Go see the Spin Doctors live this summer!
May 19th, 2008

After a phenomenal 2008 live debut in Girona, Spain that offered setlist surprises such as "At This Hour" and "More Than She Knows", the Spin Doctors announced more 2008 summer gig dates at their official website. For instance, the band will perform at a Bill Graham Foundation benefit show at The Fillmore (Irving Plaza) in New York City with Chan Kinchla and John Popper of Blues Traveler on the bill as well (May 27). In July, the Spins support heavy metal legend Poison for a show in Greeley, Colorado. For a complete and up-to-date list of all shows, check the official web site (direct link to the gig list).


Chris Barron's "Pancho And The Kid" album available online
May 19th, 2008

Almost two years after Chris started to sell hand-made advance copies of his second solo album "Pancho And The Kid" at live shows, the disc is available online now. eMusic already offers mp3s of all the songs, iTunes might follow within the next days. According to Chris, the CD version of the album will be available via CD Baby very soon. Check back often for updates.


"Wetlands Preserved" film to be released on DVD
March 16th, 2008



The music documentary Wetlands Preserved portaiting the legendary Wetlands music club in which Spin Doctors recorded their releases "Up For Grabs" and parts of "Homebelly Groove" will be available on DVD around April 4th, 2008. The critically acclaimed film debuted at the Green Movie Festival two years ago. "Wetlands was one of the hottest venues for underground music in New York City. This former Chinese food warehouse just south of the Holland Tunnel hosted the latest upand- coming artists in every musical genre. But it was more than just a rock and roll joint – it was also the first ‘activist nightclub’, a place as devoted to environmental and political issues as it was to partying and great music. This entertaining and insightful documentary tracks the history of Wetlands, featuring interviews and concert footage with artists like Dave Matthews, Warren Haynes (Allman Brothers Band), Bob Weir (Grateful Dead), Phish, and Blues Traveler." To (pre-)order the DVD that includes some rare Spin Doctors footage, visit the First Run Features website.


Exclusive European Spin Doctors Show
March 16th, 2008

Spin Doctors will perform a show in Europe this spring. The band plays Black Music Festival in Girona (Catalonia, Spain) on April 12th. This is the first European show since the 2005-03-18 show in Prague, Czech Republic and most likely the only one for a while. Check the festival's website for details and tickets.

Also, the Spin Doctors announced some summer US show dates as well, check out the band's Myspace for more information.


Chris Barron And The Time Bandits video footage
March 1st, 2008

Chris and the Time Bandits performed some tracks for the Woozyfly website in NYC's JSM Studios last September. The videos for "Brokenhearted Serenade", "Heartbreak Boulevard", "Can't Kick The Habit" and "I Know You Know" are available now at the Woozyfly website as well as a 9-minutes interview with Chris. Also, Woozyfly hosts footage from the Time Bandits' "Southern Fried Tour" in December that is available from Chris' Myspace as well.


Q&A with Aaron about all things Spins 2008
December 31st, 2007

SpinDoctors-Archive.com had the chance to do a short e-mail-interview with our friend Aaron Comess about all things Spins 2008...:

Q: There are rumors about a Joan Osborne UK tour in Feb with you on drums, are the rumors true?
Aaron Comess: "True... I am going to be doing a short 3 gig tour in England with Joan... I think it is London, Manchester and somewhere else... The dates are Feb. 4 5 and 6 I believe... Sorry I don’t have the exact info."

With you being busy in studio and Chris being busy with his solo record and the Time Bandits, what is the perspective for Spin Doctors in 2008?
AC: "No real plans for the band this year except to keep it together and play some gigs when we are all free. There has been some talk of doing some short club runs if we can get it together. We all love being in the spin doctors and have no plans on not doing it in the future."

In a Myspace comment, Chris answered the question "have we seen the last SD album" with "no". Is there anything more that you can / want add to that?
AC: "No plans to make another record at this point but I'm sure the time will come when we will again."

What is Eric doing except farming? It's hard to keep up with his stuff as he isn't exactly an "online" person... Can you help us?
AC: "Eric does some gigs and sessions up in Canada and continues to be one of the best rock guitar players on the planet in my opinion."

