Mike Shupp
October Sun

Private Mind Records

 


Spin magazine and GeoCities Web site recently announced the winners of their "1997 Unsigned Band Contest." Local musician Mike Shupp placed second in the rock category. Shupp's submission – his 1997 self-released CD, "October Sun" – beat out all but one of 300 entries. Look for Shupp and his band to be playing June dates at the Velvet Lounge and the Metro Cafe.

Spin Magazine
April 1998



 

There's nothing better than a songwriter with a sense of melody and the intuition for a killer hook. (It should be required for all songwriters, but sadly, that's not the case.) On October Sun, Mike Shupp delivers both of these skills in spades along with some great guitar playing. Recently named one of the best unsigned bands in America by Spin Magazine, Shupp's sound combines shreds of Marshall Crenshaw and John Hiatt wrapped around a rough-hewn electric core that recalls The Replacements mature (and sober) years. It's just rock music, and Mike Shupp does it very well.

by Ed Yashinsk
Mode Magazine
VOL. 3, NO. 10 · APRIL, 1999
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