"Asylum Street Spankers." Who are these guys? I love them.

Fantastic.

But why do they hate America?

'slapping a yellow ribbon on the back of your gas-guzzling SUV during a war for oil makes you look like an asshole' - from a great bumper sticker
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v413/gimygirl/Avatars/bumpersticker.jpg)

The Spankers are from Austin and whose leader, Wammo, is described as a "cultural instigator, poetic provocatuer, and irresponsible drunk."

While we think the video and song speak for themselves, the Spankers preemptively state that current and former members of our band are veterans of the military, we support American troops and we love our country, especially its Constitution and Bill of Rights, but also its movies, music, whiskey and regional cuisine." ~ Asylum Street Spankers

Austin??? MY Austin??? Where the hell have I been???

Oh...ya. On the internet.

Thank you so much for the link...amazingly, they are at my favorite coffee/theatre house tonight. I now have my evening's plans.

Excellent!

Saw them about six months ago, just after they wrote this song. They're one of the few bands out there that can get a whole club full of attendees to sit down on the beer-soaked floor and sing a story-time-esque show at them for over two hours.

What? I mean to say that they're fantastic. And yes, daphne, you now have evening plans to see your favorite new band. ;-)

PS They're violinist, Sick, http://www.asylumstreetspankers.com/bio%20images/sickbio.gif is an amazing showman. You'll see what I mean. :-D

I can't tell you how thrilled I am. I just called my friend who works at the venue and she's reserving a table for us. ::shakes with excitement::

I love VideoSift...you guys are my hook-up to the greatness in the world.

can't wait to hear how your evening goes, daphne!!!! *excited for you*

OUCH! When I was a Marine during Gulf War I, I was stationed at Quantico, VA. I pulled my VW bug through the drive-through at McDonalds, wearing my uniform. The cashier scowled at me and said, "hey, where's your yellow ribbon?" I was dumbfounded.

It reminded me of when a guy asked disabled vet Ron Kovic, who is wheelchair-bound, where his POW bracelet was. Kovic said, "I'm sitting in it".

i agree wholeheartedly with the bumper sticker... it really does make you look like an asshole. i've seen people around here with easily 10 stickers on the back of their escalade, and i drive past them to see... 1 person in the vehicle.

lmao ... 11 hours later i realize i still have this tune in my head!!!

Phenomenal show...wow. Wow wow wow wow. I can't even begin to describe it. Think of a stringed instrument...any stringed instrument - it was in the show.

Apparently, oohahh, they love Portland. I don't know if they had the clarinet player, Sammy, at the show you saw...but The band stole him from your town. He's an Austinite now. hee hee hee

They started talking about Portland and said, "Every time we go there all we hear is how rainy and drizzly it is in Portland. But every time we're there it's sunny and beautiful. We think it's a lie all the people in Portland tell outsiders to keep them from moving there."

Unfortunately, I forgot about how musicians tell time. In Theatre, 8:00 means 8:00. In the music world, 9:00 means sometime around 11PM. So, we had to leave early...my son's hot chocolate buzz had worn off by the time the show started. But we all loved what we saw. They play a lot in Austin, so I will be seeing them again.

Their music ranges from "the Austin sound" (which is a mix of Country and folk...the only kind of Country-esque I can stand) to Blues to 1940's jazz. Unbelievably talented.

My son's favorite was the mohawk-sporting violinist.

OH! And they mentioned this video during the show. Sadly, we had to leave before they played it. Next time, though.

Thanks again, Mix...I'm so glad you posted this. I had a blast.

Yay, daphne, I'm glad it was a good time.

And to TimothyChenAllen...thank you.

thanks for the review, daphne!! so glad to hear that you had a great time!! do they tour much?

Shit Daphne, I didn't know you lived in Portland. Where was the show?

*EDIT

Never mind, Daphne. I read it wrong. You are in Austin. Oohah is in Portland? Or somebody else? Huh?.....

fletch .... check in with krupo! he's the resident stalker! he will be able to confirm their locations!! *giggles*

Tour Schedule - we hope to see them @Club Passim in Cambridge - thanks for the review; I knew it'd be a good show but this makes me want to get tix NOW.



