Artist description Radio friendly AAA/pop/rock/americana/yadda yadda with literate lyrics.

Music Style pop/rock with literate lyrics

Musical Influences Everything we ever heard.

Similar Artists We don't quite sound like anyone else.

Artist History Once in a generation, a band comes along to change the way we see popular music... Well, these guys ain't it. Lou Roberge and Don Bathrick, the Odd Couple of Rock and Roll, didn't set out to change the face of music when they formed Crooked Mile in the fall of '92. They wanted to make music that real people could relate to, reaching beyond the anger and frustration of endless days mumbling "Want fries with that, dude?" Rock had seemingly left behind the people who had real lives, the 20- and 30-somethings who still wanted to rock, but couldn't relate to the bitching and moaning of the new bands that had become the mainstream, the ones who weren't impressed if you could dance, sing, and grab your genitals all at once. Crooked Mile brought to the table songs about relationships, loneliness, and hope that ventured beyond the realm of slacker angst and hormonal discharge to reach into your soul, not just your pants. Somewhere along the way,the songs began to reach out to people that Crooked Mile hadn't expected to connect with,from young teenagers to middle-aged folks who didn't know they could still rock. It speaks volumes for the universality of the emotions expressed in songs like "king Of The Gypsies" and "Calamity Jane". Roberge, the sophisticated, soft-spoken small town vocalist with big city dreams, puts his heart and soul into every syllable, and Bathrick, who was apparently born in the Bates Motel, form as likely a pair of collaborators as PeeWee Herman and Fred Durst, but the differences in personality disappear when the first note is played, replaced by a common vision and drive to reach out to the forgotten generation of rock and roll. Roberge brings the soul to the songs that Bathrick brings from his dark corner of the world. There is still some music out there that will reach beyond the boundaries of "the nookie", that will bypass your crotch and go straight to the heart, you just have to look for it. In a "WWF" world, where class is at a minimum and the dumbasses rule, Crooked Mile is one of the few that will make you rock without lowering your IQ.

Group Members Lou Roberge - lead vocals Don Bathrick - guitar, vocals Joe Wasial - lead guitar Nelson Little - Drums Ted Hyland - keyboards Frank LaFalce - Bass

Instruments Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards, Bass Drums

Albums Ghost Town, American Strays, Still Crooked After All These Years

Press Reviews "...This is straight-ahead rock and roll with catchy choruses and stripped-down guitarwork. Most of these tracks could be alternative radio hits, with enough styles and moods covered to satisfy any program director." - armnstaci.com webzine "...Rock for the thinking man, grabs the mind, not the cajones. Four Stars." - ICMA Newsletter "...Wonderful lyrics and an impressive sound..." - VTN

Location Kablooie Falls, N.Y. - USA

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