“Unapologetic old-school pop like this doesn’t come around that often anymore.” - Pirate Cat Radio
“You can really see how thoroughly they are enjoying themselves and it’s contagious. I couldn’t stop bouncing.” – Bandega Show Review
As with so many fateful relationships, that of the San Francisco-based Crazies begins with a post on Craigslist. In 2006, Tony Schoenberg, a rock guitarist with an uncanny ability to turn out song after singable song, solicited the services of alt-rock drummer and Alabama native Tina Davis. Soon after, ska bassist Jade Argento was recruited, bringing vocal sweetness and melodic basslines. Completing the quartet was guitarist David Alan Kurtz and his special blend of travis picking and twangy space rock.
The band quickly got to work. Called “a true San Francisco band” by the SF Examiner, The Crazies have made their name at clubs throughout the San Francisco Bay Area with high-energy performances that blend tight rhythms, memorable song writing, and gratuitous synchronized stage jumping. Best described as arena-punk-power-pop, The Crazies Will Destroy You brings a unique blend of '60s pop, '70s rock, '80s flanger, and whatever the hell the '90s were about. They have performed with the likes of Saturday Looks Good To Me, The Roman Numerals, Ladyhawk, and Dora Flood. An impressive performance at The Independent in 2008 landed them a spot at San Francisco's ING Bay to Breakers Footstock, where they took the big stage in front of thousands of drunks and shivering naked people.
Since the formation of the band, each member has continued to write new songs and deepen a constantly expanding repertoire. The Crazies recorded a new album, "Megafauna," at San Francisco’s Different Fur Studios with Aaron Burnham (of The Saucy Jacks and formerly Mothballs and The Makes Nice). When it was released in November 2009, the band members realized that they had already written another album’s worth of songs.
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