About this vendor
Ten+ years ago, Kinky Spigot and the Welders started as an irreverent, dynamic, college party band made up of talented musicians, but more importantly, friends. Since then we've grown up, honed our chops (our players have played with Sharon Jones, Lee Fields, Cuddle Magic, and yes, a few lucky shmucks have a Beyonce album under their belt) and thrown more than a few excellent parties. Well, several hundred to be exact – and we want to do the same for you!
Here's what some of our recent clients are saying:
"The joy, energy, and incredible musicianship that the band brought to our wedding was exactly what we had dreamed of."
“Take the best wedding band you can imagine, double that, and multiply it by 100 and that’s when you get in the vicinity of these guys."
Details
Business Attributes
- Black-owned Business
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Instruments
- Flute
- Guitar
- Keyboard
- Mandolin
- Organ
- Percussion
Music Genres
- African
- Bluegrass
- Dance
- Disco
- Hip-Hop
- Jazz
Music Services
- Live Music
- MC Services
- Recorded Music
- Sound Equipment
Wedding Activities
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
- Ceremony
- Reception
Reviews
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5
out of 5.020 reviews
Stop your search for a band right now. Kinky Spigot and the Welders is just the band you’re looking for! Lillian and Nadav were incredibly easy and fun to work with. We booked them...
for our wedding before Covid and they worked with us through all our postponing plans. They helped us set up the sound and Zoom audio for our ceremony and almost a year later, when we finally got to the party, they were absolutely amazing! The band is incredibly talented and kept the party going all night. Weeks later and our guests keep telling us how impressed they were with Kinky Spigot and The Welders.
We should start by saying at the end of the four hour set Kinky Spigot played the entire dance floor began chanting "ONE MORE SONG, ONE MORE SONG!"
We found Kinky Spigot at a wedd...
ing band showcase in Brooklyn and immediately knew they were something special and they delivered across the board. During the planning process, Lillian and Nadav were super organized, attentive, and very available for every little detailed question we had for them. They handled our sound during the ceremony, provided an amazing string quarter during cocktail hour, and when it came to the reception, they knocked it out of the park!
Their music selection is vast and versatile and while they allow you to choose 5 "must play" songs and read the room for the rest of it, every song they played over four hours had the dance floor filled for the entire night. Even when they took breaks, the DJ played perfect songs for the vibe of the room. The evidence is in the fact that so many people came up to us during the wedding and exclaimed "WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS AMAZING BAND!?"
Any couple that is looking to dance the night away should hire Kinky Spigot for their wedding ASAP!
Kinky Spigot played our wedding this November and they were outstanding! My husband and I love Motown and more old-school music, so when we saw their song list and demo video we kn...
ew they were a great option. Tons of soul in their sound, and the horns were next level awesome. We had a smaller wedding at about 100 people, yet the dance floor was never empty. They really played something for everyone, including a raucous version of the tarantella (an italian folk song) that was the surprise stand out hit of one dance set. People are still bringing it up a month later! We'd highly recommend them, especially for anyone looking for a wedding band that isn't like every other wedding band.
Our friends and family can’t stop talking about how much fun they had at our wedding- and it was mainly because of the music!! these guys made our evening so very special. The ar...
rangements that they prepared of our wedding song and our parent dances were absolutely perfect; they made these moments ones we will cherish forever! they were the best to work with and fully exceeded our expectations!! We hardly left the dance floor as did most of our guests!! Thank you thank you thank you Kinky Spigot & the Welders for making out evening such a blast!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lillian, Nadav & the Kinky Spigot squad absolutely brought the house down at our wedding on Saturday! We had a rowdy, 180 person crowd that the band was able to rile up into a fren...
zy with their incredible music. They learned a couple custom songs for us, and we couldn't be happier with how they turned out. Our first dance was one of the happiest moments of my life, and I'm crying happy tears thinking about their rendition of edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros "Home." THANK YOU KINKY SPIGOT!