What are the next CD/download releases featuring Aaron Comess?
AC: "I just did a record with an artist names Carrie Rodriguez for blue note with Malcolm Burn producing. We are doing a few more tracks the first of the new year.
He is a really terrific artist in the Americana vain. Keep an eye out for her. The record will be released this spring. Another NYEP record is in the can and will come out some time this year. Going in the studio with Saul zonana and Leslie Mendelson in January for their records to be released later this year as well."


End Of 2007 News Round-Up
December 30th, 2007



2007 wasn't exactly a busy year for the Spin Doctors - but for its individual members... While Mark did a great job in maintaining the Spin Doctors' Myspace page, Aaron did a US summer tour with Joan Osborne and played with lots of other artists such as James Maddock, Chris Bergson or New York Electric Piano just to name a few. For new releases featuring Aaron, check out his solo discography. Here's what Aaron wrote on his website in November:

"I have been in the studio with Ivan Rubenstein Gillis, Danielle Evin, Rachael Yamagata, Adam Howard, Jeff Cohen, James Maddock, Kevin Bents, Jonah Smith and Susan Cagle. Will be doing a record the first 2 weeks of December with a great artist named Carrie Rodriguez upstate with Malcolm Burn producing as well as another New York Electric Piano record the end of November.
Been doing live dates with Spin Doctors, Joan Osborne, Danielle Evin, James Maddock, Chris Bergson, Susan Cagle, Bacon Brothers, Erik Lawrence, Seth Winters and will be playing with local guitar extraordinaire Jim Campilongo in November for a few shows. I'll also be performing on the Today Show on Nov 21 with Natasha Bedingfield."

Chris did a lot of touring with his new band The Time Bandits, which - in its current incarnation - consists of Jon Loyd (keyboard, vocals), Phil Cimino (drums) and Brett Bass (bass). To watch some footage of the Bandits' recent "Southern Fried Tour", click here (hint: in the fourth video, you can see snippets of a new and unreleased song called "Stone's Throw").

Reportedly, the touring will continue in 2008 starting with the "Son Of Southern Fried Tour" on January, 24th, 2008 in Baltimore, Maryland. For tour dates, check Chris' Myspace site. Also, Chris' second solo album Pancho And The Kid (which was originally released in 2006) will be available online soon:

"With the Spin Doctors performing only occasionally, Barron has finally released "Pancho and the Kid" [...]. The disc is currently available at Barron's concerts and will be released to retail stores and on the Internet in early 2008. Fans of the Spin Doctors might be a little surprised to hear Barron in a more singer-songwriter/Americana rock mode on the album." (source I)

"Pancho and the Kid Due For Release on January 18, 2008" (source II)

In other news, Atmosphere Lounge in Fort Lauderdale, Florida released a DVD of a Chris solo show from March 2007. For details on this release, go to the Chris solo discography.

What about Eric, you ask... Well, according to the band's Myspace, he's happy as the band's "lead farmer". And indeed: even sd-archive.com can't offer any more news on Mr. Schenkman other than he's still playing guitar with the band every now and then.

Speaking of SD, what to expect in 2008? With Chris touring with The Time Bandits and Aaron doing a UK tour with Joan Osborne (February) and his usual NYC guest appearances, the situation for Spin Doctors may be the same as in 2007: the boys played some shows together this year and enjoyed themselves a lot, but a proper Spin Doctors tour seems rather unlikely. But hey - you never know...


Aaron update: Busy as always..., "2007 Doctors shows possible"
January 19th, 2007

Not only Chris, who recently formed a new band to join him on his solo shows (see story below), Spin Doctors' drummer, Aaron Comess, is busy as hell at the moment, too. On January 20th, Aaron will be performing on US national television - he will be playing with Danielle Evin on the CBS morning show "Second Cup Of Coffee". It seems that Aaron will continue working with Danielle - a show with her and Aaron at Sony Studios is scheduled for January, 31st and most likely, Aaron might end up playing drums on a few tracks for a Danielle Evin album, he told SD-Archive.com.

