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Samantha Spoto

Samantha Spoto

Samantha still believes in the need for guitars and drums and desperate poetry. When she isn't writing, you can find her reading liner notes, eating her body weight in burritos, and singing her soul back at bands in sweaty basements.

Photo by Julie A. Ferguson.
Mixtapes, PlaylistsNovember 19, 2015

The Best of Fest 14 Playlist

By Samantha Spoto

I headed down to Gainesville, Florida for the third Halloween in a row to listen to a bunch of punk bands play Fest 14….

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the all brights
DiscoverNovember 6, 2015

The All Brights …Are Wild For The Night!

By Samantha Spoto

Shit gets weird when you’re with The All Brights, a supergroup of sorts that recently joined punk label Red Scare’s roster. The four-piece consists…

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DiscoverOctober 29, 2015

Dogs On Acid: Self-Titled Debut

By Samantha Spoto

Philly-based band Dogs on Acid have quickly managed to pull at the heartstrings of 90s alternative-loving freaks like myself. With their fuzzed out indie…

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summer end crop
PlaylistsOctober 6, 2015

Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets (End of Summer Playlist)

By Samantha Spoto

As the weather gets colder and the days get shorter, a new set of feels is brought into the foreground of our minds. We’d…

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All Dogs
Current, ReviewsOctober 5, 2015

All Dogs: Kicking Every Day

By Samantha Spoto

Ohio indie rock four­-piece All Dogs released their first full­-length Kicking Every Day early last month via Salinas Records. Front­woman Maryn Jones (also a…

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No Smoking Media is a regularly updated and hand curated feed of music releases, free from hierarchical judgment and included regardless of press coverage. Our priority is for our readers to discover good, creative music that they might not otherwise hear, and for artists we admire to gain a wider audience and be recognized for their musical excellence.

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