Although it hasn't been said as much outright, it sounds like Spools of Dark Thread's days may be numbered. Chris Thomas, Spools' furiously talented frontman (far right), revealed this afternoon that he and his mates are discussing whether or not the band will continue. Let's hope so. Spools has produced some of the most tuneful hard rock in recent memory. In the meantime, Thomas has embarked on a new project with bassman Rich Ross (Samples, Matthew Moon) and guitarist Pat Searcy (Sick, Drug Un
Hold off sending any floral arrangements to the funeral home. It appears that news of Spools of Dark Thread's demise may have been a bit premature. Two of the remaining members (the drummer and a guitarist?) are committed to finding new players -- specifically, a new frontman to replace Chris Thomas, who has moved on to Random Friend Generator, a freshly minted act that will make its debut this Saturday, January 31, at Herman's Hideaway, as well as a bassist and second guitarist -- and continuin
Fresh off their homemade, sandwich-board-wearing stint at Showcase, the Epilogues are getting ready to embark on a short tour of the West Coast by way of the Pacific Northwest, and to kick things off, as you've probably deduced from the headline and the above graphic, the act is playing a tour sendoff show at Herman's Hideaway next Saturday, June 27. I know. Yeah, and...? Hold on, there's more. Somebody at Herman's (likely Paige Montgomery) came up with the novel idea of dropping the normal cove
Jason Paul RobertsRemember way back in January when we speculated that Spools of Dark Thread was headed for a dirt nap, only to rescind our prediction a few weeks later when we received word that a few members had designs on soldiering on? Little did we know then -- especially given the fact that frontman Chris Thomas had moved on to front Random Friend Generator -- that the reminaing members in question were none other than Thomas himself and Jamey Crow Bartley. Nearly six months later, Spools