On his website, Aaron just posted some news about his recent projects:
"I'm also playing out at the Sundance Film Festival with the very talented Relix recording artist Jonah Smith on Jan 24th. Some cool local gigs in town with Adam Matta, Chris Bergson, Ivan Rigar, Saul Zonana and James Maddock this month as well.
And I'm happy to be doing a gig on Jan 29th at the Living Room in NYC with one of my favorite people to play with - Swati.
Been in the studio recording for Brian Speaker, Patty Rice, James Laboz and getting ready to do produce and play on more tracks with Lou Barlow with a slamming band featuring Tony Levin and Gerry Leonard in late Feb as well as Roman Klun's new record."

Furthermore, Aaron told SpinDoctors-Archive.com that some of the tracks he recorded with James Maddock are available on James' MySpace site at the moment. Althogether, Aaron and James recorded about six or seven tracks together - it is not decided when or where those tracks will be released. Check back often for details.

Finally, SD-Archive asked Aaron about 2007 Spin Doctors live shows. Here's his answer: "I am sure some doctors dates will come in...usually things pick up in the spring summer...it just seems to not be as full time a thing right now but that does not mean we will not be doing shows again soon...i do hope so myself."


Time Bandits: Chris Barron performing with new band
January, 19th, 2007



Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors is playing gigs with a new backing band recently: Chris Barron & The Time Bandits is Chris (vocals, guitar), Phil Cimino (drums), Jon Loyd (piano), Lance Doss (lap steel) and Tim Givens (upright bass). These days, the CB & The Time Bandits perform in small NYC clubs mostly, mostly playing material from Chris' solo records "Shag" and "Pancho And The Kid". The band just launched their own MySpace site - click here to visit it. Also, "Pancho And The Kid", Chris' highly anticipated second solo album, is available at his live shows now.


Sean Giblin (1963-2006)
November, 28, 2006

Another sad loss for the extended Spin Doctors family: long-time SD taper, sound engineer and friend Sean Giblin died yesterday. Here's an eMail from our dear friend Dan Levy:

"Sean Giblin (1963-2006). Sean Giblin died on November 27 after suffering from cancer. Sean was my first friend in the Nightingale Bar/Wetlands scene that spawned so many great friendships and so many great times. We met as fellow music lovers across the counter at my local CD shop, Smash Compact Discs on St. Marks Place, where Sean worked in the late 1980s. After seeing Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors on two successive nights in December 1989, I told Sean about these incredible new bands. It turned out he had heard of them already. Before long, Sean and I were spending a lot of time following the bands around, and he began his life's pursuit of live audio recording and sound engineering. Very quickly, Sean became a highly valued and sought-after engineer, a career which began and thrived strictly out of his great passion for live music. Our mutual friend Asher Miller phoned me today to tell me about two events in Sean's honor on Thursday, November 30:
1:30-3:30: Greenwich Village Funeral Home, 199 Bleecker Street (between Macdougal and Sixth Avenue). 4:00-7:00: Art Bar, 8th Avenue between Jane Street and W. 13th Street, informal gettogether. I am sitting here thinking about a few memorable moments in which Sean and I acknowledged we were privileged to be part of such a powerful and inspiring musical world, among them the Blues Bake in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1990, and a show on Sean's 30th birthday at the Warfield in San Francisco. But there were so many. I look forward to seeing some old friends at the Art Bar this Thursday and sharing some laughs and memories. Please pass on the news to anyone you think would be interested."

Rest in peace, Sean.


Catskills Cry out now, Chris & Aaron solo projects update
November 11, 2006

Aaron Comess' solo debut album "Catskills Cry" is out now - and it gets rave reviews on the internet. Get it as soon as you can, it's really good. In other news, Aarons' friend Saul Zonana released a new album as well and it features Aaron on drums on a few tracks. Read more about both albums at the Aaron Comess solo discography. Aaron is busy playing a lot of shows with his various projects in NYC and he'll be joining the Bacon Brothers for a one-week-stand in Tokyo's Blue Note theatre.

On his website, Aaron announces that he's involved in a few new studio projects as well - more infos on Aarons contributions to new releases from artists such as Lou Barlow and James Maddock can be found on his recently redesigned website.
New York Electric Piano's next album called "Blues In Full Moon" was recorded earlier this year and will be in stores around February 2007.

