Yes, we're still here! Open Spin on Jan 18th

Hello Folks,

Tonight is the night for Open Spin, the night when the JP Hops House turns in to the LP Hops House. I can't believe we've gone through so many great sides since we've started. Even if the crowd is sometimes thin, it's a great time had by all. Rather than put up the list of songs we've played since November, I've decided to share some highlights from some of the past spins in a "Top Ten" style list.

#10: Randy S plays "Introducing The Beatles" on the Vee Jay label. *drool*

#9: Dodd remarks how much the "101 Strings" LP sounds like "Victory at Sea". Chris then pulls "Victory at Sea" out of his magic box of vinyl.

#8: Rusty gives away boxes of LPs and forces Mike to go home with boxes of show tunes.

#7: Sweet Honey in the Rock. Nuff said, Google it.

#6: Yes has still been played more than any other artist.

#5: Divine Pizza delivers late.

#4: Even local artists get their albums played! Shake Russell, Joe LoCascio, Z-ROCKS, Rancho BeeBop.

#3: We get to hear more styles, artists and decades of music than an iPod stuck on shuffle.

#2: Jennifer get's a signed LP for her first Open Spin! Pretty cool even if it was just signed by all of the regulars there that night.

#1: Vinyl still sounds better than CD in the opinion of 90% of the attendees. The other 10% drank too much Brewhouse Brown and declared that we need an 8-Track night.

So now that you've had a look into a night of Open Spin, how can you stay away?!? Hope to see ya'll tonight at 8:00!

- Mike "The Spin Doctor"

Happy Thanksgiving!

A quick update. We just got done with the 18:00 side of "Alice's Restaurant" I'll try to post 27 8x10 Color Glossy photos with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one to be used as evidence against us.

Lot's of Spins on One Massive List

With the one hour I have before I have to get back to work, I'm finally going to post the giant playlist from the past Open Spins. It's neat to go back and see all of the great music that has been played over the past weeks. It's also amazing to see so many new folk out at The Hops House supporting this music night.

10/5/2009
1. Tim W. The Rascals "See" Side A
2. Bob Y. Graham Parker "Howlin' Wind" Side B
3. Rob & Judy James Taylor "Sweet Baby James" Side A
4. Jim F. Eaglebone Whistle "Eaglebone Whistle" Side A
5. Mike T. BigBang "Acid to Zen" Side B
6. Steve F. B.W. Stevenson "B.W. Stevenson" Side B
7. Jeff T. Van Morrison "Tupelo Honey" Side A
8. Chris H. Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It On" Side A
9. Bob Y. Joe South "Games People Play" Side B
10. Mike T. Fleet Foxes "Fleet Foxes" Side A
11. Mike T. David Bowie "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust" Side A

10/12/2009
1. Dodd E. Delta Blues Band "Slide" Side A
2. Judy M. The Beatles "Rubber Soul" Side A
3. Rob M. Kris Kristofferson "Jesus Was a Crapricorn" Side A
4. Bob Y. John Prine "Storm Windows" Side B
5. Mike T. Billy Preston "It's My Pleasure" Side B
6. Jim F. David LaFlamme "White Bird" Side A
7. Dodd E. Sweet Honey in the Rock "Good News" Side A
8. Bob Y. The Kinks "The Village Green Preservation Society" Side B
9. Mike T. Yes "Close to the Edge" Side A
10. Chris T. T-Rex "Electric Warrior" Side A
11. Chris H. Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic" Side A
12. Mike T. She & Him "Volume 1" Side A
13. Jim F. Starcrost "Starcrost" Side A

10/19/2009
1. Dodd E. Los Indios Trabajars "Classical Guitar of..." Side A
2. Jim F. Sir Doug and the Texas Tornados "Texas Rock for Country Rollers" A
3. Bob Y. Sleepy LaBeef "Downhome Rockabilly" Side A
4. Mike T. The Stones with Ry Cooder "Jamming With Edward" Side B
5. Jeff T. Van Morrison "Tupelo Honey" Side B
6. Bob Y. Bo Deans "Love and Hope + Sex + Dreams" Side A
7. Chris H. Steve Miller "Fly Like an Eagle" Side A
8. Dodd E. Los Indios Trabajars "Classical Guitar of..." Side B
9. Jim F. Camel "Mirage" Side B
10. Mike T Jannis Joplin / Big Brother "Cheap Thrills" Side B

10/26/2009 - Slow night so I just spun a bunch of thing and didn't keep track.

