Rob Crow
Encyclopedia
Robertdale Rulon "Rob" Crow, Jr. (born February 21, 1971) is an American
singer and multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California
known for the long list of bands and projects he is associated with, mostly in the genres of indie rock
and math rock
. He is best known for his involvement with the bands Pinback
(co-led by Zach Smith from Three Mile Pilot
), Heavy Vegetable
, Physics
, Optiganally Yours
and Thingy
; in addition he has also led or leads the bands Advertising, Alpha Males, Altron Tube, Cthugha, Fantasy Mission Force, Goblin Cock
, Holy Smokes, The Ladies, Other Men
and Remote Action Sequence Project, as well as performing and releasing solo records under his own name and under the name Snotnose. He sang on four tracks on Team Sleep
's 2005 self-titled debut album, Drive Like Jehu
's 1994 album Yank Crime
and Creedle
's 1996 album When The Wind Blows. In 2005 Crow also joined Aspects of Physics
on guitars, performing with them as they opened for his own band Pinback.
One of his solo releases, titled Living Well, was released in January 2007 on Temporary Residence Limited. Music videos for songs "Up" and "I Hate You, Rob Crow" have also been released.
Rob Crow is featured in the album "So it Goes" and in the single "Kind of Widow" both by Shigekazu Aida. He also was featured in "People Staying Awake" on Sleeping People
's latest album Growing
.
In 2009, Rob Crow acted as co-producer along with musician/comedian JP Hasson
on a collection of fake TV theme songs titled "An Album of Distinction" by JP Incorporated and released by Comedy Central
.
He will be releasing his new album 'He Thinks He's People' on October 18, 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer and multi-instrumentalist from San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
known for the long list of bands and projects he is associated with, mostly in the genres of indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
and math rock
Math rock
Math rock is a rhythmically complex guitar-based style of experimental rock that emerged in the 1980s and that was very influenced by progressive rock like King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Henry Cow - and 20th century composers such as Steve Reich and John Cage...
. He is best known for his involvement with the bands Pinback
Pinback
Pinback is an indie rock band from San Diego, California, currently signed to Temporary Residence Ltd. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow. Tom Zinser, Chris Prescott, and Mario Rubalcaba have all contributed drums...
(co-led by Zach Smith from Three Mile Pilot
Three Mile Pilot
Three Mile Pilot is an indie rock band from San Diego, California formed by Armistead Burwell Smith IV on bass and vocals, Pall Jenkins Three Mile Pilot (often shortened to 3MP) is an indie rock band from San Diego, California formed by Armistead Burwell Smith IV (a.k.a. Zach Smith from Pinback,...
), Heavy Vegetable
Heavy Vegetable
Heavy Vegetable was a math rock band based in Encinitas, California, which featured guitarist and lead singer Rob Crow, singer Eléa Tenuta, bassist Travis Nelson and drummer Manolo Turner.-Discography:* A Bunch of Stuff EP7 1993...
, Physics
Physics (band)
Physics was an instrumental band from San Diego, California, USA that had featured a rotating cast of musicians, but was mainly composed of Jeff Coad on synths, Rob Crow on guitars, Jason Soares on guitars, brothers Will Goff and John Goff on guitars/synths, and Cameron Jones on drums...
, Optiganally Yours
Optiganally Yours
Optiganally Yours is a band formed around the Optigan, a toy organ produced by Mattel in the 1970s that plays the sounds of instruments that have been recorded onto celluloid disks...
and Thingy
Thingy (band)
Thingy was an indie rock band formed after the dissolution of Heavy Vegetable in 1995 by Heavy Vegetable veterans Rob Crow and Eléa Tenuta.Crow, Tenuta, and bassist Jason Soares released a seven-song EP, 'Staring Contest', in 1996 on the old Heavy Vegetable label Headhunter/Cargo.They were joined...
; in addition he has also led or leads the bands Advertising, Alpha Males, Altron Tube, Cthugha, Fantasy Mission Force, Goblin Cock
Goblin Cock
Goblin Cock is a heavy metal band from San Diego, California started by Rob Crow of the band Pinback. Musically, they play a form of doom metal/drone metal with rather unusual lyrical subjects . All members of the band have taken on stage names...
