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Despite all this, they keep getting gigs, both in [[Lawndale]] and elsewhere. They've performed at [[Brittany Taylor]]'s birthday party, a kids party in Fremont, the Club Glamour Lounge near [[Ashfield]], various dives across Carter County, and regularly in Lawndale at both [[McGrundy's Brew Pub]] and [[The Zon]]. Their website states "We are available for weddings, sweet sixteens, bar mitzvahs, acquittal parties, keggers. Not too early in the day, please... Cash, check, or barter accepted." A genre magazine named [[Smudge Magazine]] gave them a (ludicrously purple prosed) favourable review, calling them a "convincingly tormented quartet", while [[Muck & Rage]] gave them a bad review because the reviewer was a surly douche and thought Trent looked like the type of boy his ex-girlfriend liked.

They [http://web.archive.org/web/20001005035541/mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/homepage_041699/index.html ~~have~~ a website], fronted by Trent, where you ~~can~~ book them, join their fan club ("Make a stand against corporate rock (until we sign a record deal)"), and see their lyrics. Max set it up, ~~while~~ ~~Trent~~ ~~had~~ ~~grand (and unrealised) ideas of making a RPG about~~ the ~~band~~ ~~for it. The website makes it clear~~ they ~~''really''~~ need money.

They [http://web.archive.org/web/20001005035541/mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/homepage_041699/index.html had a website from 1999], fronted by Trent, where you could book them, join their fan club ("Make a stand against corporate rock (until we sign a record deal)"), and see their lyrics. Max set it up. It's very clear on the site that they need money badly.

They have never released a CD. The [[Is_It_Fall_Yet%3F#On_Is_It_Fall_Yet.3F|IIFY Post-Movie Chat]] had Trent state they have a 15-track CD in the works "and we only have 14 left to go"; in 2001, their website said they needed to agree on the cover art and get the drum kit "out of hock". They ''have'' released a vinyl single of "Behind My Eyelids" under [[Plush Records]] (''Daria Diaries'') but on their website they admit many shops refuse to order it.

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"[[Is It College Yet?]]" gave them a "Future Ego": being members of a ''church choir'' (while Trent was a US Senator).

===Fan club===

To our surprise, Mystik Spiral has a fan club! We first saw it in "[[The Daria Database]]", run by Jesse's brother [[Danny Moreno]] ("recording secretary"). The Mystik Spiral Fan Club had a newsletter sent out to "Spiralmaniacs": one page personally typed by Danny, and released very infrequently.

A year later, on Spiral's website (run by Trent), you could join their fan club online and get your own print-off membership card:

:''You can show your support by joining our fan club. But what we really need is for you to come to our gigs. And not ask us to comp you when the cover is only three bucks. And if you could help us load the amps into The Tank, that would be excellent. Is there anyone out there with a CD burner?

:''You can send your name to me via email after I get my account set up -- watch for an announcement. (I'm still working on thinking up a screenname. I've tried a bunch of them, but they were all taken. I can't believe there's someone else out there who knows the names of all those cartoon characters.)''

:'''Benefits of Membership'''

:''One more cool thing in your wallet to show girls at a bar.

:''Earn valuable frequent flyer points (pending).

:''Show card at gig, receive special limited edition hand stamp.

:''Make a stand against corporate rock (until we sign a record deal).

:''You can buy us drinks after the show.''

===Spiral's website===

[http://web.archive.org/web/20010218014625/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/homepage_041699/index.html It also doubled as Trent's homepage]:

:''Hey. I'm Trent Lane, lead singer and guitarist for Mystik Spiral. This is my homepage and the Spiral's virtual headquarters. I hope you get into it. Our drummer Max set it up. (He lent me a book that tells how to do HTML but I fell asleep every time I tried to read it. I mean, what kind of digital "revolution" is it when you still need books?)

:''Soon you'll be able to play an interactive multimedia role-playing game based on the adventures of our band. I have a lot of cool ideas for it and I'm gonna get around to writing them down soon. So check back in a couple of days. Months, whatever.

:''WHO WE ARE:

:''Mystik Spiral performs a raw, naked brand of searing, anarchic sound. Our songs are stark reminders of the tortured human condition -- howling sonic poems of raw intensity. We will also play the hora upon request.

:''WHAT WE DO:

:''We are available for weddings, sweet sixteens, bar mitzvahs, acquittal parties, keggers. Not too early in the day, please. Sorry, we don't wear suits and ties, no matter how much you pay us. (Though Nicholas will DJ in a white tuxedo for a reasonable price. He's got a kid to support. He gives out keychains and other prizes. It's really kind of fun.)

:''HOW TO BOOK US:

:''Cash, check, or barter accepted. (I'm in the market for a beat-up motorcycle jacket or an ashtray in the shape of a Scottie dog.) Call 555-3877. If no one picks up, try again later. I probably kicked the phone over by mistake.''

They also had [http://web.archive.org/web/20010218075224/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/animation/daria/homepage_041699/samp_music.html wallpapers, sample songs, and lyric sheets]:

:''The music files on this page are digital, which kills me. To hear the Spiral through the rich, warm tones of analog recording, buy our 45 rpm single "Behind My Eyelids" in your local record shop. When you learn it's not there, ask the guy at the counter to order it. When he refuses, don't take it too hard. Good try, man.

:''Our full-length CD will be out soon, if we can agree on the cover art and get the drum kit out of hock.''

==Members==