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Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder: The End of My One Night Off

Comment by Shilo Urban about Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder -at -TosT

Spellbinder is sick! Are they even touching their instruments, or do they just straight channel the creative energy of the universe? I certainly couldn’t tell this past Monday night; the insane musical talents of each band member is trumped only by the passion with which they play their respective instruments. Hearing just one of them would be an worthwhile show; but all together they transcend the sum of their parts, which was proven by the fact that Seattleites were DANCING on a MONDAY NIGHT! Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder at Tost is a new weekly event, and now our city has no excuse to stay in on a Monday evening. So there goes my one night off; I don’t know about you but I certainly can’t catch up on my reading or wash the dog when I know such a high-quality musical experience is going on around the corner in Fremont. See you next week.

Michael Shrieve Challenges

Comment by Fred Roth about Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder

Repost on account of my previous bad grammar.

Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder is aggressive, relentless and passionate. I watched this ensemble send a message to every passive listener in the room. "Pay Attention." And the room did just that. That’s not all that happened at ToST. That room started moving (pause for effect) a lot!
The supporting cast of Bass, Guitar, Trumpet and Organ performed so damn well together. I especially appreciated the bright Bass tone during his solo. Above all else, Micheal’s drum performance was stirring with latin, african and american beats.
It was too damn hard to stay in my seat so I just got up moved (pausing for effect) a lot!