the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!)

About Me

Change is an inevitability. For some, it is a swift break from the grinding banality of routine, for others, it means driving across Texas, sleeping in parking lots, and borrowing beer money from Telegraph Avenue transients. This is where the Crash Engine comes in. Combining the influence of 90's heavy pop with drum solos, red wine, and high energy live performances, the Crash Engine is an oasis of raw rock n' roll in a desert of interchangeable synth pop. Hailing out of the perma-soaked indie haven of Portland Oregon, the trio's sound encapsulates the excitement and enigma of change in a new album that is about just that. "Extravagaria" takes its title from poet Pablo Neruda's ode to uncertainty and the beauty of life and loss. Ranging from explosive anthems to smokey acoustic ear candy, their music has a depth both mysterious and enduring. .. mspobj type="application/x-shockwave-flash"

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Member Since: 6/6/2004
Band Website: crashengine.com
Band Members: Alex Heller--Tom Dawson--Dana Rapley
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Record Label: Minute Morning Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Rally For Music...

OK, so we are really not the kind of band who enters all the local "Battles of the Bands." We've been there but that was, well, in High School. However, we did get into this contest with LG called Ral...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:49:00 PST

Thanks for voting on rallyformusic.com! Lets get to 1!

We would like to thank everyone who continues to vote every day for the Crash Engine! Currently we're ranked number 5 out of 2,473 artists on the site! We are all very excited, so let's keep the votes...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:00:00 PST

Rockin Austin TX

Last night we played in Austin Texas at the troubadour Saloon and got really sweaty. Austin is the only town I've ever been to where they block off the streets downtown on a Thursday night to let the ...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Sun, 25 May 2008 04:30:00 PST

Vote for us on rallyformusic.com!

Hey y'all, want to help support The Crash Engine? Log on to rallyformusic.com and become a fan. In June you can vote for us and help a win a showcase in NYC! ...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Thu, 01 May 2008 07:23:00 PST

TCE on 94.7 Alternative Portland this Friday @ 8PM

Hey everyone!Mark Hamilton the program director for 94.7 in Portland has put "Weary Anthems" on 94.7 too, their hd2 station that plays northwest bands AND he’s going to play it on "Get Local" th...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:31:00 PST

Send Us Your Pictures!

Hey everyone, if you have pictures of us, send 'em on over! You just might see them posted on crashengine.com! Thanks!
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:13:00 PST

crashengine.com is in effect!

Hey you guys, please go to our official website for blogs and tour updates and basically everything else cool. It looks better than myspace and you can still leave comments and all that fun stuff. Fro...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:50:00 PST

Van Maintenance

It is important to practice good hygiene, and if you want to roll with my team, you gotta do some van maintenance. Like everything else, we do this ourselves as well. *FYI: this was just a tune up, ou...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:46:00 PST

CMJ 2007!

we left in the night duct tape is useful duct tape is fun! we wear shoes the things we carried we rode the subway everywhere elevator ride! pizza every day near Central Park Central Park ...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:28:00 PST

Hawthorne Theater Show Pics!

Hey everybody, this was our first show as a trio with Dana on drums and it totally kicked ass! Check out some photos! So It Goes... Learn To Kill... From the back... Savage Animal! My shadow...
Posted by the CRASH ENGINE (Vote 4 us on rallyformusic.com!) on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 04:30:00 PST