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C. Crowley

bury it, and hide its face for shame

About Me

"Vaguely recalling images of a swooning, punch-drunk James Schuyler making outlandish love to the world against a Monet seascape, C. Crowley's music is a juggling act of impressionist poetry and folk guitar that defies easy explanation. Like a fan dancer drops her guard, allowing oblique hints to her hidden architecture, Crowley exists caught inexorably between voyeur and exhibit in a unique reveal/conceal dynamic that promises the Providence native will be on the scene for years to come."
-Lucas Bligh, 17-Year Buzz

"Raw, honest, and emotionally direct in a way that most so called 'singer-songwriters' can only dream of being. In a perfect world, the grooves on this visceral, lovelorn EP would be heard emanating from every dorm room in the country this fall. Forget Charlotte Simmons - this is C. Crowley!"
-Tom Wolfe



I don't write songs, I write Grecian urns.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/9/2005
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/ccrowley
Band Members: C. Crowley - voice, acoustic guitar
Influences: William Carlos Williams, Ian Mackaye, Edward Leedskalnin, Doug Martsch, William Blake, Paul Thomas Anderson, Fiona Apple, Dan Chaon, D. Boon, Iggy Pop, H.D. Imagiste, Michael Stipe, Natalie Merchant, Pablo Neruda, Tim and Mike Kinsella, Joseph Cornell, The Wrens, Secret Stars, William Wordsworth, Joy Division, T.S. Eliot, Cursive's Domestica, Christopher Leo, Mark Borchardt, Ella Hooper, Harvey Pekar, Bradford Ave., Enid Coleslaw, Kate Pierson, Nick Drake, Carl Sandburg, Bob Nanna, KJM, Jack Nicholson, The Glove, Masato Nakamura, Det. Harry Hansen LAPD, Sheik Mullane, the first two Counting Crows records and the first two Promise Ring LPs.
currently listening to: Rindy Sam
Sounds Like: a young poet's dreams of Juliana Hatfield
Record Label: Legend Trip
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

moving sucks

There are never enough boxes to take everything with you.  We travel light from place to place, losing much in the translation between staircases climbed sweaty, carrying everything we are marked...
Posted by C. Crowley on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:29:00 PST

9/11 - 1.2.3.

The Living Room, 9/11-Romance Languages (Are Latin)-Pier-Conversely/First Tuesday In January-Alexandria-Sweet Sixteen-HappyLast night was the Living Room.  Despite my fervent promotion, the place...
Posted by C. Crowley on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:45:00 PST

Uxbridge

Phoenix Festival (Uxbridge, MA)-(Romantic) Notions Of Getting Caught (In The Rain)-Seasonal (Diana)-Sweet Sixteen-Bigmouth Strikes Again*-Happy*Smiths coverI played this show for charity.  It was...
Posted by C. Crowley on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:43:00 PST

Zogamagog

Cafe Zog, 8/31/07-Overlea-Seasonal (Diana)-(Romantic) Notions Of Getting Caught (In The Rain)-The Coriolis Effect-Sweet Sixteen-Morning Haiku/Mourning Haiku-Time Waits*-Happy*Mascott cover...
Posted by C. Crowley on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:47:00 PST

Beavis & Butthead

while they were a cultural phenomenon in their day, a true manifestation of mid-90s zeitgeist, I feel like Beavis & Butthead have never been more needed than they are now. a cursory view of YouTu...
Posted by C. Crowley on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:21:00 PST

recent shows

K.C.'s Tap - August 2nd-Starlet (instrumental)-Declaration-Sweet Sixteen-(Romantic) Notions Of Getting Caught (In The Rain)-Seasonal (Diana)-The Coriolis Effect-A Game Of Telephones-A Prayer To God (S...
Posted by C. Crowley on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:54:00 PST

exactly where I am

it's been long enough since I posted in here with a general update and despite your poor attendance at recent live performances, I'd like to think that maybe some of you do actually care about what I'...
Posted by C. Crowley on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:32:00 PST

Living Room

what a show!  big props to everyone who played, especially Insoma Holiday for truly outliving my expectations of them.  thanks to Herman The Great for being so Great and thanks to The Accide...
Posted by C. Crowley on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:35:00 PST

I am so beautiful

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Posted by C. Crowley on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:45:00 PST

Van Halen, Hagar

Few can deny that in their heyday, Van Halen were one of the best, most exciting rock bands in popular music.  Indeed, with flamboyant singer David Lee Roth at the helm, no other act best exempli...
Posted by C. Crowley on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 04:11:00 PST