The Court & Spark

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The Court & Spark is a San Francisco-based indie rock band formed in the spring of 1998 around the nucleus of Scott Hirsch, Alex Stimmel, James Kim, and laconic lead vocalist M.C. Taylor. Between 1998 and 2001 the group established itself among the leaders of the alt-country Americana scene.

After Hirsch and Taylor’s early and noisy participation in Exignota, the two (along with bassist Joe Rogers and others) found themselves in San Francisco, and formed the country-oriented group, taking cues from the classic sounds of the early country-rock era as well as incorporating more sonically progressive and multi-faceted compositions.

They soon released their debut, 1999’s Ventura Whites, garnering substantial praise with the independent press. With pedal steel player Tom Heyman and vocalist Wendy Allen, as well as former Byrd and Flying Burrito Brother Gene Parsons, guesting on 2001’s Bless You, the group achieved cult acclaim.

The band returned in 2004 with their most acclaimed release to date, Witch Season which fully emcompassed their reach and was accompanied by a powerful EP - Dead Diamond River featuring contributions from Linda Thompson and M. Ward.

The Court & Spark officially disbanded in the summer of 2007.

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Witch Season
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Bless You
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Dead Diamond River
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Top Tracks

1	Your Mother Was The Lightning full track	27
2	Suffolk Down Upon the Night full track	17
3	Fireworks full track	16
4	We Were All Uptown Rulers full track	14
5	Denver Annie full track	13
5	Out On The Water full track	13
7	Rooster Mountain full track	12
7	Sundowner, You full track	12
9	Titov Sang The Blues full track	11
10	Witch Season full track	8
10	St. John The Evangelist full track	8
10	Steeplechasing full track	8
10	The Wandering Tattler full track	8
10	Berliners full track	8
10	Swimming Endlessly full track	8

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oaklandcory wrote:
January 2009

The Court & Spark were my favorite SF band for years. So many good songs and shows, their last show was great. I'll remember it for a long time.

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foxyluva wrote:
May 2008

I love them so much. I heard they disbanded too :(

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pagalina wrote:
February 2008

happy happy!

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_meandthemajor wrote:
November 2007

Wow, I just heard of them today. I am glad I did! Where have I been, they are terrific!

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motank wrote:
November 2007

i've had 'bless you' on my ipod for 4 years.. i finally accidentally clicked on it. and i'm glad i did

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mrpenguin2k1 wrote:
January 2007

God, I love this band.

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mymayday wrote:
November 2006

Haha, nope, meisterwerk isn't an english word at all. Is that supposed to be master work ?

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mrpenguin2k1 wrote:
October 2006

this bio is lame

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ExcessiveClap wrote:
October 2006

their meisterwerk??? ist that a common term in english?

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