Genres A cappella Genre A cappella | Years active 2004 – present | |
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Members Mercy AlbaranJulie AthansKacie ContrerasRachel ForerJaki JoaninoCaitlin KollgaardEmily KorwinAdrienne LaBordeSara LichtiCamille MartinezEmily RandallKayla RubenGreer ShivelyMegan Wiley Past members Katie Darfler (2008-2010)Jennifer Pugh (2007-2010)Sara Scheller (2007-2010)Meredith Laird (2007-2009)Claire Krohmer (2006-2009)Katie Bowen (2006-2009)Amelia Hassani (2006-2009)Emily Peña (2007-2009)Lena Schiffer(2007-2009)Shauna Payyappilli(2007-2008)Paris Perrault (2005-2008)Andrea Pasiliao (2005-)Alexi Elconi (2005-)Annie Pestolesi (2005-)Emily Sklar (2005-)Kate Brody Adams (2004-)Jordan Steiner (2004-)A.Tianna Scozzaro(Founder)Alicia Flor(Founder)Andrea Howard(Founder)Allie Pedrazzi(Founder)Cameron Ochs(Founder)Elana Segal(Founder)Jaclyn Fromer(Founder)Katrina Hoo-Soo(Founder) Albums Modern Art, On the Wall, Waking Up in Davis, Not So Fast, In my head, The Arson Record labels Loudr, Strudelmedia, Wasted Time Records, The Spokes Similar California Golden Overtones, University of California, SoCal VoCals, Noteworthy, The Lounge Lizards Profiles | ||
The Spokes is a Collegiate a cappella group from Davis, California. The group was founded in 2004, and are the only all-female a cappella group at the University of California, Davis. The Spokes won the award for Best Choreography for their version of Patty Griffin's "Top of the World" in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella in 2011,. The Spokes have been featured on Good Day Sacramento and on KXJZ's Capital Public Radio.
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The Spokes have toured cities all over the west coast including: Berkeley, CA for the annual West Coast A 'Cappella showcase hosted by the California Golden Overtones and UC Men's Octet, and Los Angeles for the annual California A 'Cappella Festival hosted by Random Voices. The group also hosts its own annual concerts including "HellaCappella": The Largest A Cappella Showcase in Northern California", and "Local Tones:An all-Davis, all-A Cappella Concert" The group also travels to Berkeley, CA for the West Coast A Cappella Showcase every year.
The groups also prides itself on its commitment to philanthropy and annually donates portions of their profits to multiple charities, most recently to Daraja Academy.
History
The Spokes were created in January 2004 when two former members of the coed a cappella group the Liquid Hotplates decided the time had come for an all-women's group at UC Davis. Co-founders Camaron and Jaclyn posted many fliers in order to find the most entertaining, cute, and fun-loving bunch of girls in Davis. After several rounds of auditions there were eight Spokes, each one dedicated to creating a beautiful sound and having tons of fun. They practiced in the beautiful and brand-new music room of the Infill dorms, and relied equally on the acoustics of Andrea's apartment.
The Pink Album (2008)
- I Need a Hero
- Street Spirit
- You Don't Own Me
- I'm Yours
- Annie Waits
- Spokehemian Rhapsody
- Cellotape
- Not Myself
- It's Raining Men
- Sweet Escape
This Means Go (2006)
- Hazel Eyes/Sugar, We're Going Down
- In Your Eyes
- My Love
- Have A Little Faith In Me
- It's Raining Men
- Fix You
- Bohemian Rhapsody/Golden Slumbers
- Another White Dash
- Don't Turn Around
- I Can See Clearly
- Gold Digger
Just Ride It (2004)
- Fever
- All this Time
- Ring My Bell
- Fools Fall in Love
- Either Way
- Kiss da Girl
- Bohemian Rhapsody/Golden Slumbers
- Love me Tomorrow
Awards
Songs
Nothing FlatNot So Fast · 2011
Waking Up in DavisWaking Up in Davis · 2006
Street SpiritWaking Up in Davis · 2006