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About Me

Frank Critelli writes songs. He dabbles in haiku and other short poetry. Sometimes he writes other stuff too. Like postcards. His songs are available on compact disc and for download at Independisc Music Club (see link below) and other places like CD Baby. You can read more about his music at his website (see link above).Frank Critelli often performs live. Sometimes he performs solo, and sometimes he is accompanied by one or more of the following musical co-conspirators: Rich "Southbound" Suarez: drums, "The Don" Horton: bass guitar, Shandy Lawson: guitar, and Mark Mirando: keys. Over the years he's played in streets and subways, coffeehouses, classrooms, barrooms, colleges, festivals, theaters, and (most recently) in his kitchen.Frank Critelli hosts a long-running monthly live music series at Books & Company, a used bookstore in Hamden, CT. It features some of the best independent songwriters from New England and beyond.

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Member Since: 8/1/2005
Band Website: frankcritelli.com
Band Members: Frank Critelli (vox, guitar) Musical Co-conspirators: Rich Suarez (drums), "The Don" Horton (bass), Mark Mirando (keys), Shandy Lawson (electric guitar)
Sounds Like: The muffler's kinda loud, but we love that sound.
Record Label: ThinManMusic
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Rat’s Dose - review

Frank Critelli, A Rat's Dose (Thin Man Music; thinmanmusic.net) An album-length collection of songs left over from previous projects, live cuts, covers and stripped-down acoustic tracks, by a local si...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:09:00 PST

Interview

Good Morning - hope all's well in your necks 'o the woods. Gary Vollono is the owner/operator of IndepenDisc.com, where we sell our music. He is also an internet disc jockey at Cygnus Radio.&nbs...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:30:00 PST

A Rat’s Dose

I guess it all started around 2005. Shandy Lawson and I started recording songs in his livingroom (i.e. ShandyLand Pub and Studios) for a project that was supposed to be called Ei...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST

Songs From The Sofa Returns

After a short hiatus after the accident, Songs From The Sofa returns! Friday, September 26, 7-9pm: performances by MIKE LASALA + MARC BERARDO Songs From The Sofa @ Books & Company1235...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:01:00 PST

Independisc feature - festival

INDEPENDISC-O-RAMA A Connecticut Local/Regional Independent Music Festival 3 nights, 3 venues, 10 bands! Celebrating 10 years of IndepenDisc - Sept. 4, 5, & 6, 2008 Two Boots, Bridgeport - C...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:44:00 PST

Harvard Square

08.06.08 The skinny... The Don and I went to Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA, last night to perform at The Loft @ Tommy Doyle's. Tommy Doyle's in an Irish Pub, but it used to be The House of Blues...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:24:00 PST

IndepenDisc-O-Rama

http://www.independ isc.com/tix. htm The New Haven Advocate Presents:IndepenDisc- O-Rama A Connecticut Local/Regional Independent Music Festival Celebrating 10 years of IndepenDisc 3 nights, 3...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:25:00 PST

Seth Adam at Songs From The Sofa...er, STREET

It was an amazing moment when Seth Adam took the "stage" at the July 2008 edition of Songs From The Sofa. On a stool directly in front of the point of entry (see previous blog for the story), Se...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:59:00 PST

Car Crash at Books & Co.

By now, most of the people who usually attend the Songs From The Sofa series have heard that a car crashed into the building. Although the bookstore will obviously be closed for a while, we will...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:09:00 PST

July performance notes

The Beatnik Series at cafe nine is always an experience. I think the bar's slogan is something like "cold beer, live music, and characters...every night." Most of those "characte...
Posted by Frank Critelli on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:17:00 PST