, Holy Smokes, The Ladies, Other Men
Other Men
Other Men is an indie rock band featuring former members of Heavy Vegetable....
and Remote Action Sequence Project, as well as performing and releasing solo records under his own name and under the name Snotnose. He sang on four tracks on Team Sleep
Team Sleep
Team Sleep is an American experimental alternative rock group led by singer/guitarist Chino Moreno, better known for fronting the Sacramento-based band Deftones....
's 2005 self-titled debut album, Drive Like Jehu
Drive Like Jehu
Drive Like Jehu was an American post-hardcore and alternative rock band from San Diego active from 1990 to 1995. Formed by rhythm guitarist and vocalist Rick Froberg and lead guitarist John Reis following the breakup of their band Pitchfork, the band's lineup also included bassist Mike Kennedy and...
's 1994 album Yank Crime
Yank Crime
Yank Crime is the second and final album by the San Diego, California post-hardcore band Drive Like Jehu, released in 1994 by Interscope Records. It was the band's major-label debut and its artwork was created by singer/guitarist Rick Froberg...
and Creedle
Creedle
Creedle is an avant-jazz-punk-art-damaged band based in San Diego, California which released three full length albums on Cargo Music/Headhunter Records in the 1990s along with numerous 7" singles. The band was primarily composed of Devon E. Levins a.k.a. Devon Goldberg , PieBoy a.k.a. Tim...
's 1996 album When The Wind Blows. In 2005 Crow also joined Aspects of Physics
Aspects of Physics
Aspects of Physics is an instrumental experimental music band from San Diego. It was formed in 2000 by ex-members of the enigmatic math rock band Physics. Founding members Jason Soares, JFRE "Robot" Coad, and Thatcher Orbitashi released their debut album Systems of Social Recalibration on July 2,...
on guitars, performing with them as they opened for his own band Pinback.
One of his solo releases, titled Living Well, was released in January 2007 on Temporary Residence Limited. Music videos for songs "Up" and "I Hate You, Rob Crow" have also been released.
Rob Crow is featured in the album "So it Goes" and in the single "Kind of Widow" both by Shigekazu Aida. He also was featured in "People Staying Awake" on Sleeping People
Sleeping People
Sleeping People is an instrumental rock band from San Diego, California that formed in early 2002. They first started playing live at the end of that year as a trio consisting of Joileah Maddock , Kasey Boekholt and Brandon Relf . Bassist Kenseth Thibideau joined the group in 2003...
's latest album Growing
Growing
Growing may refer to:* Growth* Growing , a noise band currently based in Brooklyn, New York* Growing , a 2007 album by the instrumental rock band Sleeping People...
.
In 2009, Rob Crow acted as co-producer along with musician/comedian JP Hasson
JP Hasson
JP Hasson is a musician, comedian and writer, best known for his musical/comedy acts JP Incorporated and Pleaseeasaur. Hasson also composes music for film and television and performed in several avant-garde rock bands...
on a collection of fake TV theme songs titled "An Album of Distinction" by JP Incorporated and released by Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
.
He will be releasing his new album 'He Thinks He's People' on October 18, 2011.
Solo discography
- Self-titled (split CD with LesserJ LesserJ Lesser is the stage name for Jason Doerck , a musician known for his unrepentant approach to sound creation. Doerck was a member of the defunct laptop group Sagan, alongside Blevin Blectum, Wobbly, and video artist Ryan Junell....
- 1995) - Lactose Adept (1996)
- Snotnose EP (as Snotnose) - 1998)
- My Room is a Mess (2003)
- Living Well (2007)
- He Thinks He's People (2011)
External links
- Interview at Copacetic
- Rob Crow at Temporary Residence Limited
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>> - Optiganally Yours
- Living Well Reviews at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
- Rob Crow interview at Silent Uproar
- Rob Crow project list at Functionbad.com