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CRUMSY PIRATES

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About Me

CRUMSY PIRATES at RAW, ISP June 28, 2007. Video shot by artemis.

CRUMSY PIRATES' "COWBOY GEORGE" AS Seen ON CHANNEL ZERO's Homemade episode:

The Crumsy Pirates started in January 2003 when Tracy (vocalist) decided she wanted to start writing and performing again, so she convinced Richard (guitarist) that a new punk band was the way to go. The pair found Ayman (bassist), a recent job-transfer from Chicago, via a Creative Loafing ad. After a month of writing original songs, few of which hit the three-minute mark, the trio hooked up with skate punk Sean (drummer) to complete the crew.

In the past three years, the Crumsy Pirates have managed to shanghai the stages locally at 10 High, Mulligans, GSU, 9 Lives Saloon, Lenny's, Star Bar, the Midnighter's, Swayze's and regionally at Birmingham's Cave 9. They've appeared on local television and college radio and private parties and anywhere else they could muster. They've got a current catalog of nearly a hundred songs and they've self-produced 2 albums and possess many live show recordings. There even exists a video or two of the Pirates in action live in concert.

Alas, in December of 2006, Pirate Ayman reluctantly bid the crew of the good ship Crumsiana adieu - and the Queen rallyed her survivors to seek new bass-playing blood and booty.

After a very interesting hunt and many fine offers to man the bass-station, the Pirates found their new crew member in January 2007 - the former Gaslight guitarist/violinist/vocalist extraordinare: Jennifer Thompson. The Lady Jenn impressed us all when she whipped through a cover of "Janie Jones" with us and then proceeded to learn several Crumsy originals...all during the first hour and a half of her audition!

We look forward to writing new material and continuing to call out the idiots with new and even more Headlines-Inspired Insanity. There is never a shortage of idiocy to inspire the rantings of the Pirate Queen.

Disclaimer: These musicians are quite adept at a wide range of musical styles including but not limited to surf, goth, rockabilly, shoe-gazing, and reggae. Why would a Pirate lie about THAT? Rest assured: the Crumsy Pirates WILL consider booking weddings, bar mitzvahs, funerals, or your next corporate retreat.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/31/2005
Band Website: You're looking at it.
Band Members: Guitar= Richard Coker
Bass= Jennifer Thompson
Drums=Sean Hanratty
Vocals=Tracy Van Voris

All original songs written by any member regardless of age, race, gender, or sexual orientation. We're an Equal Opportunity to Insult Anything Band.


Influences:

Class of '77 Punk Rock: Clash, Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Sex Pistols, The Damned, Ramones, Stooges, Television, The Fall.

West Coast Punk: Dead Kennedys, X.

Midwest Punk: Naked Raygun, Effigies.

Honorable Mention: Green Day, Descendents, Bad Religion, Flogging Molly - and anyone else who has the balls to get up and play in spite of what's fashionable as dictated by the popular media and corporate bean counters.


Sounds Like:

If you take the Dead Kennedys and smash it with the Fall and have it fronted by a ranting chick - well, THAT'S the Crumsy Pirates. Yeah, sure, like most old school punks we can cover the Ramones or the Buzzcocks or even Motorhead; but we also cover the Stranglers and we don't even have a keyboardist.

Our hippie friends think we're covert right-wing sympathizers and our conservative friends think we're blasphemous and ill-mannered.

We bash everyone equally.


Record Label: Wretched Rekkids
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Saturday Night LIVE

We had a fire in my apartment building Saturday night.  Thankfully, we are all fine.  You know how you have thoughts about what you might take if you have to evacuate in the middle of the ni...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:29:00 PST

Music Business Follies

Typically, when I get spam from promoters I just send them a 'thanks, but we're not the kind of band you're probably looking for' type of note.  If they respond at all, it's usually with a 'than...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:51:00 PST

Once Upon a Time

The Opening Band played classic covers - songs to singalong, song to make you remember the best of times and the worst of times.  Hooray!The Second Band played quick originals - but a Grand Final...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:55:00 PST

Ad Deos, MMVII

Ahhhhh, the last day of 2007  what started off foggy, dreary, and grey became sun-shiney and warm.  Never the same river twice. A perfect time for a reminiscence of the past twelve months, eh?&n...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:32:00 PST

Holidays with The Crumsy Pirates

As Stephen Colbert recently remarked: if it's the day after Halloween, it's Christmastime.   Wheeeeeeee! The Crumsy Pirates have two shows booked for this Holiday Season so far, and we're go...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:06:00 PST

Summer Cant End Soon Enough - Yar!

Okay, we've had a rough summer...Let's review, shall we?- Former Pirate Ayman weds Lady Lisa, and we still love and miss him.- Pirate Sean weds Lady Stephanie - who looks gorgeous in a blue dress, btw...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:36:00 PST

Punk rockers of the world unite - or don't - I don't care, really

The good ship Crumsiana is cruising nicely toward the next set of viking adventures.  We've got a great crew, some fantastic new tunes, and we'll be coming into dock near you very soon.  Con...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Tue, 01 May 2007 07:27:00 PST

50% Pirates Born In March

First off, thank the hellgods that February is OVER.  What good happened in February?  Well, we did find our new bassist...and, like clicking your heels and wishing for home, Pirate Jenn was...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:51:00 PST

January 2007: Pirates Seeking New Bass Blood!

The Crumsy Pirates are searching for a new bass player for 2007 and beyond - and anyone who is going to fill the boots of Pirate Ayman is going to have to be pretty damned Crumsy.  We are NOT emo...
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:46:00 PST

Could this actually work?

I've spend nearly a year blogless - not that that matters much.  But hey, I just got a new workstation, so maybe the universe has opened back up again. Or not.
Posted by CRUMSY PIRATES on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:47:00 PST