We loved having Kinky Spigot and the Welders play at our wedding! This was one of the most important "details" for us - and they did such an incredible job. Not only did they get t...
he dance party started, they are also an incredibly musically talented group. We had a few friends and family members who are critical musicians, and every single one of them told us how impressed they were with the band. So many other guests commented on how fun and talented Kinky Spigot was! For our first dance, when we asked for a difficult mash-up of a slow classic and then a fun pop song, they replied with "How cool, this will be fun!" and did a perfect rendition. Definitely recommend hiring Kinky Spigot & the Welders!!
This was the best decision we made for our wedding. Kinky Spigot was absolutely incredible - energetic, talented, communicative, flexible, etc. We incorporated some customized comp...
onents to our set list and schedule (my husband sang with the band while his Dad played on drums, my Dad and I did a surprise dance, etc) and they were not only accommodating, but excited about our unique spin on the night! I would hire them 100x over.
Kinky Spigot is the best wedding band EVER! We seriously can't recommend them enough. So many of our guests said it was the best wedding they've ever attended because of the band. ...
The dance floor was full all night. We had been at several events where the band played and we were just waiting for an occasion to hire them ourselves. Kinky Spigot was a huge part of the evening's success- they created such fun and lively energy and we were so happy to have you guys there! Kinky Spigot was really our first and only choice.
My wife and I got married about 6 months ago, and Kinky Spigot was by far the most incredible part of the wedding. I am so grateful that each of these musicians decided to use thei...
r talents in a wedding band, which allowed us to have such quality music at our event. Nobody at our wedding ever thought it was even possible to hire a band like Kinky Spigot, and now six months later I still hear my guests talk about them at least once a week. We wanted to find a very non-typical wedding band (i.e., one that doesn't play Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing,'), and every single song they played was exactly what we were hoping for.
We have never experienced such pure bliss and elation before. Sure, the alcohol and marrying the girl of my dreams had something to do with it -- but Kinky Spigot really made our wedding the event of the century for us and all of our guests.
I have been looking through my notes, looking for a great band I saw in NY. These musicians had energy. Their act was perfect for the event. They catered to the audience and they a...
re extremely talented. The lead singers are fun to watch. Not like a hotel/motel lounge act.
The most important part of our big day was music. My husband and I went to see showcases and multiple bands before finally dropping into a Kinky Spigot rehearsal. After that brief ...
hour we knew we had to book them. My husband and I are not into conventional pop music, we're huge Phish and Grateful dead fans & wanted to incorporate that into our wedding which Kinky Spigot took to the next level for us! They learned a GD and Phish song for our ceremony as well as a Phish song for our first dance. They agreed to have a keyboard player at the ceremony in addition to a guitar player. We also had them play blue grass at the cocktail hour which the guests all loved and thought was very different from any other wedding they had been to. But then they really surprised us by playing Phish interludes as the guests were being seated for dinner. That personalization just made our night and completely blew us away since that was 100% their doing! A beautiful surprise for us. And for the non-Phish fans at our wedding...people could not stop raving about Kinky Spigot! The talent, professionalism and showmanship is second to none. They played a variety of music and kept everyone on the dance floor. This band really helped make our wedding day unique, personal and magical. Music is so important to us as a couple and it was essential for that to come through at our wedding and they delivered. Could not recommend these guys high enough! A must book for whatever your music taste!
There aren't enough positive things for me to say about Kinky Spigot. We booked the band for our wedding and had high expectations given all of their positive reviews (here, the Kn...
ot, weddingwire, etc.) and their awesome demo video, and even with those high expectations we were totally blown away.
I think the other glowing reviews say it as well as we could, so it's tough to know what to add. To hit on the highlights:
1) Their day-of performance was absolutely phenomenal - I know this is going to sound like a broken record given other reviews, but 10+ people commented on how this was easily the best wedding band they had ever seen, and several said they would pay to see the band play not at a wedding. Watch their demo video on youtube if you aren't sure.
