Benny Crespo's Gang
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Benny Crespo's Gang is an alternative rock
band from Iceland
. They released their eponymous debut album in 2007. They are currently working on a follow-up. The group formed in 2003.
Their first album was released in 2007 and was well received by the Icelandic music scene. The album was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards 2008. Along with good reviews in Iceland, they have been getting recognition in the foreign media, such as NME and Clash Magazine.
In 2008 the band joined Sign and Dr. Spock for a tour called Rás 2 Rokkar Hringinn. They toured around the country with the support of the national public-service broadcasting radio, RÚV
. Benny Crespo's Gang played at the NXNE Festival in Toronto in 2009.
Their next album is due in the year 2011.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. They released their eponymous debut album in 2007. They are currently working on a follow-up. The group formed in 2003.
Biography
The members of the group are from a village in southern Iceland, Selfoss. The band performed for four years before releasing their first album.Their first album was released in 2007 and was well received by the Icelandic music scene. The album was nominated for the Icelandic Music Awards 2008. Along with good reviews in Iceland, they have been getting recognition in the foreign media, such as NME and Clash Magazine.
In 2008 the band joined Sign and Dr. Spock for a tour called Rás 2 Rokkar Hringinn. They toured around the country with the support of the national public-service broadcasting radio, RÚV
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country, the service broadcasts a variety of general programming to a wide audience across the whole country via radio...
. Benny Crespo's Gang played at the NXNE Festival in Toronto in 2009.
Their next album is due in the year 2011.
Discography
- Benny Crespo's Gang (2007)