Glasgow!

GLASGOW!
Rock and Roll band
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Proudly hailing from the diverse and colorful West Bank of New Orleans, Glasgow! is a rock band that marries neat suburban charm with boisterous city noise. The outfit centers around the prodigious Craft Brothers, whose preteen exploits with the traditional jazz revivalist New Leviathan Oriental Fox-trot Orchestra put them on the Glasgow at Republic New Orleans professional map early on. Classically trained and well versed in campy kitsch of the 1920s, the industrious Crafts soon decided that teen angst was getting the best of them. So, they set out to put together one of the most interesting rock bands to come out of the Crescent City in recent memory. The result is a hard rocking hybrid of classical and classic rock, with a little Jelly Roll Morton thrown in for good measure. Glasgow!’s tounge-in-cheek swagger comes on the heels of White Album-era Beatles, Queen, and David Bowie, all translated into the band’s signature, down-home West Bank idiom.

The Craft brothers called upon local phenom Eric Rogers to join them on drums and ubiquitous multi-instrumentalist Cory Schultz to round out the rhythm section on bass. Rogers and Schultz, already prominent members of the local progressive rock scene, brought to the formula a flare for the edgy and experimental. It was the perfect balance for Sam Craft (singer, violinist) and Jack Craft (guitar, cello, keyboards), whose approach of angular precision and quirky wit could now truly rock.

The quartet’s regional output has garnered them praise amongst the city’s finest ears. Lauds for the band’s explosively theatrical live shows culminated with Gambit Weekly’s title of New Orleans’ Best New Local Band for 2007. This, combined with a hefty resume of headlining shows and festival appearances, has made Glasgow! a household name in New Orleans rock.
-Sal Ponticello, 'Pop, Drop, and Roll'
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