| The Del Crandalls have been careening across stages big and small since
the spring of 1989, when they arose from the ruins of The Grotto scene in New Haven to
help ignite the second wave of rock and roll terrorism that eventually led critics to dub
New Haven "The Next Seattle". Problem was, the Del Crandalls never saw themselves as grunge-meisters; they have instead adhered strictly to a spare musical diet consisting of equal parts Ramones, Pixies, Replacements, Buzzcocks and those lesser-acknowledged but eminently throne-worthy rocking fools, The Banana Splits (who are also the only musical/political figures from the '60's who need not hang their heads in shame). "We continue to play for many reasons", singer Rich Bowering says, before slinging his hollow body Gretsch Country Gentleman Diamond Anniversary model guitar around the stage at Toad's Place for the next hour, "but mostly because we feel that the ramifications of the Industrial Revolution, particularly its effect of the infrastructure of pre-war free market government sponored youth athletic programs (particularly in the Balkan Peninsula) haven't been sufficiently explored in a rock music format. We don't explore them either, but we do love to take out our equipment and do rock and roll." Named for Del Crandall, currently the Field Manager for the San Bernardino Stampede baseball club (an L.A. Dodgers Class A affiliate) the Del Crandalls line-up consists of: |
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Rich Bowering |
John Lindberg |
Kriss Santala |
Dave Gouge |
| We don't break stuff; we say "Please" and "Thank You", we show up on time and leave when we're told to, we "Say No To Drugs" and we know how to get the joint jumpin' and the Rock Billy's and Rock Betty's hearts and feet a-thumpin'.
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