Skip to main content
Public recordCompiled from 6 credited sources · Updated Oct 8, 2026

Sparrow Steeple

Rock band from Philadelphia, PA

Listen on BandcampFollow shows on Songkick
Sparrow Steeple photo
Photo from the public record
Shows on record
20
Rooms played
8
Cities
3
Releases
18
Last show
May 22, 2025Ortlieb's

About

Sparrow Steeple is a band from Philadelphia, PA, tagged experimental, folk rock, indie rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2016 to 2025, across 8 rooms in 3 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

20 on record · Songkick
No upcoming shows on record.Know of one? Tell us

Shows per year

  1. 20164 shows
  2. 20174 shows
  3. 20183 shows
  4. 20196 shows
  5. 20242 shows
  6. 20251 show
Show history
DateVenue
May 22, 2025Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Jun 21, 2024Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Camino Sound, Lettuce Prey
Jan 14, 2024Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Aunt Dracula
Aug 11, 2019Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Howlin Rain, Garcia Peoples
Jun 17, 2019Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Mordecai, Neil Burke, Bill Nace
Apr 18, 2019Jerry's On Front · PhiladelphiaSupportwith The Mountain Movers
Feb 9, 2019The State House · New HavenSupportwith The Mountain Movers, The Writhing Squares
Feb 7, 2019Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith The Writhing Squares, Headroom (US)
Jan 25, 2019Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Danielson, Hermit Thrushes
Jun 19, 2018Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Simon Joyner & the Ghosts, Micah Schnabel
May 11, 2018Kung Fu Necktie · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Mike Donovan, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, YUZO IWATA, +2
Apr 13, 2018Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith The Mountain Movers, Chino
Nov 21, 2017Kung Fu Necktie Upstairs · PhiladelphiaSupportwith White Boy
Nov 10, 2017Max Fish · New York (NYC)Supportwith Hans Chew
Mar 31, 2017Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Bardo Pond, Eric Arn
Jan 27, 2017Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Mark Feehan
Nov 10, 2016Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaHeadliner
Jul 15, 2016Johnny Brenda's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Chris Forsyth & The Solar Motel Band, Arbouretum
May 24, 2016Ortlieb's · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Watery Love
Apr 9, 2016Philadelphia Record Exchange · PhiladelphiaSupportwith Home Blitz

Where they play

8 rooms in 3 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Philadelphia18 shows
  • New Haven1 show
  • New York (NYC)1 show

Live history

20 shows on record
Shows counted
20
First on record
Apr 2016
Latest on record
May 2025

Shows per year

  1. 20164
  2. 20174
  3. 20183
  4. 20196
  5. 20242
  6. 20251

Top rooms

  • Ortlieb's, Philadelphia · 6
  • Johnny Brenda's, Philadelphia · 6
  • Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia · 3
  • Jerry's On Front, Philadelphia · 1
  • The State House, New Haven · 1

Top cities

  • Philadelphia, PA · 18
  • New Haven, CT · 1
  • New York (NYC), NY · 1

Often on the bill with: The Writhing Squares, Arbouretum, Bardo Pond, Bill Nace, Brother JT, Chino, Chris Forsyth, Danielson

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

18 releases, 2005–2023

  • Firehouse

    2023 · Album

  • Before the Wood Thrush

    2022 · Ep

  • Pemberton Arms

    2022 · Album

  • Illogical Emotional Outbursts

    2021 · Ep

  • Return to Universe Pt.1

    2021 · Ep

  • Return to Universe Pt.2

    2021 · Ep

  • All of My Friends Were Gone

    2020 · Single

  • Sympathetic Resonance

    2020 · Single

  • The World Is Quiet (But the Earth Is Flat)

    2020 · Album

  • Tin Top Sorcerer

    2019 · Album

  • IN FOCUS: 2019 In Review (A Trouble In Mind Records Sampler)

    2019

  • HALFWAY THERE: A Trouble In Mind 2019 Mid-Year Review...

    2019

  • Leprechaun Gold

    2018 · Single

  • A Aardvark

    2017 · Ep

  • Steeple Two

    2017 · Album

  • Water Boarded by the Lord

    2017 · Single

  • SteEPle Twö

    2015

  • Rangefinder

    2005 · Album

Lineup

  • Bob Dickie
  • Barry Goldberg
  • Harmonica Dan
  • Jacy Webster
  • Jeff Werner

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

6 members on record
  • Barry Goldbergtenure unknown
  • Bob Dickietenure unknown
  • Dan Balcertenure unknown
  • Harmonica Dantenure unknown
  • Jacy Webstertenure unknown
  • Jeff Wernertenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members also play in: Strapping Fieldhands (via Jacy Webster)

Shares members with: Amazing Thrill Show (via Jeff Werner), Aye Aye (via Dan Balcer), Bangone (via Jacy Webster), Birds Of Maya (via Dan Balcer), Boogie Witch (via Dan Balcer), Hidden Combo (via Bob Dickie), Scab Cadillac (via Bob Dickie), Storks (via Jacy Webster) and 1 more

Photos, art and posters

Sparrow Steeple — Ortlieb's, 2024-06-21
Poster · Ortlieb's, 2024-06-21 — Songkick
Sparrow Steeple — Ortlieb's, 2019-06-17
Poster · Ortlieb's, 2019-06-17 — Songkick
Sparrow Steeple — Kung Fu Necktie, 2019-02-07
Poster · Kung Fu Necktie, 2019-02-07 — Songkick
Sparrow Steeple — Max Fish, 2017-11-10
Poster · Max Fish, 2017-11-10 — Songkick
Sparrow Steeple — Johnny Brenda's, 2017-03-31
Poster · Johnny Brenda's, 2017-03-31 — Songkick
Sparrow Steeple — Johnny Brenda's, 2016-07-15
Poster · Johnny Brenda's, 2016-07-15 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

Report a correctionRequest removal
What each source supplied
SourceUsed for
MusicBrainzArtist facts
Sparrow Steeple on Last.fmArtist facts
Sparrow Steeple on DiscogsArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.