Besides the ever-busy Aaron Comess, another Spin Doctors member is playing a lot of shows at the moment: Chris Barron played Ireland and Spain this summer, and he's doing a lot of shows in the NYC area this fall, performing songs from his brilliant, but yet-to-be-officially-released new album "Pancho And The Kid" (see news entries below for more details).

At the moment, no Spin Doctors shows are planned - no surprise considering the busy schedules of Aaron and Chris because of their solo projects. Most likely, the band won't tour again before spring 2007.


Aaron Comess: "Catskills Cry" to be released October 31st, 2006
August 30th, 2006



Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess will release his first solo album "Catskills Cry" on October 31st, 2006. The all-instrumental disc will be distributed in the US via Saul Zonana's label 2020 Music / Red Eye Distribution. Additionally, Aaron releases "Catskills Cry" independently online: the album will be available on iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.

Here's the tentative "Catskills Cry" tracklisting:

Flower
333am
Africa
Catskills Cry
Ode To Attilla
Future
Lullabye For Bkuzmo
Cap Juluca
Sky
Seventy-Six
Zapped

You can listen to three of the tracks on Aaron's completely reworked website: click here. To read a review of the album, click here.


More "Pancho And The Kid" album details / Spin Doctors & Blues Traveler show
June 16th, 2006

The 05-26 show that had Spin Doctors sharing the stage with Blues Traveler for the first time since 1994 was a real treat for old-school fans of both bands. While BT's John Popper jammed along with the Spins on "Two Princes" and made this one a version to remember, Eric Schenkman joined BT later that night for a rocking "Mulling It Over". During BT's encores, Chris Barron came out and improvised "Cleopatra's Cat" and all the BT band members joined him. Recordings of both sets (SD and BT) are available in various formats, make sure to check out our download section for recordings of this evening full of truly great music.

Chris Barron did a one-week Ireland / Spain solo tour (supported by Irish band The Fewer The Better). During this tour (which ends today with a show in Madrid, Spain), Chris sold 50 exclusive numbered and signed pre-release CD-R copies of his upcoming solo album "Pancho And The Kid". The CD is finished, the final artwork isn't. Chris plans to release the disc, which is a collaboration with his songwriting partner Jeff Cohen, sometime in August or September. Here`s the tracklist of the pre-release copies that Chris sold in Ireland:

Broken Hearted Serenade
Heartbreak Boulevard
Can't Kick The Habit
Blueness
Intro To The King
I Must Be The King
Pretty As A Picture
Louisiana Holiday
Why Must The Show Go On?
Stars
Shades Of Yesterday
Part Of Me

The CD is a brilliant mix of typical uplifting Chris pop songs (Heartbreak Boulevard, Stars, I Must Be The King) and stunning ballads (Can't Kick The Habit, Shades Of Yesterday, Pretty As A Picture). It's full-band. And it's about time to get this album released. It rocks! To hear some songs off the album, check out our exclusive Chris Barron live show downloads (two full shows).

In other news, the Spin Doctors don't do a proper summer tour this year, but they're playing some one-offs every now and then. Chris and Aaron are busy playing solo shows during the summer, as well.


Spins and Blues Traveler share same stage, Chris solo album details
May 26th, 2006



Today's a quite important day for all Spins fans: for the first time in nearly 12 years, Spin Doctors and Blues Traveler share the same stage for a double bill show tonight. Both bands will perform at the Tower City Amphitheater in Cleveland, Ohio. So keep your fingers crossed for some fine on-stage interaction of both bands...

In other news, Chris Barron revealed some details about his next solo album in his newsletter today. Appearantly, the disc, which is a collaboration with singer/songwriter Jeff Cohen, is finished and ready to be released and will be titled "Pancho And The Kid". To listen to two songs which most likely will be on the album ("Heartbreak Boulevard" and a new version of "Can't Kick The Habit"), visit Chris Barron's MySpace site.


Aaron Comess to release solo debut "Catskills Cry" in summer
April 18th, 2006

Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess will release his debut instrumental album, tentatively titeled "Catskills Cry", in mid-2006. It features Aaron on drums and guitars along with Lony Levin on bass and Bill Dillon on guitar. According to Aaron, the album will be available in summer - but you can listen to some sample tracks already. And you should as it's great stuff! Check out Aaron's MySpace site and enjoy the tracks "Future" and "Catskills Cry".