11/2/2009
1. Bob Y. Dixie Dregs "Dregs of the Earth" Side A
2. Jim F. Freddie King "Larger Than Life" Side A
3. Bob Y. Bobby Whitlock "Raw Velvet" Side A
4. Perry R. The Allman Bros. Band "Idlewild South" Side B
5. Harold S. Clapton, Back and Page "Guitar Boogie" Side B
6. Trent M. The Guess Who "Best Of" Side A
7. Dodd E. Phil Alvin "Un-Sung Stories" Side B
8. Chris H. Thin Lizzie "Jailbreak" Side B
9. Yun B.B. King "Indianola Mississippi Seeds" Side A
10. Jim F. George Ensle "Head On" Side A

10/9/2009
1. Mike T. Derek Webb "Stockholm Syndrome" Side A
2. Mike T. Ambrosia "Road Island" Side A
3. Chris H. Switchfoot "Hello Hurricane" Side A
4. Jim F. Dickey Betts and Great Southen Side A
5. Steve F. Joe Ely "Musta Gotta Lotta" Side A
6. Mike T. Stevie Wonder "Innervisions" Side B
7. Chris T. Fleet Foxes "Fleet Foxes" Side A
8. Mike T. Sam Cooke Best Of..." Side A
9. Mike T. Yes "Fragile" Side A
10. Mike T. Humble Pie "Live at the Filmore" Side A
11. Chris H. Switchfoot "Hello Hurricane" Side B
12. Mike T. Bob Dylan "Blood on the Tracks"

10/16/2009
1. Mike T. The Allman Bros. Band "Eat A Peach" Side D
2. Harold S. Yes "The Yes Album" Side A
3. Jeff M. Alice in Chains "Sap" EP
4. Keith P. Frank Zappa"Them or Us" Side D
5. Stephen The Rolling Stones "Beggars Banquet" Side A
6. Kari Phil Manzenerra "Diamond Head" Side A
7. Jeremy Q. Dire Straits "Love or Gold" Side A
8. Chris H. ELO "A New World Record" Side B
9. Mike T. Queen "A Night at the Opera" Side B
10. Harold S. Marvin Gaye "What's Going On" Side A
11. Jeff M. David Bowie "Scary Monsters" Side A
12. Stephen Steve Miller Band "Greatest Hits" Side A

Whew.... I can't believe I typed the whole thing!

-Mike

Yes, Open Spin is still on....

.... The host is just bad at blog updates.

The past few weeks have been awesome and it's been great to see new faces at the Hops House. I have the weekend off, so look for undates this weekend.

Posted from my iPhone @ The Hops House w/ a St. Arnold

Open Spin 9/28/09

Open Spin #2 took place as storm clouds raged, lightning struck and as Jim and Pam transformed the Hops House into a Halloween Hall of Horror. (Lots of H's). With the success of the previous Monday under our belts, we now were faced with the impossible task of figuring out what to play this time. Rusty brought a crate full of show tunes.... yeah, that's all I have on that one. So here is the list and a pic from the night.

1. Bob Y. - Ry Cooder - "Paradise and Lunch" - Side 1
2. Mike T. - Big Star - "#1 Record" - Side 1
3. Rusty W. - The Blasters - "Blasters" - Side 1
4. Dodd E. - Limelighters - "Our Men in S.F." - Side 1
5. Jim F. - Electromagnets - "Electromagnets" - Side 1
6. Bob Y. - David Lindley - "El Rayo-X" - Side 1
7. Mike T. - Eli Paperboy Reed - "Roll With You" Side 1
8. Bob Y. - Ry Cooder - "Paradise and Lunch" - Side 2
9. Mike T - Radiohead - "The Bends" - Side 1
10. Jen S. - Jump in the Saddle Band - "Self Titled" - Side 1
11. Mike T - Sufjan Stevens - "Illinoise" - Side 1

Open Spin 9/21/09

Monday Sept, 21st 2009 was the first JP Hops House "Open Spin" night and it couldn't have turned out better! There was a great crowd and the music was amazing. The whole concept of the "Open Spin" came from a conversation between Jim, Dodd and myself over a few nights. It started as a discussion about the best album sides, not song or full albums, but the individual sides. Over the next few days and weeks more folks started to put in their votes for best side. The idea was simple: One night a week. One Side Per Person. No Stops. We set a date, made some posters and dug in the closet for all of our own personal favorites.

Thank you to everyone who brought their LPs. It was a great first night and I'm looking forward to next Monday night @ 8:00. There are 12 slots a night. The JP Hops House is located at 2317 South Highway 6 in Houston, Texas - one block north of Westheimer on Highway 6. Here's the list from 9/21/09:

Mike T. --- The Beatles "Abbey Road" --- Side B
Bob Y. --- Dave Edmunds "Rockpile" --- Side 1
Trent M. --- Pulp Fiction Soundtrack --- Side A
Ian --- Emerson, Lake and Palmer "Trilogy" --- Side 1
Rachel --- Ben Harper / Blind Boys of Alabama "There Will be a Light" --- Side B
Matt H. --- Davis Grisman --- Side A
Dodd E. --- Peter, Paul and Mary "1700" --- Side A
Steve F. --- Jackson Browne "Late for the Sky" --- Side A
Jim F. --- Camel "Mirage" --- Side 1
Rusty W. --- Leon Redbone --- Side 1
Tim W. --- Rick Wakeman "Journey to the Center of the Earth" --- Side 1
Bob Y. --- Southside Johnny Jukes "Hearts of Stone" --- Side 1
Mike T. --- Fillmore the Last Days --- Side 4
Mike T. --- Harry Nilson "Son of Schmilson" --- Side A