Who: The Crash Moderns
Where: Louie’s Backyard
When: March 16
Sounds Like: The Cars, Cheap Trick, The Marvelous 3
Claim to Fame: Opened for Lifehouse, Bowling For Soup, American Hi-Fi, Bon Jovi
With hair that’s been compared to the infamous manes of Flock of Seagulls and an all-black wardrobe, The Crash Moderns may look like moody, brooding rock stars, but their music is anything but dark.
The New York band’s sound is a blend of sunny retro-rock with a modern twist that has been compared to the sounds of The Marvelous 3, Cheap Trick and Elvis Costello.
“Our influences stem from everything we love about pop music -- from The Cars to Elvis Costello to The Clash. We love it all. It's all pop rock and I can't tell you the wide spectrum of bands that people say we remind them of. It’s all good,” lead singer Danny Roselle told Ink 19.
The band -- comprised of guitarist and lead singer Danny Roselle, Tommy Eichmann on keyboards and vocals, Anthony Costa on bass and vocals, guitarist Mikey Vranez and drummer Greg Wirbickas -- is on the verge of releasing their first full-length album, “Goodnight Glamour, Good Morning Disaster” this month. Roselle, the group’s chief lyricist is the brains behind the catchy hooks that have lead to the band’s growing popularity.
“Usually the things that bother me are the things that come out the easiest -- failed relationships, crazy ex-girlfriends, eviction notices,
things that amuse the crap out of me because they are too unbelievable yet true,” Roselle told Blog Critics Magazine about his lyrics.
“I'm a really sarcastic person to begin with so I tend to have fun ripping on people within our songs, unbeknownst to them of course.”
After lead singer Danny Roselle left No Soap Radio -- a band better known for their music on HBO’s "The Sopranos" -- the Crash Moderns formed in 2004.
Original members wrote and released a self-titled EP soon afterward. Since then, The Crash Moderns have toured with major label acts American Hi-Fi, Bowling for Soup and Lifehouse, according to their MySpace biography. But perhaps their biggest stint yet has been opening for 80s rock gods Bon Jovi in their home state. They are scheduled to play Louie’s Backyard on March 16.
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