10.6.06 Friday Austin, TX Waterloo Ice House 9pm 512.472.5400

benefitting the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians

10.7.06 Saturday Houston, TX McGonigel's Mucky Duck 7:30 & 10pm 713.528.5999

10.13.06 Friday Oklahoma City, OK VZD's 9pm 405.524.4200

10.14.06 Saturday Dallas, TX Allgood Music Cafe 9pm 214.742.5362

10.20.06 Friday Austin, TX The Saxon Pub 8pm 512.448.2552

10.21.06 Saturday San Marcos, TX Cheatham Street Warehouse 8:30pm 512.353.3777

11.3.06 Friday Denton, TX Dan's Silverleaf 9pm 940.320.2000

11.8.06 Wednesday Asheville, NC Grey Eagle 8pm 828.232.5800

11.9.06 Thursday Raleigh, NC Pour House Music Hall 10pm 919.821.1120

11.10.06 Friday Floyd, VA The Sun Music Hall 9pm 540.745.7880

11.11.06 Saturday Charlottesville, VA Gravity Lounge 9pm 434.977.5590

11.12.06 Sunday Bethlehem, PA Godfrey Daniels 7pm 610.867.2390

11.15.06 Wednesday New York, NY Joe's Pub 8pm 212.539.8778

11.16.06 Thursday Cambridge, MA Passim Cultural Center 8pm 617.492.5300

11.17.06 Friday Fall River, Ma The Narrows Center for the Arts 8pm 508.324.1926

11.18.06 Saturday Franklin, NH Mojolaki Golf Club 9pm

11.19.06 Sunday Rochester, NY Milestone's 8pm 585.325.6490

11.20.06 Monday Columbus, OH Little Brother's 8pm 614.421.2025

11.22.06 Wednesday Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center 8pm 612.338.2674

11.24.06 Friday Chicago, IL The Old Town School of Folk Music 9pm 773.728.6000

11.25.06 Saturday Dayton, OH Canal Street Tavern 9pm 937.461.9343

12.8.06 Friday Lake Worth, FL The Bamboo Room 9pm 561.585.BLUE

12.9.06 Saturday Lake Worth, FL The Bamboo Room 9pm 561.585.BLUE

12.10.06 Sunday Jacksonville Beach, FL Freebird Cafe 8pm 904.246.BIRD

12.12.06 Tuesday Savannah, GA American Legion Post # 125 8pm

12.13.06 Wednesday Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre 8pm 704.358.9298

12.14.06 Thursday Charleston, SC Home Team BBQ 8pm 843.243.2147

12.15.06 Friday Atlanta, GA Smith's Olde Bar 9pm 404.875.1522

12.16.06 Saturday Greenville, SC The Handlebar 10pm 864.233.6173

daphne wrote: "Apparently, oohahh, they love Portland. I don't know if they had the clarinet player, Sammy, at the show you saw...but The band stole him from your town. He's an Austinite now. hee hee hee"

That's great - Sammy looked like a really nice guy. Oh, and he's a clever musician, too. He didn't look like he'd fit in so well; he's a little straighter-laced than the rest, but I have a suspicion they try to hire musicians first and foremost. Neat.

daphne added: "They started talking about Portland and said, 'Every time we go there all we hear is how rainy and drizzly it is in Portland. But every time we're there it's sunny and beautiful. We think it's a lie all the people in Portland tell outsiders to keep them from moving there.'"

It's no lie. It's raining right now. There's hail and sleet, too. It's cold and clammy. Oregonian kids here learn to swim before they can walk. When we say "don't forget your rubbers", we actually mean "keep your feet dry". The state flower is Gore-Tex. My car has a keel. My hat has a rudder. Three species of native-Oregonian tree are actually close cousins of sea kelp. I'm not sayin' don't move here, I'm just sayin' I hope you like it wet. And gray.

Fletch wrote: "Never mind, Daphne. I read it wrong. You are in Austin. Oohah is in Portland? Or somebody else? Huh?....."

That's right. Not only am I a Portlander, I know for a fact that there are at least four other Portlanders in the VideoSift rolecall. I know cause I made them join. :-D

Yeah, Sammy seemed a little overwhelmed and subdued...but he was an ace clarinet player. Besides, everyone else has enough enegy to make up for him. ;-)

And I think they're right...it's all a ruse to keep your town to yourself. ;-)

Winkler, definitely catch a show. They are so fantastic. I'm going to Waterloo this Friday to see them again.

I'm actually in Gresham, but close enough.

Yeah, the weather is horrible. No idea why anyone would want to move here.

Thanks for telling us about the show, Daphne.
I'm gonna try and catch 'em when they come to Dayton.

Weird how one posting from someone across the internets sent you to a concert and a good time, huh?

There is quite a few Ohio sifters.

Shouldn't this one also be tagged *politics ?

Added video to politics channel (politics called by gold star member mlx)

Comedy, at least.

> fletch .... check in with krupo! he's the resident stalker! he will be able to
>confirm their locations!! *giggles*

Resident stalker *and* resident gadfly!

Looks like Winkler beat me to ID'ing the band's whereabouts, though.

Ironically enough I read these comments but didn't get around to watching the vid... then I watched this on Youtube and thought, "man, I've gotta post this, it's going straight to the top 15".

Then the Sift said, "um, it's already here. Look at the top 15".

Oh.

Oops.

Yay, top 15. Couldn't happen to a nicer band.

Individual SUVs are too small, so I drive a tractor trailer LOADED with running SUVs. I drive it everywhere, including just down the block to 7-11 for big stinking cigars. Every single SUV on the trailer has 3 magnetic ribbons: one is original yellow and the other two are painted yellow, covering up the red and pink colors of AIDS and breast cancer, respectively. All read SUPPORT OUR TROOPS or SUPPORT MORE NUKES. Like many of you, I am disgusted that the One True Christian God hid America's oil under the sandboxes of backwards oven-y countries, but at least He made the natives not smart enough to extract it without America's help. Nice ponytail, hippie, but it belongs under a turban. Amen.

Being an ultra-left-wing lefty-McLeftinaut, I ride my unicycle (bicycles cause twice as much damage to the old-growth pavement, doncha know) thirty miles from my soy commune to my job working at the emergency contraceptive abortion-o-matic center.

We really hit our numbers this month. 200 women came in, and we gave them 800 abortions. It was totally sweet. We gave twenty men some abortions, too. Any dude that can get married is free to have abortions at our center! We're very tolerant of alternative lifestyles, of course.

Like many of you, I and our Earth Mother love you all. Please love her by leaving all of that oil where it is. Save our earth. Make love, not war!

Peace.

*promote

Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Friday 29th September 2006 (promotion called by gold star member oohahh)

I kinda have a crush on the ribbon girl.

Sometimes I can't get this little ditty out of my head and I come play it. It does seem to work...

You too, oohahh?

*nominate (sums up 2006 perfectly)

This video has been nominated as a top video of 2006 (nominate called by gold star member joedirt)

Thanks, joedirt!

*promote (bout that time)

Re-promoting this video to the front page as a VideoSift Classic. Originally published on Tuesday 31st October 2006 (promotion called by gold star member joedirt)

Good promote jd!

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The duration of this video has been updated from unknown to 4:21 - length declared by critical_d.