July 15, 2011
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
Download the SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_159_sd.m4vv
Thursday, June 09, 2011
Sunspot Road Mania - EP. 158
Rocking out and hanging out in Chicago and Milwaukee for our first podcast of the summer of 2011!
Wednesday, May 11, 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.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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
Direct download is available here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_156.mp4
Thursday, March 31, 2011
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
Friday, March 18, 2011
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.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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
Download the SD version directly here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm153sd-2846375-10381.mov
Thursday, February 10, 2011
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
HD version available for download here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/Sunspot-Road-Mania-Ep-152.mp4
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
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
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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
Download the SD version here: http://www.sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspotrm150sd-2578837-10381.mov
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
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
Download the SD version here: http://sunspotmusic.com/roadmania/sunspot_rm_149_sd.mov
Friday, December 10, 2010
"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
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