Crazyfool

CrazyFool's high energy live show has become one of the most popular in New Mexico and surrounding states. The members of CrazyFool have performed over 300 times since 2001 and have split bills with artists such as Burning Spear, Yellowman, The Toasters, Eek-a-Mouse, George Clinton, Wu Tang Clan, Dirty Headz and War. Their appeal lies in their unique musical approach, wonderful band chemistry, and knack for soliciting crowd participation and interaction. The band continues to blend elements of Reggae, Ska, Hip Hop, and Soul in a way that appeals to a wide array of listeners and party goers. Combining thick groove-oriented bass with up tempo drums, driving horns, and vocal harmony, CrazyFool’s compositions are deep, yet easily approachable. The band's superb songwriting raises the standard in a typecast genre saturated with repetition. The band, CrazyFool, touts a log of over 30 original songs, paired with a few carefully chosen covers to comprise 3 hours worth of music available at each performance. Along with a little help from an amazingly devoted and ever growing fan base, and the support of a dynamite local music scene, the music of CrazyFool continues to play an important role in diversifying popular music in the Southwest and outward. Crazyfool’s second full-length album “Train of Thought” introduced the band to the national and world stage. Released in November 2006, the self-produced album (engineered by band member Josh Shepherd and mastered by Grammy Award recipient Doug Geist) gained regular rotation spots on 170 radio stations nationwide by March 2007, breaking the top 5 on several charts, and even becoming the #1 played album on some independent stations. “Corruption Rock” was released in March of 2009 and like the album before it, has sold internationally thanks in part to multiple placements on American television shows. CrazyFool is Ben Williams, Matt Fitch, Daniel GonzalezdelReal, Josh Shepherd, Anthony Antognoli, Otto Barthel, and John Vasquez