Chris Barron plans to release 2nd solo album
March 20th, 2006

Here's a short round-up on what's new in Spin Doctors land. The band kicks off the 2006 live season with a show in Indianapolis on March 31st. So far, no 2006 summer tour has been announced. But given the fact that there are some confirmed tour dates already, it is highly possible that a complete touring schedule will be announced soon. As always, check the official site for gig news.

Other than that, Aaron and Chris have been very busy lately: as reported earlier, Chris did some solo shows in NYC and supported the Bacon Brothers in March. On his new MySpace site, Chris Barron announced that he has almost finished a new solo album which will mainly contain of songs the singer has written together with Jeff Cohen (who also co-wrote Spin Doctors' 2006 comeback single "Can't Kick The Habit"). The yet untitled disc will include some of the songs Chris performed in his recent solo shows, such as "Louisiana Holiday". Chris told The Spin Doctors Archive that the album will feature some guest musicians; unlike his 1998 solo effort "Shag", Chris will be backed up by a full band this time. So far, no release date has been announced.

Newly-wed Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess is working on two studio projects at the moment. Aaron recorded the fourth New York Electric Piano album, tentatively titled "Blues In Full Moon", earlier this year. He is also working on his first solo album (check out the reports below for details). Aaron told The Spin Doctors Archive: "I am very pleased with both records. This is a great ny electric record - the best since the first for sure, and even better in alot of ways i think... I am also very happy with my own record." As with Chris' up-coming solo disc, no release dates for NYEP and Aaron's solo album have been announced yet.


Chris and Aaron performing with the Bacon Brothers
February 4th, 2006

Both Aaron and Chris will support the Bacon Brothers at some of their live shows within the next few weeks. Aaron Comess will be playing drums for the brothers on February 18th in Ridgefield, CT.
Chris Barron is the Bacon Brothers' support act at the White Plains gig as well as for the following March 2006 dates: Thursday, March 16th, Sellersville, PA; Friday , March 17th, Alexandria, VA and Saturday, March18th, Flushing, NY (Queens Theatre In The Park). For more information on the Bacon Brothers, click here.


More Chris solo shows in Febuary, details on Aaron's solo album
January 26th, 2006



Chris Barron, the singer of the Spin Doctors, continues to play solo shows at New York's Sidewalk Cafe: as he did in January, Chris will be also playing shows there in February 2006. From the most recent Chris Barron newsletter: "Here's what Gabriella Kerson of JamBase says about Chris Barron's friday nights... 'Chris Barron's show at the Sidewalk Cafe is a delightful surprise at the end of any week. His upbeat, outgoing personality, insightful lyrics and yummy voice create a space of calm, laughter and comfort. Kind of like visiting with your best friends.'" Check the Sidewalk Café website for more details on Chris' February solo stands. Other CB solo appearances: Monday, February 6, 2006 at 7pm at the Songwriter's Circle at the Bitter End - Bleeker Street and Laguardia, NYC, NY and Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at the Bluebird Cafe - Nashville, Tennessee.

In other news, here are some details about Aaron Comess' up-coming solo album. Here's what Aaron wrote on his website: "For a long time, I have wanted to write my own record, and it’s finally happening at the beginning of next month [February 2006, sd-archive.com]. I have two amazing and gifted musicians playing with me: On guitar, Bill Dillon. Bill has played on hundreds of albums, including all of Robbie Robertson’s. He is one of the most creative and one of kind players I have ever heard and played with. Tony Levin will be playing bass. He’s also a creative and incredibly gifted musician. He’s best known for his work with Peter Gabriel and King Crimson."


Aaron Comess to record 1st solo album in February
January 13th, 2006

The new year starts with some good news for all people interested in Aaron's solo projects: the Spin Doctors' drummer is recording another New York Electric Piano album in January (this will be the fourth album by the band including Aaron, bass player Tim Givens and piano wizard Pat Daugherty).

In February, Mr. Comess starts the recording of his first solo album! Aaron told SpinDoctors-Archive.com: "[..] I am finally doing my own solo record the first week of febuary. [...] i have a wicked group together and i think it is going to be really cool. I am very psyched about it [...]" More details about this project will be revealed soon on Aaron's website.

