Tori Amos' recent set in SPIN's NYC office was a great way to kick off a new year of our SPINhouse Live concert series, which has been running since 2005.

It was also a festive way to ring in the holiday season, as Amos played several selections from Midwinter Graces, her first ever "seasonal" album, in addition to two songs from the rest of her catalog.

It was a sight to behold. Just a couple months ago, Tori Amos could be found playing packed houses at Radio City Music Hall, and wowing audiences in London, Amsterdam, Berlin, and Rome. And yet here she was in front of a piano at SPIN's offices in Lower Manhattan playing to no more than 100 people, her legs, as always, straddling the piano bench -- a cowgirl in high heels.

Portland, OR, foursome Hockey recently dropped by SPIN's Manhattan offices for a rooftop set of tunes from their debut album, Mind Chaos.

In the latest edition of our SPINhouse Live series Thursday night, presented by Newcastle Brown Ale and VTech, up-and-coming Portland, Oregon, dance-rock band Hockey entertained an intimate crowd of 200 on the rooftop of SPIN's downtown Manhattan office as part of this week's CMJ Music Festival.

There are few better places to spend a warm summer evening than a rooftop with friends and beers. But when you're on the roof of SPIN's Manhattan offices, those evening soirees can include something extra special, as was the case recently when Brendan Benson stopped by to perform.

Coinciding with the release of My Old, Familiar Friend, Brendan Benson's first solo album in four years, the erstwhile Raconteur took to the rooftop of SPIN's New York City offices Tuesday evening, offering a mini-batch of ebullient power-pop rockers to friends, fans, and SPIN employees.