The Crooked

The band was founded in early 2017 by friends and long-time comrades in the Toronto music scene J.C Sandoval (Dearly Beloved/Die Mannequin) and Anthony Dell’Orso (Of The Bear Bookings). They were soon joined by Mississaugan bassist Russ Shipman and British-German import Neelesh V. on lead guitar.

Although still a new band, the known profiles of The Crooked’s members created anticipation among Toronto circles. The band held their debut concert at Lee’s Palace in April. In the following months, they performed well attended shows at The Hideout, The Phoenix, Baby G, Bovine, Cherry Colas and The Mod Club. In April 2018, exactly one year after their debut show, the group returned to Lee's Palace and played to a full house.

The band released their first single and video ‘I Didn’t Know’ in April. They have since strategised to grow their audience in a visually-oriented music scene. Their second video ‘Tarot Cards’ was released in September and carried a heavy artistic theme. It received an encouraging response from fans and local press. In February 2018 the band delivered their third single, ‘Glove’.