2) Prior to the day-of, the band was incredibly easy to work with. Early in wedding planning, this is something that in all honesty I didn't pay enough attention to, and while some vendors caused us stress down the road, Kinky Spigot was the polar opposite. Every time we spoke prior to the wedding, Yoni and Nadav were calm, reassuring, and totally willing to help us achieve our vision (even when we weren't 100% sure what that vision was). We oscillated on several topics, but they were always flexible willing to accommodate, and more importantly it was clear throughout that they had everything under control.
3) Extra requests: this is less generally applicable but speaks to how great they were to work with. In addition to performing during our cocktail hour and reception, we wanted large speaker set-ups at both at the entrance to our venue and at the ceremony so we could play music from an iPad. The band was able to help set that up and work with our venue so that everything went off without a hitch on the day of.
Bottom line: I can't recommend this band highly enough. Really, truly, nothing but positive things to say about our entire experience with Kinky Spigot.
They may not have the most extensive song list out there, but their range and the way in which they play them have definitely reset the bar higher for the most fun and exhilarating...
wedding band ever. They played Stevie Wonder and Justin Bieber, Frank Sinatra and Jay-Z, Whitney Houston and Blur. And all in a big band way. They kept the rhythm going and everyone was on the dance floor. As the bride, I rarely left it all night long!
These guys are so easy-going and flexible. My husband and I hired one of their acoustic solo guitarists to perform the instrumentals for our ceremony and they were happy to learn new music that had great meaning for us. They know what they’re doing; all we did were pick out a bunch of songs that we absolutely wanted to hear (which was really difficult for us since we loved so many of the songs on their list), make a few requests, and let Nadav (the band leader and master of ceremonies) do the rest!
My husband and I recently got married in June and when deciding what type of "vibe" we wanted for the reception, we immediately agreed that we wanted live music. However, what we w...
ere finding were typical wedding bands that played cheesy covers of overplayed wedding songs. As music lovers, we wanted a band that looked, felt and sounded like a band you would go and see in concert; a band that would play covers but with their own twist. That is EXACTLY what Kinky Spigot and the Welders did and MORE. They not only blew us away but guests were coming up to us all night raving that they were the BEST wedding band they had ever heard. They made our party an absolute blast and we couldn't have been happier with our choice.
Best decision we made for the wedding, aside from choosing our venue, who suggested this band to us. Yoni, Nadav and the crew are phenomenal. Not only were they kind and patient an...
d helpful in the months leading up to the wedding, they killed it on the day!! Guests were going crazy about this band! They are still talking about it 2 weeks out. A wonderful group of people who listen to what you want, don't push anything you don't want and are just incredibly talented. I'm so thankful we snagged them!
The Kinky Spigot and the Welders Band was the best decision we made for our wedding. It's a two weeks past our wedding and we're still hearing from our guests how great the band wa...
s. "Best wedding band ever" has been the most common text we've gotten over the course of our honeymoon.
When my wife and I started planning well over a year ago, we decided music was the by far the most important element of any fun wedding. We reached out to the Kinky Spigot, and their band manager, Yoni, got back to us immediately. Within a few very responsive and friendly phone calls, we were absolutely sold.
They drove all the way down from Brooklyn to our outdoor farm wedding in southeastern Massachusetts - and absolutely crushed it. So it's safe to assume they are good for any venue, indoor or outdoor. Their young, fun and incredibly talented with music that works for everyone in attendance.
We asked them to learn two pretty complicated songs for our dances, and they nailed both of them.
Again, can't say enough positive things about these guys and girls. Book them now.
