ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS BRING GOSPEL, IRREVERENCE TO ASPEN
aspentimes.com   04/01/2010
Speaking of the 1927 tune Shave 'em Dry Christina Marrs observes that it is a seriously raunchy song what you would call a single-entendre song It doesn't leave anything to the imagination … 
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ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS: GOING GOSPEL
publicbroadcasting.net   02/08/2010
For 15 years Asylum Street Spankers' members have been tearing it up in their hometown of Austin Texas and around the country They perform a quirky blend of acoustic blues string-band swing-jazz … 
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ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS: GOING GOSPEL
www.NPR.org   02/07/2010
For 15 years Asylum Street Spankers' members have been tearing it up in their hometown of Austin Texas and around the country They perform a quirky blend of acoustic blues string-band swing-jazz … 
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ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS PLAY ‘AGNOSTIC GOSPEL' MUSIC
Asheville Citizen-Times   01/15/2010
Are the Asylum Street Spankers cleaning up their act Not quite But the long-standing Texas-bred jug band pranksters known for mingling the early roots of American music with taboo social … 
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ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS' MODERN TAKE ON AMERICANA HITS SELLERSVILLE TONIGHT
buckslocalnews.com   01/08/2010
Their sound is as unforgettable as their rustic boisterous style A medley of string instruments harmonizing with talented male and female vocalists brings to fruition this old-time sound with a … 
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GET TO KNOW: ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS
Times Union   10/15/2009
Sound: Humming, hooting and hollering Western-gospel roots -- complete with washboard.Claim to fame: The Spankers are considered some of the best live roots musicians in the country

ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS READY FOR MAINE
Kennebec Journal   08/01/2008
A roots band from Austin Texas known as the Asylum Street Spankers will be coming to Maine for shows tonight at One Longfellow Square and tomorrow afternoon at the Shangri-La Music and Arts … 
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MUSIC BEAT
Aspen Daily News   04/14/2006
Steve's Guitars is not in the habit of charging 25 a ticket for a single night's performance But the quirky little venue in Carbondale is fighting to survive and has booked what's being billed as … 
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SPANKERS UNIQUE SOUND DEFY DESCRIPTION
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review   02/09/2006
Spanker: an old musician's term that means "one who can play his music vigorously and proficiently."

ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS: IRREVERENT MUSICIANS HIT THE GREY EAGLE
Citizen-Times   12/09/2005
The Asylum Street Spankers have seen it before - an amazed first-timer at one of their shows.