It Happened Last Night
Sparklehorse Rides into SpinHouse
NEW YORK: Mark "Sparklehorse" Linkous stopped at the Spin offices for an intimate performance.
By Spin Staff 02.28.07 4:00 AM
Touring in support of his fourth long-player, Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain, Sparklehorse (ne Mark Linkous) treated a private gathering at another installment of SpinHouse Live, presented by Newcastle Brown Ale. Though battling the flu, Linkous, along with his touring band, ambled through an emotionally powerful selection of introspective and heartfelt tracks. His token sandpapery vocal delivery was perfectly complemented by a somber musical atmosphere of tasty guitar plucks and rollicking piano trills that proved why he made Spin's 40 Best Albums of 2006 list. ELIE Z. PERLER / PHOTOS BY DAVE GUSTAV
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We asked: When was the first time you heard a Sparklehorse song?
Name: Billy Nord
Age: 27
Occupation: Publicist
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
"At a wedding."
Name: Edward Teets
Age: 31
Occupation: Art director
Hometown: Stafford, VA
"While I was reading the Book of Revelations."
Name: Vanessa Flaherty
Age: 24
Occupation: Fashion publicist
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
"I had never heard of the band before tonight."
Name: Brent Grunow
Age: 26
Occupation: Lead Singer, For the Flask
Hometown: New York, NY
"Actually, tonight will be my first time hearing his music."
Name: Andy Hung
Age: 28
Occupation: Drummer, Not Now Right Now
Hometown: Rochester, MN
"I listened to a few tracks online before I came here."
Name: Hudson M.
Age: 24
Occupation: Artist
Hometown: San Antonio, TX
"It was on a mix CD I received a few years ago."
Mark "Sparklehorse" Linkous and his touring band
Cheers from showgoers huddling on the stairs for a better view
Tail end of Sparklehorse
Sparklehorse
Please don't take his sunshine away
