Crazy and the Brains explained

Crazy & the Brains
Alias:Crazy and the Brains, CATB
Origin:Bayonne, New Jersey
Label:Independent
Associated Acts:Notify Simon, The Rilladiks, The Kidz
Current Members:Christopher Urban, Ernest Young, Rob Mellinger, Ali Presses, Zac Pless

Crazy and the Brains (stylized as "Crazy & the Brains") is an American punk band with its roots tracing back to a project led by Christopher Urban and Jeff Rubin. They first emerged around 2009, performing at open mic nights at The Sidewalk Cafe [1] in New York, New York

Members

Crazy & The Brains' current lineup features lead singer Christopher Urban, guitarist Ernest Young, bassist Rob Mellinger, drummer Zac Pless, and Ali on keys.

Among its past members are Jeff Rubin, who played the xylophone, as well as Brett Miller on bass and Lawrence Miller on drums.

History

Crazy & The Brains have toured with Gogol Bordello,[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The Bouncing Souls,[8] The Bridge City Sinners, Days N Daze, Negative Approach,[9] The Slackers, and Leftöver Crack.[10]

Vice has compared them to Rancid and The Ramones.[11] Earlier press also made mention of their use of xylophone in songs, referring to them as "xylo-punks"[12] and noting "[t]here aren’t a whole lot of punk bands that feature the xylophone".[13]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs, splits and compilations

(2024) EP [19]

Singles

Videos (aka The Holographic Universe)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sidewalk Cafe's Winter 2013 Antifolk Festival is coming (schedule); Forest Creature (ex-Dufus) going on tour (dates). . BrooklynVegan.
  2. Web site: Gogol Bordello at Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia on December 28th -. December 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Best Pittsburgh concerts this week: Smashing Pumpkins, Gogol Bordello, Joe Satriani and more. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. Web site: Punk rock band Gogol Bordello to make tour stop at El Rey Theater - Albuquerque Journal. www.abqjournal.com.
  5. Web site: Why Punk Rockers Gogol Bordello Are Fostering an Inclusive Revolution. Tom. Reardon. Phoenix New Times.
  6. Web site: Tour Diary: Crazy & The Brains Detail Their West Coast Trek Supporting Gogol Bordello. Christopher. Gonda. November 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: Gogol Bordello announce NYE openers, including a new Walter Schreifels, Eugene Hutz & Jesse Malin band. BrooklynVegan.
  8. Web site: Bouncing Souls playing 3 Irving Plaza shows in December (BV Presents). Andrew. Sacher. BrooklynVegan.
  9. Web site: Funhouse is the Jersey City venue run by Crazy & the Brains (Scott Kelly played last night). . BrooklynVegan.
  10. Web site: Leftover Crack, Negative Approach and Crazy & the Brains going on fall tour. Andrew. Sacher. BrooklynVegan.
  11. Web site: The Small, Strange Cult of Crazy & The Brains. www.vice.com.
  12. Web site: Watch Crazy & the Brains' Totally Weird Tribute to Lindsay Lohan. www.vice.com.
  13. Web site: Stream of the Crop: 9 New Albums for Heavy Rotation. www.vice.com.
  14. Web site: Let Me Go. May 21, 2013. open.spotify.com.
  15. Web site: Good Lord. December 30, 2014. open.spotify.com.
  16. Web site: Into the Ugly. November 23, 2018. open.spotify.com.
  17. Web site: Out in the Weedz. May 4, 2018. open.spotify.com.
  18. Web site: Where the Juice Drips. May 1, 2020. open.spotify.com.
  19. Web site: Past Futurism. April 26, 2024. open.spotify.com.
  20. Web site: All I Really Want. March 26, 2014. open.spotify.com.
  21. Web site: Brain Freeze. November 24, 2015. open.spotify.com.
  22. Web site: Punk Rocker. October 15, 2021. open.spotify.com.
  23. Web site: East Side. March 8, 2022. open.spotify.com.
  24. Web site: Open Eyes. August 12, 2022. open.spotify.com.
  25. Web site: Tractor Beam. October 15, 2022. open.spotify.com.
  26. Web site: Crazy & The Brains - East Side [Official Music Video]]. www.youtube.com.

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