An Introduction:

An unlikely collective of anomalously variegated musician/artist/writers, known as The Hot Apple Spider, established itself in a series of improvised kitchen jams in and around the Lehigh Valley/ Bethlehem Pennsylvania area in the latter part of the 20th Century.

In their present conclusive state: John Newcomer: on Guitar and Vocals, Justin DeAngelo: Keys and Vocals, Mike Kolinsky: Drums and Vocals, and DanO: Bass and Vocals, The Spiders have been performing their live shows locally for the last several years. Their original music—an idiosyncratic content with capricious musical shifts-- is a strange but familiar mixed bag of treats and tricks, from toe-tapping jams and melodic old-school riffs, to angular space rock, cryptic prog anthems and emotional odes to Ricardo Montalban. Their multifarious and disparately inspired song output, include reports and observances of obscure Dickens characters, rebellious aquatic organisms, sweater-wearing goats, and a particular pants-obsessed robot. They’ve also been known to surreptitiously pepper their sets with various cover songs that include Frank Zappa, The Flaming Lips, Dire Straits, The Beatles and the theme to the 1971 Michael Caine version of “Get Carter”.

Their latest effort, a ridiculous sci-fi themed rock opera to be performed at The Reading Planetarium at the end of June 2010, will more than marginally enhance their already slowly burgeoning cult-fan base.

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