Mike Shupp took 2nd place in the 1997 SPIN Magazine/GeoCities Unsigned Band Contest, rock category. 300 bands were considered, and the results were published in the special 13th Anniversary Issue of SPIN, April ’98, with Madonna on the cover.
Unsigned Band Contest
“October Sun” closer “River to the Sea” had it’s big screen debut in the soundtrack to “Eat Me“, an independent feature film by Joe Talbott, at the Johns Hopkins Film Festival in Baltimore April 18. The film was scored by my former bandmate (Big Bang Theory founder) Sam Spencer, and includes some great music by DC area artists. The screening was a big success, and the film will hopefully secure a wide release in the coming months!
Metro Cafe
1522 14th St NW
Washington, DC 20005-3722
(202) 518-7900
9:00 pm $5
opening for The Push Stars (Capitol Records), and Conveyors of Pain. We go on first, so come early!
DCAC Songwriter Circle
2438 18th St NW
Washington, DC
(202) 462-7833
9:30 pm $5
(solo acoustic) Lu Bango, Clarence Greenwood (Citizen Cope), Sam Spencer, Alice Despard, & more! Mike plays solo acoustic in the Songwriter Circle; will be in 2nd set, starting around 11 pm
Iota Club and Cafe
2832 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 522-8340
10:30 pm Kevin Johnson, Dave Chappal & Dave Giegerich
The Big Hunt
1345 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC
(202) 785-2333
11:00pm
(Mike and Buddy play acoustic) w/ Doug Stevenson & guests
Local 506
506 W Franklin St
Chapel Hill, NC 27516-2317
(804) 942-5506
12:00am $3 w/ Shake Appeal
October Sun radio play is up to 43 stations nationally, and the CD has already charted at 3 CMJ reporting stations. “River to the Sea,” the CD’s closing track, will be heard at the Johns Hopkins Film Festival in Baltimore Saturday, April 18 at 8:00PM (tickets are only $3) as part of the soundtrack for “Eat Me,” an independent feature film by Joe Talbott. Sam Spencer did the score, which also includes tracks from other D.C. area artists like Tuscadero, Citizen Cope, Eric Brace and Last Train Home, Sampson, Kingface, Peter Hayes, Dana Cerick, The Graverobbers, Adam West, Lu Bango, and more…