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Steam Powered Giraffe

Steam Powered Giraffe (SPG) is a musical project formed in San Diego in 2008 that is popular in the steampunk subculture. Led by twin siblings David Michael Bennett and Isabella Bunny Bennett (born Christopher Bennett),[1] [2] its two remaining original members, the act combines sketches, pop culture references, improvised comedic dialogue, and original music.

Backstory
The band's fictional backstory explains why they pantomime as robots. According to that narrative, the "musical automatons" were invented by a rich San Diego inventor named Colonel P. A. Walter in 1896 and kept in the Walter family over the years. Called the 8th 1/2 Wonder of the World, the robots were a technological marvel that ran off steam powered engines and artificial intelligence. The band's name is said to come from Walter's first robot, a giant mechanical giraffe. A fictional timeline on the band's website chronicles the band's supposed "appearances" throughout the years at such notable places as the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and The Ed Sullivan Show.

Band Members
The Spine (David Michael Bennett) is a futuristic dieselpunk robot with a titanium alloy spinal column. His skin is smooth silver, and he wears a black fedora and a vest.
- lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, mandolin, keyboards (2008-present)
Rabbit (Isabella Bunny Bennett) performs as a copper clockwork robot, often "malfunctioning" at shows and their panels.
- lead and backing vocals, megaphone, melodica, accordion, keytar (2008-present)
Hatchworth (Sam Luke) is an art deco robot made from a stove. He was supposedly one of Colonel P. A. Walter's original robots, but was locked away until The Jon left the band. He wears a bowler, sports a bushy orange mustache and wears a black military tunic with red accents.
- drums, backing vocals (2011-2012), lead and backing vocals, bass, guitars (2012-present)
Steve Negrete - audio engineering (2011–present)
Past members[edit]
The Jon (Jonathan "Jon" Sprague) was a gold art deco robot part of the original four members, who wore a black shirt, brown pants, and red suspenders and bow tie. He generally displayed childish mannerisms and was supposedly powered by Crystal Pepsi. Jon Sprague was let go from the band in 2012 due to commitment issues and currently works as an artist and photographer in La Mesa, San Diego County, California.
- lead and backing vocals, mandolin, bass, drums (2008-2012)
Upgrade (Erin Burke) was a silver and pink stylized robot and part of the original four members. She wore a black dress and cap and was known for being girly but with tomboyish outbursts. She has an unrequited crush on The Spine. Erin Burke left the band in 2011 to pursue an acting career.
- vocals, tambourine (2008-2011)
Michael Philip Reed, known as the "One Man Band" - guitar, banjo, synthesizer, ukulele, bass, piano, vocoder, backing vocals (2011–2014)
Matt Smith - drums, backing vocals (2012–2014)

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