There are at least five bands called The Spades.

1) Roky Erickson's band before the 13th Floor Elevators, who first recorded "You're Gonna Miss Me" and "We Sell Soul."

2) a Florida psychedelic band later known as The Purple Underground
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Purple+Underground

3) A rock 'n roll band from Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

4) Indie / Rock band from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, fronted by James McKenty, with Josh "Chachi" Robichaud on the bass, and Thomas "Winchester" Street on the drums.

5) A Texas garage-rock band notorious for it's Marilyn Manson cover songs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.