Also, there will be some Spin Doctors shows this year. Aaron: "Don't worry ...the doctors will be out there playing again soon..." So have a great new year, everyone!


Chris Barron to play solo shows in January 2006
December 27th, 2005

Great news for all NYC Spin Doctors fans - coming directly from Mr. Barron: "Chris Barron, lead singer of the Spin Doctors, will be playing solo acoustic shows fridays in january 10pm at the sidewalk cafe, (avenue A and 6th street, new york city). admission is free whether you wear a propeller beanie or not."

Support Chris and attend his solo shows - and if you go there, don't forget to bring along your recording device! Traditionally, CB solo shows are very entertaining and full of rare and new material. To learn more about Chris' solo work, check out his solo discography.

In other news, the Spin Doctors plan to tour again in 2006 - there are rumours about another European tour. But at the moment, nothing is official on that. For tour dates, check out the Official Spin Doctors Forum.


Spin Doctors on new "Grandma's Boy" Movie Soundtrack
December 22nd, 2005



The Spin Doctors song "Can't Kick The Habit" will be included in the Original Soundtrack to the new 20th Century Fox movie "Grandma's Boy". Besides the Spin Doctors, acts such as Aphex Twin, Bloc Party and Fischerspooner contributed to the soundtrack.

Luckily, it's the full 8-minutes version of "Can't Kick The Habit" that will make it to the soundtrack (as opposed to the edited single version). "Can't Kick The Habit" is taken from the band's recent album "Nice Talking To Me". "Grandma's Boy OST" will be released January 3rd, 2006. For more details, please visit the Compilations page within the Discography section.


Chris Whitley passed away
November 23, 2005

Sad news: US-Singer Chris Whitley passed away a few days ago at the age of 45. Spin Doctors drummer Aaron Comess contributed to his last album, "Soft Dangerous Shores", which was released this summer.

Along with Arnie Lawrence and Frankie LaRocka, who also were friends with Spin Doctors and its members and passed away earlier this year, Chris Whitley's death is the third sad loss this year in the extended Spin Doctors family. Rest in peace, Chris.


New classic Spin Doctors shows available at the LMA
November 19, 2005

Fellow Spins fan Lobster uploaded some great classic live recordings to the Live Music Archive that are now available for download. Check out a pre-Mark White show from April 15, 1989 featuring John Popper and others, a cool recording from a private pool party the Doctors played on July 27, 1991 as well as very interesting tapes from the Wetlands, NYC on February 16, 1992 including a nearly-90-minutes set. To download the shows, just click on the links to the Live Music Archive given in the single Show Archive database entries.

By the way, to get a list of all permanently available Spin Doctors live shows, just go to the Show Archive main site and type "download" in the "Setlist/details" field - we're trying to keep it as up-to-date as possible for you.


New Sandra Boynton album featuring Spin Doctors out now!
November 2nd, 2005.



The new book/cd-package by well-known children's book author Sandra Boynton was released recently. It features songs performed by artists such as Blues Traveler, Hootie And The Blowfish, Weird Al Yankovich and Spin Doctors.

The record release party for "Dog Train: A Wild Ride on the Rock-and-Roll Side" took place as a private show at Times Square, NYC on November 2nd. Spin Doctors contributed to the album by performing the song "Tantrum". To read more about the album, check the Spins Discography. To buy "Dog Train", click here.


Reviews of the new album
October 26, 2005

"Nice Talking To Me", the Spin Doctors' latest album (see below), is out now for a bit more than a month, and overall, it gets pretty good reviews in the US music press.
At the official Spin Doctors forum, we started a thread that tries to cover the NTTM media reactions. Click here to read the review collection - if you can add articles that aren't mentioned over there, please feel free to do so by posting to this very thread.

On another note: although there are not too many public concerts scheduled at the moment, the band is busy at the moment with playing some corporate gigs, radio shows and private gigs. To find out about up-coming Spin Doctors shows, check out this site.


"Nice Talking To Me": Title track released as promo-single
October 6, 2005



"Nice Talking To Me", the title track from Spin Doctors' latest album, is the next single. So far, it is only released as a promotional 1-track CD single including an enhanced section with portions from the Bonus-DVD that was released with the full length album. The song can be heard on the bands MySpace site (see Links section to get there), and there are plans to release "Nice Talking To Me" as a regular single - no details available about that by now.


