Spam Allstars
Encyclopedia
Spam Allstars are a United States
nine-piece Hip hop
, Latin, funk, and electronica band from Miami, Florida
. The band has been described as "road warriors" because of their busy touring schedule. The band has performed at many music festivals including High Sierra
, Langerado
, Wakarusa
, Montreal Jazz Festival, Harbourfront Centre
, Santa Monica Pier
, and Summerstage
. Spam Allstars also recorded an album, The Illustrated Band
, with Page McConnell
side project Vida Blue
, in addition to being featured on Vida Blue's DVD
Live at the Fillmore
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
nine-piece Hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
, Latin, funk, and electronica band from Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. The band has been described as "road warriors" because of their busy touring schedule. The band has performed at many music festivals including High Sierra
High Sierra Music Festival
High Sierra Music Festival is a multi-day music festival held in Quincy, California, a mountainous area about 80 miles northwest of Reno, Nevada.The festival is held each year the weekend of July 4...
, Langerado
Langerado
Langerado Music Festival is an annual music festival, taking place in early spring in South Florida, first organized in 2003 by Ethan Schwartz and Mark Brown. In 2008 the festival was held at the Seminole Big Cypress Indian Reservation in the Everglades...
, Wakarusa
Wakarusa
Wakarusa can refer to several things in the United States:* Wakarusa, Indiana* Wakarusa, Kansas* The Wakarusa River, a tributary of the Kansas River* The Wakarusa War, part of the Bleeding Kansas violence before the American Civil War...
, Montreal Jazz Festival, Harbourfront Centre
Harbourfront Centre
Harbourfront Centre is a key cultural organization on Toronto, Ontario's waterfront, situated at 235 Queen's Quay West. Established as a crown corporation in 1972 by the federal government to create a waterfront park, it became a non-profit organization in 1991. Funding comes from corporate...
, Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica Pier
The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California and is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark.-Pacific Park:...
, and Summerstage
Summerstage
SummerStage is an annual, free performing arts summer festival founded in 1986 which takes place at Rumsey Playfield in New York City's Central Park and, since 2010, in parks throughout the five boroughs of New York. In 1994, SummerStage was transferred to the City Parks Foundation, where it has...
. Spam Allstars also recorded an album, The Illustrated Band
The Illustrated Band
The Illustrated Band is the second album from Vida Blue, featuring Phish keyboardist Page McConnell along with bassist Oteil Burbridge and drummer Russell Batiste....
, with Page McConnell
Page McConnell
Page Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
side project Vida Blue
Vida Blue (band)
Vida Blue was an electronic trio featuring Page McConnell , with Oteil Burbridge , and Russell Batiste .-Name:Vida Blue got its name from the 1970s Major League Baseball pitcher Vida Blue...
, in addition to being featured on Vida Blue's DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
Live at the Fillmore
Live at the Fillmore (video)
Live at the Fillmore is a DVD from Vida Blue, a trio led by Phish keyboardist Page McConnell.The video features a sold-out performance at San Francisco, California's The Fillmore. The trio was joined by the Spam Allstars, an Afro-Cuban sextet from Miami...
.
Discography
- 1999: Pork Scratchings
- 2000: Pigs in Space
- 2002: Fuacata Live!
- 2004: Spam Allstars Contra Los Roboticos Mutantes
- 2007: electrodomésticos