The Spokes


The Spokes is the first and premier all-female collegiate a cappella group created by Jaclyn Cohen and the Grammy nominated country artist, Cam Ochs at the University of California, Davis in 2004. They have taken performance tours throughout the West Coast, stopping in places like Portland, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco. Their goal for the academic year is to showcase their evolved sound and unique style at various a cappella shows, ICCA, and finally their annual a cappella showcase, HellaCappella, which for the past few years has had sold out the Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts for the past few years. The Spokes have won several awards at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella over the years, including Best Choreography on 2011, Best Beatboxing in 2016, 2nd Place at the Northwest Semifinals in 2016, and Best Choreography in 2018.
The Spokes also work to capture their sound through their recorded albums or EP's each year and strive to highlight women's empowerment through music. This year, The Spokes consists of 12 motivated and talented female-identifying singers who are excited to put on the biggest a cappella showcase in Norcal, HellaCappella 2020, on April 10th. Tickets are on sale as of February 12th, 2020, and will be available .

History

The Spokes were created in January 2004 by two former members of the coed a cappella group, the Liquid Hotplates. Co-founders Camaron Ochs and Jaclyn Fromer posted fliers around UC Davis to find entertaining and talented girls who were interested in forming an all-female group. After several rounds of auditions, there were eight Spokes. They practiced in the music room of the Infill dorms at Davis and in members' apartments.

Performances and appearances

The Spokes have toured cities in California including Berkeley for the annual West Coast A 'Cappella showcase hosted by the California Golden Overtones and UC Men's Octet, Los Angeles for the annual California A 'Cappella Festival hosted by Random Voices, and Claremont for the annual SCAMFest hosted by the Claremont Shades. The group also hosts its own annual concerts including "HellaCappella: The Biggest A Cappella Showcase in Northern California", and "Local Tones: An all-Davis, all-A Cappella Concert". The group also goes on a musical and bonding retreat every Winter as well as attending a cappella festivals like SheSings by the Women's A Cappella Association and LAAF.
Spokes have been featured on Good Day Sacramento and KXJZ's Capital Public Radio. So far in the 2019-2020 school year, The Spokes have performed at the California Firefighter's Memorial Ceremony in Sacramento, SCAM Fest at the Claremont Colleges, Alottacappella at UC Davis, the VoCal Holiday Show in Folsom, Lady's Night at Analy High School in Sebastopol, and Davis Idol at Davis Senior High School. The Spokes will perform every Thursday at 11:55am for Quad Singing during Winter Quarter 2020, the ICCA Quarterfinals in Oakland, Good Day Sacramento on March 8th, and the Farmer's Market in Davis on March 14th.
The group prides itself on its commitment to philanthropy and in the past has donated a portion of their profits to local charities including Daraja Academy and the Women's Empowerment Center in Sacramento, CA.

Albums

Goldmine (2019)

  1. Invincible
  2. Gone
  3. Greedy
  4. Blow Your Mind/New Rules
  5. Hurt
  6. Bass Song

    All I Need (2018)

  7. Radar
  8. Say
  9. I Will Survive
  10. Move Like U Stole It

    SIN (2017)

  11. I Feel a Sin Comin' On
  12. Focus
  13. Here
  14. Diva

    23 Hours (2016)

  15. Car Wash
  16. Ghost
  17. Like a Boy/Do It Like a Dude
  18. One Time
  19. Nobody Love
  20. Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
  21. Boogie Wonderland/Let's Groove/September/Sing a Song
  22. See You Again

    Shades of Pink: Volume II (2015)

  23. 99 Problems
  24. Say My Name/Toxic
  25. Figure 8
  26. Awake Me Up
  27. C'mon Talk
  28. Fleetwood Mac Medley
  29. Bones
  30. Man's World
  31. Unwritten

    Shades of Pink: Volume I (2014)

  32. Wings
  33. More
  34. Sweet Caroline
  35. Never Ever Getting Back Together/Gives You Hell
  36. Us Against the World
  37. Wonder
  38. I Need Your Love

    KaleidoSpoke (2014)

  39. She Wolf
  40. Hit Me With Your Best Shot/Just What I Need
  41. I'll Be Waiting
  42. Happy Ending
  43. Fighter
  44. Smile
  45. | 2 |
  46. That Thing You Doo Wop
  47. Say A Little Prayer

    On The Wall (2011)

  48. Breathless
  49. ABBA Medley
  50. Ridin' Solo
  51. Top of the World
  52. Heartbreaker
  53. King of Anything
  54. Seven Nation Army
  55. She Will Be Loved

Waking Up in Davis (2010)

  1. Maybe
  2. Disturbia
  3. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours/Super Duper Love /
  4. My Moon My Man
  5. Waking Up in Davis
  6. Street Spirit
  7. Nothing Ever Hurt Like You
  8. And So It Goes
  9. Let Your Love Flow
  10. Annie Waits
  11. Hands
  12. Alone

    The Pink Album (2008)

  13. I Need a Hero
  14. Street Spirit
  15. You Don't Own Me
  16. I'm Yours
  17. Annie Waits
  18. Spokehemian Rhapsody
  19. Cellotape
  20. Not Myself
  21. It's Raining Men
  22. Sweet Escape

    This Means Go (2006)

  23. Hazel Eyes/Sugar, We're Going Down
  24. In Your Eyes
  25. My Love
  26. Have A Little Faith In Me
  27. It's Raining Men
  28. Fix You
  29. Bohemian Rhapsody/Golden Slumbers
  30. Another White Dash
  31. Don't Turn Around
  32. I Can See Clearly
  33. Gold Digger

    Just Ride It (2004)

  34. Fever
  35. All this Time
  36. Ring My Bell
  37. Fools Fall in Love
  38. Either Way
  39. Kiss da Girl
  40. Bohemian Rhapsody/Golden Slumbers
  41. Love me Tomorrow

    Awards