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Portrait of ThreadSpinner

ThreadSpinner

Location: Santa Barbara, CA

Genres: Alternative, Alternative Country, Indie Pop, Indie Rock Sponsored by SideCho, Modern Rock, Pop, Rock Videos

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About ThreadSpinner

ThreadSpinner was conceived on an ordinarily windswept fall evening when a tall, quiet preacher's son laid eyes on a young, defiant girl in an old warehouse in Michigan. The connection between these unsuspecting souls held fast and steady as it threw them into each other's willing arms and tired hearts. The unrest they shared in the thought of living conventionally was met with relief that with each other, no desire or aspiration was ever to be laughed off or snuffed out. Their stories now interlaced, they drove across cornfields, mountains and deserts to settle in California and establish an altogether new life, unaware that there were melodies and lyrics already weaving together inside them.
In sanctuaries and in quiet rooms, Jon and Sarah unwrapped their gifts -- fingers pressed against guitar necks and pounded on ivory keys as they worked and waited. Leaning fully on the words of her closest friends, Sarah slowly began to allow her voice to step out on its newborn legs. A lifetime of fear had held it in until this time, and once this wild bird had been released, nothing could catch it.
ThreadSpinner's music bears resemblance to a haunting memory that is too distant to place, but too deep to ignore. Their songs tap into something that has little to do with what is in front of us and everything to do with unearthing what is inside us. Here there is no fear. There is a thread that connects us all, and knowing that changes everything.

Achievements
November 2008 - Modern Rock
April 2008 - Indie Rock/Pop

Members

Sarah Ziebarth - vocals, piano
Jonathan Ziebarth - guitar
Warren Crone - bass
Jesse Cardin - drums

Audio

Where The Game Begins
Night Chorus
Clear Your Throat
Left Off
The Unmaking
Take You Home
Summer Storm
Six Keys to Walking Safely

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Setlist

Thirty Plus One Night Chorus Summer Storm Follow Six Keys Unmaking Take You Home Waking World Running Away

Setup Requirements

Mics for drums, bass, electric guitar (if necessary)

2-3 channels for vocals.

2 channels for keys, piano.

Lead vocalist brings own microphone and in-ear monitors.

Press

Fresh Starts

Within the walls of our delightfully insular music scene, it seems things have been growing, shifting, and changing quite a lot as of late. Take, for example, the recently released debut from Santa Barbara transplants ThreadSpinner. I admit I tend to shy away from bands that choose to arbitrarily screw around with English-grammar constructs, but a job is a job, so I swallowed my pride and took a listen. What I found upon further inspection was a simple but lush setup, courtesy Michiganites Sarah and Jon Ziebarth. Teetering between the constructs of contemporary country and indie folk rock, the duo (who man vocals, piano, guitar, and bass collectively), have chosen to team up with a bevy of backing musicians for their debut recording, The Firefly Lawnchair Parade. Whether ThreadSpinner’s sweet lyrics and twangy instrumentation will hold up outside the studio remains to be seen, but I’ve got high hopes — and plenty of chances to find out.
-Aly Comingore

ThreadSpinner

ThreadSpinner use multiple layers of guitar tones and textures to achieve a big, luxurious sound a la Radiohead or Coldplay. Add piano and singer Sarah Ziebarth's straight-ahead vocals (think a mellower version of Evanescence's Amy Lee) and you get a thoroughly enjoyable alt-rock experience.

The kids are alright

On Thursday, December 11, the bright young music makers of Santa Barbara’s indie rock movement will be out in full force....
the adorable and talented twosome behind S.B.’s own ThreadSpinner ....a shining collection of young talent on the verge of breaking in big.