Latest album "Nice Talking To Me" out now!
September 14, 2005

The brand-new Spin Doctors album "Nice Talking To Me" is available now in the US! A wonderful collection of ten songs, produced by Matt Wallace (of Marron 5 and Faith No More fame). Includes an additional DVD with live performances and a short documentary.
Get "Nice Talking To Me" from your local record store or from the band's new eStore (see news story below).

For details about the new album, check out the Discography section. If you want to find out what the band thinks about the new disc, click here for an exclusive and detailed interview with Aaron Comess. If you want to read some of the (overall very good) press reviews, go to this thread on the Official Spin Doctors forum. For fan reviews, check out this thread.


Now open: The Spin Doctors eStore
September 3, 2005

You can pre-order your copy of "Nice Talking To Me", the new Spin Doctors album, right now from the all-new Spin Doctors eStore at The Connextion. You can also get some current band merchandise there. Check out this thread from the Spins forum for details, or use this link to visit the eStore.


Exclusive Interview with Aaron Comess
August 29, 2005



Last Friday, The Spin Doctors Archive had the chance to interview Aaron Comess, the Spin Doctors' drummer. We had a great time talking about the new album, the band's future plans and much more. So if you want to know how "Nice Talking To Me" became the title track of the new album or what's on the DVD part of the new album, check out the interview! Read about what to expect in the near future, about Aaron's solo projects, the current setlists and much more! Click here to read the entire interview.


New Spin Doctors album in stores September 13, 2005!
July 29, 2005



It's official now: "Nice Talking To Me", the first Spin Doctors album since 1999 and the first album with the original line-up since 1994, will be released on September 13, 2005 in the US. It includes ten brand new tracks (see tracklist below) and an additional DVD featuring live performances and behind-the-scenes footage from the March 2005 European tour. "Nice Talking To Me" is the first Spin Doctors release for RuffNation Records, distributed via Fontana Distribution.

"Nice Talking To Me" tracklist:

01 Nice Talking To Me 3:59
02 Sugar 4:18
03 Margarita 3:01
04 Happily Ever After 3:21
05 I'd Like To Love You (But I Think You Might Be Crazy) 5:03
06 Can't Kick The Habit 8:16
07 My Problem Now 3:19
08 Genuine 5:40
09 Tonight You Could Steal Me Away 4:26
10 Safety Pin 4:13


Some more album-related news
July, 18th, 2005

Although no official date is known yet, the release of the new Spin Doctors album "Nice Talking To Me" may take place sometime in September, 2005. On netweed.com, you can find a RuffNation press release from July 6th, 2005 and it says:

RuffNation's first release for distribution through Fontana is The Spin Doctors album "Nice Talking To Me" that is scheduled for release in September. The Spin Doctors are currently on a North American tour in support of the album's radio single "Can't Kick The Habit." The Spin Doctors album will also include a live performance DVD that will be included in the CD album packaging.

So just follow this link, register to the great forum, and get the beautiful new track "Can't Kick The Habit". Don't forget to request that song at your local radio station this summer! You'll also find all new US concert dates for July, August and September - the band is touring a lot this summer!

Also, the band announced details about the up-coming album release "Nice Talking To Me". The album will be available as a DualDisc which means the one side of the disc includes the all new album and the other side of it contains DVD material including video footage from the March 2005 UK/European tour. For more details, check out this thread on the Spin Doctors Forum.


Spin Doctors now on Archive.org
March 2005

Now it's official: Spin Doctors live shows can be archived and publically accessed at the great "Live Music Archive" at archive.org. Last week, Spins fans asked the Archive f it was possible. This week, the band (Mark, to be exactly) told Archive.org that it would be okay to host SD shows at the Archive. So - if you got Spin Doctors shows in .shn or .flac format - don't think twice and upload them to Archive.org! Thanks in advance!

Here's the permanent link to archive.org's SD site. I also included this URL in the Links section, so it should be easy for you to find all the great shows there.

For Spin Doctors news older than March 2005, check out the News Archive.