Spoon's special guest at Virgin Fest
So Dan Deacon wasn't the only Baltimore performer at Virgin Festival after all.
Oranges Band front man Roman Kuebler sat in with Spoon for a couple songs during their set Sunday. He sang backup for "Lines in the Suit" and "Fitted Shirt."
Kuebler was Spoon's touring bassist and backup singer for more than two years after their album Girls Can Tell came out in 2001. He played a little on their 2002 album Kill the Moonlight too, and left when their old bass player re-joined the band.
"It's a cool band to play with," he said. "Musically, they're very down to business. ... But within the context of that there's a lot of room on stage to have fun."
Kuebler said he had a blast touring with Spoon and still keeps in touch with the band.
"It's funny because it takes the music out of the equation," he said. "It's like, you're friends with the people at work, but you never talk about the work that you do. You just do the work, but within the context of that work you have a really good relationship."
Categories: Local music, Virgin Mobile Festival
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
