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The band Stone Crow was formed at the start of 2007. The goal of the band is to create an authentic reproduction of classic rock songs of the 60's, 70’s, 80’s and 90's while providing a full night of crowd-pleasing, rock n' roll entertainment. The varieties of artist’s songs that are covered by the band have been selected based on each member’s influences and tastes which bring out the most enjoyment and entertainment for both the members and their audience. The band consists of Troy Koch (lead vocals), Katy Strass (lead and backing vocals), Trey bowers (lead guitar and backing vocals), Dan Cowan (rhythm guitars), Terry Quinn (bass guitar), and Trent Bowers (drums).
Musicians
The core musicians of the band, consisting of Trey, Trent, Dan, and Terry, are from the metal band Arsenic and have been playing together for several years. Brothers, Trent and Trey Bowers, formed the band Arsenic over a decade ago and have been playing music together since 1994. They have had other projects through their early history going by the names of Living Nightmare and Slater, only to evolve and create a style of their own which resulted in the forming of Arsenic and now Stone Crow.
Trent Bowers has been influenced and inspired as a drummer by such bands as Green Day and Nirvana, in the early days, while also appreciating the music of Metallica, Megadeth, Pantera, Six Feet Under, Slayer, and Black Label Society. These bands are some of Trent’s favorites while he enjoys all types of music.
Trey Bowers has been motivated as a guitarist by many other musicians such as Eddie Van Halen, Dime Bag Darrel, Kerry King, Zakk Wylde, Steve Vai, Randy Rhodes, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, and many other guitarists from the late 60’s and 70’s, the hair band era, and to the modern today.
Dan Cowan joined with Trent and Trey in 2000 and has been playing with them ever since. Dan was part of prior groups under the name Black Box and Catch 22. Some bands and musicians that Dan values are Dwayne Allman and The Allman Brothers, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, T-bone Walker, B.B. King, Jerry Cantrell, and Kurt Cobain.
Terry Quinn was later added to the lineup in 2003 and was involved with other acts such as Mr. Marmalade and Corpus. He has been playing music since 1996 and has gained insight from The Allman Brothers, Cliff Burton, Geezer Butler, and Mike Dirnt. Terry is also fond of punk rock music and bands such as Green Day, and Bad Religion.
Troy Koch began performing with these musicians at the start of Stone Crow. He has been in numerous bands such as Lucidus, Entrinsic, and currently Six Lives Out. Troy has been affiliated with music since 2002 and is interested in the media areas of music such as recording and production. His influences are Alice in Chains, Pantera, Pink Floyd and Weezer.
Katy Strass is the latest addition to Stone Crow joining in May of 2007. This is the first band she has performed with but has had a great passion for music since childhood. She has been inspired by Aretha Franklin, Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac, Big Brother and the Holding Co., Joan Jett & the Black Hearts, Blondie, Pat Benetar, and No Doubt among others.
Scope
The band has performed over 30 classic songs from numerous artists since its start. You could expect to hear tunes from bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Bad Company, Steve Miller, Kiss, Queen, CCR, Joan Jett, Pat Benatar, Free, Doobie Brothers, Guns n Roses, Alice in Chains, Nirvana and many more in a night’s performance. Stone Crow has the ability to be a single act to cover a full evening of music entertainment for an establishment while satisfying its patrons.
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