So, I don’t know if you have ever heard of The Sweet Street Symphony…

they sound like this:

http://sweetstreetsymphony.bandcamp.com/

The ringleader of NOLA’s Sweet Street Symphony is coming up North, and assimilating members of your very own Wood Spider, to gallivant across New York and New England to serenade our unsuspecting citizens and undocumented brothers and sisters with music and zany zany antics!

so come out hang out!

here are the dates:

FRI MAY 18 - BURLINGTON, VT - Radio Bean (8 N Winooski Ave) w/ Vermont Joy Parade, Pariah Beat, Bloodroots Barter, Dan Blakeslee, The Buskers

SAT MAY 19 - WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT - The Main Street Museum (58 Bridge St.) w/ Pariah Beat

SUN MAY 20 - PORTLAND, ME - Poland Street House (26 Poland St.) w/ Chris Pulsoni

MON MAY 21 - ALLSTON, MA - Ted Saunders (message for address)

TUE MAY 22 - PROVIDENCE, RI - Watermyn Co-Op w/ Dog Trumpet, Ben Nadler
http://www.facebook.com/events/143509605782557/?notif_t=plan_user_invited

WED MAY 23 - BROOKLYN, NY - Roots & Ruckus @ the Jalopy Theatre (315 Columbia St)

se y’all there!

-Esteban

Hey,

tomorrow we are playing in Brooklyn!

It will be fun, we are playing with good friends Pocatello and Apocalypse Five & Dime

It will be a blast

here is a facebook thing:

https://www.facebook.com/events/342675409107884/

come out have a good time, show is free, starts at 9pm

Hey! We haven’t updated in forever and I apologize. But things have been happening! We are excited. Here are some bullet points on what has gone on:

• Tour was the best, much love to everyone who came out!
• We are all currently in New York state! (first time ever)
• We have been playing locally lately and have been having a blast!
• New tour is being planned for the summer!
• we are one of the featured tracks on the Diner House Family Bands Compilation! (links l8r)
• we have a show coming up in Brooklyn the 14th (info l8r)
• Cassettes are in production, buy from bandcamp!
• fwoas ao :D

hope to keep more updates coming here are some pix from tour:

<3 Esteban!

Hey! Just woke up in Cordova, Tennessee after a downright awesome evening. We pulled into Memphis yesterday afternoon after a lengthy drive from Belleville, Illinois. The view during the ride was hopelessly flat but the falling snow obscured the cornfields and the scattered trees fell back as mysterious, soft gray shapes. It was lovely.

Entering Memphis with time to kill, we aimlessly wandered Beale Street. It was all deserted and neon as we gave into temptation and indulged in fried strawberries on a plate of whipped cream. It was a novel and pleasant experience but we were having trouble unveiling the great musical vibe Memphis was said to have.

We returned to the Courthouse Co-Op to load in and then our evening exploded. There was enthusiastic conversation over a round table, an awesome performance from each and every band and an AMAZING energy and response from the crowd throughout the entire night. The culture we had trouble finding on Beale Street excitedly grabbed us by the shoulders at the CourtHouse. It had a beautiful presence and I personally can’t wait until the next time I find myself there.

Today is our only day off so it’ll be nice to drag our feet this morning for a change. At some point in the afternoon, we’ll set off for our halfway point on tour, New Orleans!

Okay, bye!

- Alex “Ukulele” Krokus

The drive from New Haven to Boston is lined with grey New England winter forests and icicle waterfalls drip down the dull and craggy rock faces. The trees are thin and wiry and some patches are wound with brambles, limbs and trunks split apart and knocked to the ground. Alex, Esteban and I sit in the backseat with our quilt of Spikedriver patches draped over us as I finish sewing on a pocket. We pass a Megabus and Esteban snatches the opportunity to steal their wifi. Alex reads Jack Kerouac. We always stop at the same antique shop off of highway 84 to stretch our legs and dig through bins of dusty old postcards. Max found a rusty saw for $10 with a beautifully carved wooden handle the same length as is current saw, but with a much fuller and clearer timbre.

Last night we played at Neverending Books in New Haven with Tyler Bussey and Dr. Caterwaul’s Cadre of Clairvoyant Claptraps. Dr Caterwaul’s is legitimately one of my favorite bands and it is always incredibly inspiring to play with them. Also! Adam, Nathan and Brian are the sweetest guys and always so welcoming. Thanks for a great show! (Tomorrow we play in Hadley, MA with Adam solo as An Historic!)

- Fanny “Cello” Rose