My husband and I were really excited about planning our wedding, but as passionate music lovers, we dreaded the idea of searching for a wedding band. Several Google searches for "...
nontraditional wedding band" resulted in the expected list of bands that seemed like bad SNL skits. One band, however, was different in appearance, playlist, and vibe. Once we watched Kinky Spigot's promo video and read through their eclectic, extensive playlist, we knew we had found our band. Unfortunately, when we inquired about booking them for our wedding, we quickly learned that they were already hired for another event. After a week of investigating other options, I turned to my husband and said, "This may sound crazy, but can we change our wedding date to Friday? I don't want another band." My husband looked and me and said, "I don't either. Let's do it." It might have been the best decision we made concerning our wedding. Kinky Spigot is not a wedding band; they are musicians who happen to play weddings. From the first notes of the acoustic guitar played during our ceremony, it was clear we made the right choice. Following the ceremony, we had requested a 3-piece jazz ensemble during our cocktail hour. Sensing the aesthetics of our venue, the band manager approached my husband and asked, "Would it be okay if we kept it more upbeat and funky?" Yes! That impromptu adjustment really set the tone for the evening. After playing songs they learned specifically for our first dance and parent dances, Kinky Spigot then let our guests know that this wasn't going to be any ordinary wedding. For the rest of the night, they played a mix of Motown, R&B, Funk, 90s Hip-hop, and some newer alternative favorites. The dance floor was packed with everyone, from our youngest friends to our oldest relatives. Immediately after our guests congratulated us on our marriage, the next words out of their mouths were either, "This band is awesome!" or "Where did you find this band?" Kinky Spigot was so good that, in all honesty, we've discussed hiring them for a private event, for no other reason than to get a chance to hear them play again. Book them.
My wife and I hired Kinky Spigot and the Welders for our wedding last July. They were AMAZING. Our guests still gush over how incredible the band was (and many of them are musici...
ans, so this is high praise). They are young, energetic, incredibly talented, and have a deep repertoire. They nail any style of music they perform, from rock to soul to hip hop to dance. They also play music for your cocktail hour in different ensembles, such as a jazz quartet (which we hired) and a bluegrass band. The band was easy to work with and planning went without a hitch.
You want your party to be fun, right? You want all your guests to get on the dance floor and stay all night, right? Hire this band. I can't say enough great things about them!
Kinky Spigot and the Welders were fantastic at our July wedding. They music was great, they kept the energy up, they had everyone--from both the bride/groom's and parent's generat...
ion--up on the dance floor. They enhanced every part of our wedding, from the ceremony to the last dance, with their music.
Yoni, their client manager, was very responsive to our needs, quick to offer advice when needed and willing to work with us to customize their usual offering. Super flexible, super accommodating, and most important the music was fantastic. And their fee was as much as 25% less than some of the 'comparable' bands we initially interviewed.
My dad wanted to sing he and my mom's wedding song at our wedding and Kinky Spigot worked with him to make this arguably one of the best parts of our wedding. He was able to attend a rehearsal and rehearse his big number with the band and they even worked out some cute dance moves for him and the back up singer. At first I wasn't crazy about the whole idea, but since we picked Kinky Spigot and they were able to prepare with him, the whole thing was just fantastic.
I would hire them again in a heartbeat!!
Dear Person Looking for a Wedding Band,
Look no further. You've just found the best wedding band on the planet 'Earth'. You should feel pretty good about yourself. Pat yourself ...
on the back. Now, Kinky Spigot and the Welders quite literally took the ball of clay that was our wedding and carved a masterpiece. From the instrumental guitar during our ceremony that was the perfect accent to the most memorable moment in our lives, to the bluegrass band they formed during the cocktail hour, everything these guys did was fantastic. And the band itself, well, when they came on stage they turned our wedding of the century into the party of the century. Hiring Kinky Spigot and his crazy Welders for your wedding will be the best decision you made since saying "sure, what the hell, let's get married!" Did I mention the horn section jammed on ‘When The Saints Go Marching In’ as they escorted us to a giant bonfire in a field? Yep, that happened.
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Kinky Spigot and The Welders Band